Nationals @ Phillies, Game 1

[Slateman]

Louis who?

WASHINGTON NATIONALS at PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
Where: Citizens Bank Park
Gametime: 6:40 p.m. EDT
TV: Nationals TV
Radio: 106.7 FM
Weather: Partly cloudy, 84 degrees, wind 8 mph left to right

NATIONALS
RF James Wood
1B Abimelec Ortiz
DH José Tena
SS CJ Abrams
C Keibert Ruiz
LF Daylen Lile
2B Nasim Nuñez
3B Jorbit Vivas
CF Jacob Young

LHP Andrew Alvarez

PHILLIES
SS Trea Turner
DH Kyle Schwarber
1B Bryce Harper
3B Alec Bohm
RF Bryan De La Cruz
2B Bryson Stott
LF Edmundo Sosa
CF Derek Hill
C Garrett Stubbs

RHP Aaron Nola

[NatNasty]

Boom!

[imref]

Anyone remember that other LH 1B who used to play for us?

[Slateman]

Alvarez looks good against leftys

[tomterp]

Looks like the bats are awake early.

[Squab]

Lile getting on track would really help replace some lost offense

[IdahoNat]

Scripted. Toboni called in a favor with the Phillies org to allow that homerun to happen.

[tomterp]

Lile getting on track would really help replace some lost offense

No kidding.  He hasn't been near as good this year but a reversion would be really helpful.

[Slateman]

Vivas so smooth at 3B

[Squab]

Franny loves to drop an ice cold take like it’s piping hot

[IdahoNat]

Total gaslighting from Franny.

[varoadking]

Vivas so smooth at 3B

I like him...and his lefty/righty splits are pretty balanced...

[varoadking]

Total gaslighting from Franny.

Missed it... 

[IdahoNat]

Missed it... 

Said something like if you are only focused on this year you are pacifist or something like that.

[Squab]

Said something like if you are only focused on this year you are pacifist or something like that.

i heard “if you’re not looking beyond this year, you’re getting left behind, i’m sorry but it’s true!”

[IdahoNat]

i heard “if you’re not looking beyond this year, you’re getting left behind, i’m sorry but it’s true!”

When you don't like a trade, it doesn't have to be one or the other. It was a stupid, rudimentary dichotomy he came up with.

[varoadking]

They got Vivas...

[Slateman]

Goddammit Vivas

[varoadking]

They got Vivas...

...and Royce told Donnie Baseball not to challenge... 

[welch]

Couldn't Toboni have traded away Vivas?

[varoadking]

When you don't like a trade, it doesn't have to be one or the other. It was a stupid, rudimentary dichotomy he came up with.

He's full of those... 

[IdahoNat]

Thank goodness Young is still here.

[welch]

So Garcia returned Cruz, now in the buillpen. And Griffin got the Nats four players rated, by Fangraphs, each as 35+ FV? The best was Cleveland's number 23 prospect?

[GataNats]

Vivas is total garbage

[tomterp]

Alvarez makes the most of his limited talent.