Washington Nationals Swept By Baltimore Orioles...No Seriously, 4-3.
by Patrick Reddington on Jun 27, 2010 5:30 PM EDT
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5. Luis vs Jeremy: Atilano and Guthrie are the story through three with each starter holding the opposition off the board. Guthrie walks 3, two in the second, one in the third, and those are the only three runners to reach base in the first three innings as Atilano holds the O's hitless, striking out three with a brutal bottom-drops-out change that gets Luke Scott swinging in the second and Scott Moore chasing for the final out of the third...40 pitches through three for Atilano, 19 of them in the third...
4. BIG FOURTH!!! No, Not A Lead!!: Guthrie's 4th walk is of the leadoff variety to start the fourth, and it comes back to bite the O's starter when Josh Willingham's line drive to center is misjudged by Adam Jones, who completely misses it and turns an out into an RBI triple by completely missing it. Did I mention he completely missed it. 1-0 Nats. After a fastball inside for a ball, Jeremy Guthrie tries to sneak a backdoor slider in for a strike outside and Roger Bernadina goes with it, powering a two-run HR out to left for an opposite field blast!! Roger Bernadina's 5th HR makes it 3-0 Nats after three and a half. Luis Atilano finally surrenders a hit in the fourth when Miguel Tejada singles to right with one down, but he seems to think it's a double, and Roger Bernadina's one-hop strike to second beats Tejada to the bag! Nailed! Bernadina!!!
3. The Inevitable Collapse? E: 68: Luis Atilano gets the first out of the O's fifth on a grounder to third by Ty Wiggington, but the Orioles' offense finally wakes up and puts together four-straight hits, two doubles, by Luke Scott and Adam Jones for the O's first run, 3-1, and back to back singles by Matt Wieters and Scott Moore for the second run, 3-2. Atilano, who'd allowed just one hit through four, gets a grounder to third that's probably too slow for a DP, but Adam Kennedy tries anyway after catching Zim's throw to second and the throw to first sails and allows Moore to score the third and tying run, 3-3 game. E: 68 on the season by the Nats, Adam Kennedy's 8th. Third-straight blown lead this series...
2. Comeback Complete: Nats' right-hander Tyler Clippard thought he had Corey Patterson looking when he dropped a 2-2 slider inside on Patterson's hands for what he expected to be a called strike three, but home plate Ump Tim Tschida disagreed, called it ball three and a angry Clippard's full-count change outside was lined to center for a two-out single that put Patterson in scoring position so that Miguel Tejada's single to center could score the go-ahead run and make it 4-3 O's after eight...And the Nationals have no chance against Alfredo Simon in the ninth. O's win to complete the three-game sweep of their Mid-Atlantic "rivals"...
1. Interleague Is Finally Over: Three-straight losses to the O's, put the Nationals down 16-14 in the Mid-Atlantic series that started when baseball returned to the nation's capital in 2006. The Nationals finish their 2010 Interleague schedule with a 5-13 record, having dropped 10 of their last 12, 3 each to the Tigers, Sox and O's and 1 of 3 to the Royals...12 of 15 overall... for a 7-17 record in June and 33-43 record overall after losing their 4th-straight on Sunday...oh hey, and that was the O's second sweep of the season, congrats...
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• Final Score: O's 4, Nats 3.
• FULL GAME REPORT:
1 - Nyjer Morgan takes an 0-2 fastball for a called strike three and Jeremy Guthrie's got the first out of the afternoon. Adam Kennedy flies to center where Adam Jones makes the grab. Ryan Zimmerman pops out to left and it's a 1-2-3 first for the O's right-hander...Luis Atilano gets Corey Patterson to fly out to center on a 1-0 pitch. Miguel Tejada flies out to Nats' left fielder Josh Willingham. Nick Markakis lines a 2-0 pitch to the gap but Nyjer Morgan gets there and Atilano's through the first.
2 - Adam Dunn walks to start the Nats' second. Josh Willingham grounds into a DP, Julio Lugo to Scott Moore to Ty Wiggington. Two down for Jeremy Guthrie. Roger Bernadina takes a full-count fastball inside for ball four. Mike Morse flies to center for Guthrie's second scoreless...Ty Wiggington gets a grounder by a diving Zimmerman but not Alberto Gonzalez. One down on the General's throw to first. Luke Scott swings at a sinking full-count change that drops out of the zone. Adam Jones flies to right, Bernadina's catch ends the second.
