Author Topic: Nationals vs Padres, Game 3 (Read 218 times)

nats2playoffs · « **on:** May 31, 2026, 01:42:07 pm »

San Diego Padres (32-25) @ Washington Nationals (30-29)
1:35 PM Nationals Park

SD Lineup
Griffin Canning RHP 0-3, 7.54 ERA, 24 SO

F Tatis Jr. (R) RF
G Sheets (L) DH
M Machado (R) 3B
X Bogaerts (R) SS
J Merrill (L) CF
T France (R) 1B
N Castellanos (R) LF
S Song (L) 2B
F Fermin (R) C

Wash Lineup
Zack Littell RHP 4-4, 5.17 ERA, 30 SO

J Wood (L) RF
L García Jr. (L) 1B
C Mead (R) 3B
C Abrams (L) SS
D Lile (L) LF
J Young (R) CF
J Tena (L) DH
J Vivas (L) 2B
K Ruiz (S) C

welch · « **Reply #1 on:** May 31, 2026, 01:51:20 pm »

Dan and Fran being optimistic about Littell. So far, so good.

OfftheBat · « **Reply #2 on:** May 31, 2026, 01:56:37 pm »

It's quiet 'round here but... Go Nats!! 🙏🙏

welch · « **Reply #3 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:03:16 pm »

Vivas fails again. The slap-on-the-back tag at 2B??

welch · « **Reply #4 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:10:51 pm »

Vivas and Tena...what a pair!

welch · « **Reply #5 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:28:51 pm »

A run!! Thank you, Luis!

I was afraid the Nats would never score today.

welch · « **Reply #6 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:40:59 pm »

Hold them, Nats, but one run will not be enough against the Padres.

welch · « **Reply #7 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:44:11 pm »

Wood is a much better ball[layer than Soto, although Juan Soto is a better hitter. Nice play, James.

welch · « **Reply #8 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:46:53 pm »

So Castellanos is exactly a player the Nats did not need to pick up. He is 34, hitting an honest .180 or so. Phiilies dumped him.

welch · « **Reply #9 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:48:57 pm »

Hard to believe Littell is pitchin a 3-hit shutout over five. Need more runs.

The Chief · « **Reply #10 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:50:36 pm »

Thanks for picking up the gdt N2P

welch · « **Reply #11 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:52:17 pm »

Kiebert hits again.

welch · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:53:42 pm »

James!!!!!

And there are a couple more runs!!

OfftheBat · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:53:49 pm »

James!! 🔥🔥🔥

IdahoNat · « **Reply #14 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:53:58 pm »

Had to do it to them again:

Smithian · « **Reply #15 on:** May 31, 2026, 02:55:23 pm »

Abrams and Wood rubbing it in today

welch · « **Reply #16 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:02:40 pm »

"...as he prepares to face the Padres third time through the order".

Warren Spahn: "How you pitch to Willie Mays in the 7th influences how you pitch to Willie in the 9th".

nats2playoffs · « **Reply #17 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:09:15 pm »

INNING SD   WSH
4th   García Jr. homered to center (402 feet).   0   1
5th   Wood homered to center (417 feet), Ruiz scored.   0   3

San Diego Padres 0
Washington Nationals 3

They show Alexa Datt interview Nationals' Foster Griffin, wearing a red shirt that says
Jesus on
Trying to offset the recent negative publicity from the fired anti-Christian, communist community relations guy.

welch · « **Reply #18 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:10:52 pm »

Hush, Dan K, don't talk about "With a win today..."

welch · « **Reply #19 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:16:16 pm »

If Parker was any good, this would be hus time.

welch · « **Reply #20 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:17:33 pm »

Now. Pull Littell now.

IdahoNat · « **Reply #21 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:17:50 pm »

Quote from: welch on May 31, 2026, 03:10:52 pm

Hush, Dan K, don't talk about "With a win today..."

You think he would have learned from Bob Carpenter.

SkinsNatFan21RIP · « **Reply #22 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:22:46 pm »

Butera has got to get better when it comes to recognizing his pitcher is cooked.

imref · « **Reply #23 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:23:35 pm »

saw Crews was a late scratch today. haven't heard why but he got hit on the hand yesterday.

welch · « **Reply #24 on:** May 31, 2026, 03:27:36 pm »

Quote from: SkinsNatFan21RIP on May 31, 2026, 03:22:46 pm

Butera has got to get better when it comes to recognizing his pitcher is cooked.

Right. No reason to push Littell into the 7th.