Nationals @ Braves, Game 2

[Dave in Fairfax]

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Washington Nationals at Atlanta Braves
Where: Truist Park
When: September 8, 2021, 7:20 PM EDT
Weather: 80°F, wind 6 mph, 20% chance of rain

Pitching Match-Up:
Sean Nolin (LHP, 0-2, 5.71)
 - versus -
Touki Toussaint (RHP, 3-2, 4.19)

Washington Nationals 1. Lane Thomas (R) CF 2. Alcides Escobar (R) SS 3. Juan Soto (L) RF 4. Josh Bell (S) 1B 5. Yadiel Hernandez (L) LF 6. Carter Kieboom (R) 3B 7. Keibert Ruiz (S) C 8. Luis Garcia (L) 2B 9. Sean Nolin (L) P

Atlanta Braves 1. Ozzie Albies (S) 2B 2. Jorge Soler (R) RF 3. Freddie Freeman (L) 1B 4. Austin Riley (R) 3B 5. Adam Duvall (R) CF 6. Travis d'Arnaud (R) C 7. Dansby Swanson (R) SS 8. Eddie Rosario (L) LF 9. Touki Toussaint (R) P

Washington Nationals



Atlanta Braves

[KV]

Thomas just keeps doing good things.

[Dave in Fairfax]

2 RISP with less than 2 outs. What do we expect?

[varoadking]

Carp just said "Productive Out."   

[Natsinpwc]

Missed the top of the first. What happened to induce Nolin to plunk Freddie?

[varoadking]

Intentionally hitting players with a pitch is bush league...I don't care who does it...

[welch]

Ah...Will Smith throwing at and hitting Soto last night.

[imref]

I'm surprised Nolan went after Freeman for payback, but he had to hit someone.

[Smithian]

Good for Nolin hitting Freeman.

Random journeyman protecting the franchise.

[Dave in Fairfax]

I suppose I should just strike Nolin's name from the starters and replace him with Murphy.

[varoadking]

Missed the top of the first. What happened to induce Nolin to plunk Freddie?

Smith hitting Soto last night...

[imref]

Ah...Will Smith throwing at and hitting Soto last night.

#unwrittenrules

[Natsinpwc]

Ah...Will Smith throwing at and hitting Soto last night.

Ok

[aspenbubba]

Smith hit Soto last nite. Some on this board predicted the result.

[Dave in Fairfax]

Missed the top of the first. What happened to induce Nolin to plunk Freddie?

Last night's HBP on Soto.

[NatNasty]

The Under K prop for Nolin hits easily.

[welch]

I thought at the time: "Well, can't throw at a relief pitcher. Hit somebody good." Freeman makes sense.

[Dave in Fairfax]

And I was only half-paying attention last night and did not realize the pitcher who hit Soto was Will Smith. While I think a lot of this stuff is bush league, Smith is even more bush league.

[Smithian]

If I was Freeman, I’d be pissed at Will Smith.

[Smithian]

From Jesse Dougherty; “Pre BP at Truist Park: Alcides Escobar on the mound pitching to catcher Luis García, who threw a couple balls down to shortstop Josh Bell.”

Guess Martinez assumed this would be a bullpen turn mop up game.

I’d be irritated if this was a real season, but worth making Soto happy in a lost season.

[hohoho]

Close.

[HondoKillebrew]

What a scene. 

[Smithian]

Damnit I like Freddie Freeman

[spidernat]

Damnit I like Freddie Freeman

except that if he told Martinez that Soto was not hit on purpose he was freaking lying. Dude pulled a Hunter Strickland on Soto last night

[imref]

Damnit I like Freddie Freeman

Yeah. Hit Riley instead