Nationals @ Blue Jays, Game 2

[Dave in Fairfax]

   

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Washington Nationals @ Toronto Blue Jays
Where: Rogers Centre
When: Tuesday, August 29, 2023, 7:07 EDT
Weather: irrelevant
TV: MASN2
Radio: 106.7 FM

Pitching Match-Up:

MacKenzie Gore (LHP, 6-10, 4.38) vs. José Berríos (RHP, 9-9, 3.55)

Batting Line-Ups:
   

Washington Nationals 1. SS CJ Abrams 2. RF Lane Thomas 3. DH Joey Meneses 4. C Keibert Ruiz 5. 1B Dominic Smith 6. 3B Carter Kieboom 7. LF Jake Alu 8. 3B Ildemaro Vargas 9. CF Jacob Young

Toronto Blue Jays 1. RF George Springer 2. 2B Davis Schneider 3. 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr. 4. C Danny Jansen 5. LF Whit Merrifield 6. DH Alejandro Kirk 7. SS Ernie Clement 8. 3B Santiago Espinal 9. CF Kevin Kiermaier

   

[welch]

A little touchy there, but not runs. Touchy because Gore touched the strike zone on two pitches called balls on the walk...

[welch]

KieBOOM!

[Slateman]

CARTER IS BACK freakERS

[KV]

CK got a little bit of that one

[Slateman]

105.8 off the bat

30/30 parks

[Slateman]

Yet another reason to hate Springer

[aspenbubba]

Young hit that ball harder and further than anything Rutherford did while in the show.

[welch]

Much as I have disliked Kieboom, I am cheering for him to keep this up. Something about his expression after hitting that one, and the two before that

[welch]

I remember Pat Corrales as the backup catcher to (Johnny Bench?).

[Natsinpwc]

I remember Pat Corrales as the backup catcher to (Johnny Bench?).

Yep. With a few other teams also.

[Natsinpwc]

Nats priority needs to be a veteran SP who can eat innings.  Gray and Gore are just agonizing to watch sometimes. They will just kill a bullpen over a season. Someone like Kyle Gibson. Fades every year but will still give you 160-180 innings. With a 5.00 ERA but they need the innings. He was $10 million this year so will not break the bank. Hopefully Williams is a little stronger next year also.

[Slateman]

Nats priority needs to be a veteran SP who can eat innings.  Gray and Gore are just agonizing to watch sometimes. They will just kill a bullpen over a season. Someone like Kyle Gibson. Fades every year but will still give you 160-180 innings. With a 5.00 ERA but they need the innings. He was $10 million this year so will not break the bank. Hopefully Williams is a little stronger next year also.

Thats literally Patrick Corbin

[DCsOwn]

https://x.com/realpaulross/status/1696672923237372304?s=46&t=Q_qc3R_qyMHAAFvlywNqzQ

Jays fans are enamored with Abrams on Twitter lol

[Natsinpwc]

Thats literally Patrick Corbin

Yea. They need another one of those.  Cavalli won’t be ready start of the season and he seems to be another guy who will throw lots of pitches and go no more than five innings. They’ve actually been very fortunate this year with health of the starters after Cavalli went down. May not happen again next year.

[Slateman]

Damn

[Slateman]

Yea. They need another one of those.  Cavalli won’t be ready start of the season and he seems to be another guy who will throw lots of pitches and go no more than five innings. They’ve actually been very fortunate this year with health of the starters after Cavalli went down. May not happen again next year.

We have plenty of guys like that. Gray, Irvin, Adon, Rutledge.

If we sign in a starting pitcher, it needs to be a front of the rotation guy

[aspenbubba]

Nats priority needs to be a veteran SP who can eat innings.  Gray and Gore are just agonizing to watch sometimes. They will just kill a bullpen over a season. Someone like Kyle Gibson. Fades every year but will still give you 160-180 innings. With a 5.00 ERA but they need the innings. He was $10 million this year so will not break the bank. Hopefully Williams is a little stronger next year also.

My thought is a #2 or a 3. We have enough 4 And 5’s

[OfftheBat]

This Schneider guy, he's been hitting bombs the past few weeks.. Small sample size I know, the league will adjust to him in no time.

[Natsinpwc]

We have plenty of guys like that. Gray, Irvin, Adon, Rutledge.

If we sign in a starting pitcher, it needs to be a front of the rotation guy

Well no. Those guys seem ableto go more than five innings. And the Lerners will not be spending big. Set your sights low so you are not disappointed. You can shift guys like Corbin and Gibson into the pen if all the other guys improve.

[Slateman]

Clown show is back

[Natsinpwc]

My thought is a #2 or a 3. We have enough 4 And 5’s

A good pitcher of that level will want at least $20 million a year and multiple years. The team is not going to spend like that.  Look for bargains.

[Slateman]

Well no. Those guys seem ableto go more than five innings. And the Lerners will not be spending big. Set your sights low so you are not disappointed. You can shift guys like Corbin and Gibson into the pen if all the other guys improve.

If you think 36 year old Kyle Gibson is going to reliably get you the 7th inning, I have a bridge in Missouri I want to sell you.

We have two other Kyle Gibsons on this team. We dont need a third. Either get a front of the rotation guy, or dont bother at all. Let Cavali, Gore, Gray, Irvin, and Adon develop

[Slateman]

A good pitcher of that level will want at least $20 million a year and multiple years. The team is not going to spend like that.  Look for bargains.

10+ million for a ~5 ERA doesnt sound like a bargain

[Slateman]

Kieboom turning it around?