Nationals @ Marlins, Game 1

[imref]

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at MIAMI MARLINS
Where: loanDepot Park
Gametime: 6:40 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 The Fan, MLB.com
Weather: Indoors

NATIONALS
RF Lane Thomas
2B Luis García
DH Joey Meneses
3B Jeimer Candelario
C Keibert Ruiz
CF Alex Call
1B Dominic Smith
LF Stone Garrett
SS CJ Abrams

RHP Josiah Gray

MARLINS
CF Garrett Hampson
1B Garrett Cooper
2B Luis Arraez
DH Jorge Soler
LF Bryan De La Cruz
3B Jean Segura
RF Peyton Burdick
C Nick Fortes
SS Joey Wendle

LHP Jesús Luzardo

[Dave in Fairfax]

"Florida scientists ask people to watch out for potentially invasive 'Jesus lizard' that can run across water"

https://www.news4jax.com/news/local/2023/02/16/florida-scientists-ask-people-to-watch-out-for-potentially-invasive-jesus-lizard-that-can-run-across-water/

[NatNasty]

Just finished grilling some chicken, so we should be in good shape tonight.

[Slateman]

Just finished grilling some chicken, so we should be in good shape tonight.

You think chicken is good enough to convince the baseball gods to bless us?

[Dave in Fairfax]

I see yet another stadium is offering blue T-shirt/hoodie night.

[nobleisthyname]

I thought Gray looked really sharp in the first inning (did he even throw a ball)? But the wheels are coming off now... Need a double play!

[Dave in Fairfax]

I thought Gray looked really sharp in the first inning (did he even throw a ball)? But the wheels are coming off now... Need a double play!

Or, that could happen. 

[nobleisthyname]

I thought Gray looked really sharp in the first inning (did he even throw a ball)? But the wheels are coming off now... Need a double play!

Ahhhh so close 

[welch]

Jazz Chisolm out for a month or more with "turf toe"

[welch]

Billy Klaus? Expansion Senators drafted him and he hit nothing. Klaus had been pretty useless to be offered in the expansion draft.

[imref]

Boom goes the dynamite

[NatNasty]

Boom!

[welch]

Lane!!!

[imref]

That Garcia play at second was pretty incredible

[NatNasty]

You think chicken is good enough to convince the baseball gods to bless us?

Steak hasn't helped this year.  I'm grasping at straws.

[Slateman]

Steak hasn't helped this year.  I'm grasping at straws.

Maybe they want you to go vegetarian?

[Dave in Fairfax]

I'm having Indian food, which makes we wonder. Have there ever been any South Asian players in the Major Leagues?

[NatNasty]

Maybe they want you to go vegetarian?

Blasphemy!

[Natsinpwc]

I'm having Indian food, which makes we wonder. Have there ever been any South Asian players in the Major Leagues?

There was that movie about the guys the Pirates brought over. But don’t think either made it.

[Smithian]

Is Josiah Gray officially good?

Discuss.

[welch]

Tough inning, but Josiah G. gets them.

[Natsinpwc]

Is Josiah Gray officially good?

Discuss.

Looks that way.  Slateman was the one so down on him after last year and in spring training. Said he was working on the wrong things.  So he should be the deciding vote.

[imref]

Looks that way.  Slateman was the one so down on him after last year and in spring training. Said he was working on the wrong things.  So he should be the deciding vote.

wasn't slate down on garcia, abrams, ruiz, harper, zimmerman, strasburg, max, and so on?

[Dave in Fairfax]

Gray has seriously brought down his HR rate. From 2.3 per 9 IP to under 1.

[Natsinpwc]

I'm having Indian food, which makes we wonder. Have there ever been any South Asian players in the Major Leagues?

https://www.sportsnet.ca/baseball/mlb/dodgers-zaidi-leads-wave-south-asians-fighting-place-baseball/?sn-amp

Article is a bit dated but not sure any have made since then. I guess Kumar Rocker may be the next.