The Rubber Match (vs. NATIONALS, 8/16)

[OFFNY]

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The Orioles have already clinched the 2020 season series against the Nationals (4 games to 1.)

They will be trying to win this particular 3-game series in this one.

 

 

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

Trea Vance "T.V." Turner - SS

Juan Jose Soto Pacheco - LF

Asdrubal Jose "A.J." Cabrera - 1B

Kurt Suzuki - C

Carter Kieboom - 3B

Joshua Harrison - DH

Victor Robles Enrique Brito - CF

Michael Taylor - RF

Wilmer Difo - 2B

Maxwell M. Scherzer - RHP )) (1-1, 2.75 ERA) ) *

 

* )) Scherzer is credited with a Complete Game, but it was only 5.33 Innings Pitched due to rain ending the game

 

BALTIMORE O RIOLES

Hanser Joel Alberto Pena -2B

Anthony Santander - RF

Rio Ruiz - 3B

Renato Nunez - 1B

Chance Thomas Leo Sisco - C

Pedro Severino De Leon - DH

John Dwight "J.D." Smith, Jr. - LF

Patrick Valaika - SS

Boyce Cedric Mullins II - CF

John Alan Means - LHP )) (0-2, 7.71 ERA)

 

https://www.mlb.com/starting-lineups

 

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[SteveA]

If you had told me before the seasonwe would be 12-8 at this point and in position for home games in the first round of the playoffs, I would have been shocked.

But if you had told me that would be the case even though we are winless in games started by John Means, I would definitely thought you were insane.

Time for John Means to join in the fun...

[HOF19]

I call them the WNU (as in Why Not Us ) Orioles . I am not sure they call themselves that (or something like it)just yet but a couple more weeks like this and that might just be the type of conversation going on in the Orioles locker room .........Lets go 2020 Orioles !!!!!

[scOtt]

Just reading the numbers Roch posted, Scherzer has 10 walks in 19 2/3 innings. His overall numbers are good tho. We need to be patient today and try to get Mad Max out of the game early.

[SteveA]

Nothing like 11+ pitches on the first at bat of the game.

[HOF19]

MLB Network in my area is scheduled to show Mets Phillies but due to blackout that have to show something else and it is ............... Orioles vs Nats.

[SteveA]

1 minute ago, HOF19 said:

MLB Network in my area is scheduled to show Mets Phillies but due to blackout that have to show something else and it is ............... Orioles vs Nats.

Which broadcast you getting?   Ben & Scott, or Nats announcers?

[scOtt]

Means command is rusty. Pitch count getting bad. That was 20.

[eddie83]

Be nice if we had a LF who could play defense. 

[eddie83]

No luck today. 

[SteveA]

Well, when you put a DH at first I guess that's what you get.

[scOtt]

Wow! Unlucky too. Good pitch, bloop single.

[HOF19]

6 minutes ago, SteveA said:

Which broadcast you getting?   Ben & Scott, or Nats announcers?

Regretfully do not have enough experience with ANY MASN Telecasts to recognize voices .

[scOtt]

Lopez warming.

[SteveA]

Means records his first out on his 29th pitch of the game.