Nationals @ Giants, Game 1

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WASHINGTON NATIONALS at SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Where: Oracle Park
Gametime: 9:45 p.m. EDT
TV: MASN, MLB.tv
Radio: 106.7 FM, 88.7 FM (Spanish), MLB.com
Weather: Clear, 61 degrees, wind 13 mph out to center field

50 Years Ago Today:

NATIONALS (3-6) CF Jacob Young LF Jesse Winker RF Lane Thomas 1B Joey Gallo DH Joey Meneses C Keibert Ruiz SS Ildemaro Vargas 3B Trey Lipscomb 2B Luis García Jr. RHP Trevor Williams

GIANTS (4-6) CF Jung Hoo Lee 1B Wilmer Flores LF LaMonte Wade Jr. DH Jorge Soler 3B Matt Chapman RF Mike Yastrzemski 2B Thairo Estrada C Patrick Bailey SS Nick Ahmed LHP Blake Snell

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I'm on the west coast this week so i might actually stay up to watch this. This has got to be among the worst lineups we've ever put on the field.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

This is basically the lineup that came up with 3 runs yesterday, with Ruiz in for Adams.

No CJ.

[Natsinpwc]

Don’t let Gore watch this.  He nibbles enough already. 

[GataNats]

Lane heating up

[IanRubbish]

Snell doing the Hickey shuffle, 26 pitches in one inning, just 14 strikes.

[IanRubbish]

I'm on the west coast this week so i might actually stay up to watch this. This has got to be among the worst lineups we've ever put on the field.

Somewhere back in the Acta/Riggleman years there might have been worse. 

[GataNats]

Williams is utter trash

[HondoKillebrew]

Williams is utter trash

With defensive geniuses behind him in the field.

[Natsinpwc]

Oh Luis.  Catch that ball.

[IanRubbish]

Snell doing the Hickey shuffle, 26 pitches in one inning, just 14 strikes.

Williams also honoring his pitching coach with 25 pitches in the 1st.

[Natsinpwc]

I’m a bit surprised that Pat the Bat is the hitting coach for SF.  Not aware that he has any coaching experience?  Also the way he batted during his career he seems not cut out for that job. 

[IanRubbish]

Williams is utter trash

He's part of the plan to get us a prospect at the trade deadline, and Rizzo says we have 8-10 years of championship baseball coming up.  The other part is to sign rule 5's like Nasim Nunez and Thaddeus Ward.   Rizzo is a genius.

[Natsinpwc]

We’ve swung at at least two ball fours. 

[IanRubbish]

Hickey has placed an spell on Snell.

[GataNats]

He's part of the plan to get us a prospect at the trade deadline, and Rizzo says we have 8-10 years of championship baseball coming up.  The other part is to sign rule 5's like Nasim Nunez and Thaddeus Ward.   Rizzo is a genius.

Much rather see Ward than Williams

[IanRubbish]

Someone needs to tell Snell he's pitching against a team that will swing at 95% of the garbage you throw at them.  He's reaching elite levels of junk to walk guys like Ruiz and Vargas.

[GataNats]

Trey!

[IanRubbish]

Much rather see Ward than Williams

Given that choice, I'd rather just see the BP pitcher just throw it from behind an L screen. 

[HondoKillebrew]

Nice stroke by Lipscomb.

[IanRubbish]

Nice steal by Trey. 

[GataNats]

Young needs to bunt here

[IanRubbish]

Eff yeah!

Can we make a deal with Boras to pay Snell to pitch against us every five games?

[Natsinpwc]

Eff yeah!

Can we make a deal with Boras to pay Snell to pitch against us every five games?

It’s his first game against live competition this year but you can see what teams didn’t want to give him a long term deal.  I know some folks here told me Snell did not wear down bullpens but he is going to do that tonight. 

[IanRubbish]

It’s his first game against live competition this year but you can see what teams didn’t want to give him a long term deal.  I know some folks here told me Snell did not wear down bullpens but he is going to do that tonight.

He's also showing the foolishness of letting a Boras client miss most of ST.  Boras is going to have his staff come up with excuses for this as he prepares for next year's late March signings.