Nationals vs Braves, Game 1

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Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves
6:45 PM
WJFK/Nationals.tv
Weather: Partly cloudy, 92 degrees, wind 8 mph out to right



Yo-Yo Time!!

ATLANTA BRAVES (82-56) Drake Baldwin C Ronald Acuña Jr. RF Matt Olson 1B Michael Harris CF Mauricio Dubón 2B Ozzie Albies DH Austin Riley 3B Brewer Hicklen LF Ha-Seong Kim SS AJ Smith-Shawer RHP (0-0, 5.93 ERA)

WASHINGTON NATIONALS (66-74) CJ Abrams SS Dylan Crews RF Brady House 3B Daylen Lile LF Yohandy Morales DH* Abimelec Ortiz 1B Harry Ford C Jorbit Vivas 2B Jacob Young CF Jake Irvin RHP (2-8, 5.62 ERA)

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Morales preview - https://www.si.com/mlb/nationals/onsi/nationals-reportedly-call-up-slugging-prospect-yohandy-morales-mlb-debut

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Weird to see Crews and House second and third in the order vs a righty. I guess they really want to take some pressure  off Abi.

[spidernat]

Vivas must have video of someone

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Smith-Shawer throws 50% 4 seam and sinker at 96 / 94. Let's see if Yoyo sees anything other than fastballs.

[GataNats]

Why the hell does Vivas keep playing?

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Why the hell does Vivas keep playing?

because Nunez can't hit righties and Tena is  more useful  as a PH.

You might have thought he'd be benched  after yesterday but I guess pulling him mid-game is all that  Butera wants to do to Vivas.

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Smith-Shawer throws 50% 4 seam and sinker at 96 / 94. Let's see if Yoyo sees anything other than fastballs.

saw earlier on twitter that he bats around .150 vs pitches 93 MPH or faster, so he's likely going to get a lot of fastballs. I wonder if he'll swing at the first thing he sees and hit one of this first pitch home runs ala Tommy Milone?

[Natsinpwc]

You have to think the dude must hate the name Yo-Yo.

[varoadking]

Weird to see Crews and House second and third in the order vs a righty. I guess they really don't have a clue want to take some pressure  off Abi.

FIFY

[varoadking]

You have to think the dude must hate the name Yo-Yo.

Jo-Jo was taken...

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Nice first for Jake.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Who is that who threw the 1st inning for the Nats?

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You have to think the dude must hate the name Yo-Yo.

i assume he's up and down about it.

[spidernat]

Crews needed to at least move the runner

[GataNats]

Irvin throwing gas tonight

[varoadking]

Crews needed to at least move the runner

He needed a lefty on the mound...

[GataNats]

House taking walks is huge

[JCA-CrystalCity]

I need to be buy a Seiko watch now.

[varoadking]

I need to be buy a Seiko watch now.

 

[GataNats]

Ugly at bat from Yo Yo

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Those improved defensive stats in August coincided with Wood missing the month and CJ DH'ng and being hurt for a chunk of it

[JCA-CrystalCity]

the Shohei commercial.  If Shohei wears a Seiko, I must.

[GataNats]

Vivas first extra base hit since spring

[Squab]

Vivas still watched that ball a bit but good on him ending up on second


still DFA him