Nationals vs Phillies, Game 2 (6/18 Make-up)

[Baseball is Life]

WASHINGTON NATIONALS vs. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Where: Nationals Park
Gametime: 1:05 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 1500 AM, MLB.com
Weather: Sunny, 77 degrees, wind 11 mph in from right field towards third base

NATIONALS (86-69)

SS Trea Turner
RF Adam Eaton
3B Anthony Rendon
LF Juan Soto
1B Ryan Zimmerman
2B Brian Dozier
CF Victor Robles
C Raudy Read
RHP Joe Ross

PHILLIES (79-76)

2B César Hernández
RF Bryce Harper
1B Rhys Hoskins
LF Brad Miller
SS Jean Segura
3B Scott Kingery
CF Adam Haseley
C Deivy Grullon
RHP Blake Parker

[Baseball is Life]

Nationals about to make history.

https://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2019/09/nats-on-verge-of-completing-historic-path-to-postseason.html
The Nationals opened this season 19-31. They are now as little as two wins away from clinching a spot in the postseason. That simply doesn’t happen in this sport.

In fact, only two teams in the last century have done it, making the postseason after playing so poorly in their first 50 games. The 1974 Pirates started 18-32 but finished 88-74, winning the National League East title. The 2005 Astros started 18-32 and finished 89-73, winning a wild card berth and ultimately the NL pennant before getting swept by the White Sox in the World Series.

That’s the whole list. And the Nationals are on the verge of joining them, and perhaps even surpassing them. If they go 4-3 the rest of the week, they’ll get to 90 wins, something neither the ‘74 Pirates nor ‘05 Astros did.

[nats2playoffs]

The 1:05 PM game today is NOT Game 2. It is a make-up game for the rain postponement from Tue, 6/18 vs PHI 7:05 PM postponed to 9/24/19.
   

Game 2 is tonight at 7:05 PM.

[Baseball is Life]

The 1:05 PM game today is NOT Game 2. It is a make-up game for the rain postponement from Tue, 6/18 vs PHI 7:05 PM postponed to 9/24/19.
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Game 2 is tonight at 7:05 PM.

I knew somebody would say this.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The 1:05 PM game today is NOT Game 2. It is a make-up game for the rain postponement from Tue, 6/18 vs PHI 7:05 PM postponed to 9/24/19.
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Game 2 is tonight at 7:05 PM.

should the title be changes to say "(6/18 Make-up)" instead of "game 2"? 

[Slateman]

should the title be changes to say "(6/18 Make-up)" instead of "game 2"? 

Or maybe people should follow the schedule

[Slateman]

 

If we win today, did we open the season going 20-31, instead of 19-31?

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Damn, that would kind of ruin the comeback narrative 

[Slateman]

Damn, that would kind of ruin the comeback narrative 

Right? I mean, 19-31 sounds terrible, but twenty whole wins? Meh, whatever, it's not like you were in the teens.

[bluestreak]

That only matters if the game was suspended, right? This game goes in the books as having been played today.

[Baseball is Life]

should the title be changes to say "(6/18 Make-up)" instead of "game 2"? 

If it helps people cope then I think that's a good idea. The struggle is real.

[DCFan]

Nationals about to make history.

https://www.masnsports.com/nationals-pastime/2019/09/nats-on-verge-of-completing-historic-path-to-postseason.html
The Nationals opened this season 19-31. They are now as little as two wins away from clinching a spot in the postseason.

Amazing how many here are so blinded with hate they can't even see this. 

[varoadking]

Amazing how many here are so blinded with hate they can't even see this. 

Wild Card "history" only goes back to 2012...any reference to playoffs history beyond that in this case is Stoopid...

[DCFan]

Wild Card "history" only goes back to 2012...any reference to playoffs history beyond that in this case is Stoopid...

Dream on buddy.

[Baseball is Life]

Dream on buddy.

The hate is strong in that one.

[Count Walewski]

Huh, the 2003 Marlins must have had a better start than I recall if they're not in that conversation. Remember, they fired their manager after a bad start out of the gate.

[bluestreak]

Huh, the 2003 Marlins must have had a better start than I recall if they're not in that conversation. Remember, they fired their manager after a bad start out of the gate.

19-29 on May 22 was their nadir. Six straight wins after that.

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

2003 Fish were 26-31 through May

[DCFan]

What a glorious off day this is. Game on TV with the sound muted. I get the double bonus of not listening to Bob an FP but listening to Rush instead.

[DCFan]

Joe Ross is on point.

[DCFan]

No pizza discount with that AB.

[aspenbubba]

Get hellboy warmed up. Ross is going to crap the bed

[DCFan]

We’re in trouble.

[tenken627]

19-29 on May 22 was their nadir. Six straight wins after that.

pfffttttt 19-29 got nothing on 19-31

[DCFan]

We’re in trouble.

We’re in big trouble.