2019 WS - Nationals vs. Astros - Gamethread

[mikeot]

Bullpen excitement!

 

[sean1562]

hudson has been really good for them and was actually pretty great all year

 

[InstaFace]

"Insane in the Brain" as outro music.

Nice.

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

hudson has been really good for them and was actually pretty great all year

Its remarkable because the guy isn't young and he has largely been mediocre for his entire career with a lot of it in the NL

 

[sean1562]

4 ERs in 30.2 innings(including playoffs) since coming to the Nats. actually a really great trade for the Nats. all off HRs

 

[jon abbey]

So Hudson into Doolittle for the final two, right? Anyone else possible?

 

[sean1562]

the rest of their pen is garbage. bringing suero is just asking to forfeit

 

[dcmissle]

Hitting machine

 

[jon abbey]

the rest of their pen is garbage. bringing suero is just asking to forfeit

Rodney!!

 

[DeJesus Built My Hotrod]

Soto en fuego

 

[sean1562]

Rodney!!

oh no. crazy this team will need to get meaningful innings outta that guy

 

[rajendra82]

So Hudson into Doolittle for the final two, right? Anyone else possible?

Fernando Rodney

 

[InstaFace]

Scherzer has a high pitch count and in theory Nats bullpen is not good, but if the Stros continue to miss scoring chances, Nats could pull the game.

Feel like you wrote the eventual summary hours ago.

 

[Flynn4ever]

the rest of their pen is garbage. bringing suero is just asking to forfeit

Suero made the roster? Ugh, I would pitch Howie Kendrick before him.

 

[E5 Yaz]

Suero is on the roster? Ugh. I would have gone with a position player before him.

Every playoff roster needs their Leskanic

 

[nolasoxfan]

Altuve’s fingers have to be filthy. Wtf is he doing putting them in his mouth?!

 

[jon abbey]

The first time I got banned from nyyfans.com was for arguing to trade A-Rod (who I had disliked since TEX) to the Angels in 2007 (?) for a very young Ervin Santana and Howie Kendrick, no one needs the Michael Jackson of MLB or at least I didn't. That was maybe wrong but the other two did have some serious careers after that at least.

 

[sean1562]

is maldonado any good at throwing out runners?

 

[brandonchristensen]

Need a quick and easy inning here.

 

[rajendra82]

Old bats letting the Nats down.

 

[CoffeeNerdness]

Love Altuve but his nail biting habit is nasty.

 

[jon abbey]

Harris is a magician, he constantly gets people to swing at pitches so far away from the plate.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

I’m sure only I find this interesting but I looked it up so I might as well post it. The Nats have 160 pitches tonight through 7. They have lost their only two games this post season when they threw more than 157 pitches. In their wins this postseason they have averaged 138 pitches per game, and that includes a 10 inning game. Even with pitchers batting in DC I bet they don’t throw fewer than 150 in a game this series. They really seem like an excellently constructed NL team. If they pull this out it is going to require something unexpected from some pitchers not accustomed to going as long.

Here are the results.

122 W
173 L
138 W
207 L
138 W
157 (10 innings) W
118 W
129 W
148 W
157 W

 

[brandonchristensen]

Need DP.

 

[jon abbey]

Hudson with 8 pitches coming into the 8th against 8/9/1, Doolittle has been back to very good but a lefty against the top of that lineup is tough, as Chapman will attest to.

 

[brandonchristensen]

These relievers are painting corners like crazy.

 

[sean1562]

dumb play by robles

 

[brandonchristensen]

That was dumb

 

[gedman211]

The acid Robles took before the game still going strong

 

[sean1562]

gonna happen when you got two guys in their early 20s out there in the WS i guess

 

[rajendra82]

That was a circular route to catch it.

 

[brandonchristensen]

Top of the order now...scary.

 

[uncannymanny]

Well at least they have one to give.

 

[phrenile]

Could've been worse.

 

[patinorange]

That looked catchable.

 

[brandonchristensen]

Yuck

 

[uncannymanny]

Oh man, got the glove on it.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Mookie would have caught it.

 

[nolasoxfan]

Mookie would have had that.

 

[Mugsy's Jock]

I hate Eaton

 

[rajendra82]

Springer is a beast. That was damn close to going out.

 

[sean1562]

this pen is gonna sink this teams chances. astros are too patient to have many of these games be starter dominated. Mookie would have caught it

 

[brandonchristensen]

It hit his glove. Goddamn.

 

[InstaFace]

If you don't want to watch the Battle For L.A. I don't know what to tell you, man.

Right, how often is anyone battling FOR L.A., as opposed to get out of there, or for the right to destroy it?

Also, Mookie gets that in his sleep.

 

[Wingack]

Springer should be standing on third right now.

 

[DennyDoyle'sBoil]

How is Springer not at third base?

 

[brandonchristensen]

Need a foul out or something stupid.

 

[Harry Hooper]

Altuve fouls off his pitch

 

[rajendra82]

How is Springer not at third base?

The runner was tagging up.

 

[strek1]

Great game tonight!