Author Topic: Nationals @ Cubs, Game 2 (Read 341 times)

imref · « **on:** March 28, 2026, 01:40:30 pm »

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at CHICAGO CUBS
Where: Wrigley Field
Gametime: 2:20 p.m. EDT
TV: Nationals TV (channel listings)
Radio: 106.7 FM
Weather: Sunny, 42 degrees, wind 10 mph out to left

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (1-0)
RF James Wood
C Drew Millas
1B Luis García Jr.
LF Daylen Lile
3B Brady House
2B Jorbit Vivas
SS Nasim Nuñez
DH José Tena
CF Jacob Young

RHP Miles Mikolas

CHICAGO CUBS (0-1)
1B Michael Busch
3B Alex Bregman
LF Ian Happ
CF Pete Crow-Armstrong
2B Nico Hoerner
SS Dansby Swanson
DH Moises Ballesteros
RF Matt Shaw
C Miguel Amaya

LHP Cade Horton

imref · « **Reply #1 on:** March 28, 2026, 01:42:07 pm »

Went ahead and started since Chief said he was out from 12-2. Let's make it 2-0!

Madman lineup from Butera today. Zuck says that Abrams apologized for not hustling on Thursday. Also Millas will be getting a lot of time behind the plate.

@georgelewis notes:

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The data for Millas hitting 2nd: Success against low horizontal-approach-angle (HAA) FBs from RHP:

.345 xwOBA, 4.6% whiffs in AAA
.365, 6.5% in Majors

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #2 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:01:29 pm »

Quote from: imref on March 28, 2026, 01:42:07 pm

Went ahead and started since Chief said he was out from 12-2. Let's make it 2-0!

Madman lineup from Butera today. Zuck says that Abrams apologized for not hustling on Thursday. Also Millas will be getting a lot of time behind the plate.

@georgelewis notes:

not really a madman lineup. More like a maestro.

He's used Millas at #2 in the Spring. They are emphasizing OBP at the top of the order. Wood is still their best on base guy in their minds. I think the only fixed positions in the order are Wood leading off, Lile 4th, and Young 9th.

I suppose Ruiz would have been on the bench regardless of his standing in the batting box on a ball down the line.

[edited / condolences to CJ]

Smithian · « **Reply #3 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:01:56 pm »

Abrams out due to a death in family. Out of respect, I won’t speculate to the alternative lineup in a different circumstance.

Smithian · « **Reply #4 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:04:29 pm »

I’d rather Joey Wiemer over one of Vivas Tena with Lile at DH, but it’s early. Let’s try to learn the Butera logic.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #5 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:21:10 pm »

Quote from: Smithian on March 28, 2026, 02:04:29 pm

I’d rather Joey Wiemer over one of Vivas Tena with Lile at DH, but it’s early. Let’s try to learn the Butera logic.

In Blake and the analysts we trust. They probably want to use Wiemer purely in a

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Wiemer has a career OPS of .564 vs. RHP. Tena .679. Defense suffer a bit with Lile rather than Wiemer in the field

GataNats · « **Reply #6 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:21:39 pm »

Ugly lineup and pitching matchup

OfftheBat · « **Reply #7 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:22:20 pm »

Condoleances to CJ.

Sorry, I wasn't hanging around here too much during Winter, where did Vivas come from?

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #8 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:23:04 pm »

Quote from: GataNats on March 28, 2026, 02:21:39 pm

Ugly lineup and pitching matchup

not beating Horton today. Low stakes game, I/M/O

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #9 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:24:24 pm »

Quote from: OfftheBat on March 28, 2026, 02:22:20 pm

Condoleances to CJ.

Sorry, I wasn't hanging around here too much during Winter, where did Vivas come from?

traded Linan for him to the NYY at the end of the spring. out of options and they thought he could walk into the lineup and get on base.

metssuck · « **Reply #10 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:24:28 pm »

Had a feeling Abram’s wouldn’t be starting today after that mishap on Thursday…

Edit: NVM. I was wrong. He’s away for personal reasons my condolences

KV · « **Reply #11 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:26:20 pm »

Wood 5 Ks in 6 AB for 2026.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #12 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:27:22 pm »

FWIW, they also probably think Vivas is a better fielder at 2nd than Tena.

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #13 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:28:58 pm »

got 1 clean from Mikolas. Progress

JCA-CrystalCity · « **Reply #14 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:33:36 pm »

Vivas made contact. As described.

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #15 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:34:58 pm »

On pace for a 90-minute game

OfftheBat · « **Reply #16 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:40:09 pm »

Quote from: JCA-CrystalCity on March 28, 2026, 02:24:24 pm

traded Linan for him to the NYY at the end of the spring. out of options and they thought he could walk into the lineup and get on base.

Many thanks JCA

imref · « **Reply #17 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:44:37 pm »

Nice hustle by Nunez to keep the runner at 3rd.

varoadking · « **Reply #18 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:48:09 pm »

IdahoNat · « **Reply #19 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:48:10 pm »

Clownshow

metssuck · « **Reply #20 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:48:40 pm »

What a disaster of an inning

Slateman · « **Reply #21 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:48:40 pm »

We are so back

IdahoNat · « **Reply #22 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:48:43 pm »

Quote from: varoadking on March 28, 2026, 02:48:09 pm

Beat me to it by a literal second.

RobDibblesGhost · « **Reply #23 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:48:43 pm »

Game.

imref · « **Reply #24 on:** March 28, 2026, 02:49:19 pm »