Nationals @ Pirates, Game 3

[Dave in Fairfax]

   

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Washington Nationals @ Pittsburgh Pirates
Where: PNC Park
When: April 16, 2025, 6:40 PM, winds NW
Weather: 49°F, 0% chance of precipitation, NW winds 10-12 mph, gusting to 20 mph
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 FM
MLB Gameday: https://www.mlb.com/gameday/778293

Pitching Match-Up:
   

Mitchell Parker, LHP 2-0, 1.96 ERA, 3.40 FIP, 1.200 WHIP, 4.9 K/9

vs.

Bailey Falter, LHP 0-2, 7.20 ERA, 5.29 FIP, 1.533 WHIP, 7.8 K/9

Batting Line-Ups:
   

Washington Nationals 1. RF Alex Call 2. LF James Wood 3. C Keibert Ruiz 4. 1B Nathaniel Lowe 5. DH Josh Bell 6. 3B Amed Rosario 7. CF Dylan Crews 8. 2B Luis García Jr. 9. SS Nasim Nuñez

Pittsburgh Pirates 1. 3B Ke'Bryan Hayes 2. DH Bryan Reynolds 3. RF Andrew McCutchen 4. CF Oneil Cruz 5. LF Tommy Pham 6. 2B Jared Triolo 7. SS Isiah Kiner-Falefa 8. 1B Enmanuel Valdez 9. C Henry Davis

   

[Natsinpwc]

Bailey Falter is awful.  Should be able to get runs. 

[aspenbubba]

Why in the hell is Ruiz in the starting lineup for the 17th time in 18 games. If you want to keep his bat in the lineup let him DH. Bell at this point is worthless. In 57 AB’s he has 8 hits. One triple and 2 HR’s. He is batting .140 with an OBP of .269 and a SLG .281 for a whopping OPS of .549. What is wrong with davey?

[Dave in Fairfax]

Why in the hell is Ruiz in the starting lineup for the 17th time in 18 games. If you want to keep his bat in the lineup let him DH. Bell at this point is worthless. In 57 AB’s he has 8 hits. One triple and 2 HR’s. He is batting .140 with an OBP of .269 and a SLG .281 for a whopping OPS of .549. What is wrong with davey?

Riley Adams ranks 12th on the team in WAR, despite having 5 PAs and a WAR of 0.0, because apparently not actually playing gives you more value than playing the way too many of his teammates are.

[varoadking]

Riley Adams ranks 12th on the team in WAR, despite having 5 PAs and a WAR of 0.0, because apparently not actually playing gives you more value than playing the way too many of his teammates are.

"We've Arrived!"

[IanRubbish]

Caught stealing puts the Nats on top of the league for caught stealings per game, as they were last year

[nobleisthyname]

Parker has been such a nice unexpected find. Great start to the game.

[IanRubbish]

Parker has been such a nice unexpected find. Great start to the game.

He's always fun to watch with that Clayton Kershaw motion

[nobleisthyname]

Game day says Lowe got 4 strikes there. Did they lose track of the count or is Gameday wrong?

[welch]

No, no, Mitchell.

Exhale, but that was not fun to watch.

[IanRubbish]

Thought Franny might say that's the way you want to pop out to the catcher

[NatNasty]

Bailey Falter is awful.  Should be able to get runs.

Someone forgot to tell the Nats

[Dave in Fairfax]

37 pitches through 3. Naturally the Nats have decided to make another bad starter look like a top-of-the-rotation guy.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Nice. Parker at 42 pitches.

[Dave in Fairfax]

So, what to expect? Parker will pitch a gem. The Nats' offense will... um... Falter. And it will come down to bullpens? So might as well post the L and go to sleep.

[GataNats]

Time to put Bell out to pasture.   Young has a .410 OBP but is on the bench

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I had not picked up that Lowe was having problems with lefties. He's supposed to be neutral

[Slateman]

Parker's luck ran out

[IanRubbish]

Franny getting into the analytics stuff

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Wasn't Davis the #1 pick when he came out? Or just a high 1st rounder?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Wasn't Davis the #1 pick when he came out? Or just a high 1st rounder?

1st overall in 2021

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Is this the 1st 3 ball count?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Nunez has a good eye

[Dave in Fairfax]

Didn't the same thing happen a few games ago?

[imref]

So, what to expect? Parker will pitch a gem. The Nats' offense will... um... Falter. And it will come down to bullpens? So might as well post the L and go to sleep.

prescient