Nationals @ Pirates, Game 1

[Dave in Fairfax]

   

Posting a little early as a reminder that the start time is about a half-hour earlier than normal.

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Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Where: PNC Park
When: Monday, September 11, 2023, 6:35 EDT
Weather: 77°F, 0% chance of precipitation, winds 4 mph from the NW (out to left-center field)
TV: MASN2
Radio: 106.7 FM

Pitching Match-Up:

Patrick Corbin (LHP, 9-13, 5.23) vs. Andre Jackson (RHP, 1-2, 5.21)

Corbin is coming off two straight shellackings against the Blue Jays and the Mets.
 
Batting Line-Ups:
   

Washington Nationals 1. SS CJ Abrams (L) 2. RF Lane Thomas (R) 3. C Keibert Ruiz (S) 4. DH Joey Meneses (R) 5. 1B Dominic Smith (L) 6. LF Travis Blankenhorn (L) 7. 3B Ildemaro Vargas (S) 8. 2B Luis García (L) 9. CF Jacob Young (R)

Pittsburgh Pirates 1. 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 2. LF Bryan Reynolds (S) 3. RF Connor Joe (R) 4. DH Miguel Andujar (R) 5. C Endy Rodríguez (S) 6. 2B Liover Peguero (R) 7. CF Ji Hwan Bae (L) 8. 1B Jared Triolo (R) 9. SS Alika Williams (R)

   

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Alika Williams and Liover Peguero. We have to be careful about avoiding nicknames and making sure we spell names properly, not phonetically.

[imref]

what's the return if one bets $100,000 that Corbin gives up 3 runs in the first?

[English Natsie]

Reading the 'Nationals News' item on school days, was I the only one who did a double-take at Corbin's line that 'learning about the history of the United States would be something cool for me' ? Erm...OK...  

[Dave in Fairfax]

Amazing how a simple word like "more" could completely change the context.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

saw in FG that Max has the most wins in baseball since 2014. Most losses? Corbin.

[Slateman]

WE DID IT

[Natsinpwc]

Reading the 'Nationals News' item on school days, was I the only one who did a double-take at Corbin's line that 'learning about the history of the United States would be something cool for me' ? Erm...OK...  

We only learn about video games here across the pond.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

WE DID IT

our long Nationals nightmare is over.

[welch]

Pirates announcers praising Night Train Lane on that catch, mentions that Thomas leads in OF assists. Then they shift to Young's and Alu's catches.

Does Thomas look ginger after that catch?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

CJ didn't quite get water on that, but

A lead!

[Dave in Fairfax]

That's nice to see

[Slateman]

CJ is the new Baez

[JCA-CrystalCity]

CJ is the new Baez

Javier? Never put up 40 SBs

[Slateman]

Vintage Corbin

[Dave in Fairfax]

Just can't have a shut-down inning after scoring, eh?

[aspenbubba]

Vintage Corbin

It is really Ruiz as Reynolds’s stolen base erased what surely would have been a double play. The more I see Ruiz behind the plate the more I’m convinced that he should be the DH. Also two subsequent stolen bases in that inning.

[GataNats]

CJ so good

[JCA-CrystalCity]

So is Joey

[GataNats]

Nice hustle

[JCA-CrystalCity]

At CCSP. Didn't bother programming the Nats on tv until I asked. Literally over 100 tvs and none showing dc baseball. Have Bos NYY rain delay and the Os Masn.

Otoh, I am the 1st to ask

[welch]

Two more runs...good enough, Nats.

[Natsinpwc]

At CCSP. Didn't bother programming the Nats on tv until I asked. Literally over 100 tvs and none showing dc baseball. Have Bos NYY rain delay and the Os Masn.

Otoh, I am the 1st to ask

Team has become irrelevant in 4 years.  Amazing attendance is as high as it is. 

[JCA-CrystalCity]

How did we get the 4th run?

[GataNats]

Best Corbin has pitched in a month