I'm going to say that Albers for 2 innings wasn't so obvious. After he got through the 8-9-1 in the top of the 4th, his spot in the batting order came up to lead off. They pinch hit Robles for him. You can argue that Goodwin or Difo would have been better pinch hitters (Goodwin has the plus of letting you lift Werth and putting the new pitcher in that slot), but I don't think you let Albers bat there and keep him in for an extra inning. He had already been warm and back down 2x before he came in, so you are pushing your luck if you get him back up for the 4th time of the evening for the 5th. Scherzer (or Roark) was the obvious choice for the next pitcher (Madson had thrown a ton the night before, Scherzer was on his throw day, Scherzer is the ace/ co-ace, you get beat with your best, he had an adequate warm up, etc...). If you want to say Albers should have come in in the 3d and pitched 2 innings, then I might be on-board with you.
I know the Albers / pinch-hit problem. Meant simply that Albers was one of the few Nats pitchers, last night, who went 1-2-3 and pitched well. Wanted Roark in the second, but Gio had that strikeout inning, promising that he'd settled down. Which was junk.
Incidentally, Godwin should have played more than. Did he hurt something in Game 4?
Why have Wieters and Lobaton? Why have two defense-first (and only) catchers? Could Severino have done worse?
