Nationals @ Diamondbacks, Game 2

[Dave in Fairfax]

   

Welcome to 2013, when both Aníbal and MadBum were Cy Young contenders. Unfortunately, it's not 2013.

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Washington Nationals @ Arizona Diamondbacks
Where: Chase Field
When: July 23, 8:10 PM EDT
Weather: controlled
TV: MASN 2
Radio: 106.7 FM

Pitching Match-Up:
Aníbal Sánchez (RHP, 0-1, 7.20) - versus - Madison Bumgarner (LHP, 5-9, 3.83)

   

Washington Nationals 1. César Hernández (S) 2B 2. Lane Thomas (R) LF 3. Juan Soto (L) RF 4. Josh Bell (S) 1B 5. Nelson Cruz (R) DH 6. Maikel Franco (R) 3B 7. Ehire Adrianza (S) SS 8. Tres Barrera (R) C 9. Victor Robles (R) CF

Arizona Diamondbacks 1. Josh Rojas (L) 3B 2. Alek Thomas (L) CF 3. Ketel Marte (S) 2B 4. Christian Walker (R) 1B 5. David Peralta (L) LF 6. Daulton Varsho (L) RF 7. Carson Kelly (R) C 8. Jake McCarthy (L) DH 9. Geraldo Perdomo (S) SS

   

[Dave in Fairfax]

Another lonely night in the GDT...

[welch]

Can't find MASN on MLB.TV.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Anibal was a former Red Sox prospect. You think he was inspired by the 28 run, 29 hit game to see if he could meet that standard?

[welch]

So Bumgarner is still alive?

[Dave in Fairfax]

Damage limited. Now it's time for the offense to step up and ... 

Sorry, I couldn't finish that statement without smashing my head against the keyboard.

[imref]

Geez

[JCA-CrystalCity]

You know, I thought that Kelly homer was going to end up in that stupid triangle and be caught.

[Slateman]

Sanchez isnt doing terrible

[Dave in Fairfax]

So, echoing Bob's question, does Aníbal come back out in the bottom of the inning?

And should he?

[Ali the Baseball Cat]

Might as well take whatever advantage one can from having Helen Keller as home plate umpire

So, echoing Bob's question, does Aníbal come back out in the bottom of the inning?

And should he?

[Dave in Fairfax]

My follow-up question would have been, is Aníbal at 93 pitches any worse an option as any of our "fresh" bullpen arms?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

so that Machado hot streak was just a hot streak

[Slateman]

so that Machado hot streak was just a hot streak

Yea no crap dude. I told you, that guy sucks

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Yea no crap dude. I told you, that guy sucks

he's a reliever. most of the time, that means he's inconsistent and not capable of as much as a good starter.

[Elvir Ovcina]

he's a reliever. most of the time, that means he's inconsistent and not capable of as much as a good starter.

If one looks at his game log, a clear trend is there: if only given a single inning, he's usually okay.  More than that, he's garbage.  Today's one of those days he was likely going in thinking he'd need to eat two innings. 

Course ya gotta eat one first, champ.

[Dave in Fairfax]

This is the way the game ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

If one looks at his game log, a clear trend is there: if only given a single inning, he's usually okay.  More than that, he's garbage.  Today's one of those days he was likely going in thinking he'd need to eat two innings. 

Course ya gotta eat one first, champ.

why does this make me think of Joey Chestnut?

[Elvir Ovcina]

why does this make me think of Joey Chestnut?

Because Andres Machado might be better at churning through wieners than through lineups?