Washington Nationals
Philadelphia Phillies
The guy with the lowest OPS and no power bats #3. I guess I should be thankful it isn't Kingery
I don't know why they love Hoskins at 2 so much but I'm sure they have some reason for doing this. Giving your three highest OBP guys the most ABs is certainly never bad and it's not like Santana looks much better hitting 3-5 right now.
I think Hoskins’ OBP, as well as his willingness to take pitches, is exactly why he’s hitting second. The downside is that his RBI opportunities are limited, as he often has fewer men on base when hitting higher in the order. His splits clearly show he’s more comfortable in the cleanup spot (.302/.438/.560) than in the two-hole (.235/.333/.471).
Eaton
Called strike (94.1 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (87.5 mph changeup)Ball (95.6 mph four-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (93.0 mph two-seam fastball)
Adam Eaton flies out to left fielder Rhys Hoskins.
Turner
Called strike (95.8 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (85.7 mph slider)Called strike (85.5 mph slider)Ball (96.6 mph four-seam fastball)Called strike (96.0 mph four-seam fastball)
Trea Turner called out on strikes.
Harper
Ball (95.7 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (88.0 mph slider)In play, no out (87.9 mph changeup)
Bryce Harper singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Williams.
Rendon
Foul (96.3 mph four-seam fastball)Pickoff Attempt 1BCalled strike (87.1 mph slider)Ball (95.2 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (96.0 mph four-seam fastball)Pickoff Attempt 1BFoul (runner going) (87.9 mph slider)In play, no out (96.5 mph four-seam fastball)
Anthony Rendon singles on a ground ball to right fielder Nick Williams. Bryce Harper to 3rd.
Soto
In play, run(s) (86.5 mph slider)
Juan Soto singles on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Nick Williams. Bryce Harper scores. Anthony Rendon to 2nd.
Washington Nationals 1 - Philadelphia Phillies 0
Eflin is not very good lately.
He made a mistake not coming right after Harper with two outs. As talented as Bryce is, he’s still hitting only .251. Eflin did the wrong thing throwing a 2-0 changeup.
Zimmerman
Called strike (87.4 mph slider)Ball (94.9 mph four-seam fastball)Ball (88.4 mph slider)Ball (95.2 mph two-seam fastball)Foul (95.6 mph four-seam fastball)Called strike (96.8 mph four-seam fastball)
Ryan Zimmerman called out on strikes.
Quinn
Ball (92.8 mph four-seam fastball)In play, out(s) (91.6 mph four-seam fastball)
Roman Quinn flies out to center fielder Bryce Harper.
Hoskins
Called strike (79.5 mph curveball)Ball (93.3 mph two-seam fastball)Swinging strike (93.6 mph two-seam fastball)Ball (94.2 mph four-seam fastball)In play, no out (94.7 mph four-seam fastball)
Rhys Hoskins singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Bryce Harper.
Hernández, C
Ball (91.1 mph changeup)Called strike (79.6 mph curveball)Ball (92.6 mph four-seam fastball)Called strike (86.1 mph changeup)Ball (93.3 mph four-seam fastball)Swinging strike (80.0 mph curveball)
Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging.
Ramos, W
In play, out(s) (80.8 mph curveball)
Wilson Ramos grounds into a force out, shortstop Trea Turner to second baseman Wilmer Difo. Rhys Hoskins out at 2nd.
Well Soto is on my fantasy team.
Agreed. But if you're gonna move Cesar out of leadoff why not try Hoskins at 3? And every other guy they've tried at clean-up has obviously been lacking (and they don't want to put that on Franco or Williams) whereas Santana also works at #2 even if his OBP is currently down.
Wieters
In play, run(s) (94.3 mph four-seam fastball)
Matt Wieters homers (6) on a fly ball to center field.
Washington Nationals 2 - Philadelphia Phillies 0
Might be a long night for the bullpen.
Didn't the Nationals just have trouble scoring runs in multiple games? I guess they are really happy to get back to playing the Phillies.
