Nationals @ Orioles, Game 2

[JCA-CrystalCity]

"These are the times that try men's souls" - Thomas Paine, The American Crisis

Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles
OPACY
7:05 PM EDT

Foster Griffin (LHP) 91.1 IP, 8-2, 3.15 ERA / 4.42 FIP, 23.8 K%, 6.1 BB%, 17.4 HR/FB%, 44.6 GB%, .241 BABIP
Brandon Young (RHP) 67.1 IP, 6-2, 3.07 ERA / 3.97 FIP, 17.1 K%, 8.7 BB%, 7 HR/FB%, 41.9 GB%, .262 BABIP

Nationals
1. James Wood L RF
2. Luis García Jr. L 1B
3. José Tena L DH
4. CJ Abrams L SS
5. Dylan Crews R CF
6. Daylen Lile L LF
7. Jorbit Vivas L 3B
8. Nasim Nuñez S 2B
9. Drew Millas S C

Orioles
1. Taylor Ward R LF
2. Gunnar Henderson L SS
3. Pete Alonso R 1B
4. Coby Mayo R DH
5. Tyler O'Neill R RF
6. Blaze Alexander R 3B
7. Leody Taveras S CF
8. Jeremiah Jackson R 2B
9. Chadwick Tromp R C

[English Natsie]

As ever, great opening JCA...

Here's a little gem I almost missed, from yesterday's game, courtesy of the Orioles' booth crew...'Trevor Rogers looks like Trevor Rogers - he is Trevor Rogers...'  Hmm - I suspect he might just be Trevor Rogers...  

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Both managers leaning heavily into platoons tonight in their lineups.

Mead, Young sit in favor of Tena and Vivas.  Mead vs RHP in June is just a .577 OPS, Young .614, Vivas .813. Tena for season .619 (just 16 PAs in June). Tempting to have kept Young in and have Vivas play 3rd.


Young has had some success vs  lefties this year (.625 OPS), but walks a lot (10.6%), Ks very few (11.8%), relies on BABIP  (.213), and gets fewer GB than vs righties.

Griffin has  dominated lefties (.559 OPS) while producing average numbers vs  righties (.714 OPS), so it's understandable pushing the platoon.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

As ever, great opening JCA...

Rooting for England to draw or better.

Edit: win is better

[English Natsie]

Rooting for England to draw or better.

Edit: win is better

Thanks. Getting off topic, for here, but a barely deserved win for the GP. Senegal to come...

[KV]

A question. On the tv broadcast the box in the corner showing the score, etc shows the pitch type pretty much immediately. I can maybe see calling a curve, but how in the world can it recognize a splitter, four-seamer, slider and so on so quickly?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Believe it or not, they can pick up the spin and the movement on the cameras automatically.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Griffin fighting the strike zone.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

JORBIT!

[welch]

So Vivas is useful. Nats take a 1-run lead. But why is Tena on the team?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Nasim owes the Nats a run

[JCA-CrystalCity]

All these extra pitches

[JCA-CrystalCity]

52 through 2. Could have been 40 and a lead.

[Air Desmond]

Wood seems to be mired in one of those prolonged slumps. His at bats this week have been non competitive.

[Air Desmond]

Why does Butera insist on batting Tena/Chaparro third?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Crews back in chase mode

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Why does Butera insist on batting Tena/Chaparro third?

Jose Tena experience has to be near the end. JY should be in cf and wood dh tonight. Young hit this guy at Nats Park. His ops v righties is the same as tena.if Tena can't hit rhp, he's no use

[GataNats]

Tena fking hitting third?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Tena fking hitting third?

I can get Chappy, but there's no argument for Tena.

[Slateman]

Tena fking hitting third?

I can get Chappy, but there's no argument for Tena.

Most prolific offense in baseball = manager gets to do whatever he wants with the lineup

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Too bad Griff may not be able to get thru 5 under 100 pitches. The Ks tonight are

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Most prolific offense in baseball = manager gets to do whatever he wants with the lineup

couple of weeks of not being productive lets us second guess

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The Tena argument is we all were wrong about Vivas

[JCA-CrystalCity]

The Tena argument is we all were wrong about Vivas

and Nunez

[Air Desmond]

Since June 17, Wood is 4/42 with 20 strikeouts.