Nationals vs Pirates, Game 3

[Dave in Fairfax]

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Pittsburgh Pirates at Washington Nationals, Game 3
Where: Nats Park
When: June 16, 2021, 4:05 PM EDT
Weather: 79°, 0% chance of rain

Chase De Jong (RHP, 0-0, 4.80)
 - versus -
Paolo Espino (RHP, 0-2, 2.78)

Pittsburgh Pirates



Washington Nationals

Pittsburgh Pirates 1. Adam Frazier (L) 2B 2. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B 3. Bryan Reynolds (S) CF 4. Gregory Polanco (L) RF 5. Phillip Evans (R) 1B 6. Ben Gamel (L) LF 7. Kevin Newman (R) SS 8. Michael Perez (L) C 9. Chase De Jong (L) P

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Washington Nationals 1. Kyle Schwarber (L) LF 2. Trea Turner (R) SS 3. Juan Soto (L) RF 4. Josh Bell (S) 1B 5. Yan Gomes (R) C 6. Luis Garcia (L) 2B 7. Jordy Mercer (R) 3B 8. Victor Robles (R) CF 9. Paolo Espino (R) P

Happy baseball birthdays to Wally Joyner, Kerry Wood, Ron LeFlore, Kevin Young et al. 

Others born on this day include Adam Smith (1723-1790), Geronimo (1829-1909), Stan Laurel (1890-1965), Roberto Durán (1951-), Phil Mickelson (1970-) and Tupac Shakur (1971-1996).

Also, Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937-), Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943-46 and Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001-05, one of only two monarchs to return to govern his country democratically, and the only living Tsar.

[Dave in Fairfax]

Play ball!

[Dave in Fairfax]

Gomes likes that part of the park! Or at least giving fans in that part souvenirs.

[Elvir Ovcina]

Garcia just missed a real meatball.  Belt-high curveballs in the middle of the plate shouldn't result in 3-1 putouts.

[imref]

I'm shocked Robles is playing after the game he had yesterday, I figured he'd need a day off after crashing into the wall and getting up slowly after diving for a ball in the OF

[welch]

Where is Justin Maxwell?

[Elvir Ovcina]

Nice work to get out of that inning unscathed.  I like this dude. 

[Dave in Fairfax]

Espino looking good. Now give him some more run support.

[Dave in Fairfax]

Espino looking good. Now give him some more run support.

Or don't.

[NatNasty]

Tuned in just in time to see Nats bumbling around with the bases loaded.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Also, Simeon of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha (1937-), Tsar of Bulgaria from 1943-46 and Prime Minister of Bulgaria from 2001-05, one of only two monarchs to return to govern his country democratically, and the only living Tsar.

I guess he is the Tsar Dean if he's the only living one.

[Dave in Fairfax]

I guess he is the Tsar Dean if he's the only living one.

Seems a little fishy, but yeah.

[aspenbubba]

When was the last time Turner hit a dinger. It seems like a month. And how about Soto.
Not sure I like pulling the pitcher with such a low pitch count.

[welch]

When was the last time Turner hit a dinger. It seems like a month. And how about Soto.
Not sure I like pulling the pitcher with such a low pitch count.

A guess: Soto is hurt but playing anyway. Just not typical Soto-swings.

[Dave in Fairfax]

It is nice that the team is getting a bunch of strong pitching performances recently, but you can only get so far when your pitchers have to treat every pitch as if the game hinges on it, so some more offense would be nice.

[hohoho]

The dreaded bases loaded situation.

[Dave in Fairfax]

And another bases loaded/one out situation.

[Slateman]

I see the offense is back

[hohoho]

Maybe Robles needs glasses.

[Slateman]

Maybe Robles needs glasses.

Swung at everything in the zone so not sure how that would help

[hohoho]

Swung at everything in the zone so not sure how that would help

Gets hit a lot doesn’t move.

[Slateman]

Gets hit a lot doesn’t move.

How dare he get on base

[NatNasty]

Safe by a ton.  Awful call.

[NatNasty]

C'mon Finney

[hohoho]

How dare he get on base

I am sure he likes getting hit.