3 - Miguel Tejada robs Alberto Gonzalez with diving stab on a high hop and throw to first. Wil Nieves hits a one-hopper back to the mound. Nyjer Morgan walks with two down. Adam Kennedy grounds to Wiggington at first and off his chest, but he makes the play to end the Nats' third...Luis Atilano throws a 3-2 two-seamer by Matt Wieters. Scott Moore K's swinging over a two-strike change for out no.2. Julio Lugo grounds to third, Zim charges and throws as he's wont to...
4 - Guthrie walks Zimmerman to start the fourth, but gets Adam Dunn looking at a 1-2 bender on the outside edge. Josh Willingham lines to center, Adam Jones misjudges it and completely misses!!! RBI triple, Zim scores from first, 1-0 Nats. Roger Bernadina goes all the way the other way, two-run HR to left? Yes left!!! 3-0 Nats. Tejada lunges for a sharp grounder and throws out Morse. Two down. Alberto Gonzalez down swinging. 3-0 Nats...Corey Patterson lines weakly to first on a full-count pitch. Miguel Tejada lines to right and tries for second, but Bernadina plays it on one hop and throws it on one hop to second to nail Tejada!! Two down. Fly ball to left from Nick Markakis, and it's 3-0 Nats after four.
5 - Wil Nieves gets a high hopper almost over but off Guthrie's glove, Lugo makes the play at short. One down. Nyjer Morgan flies out to center. Two down. Adam Kennedy lines over second for a two-out single to right. Ryan Zimmerman flies out to right, still 3-0 Nats in the fifth...Ty Wiggington grounds out to third to start the O's fifth. Luke Scott goes opposite field and drops a double in the left field corner. Adam Jones follows with a double of his own, an RBI hit and a run on the board for the O's, 3-1 Nats. Matt Wieters lines the third straight hit to center. Scott Moore lines to right, four-straight hits. Jones scores, 3-2 Nats. Julio Lugo grounds to third, Zim to Kennedy for out no.1, but Adam Kennedy throws it by first, 3-3 game when Wieters scores. Lugo safe at first and takes second. Corey Patterson's pop-out ends the frame.
6 - Adam Dunn gets hit in the cleat with a curve. Josh Willingham takes a two-strike fastball outside for a called strike three. Roger Bernadina grounds into a force at second, but beats out the throw to first by a mile. (Literally.) Morse flies to the track in right to end the Nats' sixth...MIke Morse gets in under a pop fly from Miguel Tejada. Corey Patterson flies out to Willingham in left. Ty Wiggington pops out to short right, Morse gets back to get it.
7 - Alberto Gonzalez grounds out to his counterpart at short. Jason Berken on for the O's. Wil Nieves pops out to Scott Moore at second. Two down. Nyjer Morgan takes one for a ride, but it dies on the track in left-center...Luke Scott grounds to second, Adam Kennedy fumbles with it but recovers in time to make the play. Adam Jones tests Kennedy's backhand, but AK's up to it. Big Matt Wieters flies to left, but it falls in the Hammer's glove, 3-3 after seven.
8 - Will Ohman vs Adam Kennedy. Single up the middle to start the Nats' eighth. Ryan Zimmerman drills the second single in a row to center, line drive for Zim. Adam Dunn K's swinging through a 2-2 fastball inside. David Hernandez on next for the O's. Josh Willingham K's swinging for the second out. Roger Bernadina takes an 0-2 fastball low and outside for a called strike three to end the Nats' eighth...Tyler Clippard vs Scott Moore. Ground ball to short, Alberto Gonzalez fields and throws. Julio Lugo lines to left for a one-out double. Corey Patterson up, and Lugo strays too far and gets nailed going back to second by Wil Nieves. Tyler Clippard thinks he has strike three on a 2-2 slider and he gives up a line drive double to right on the next pitch to Corey Patterson. Miguel Tejada takes a 2-0 fastball back up the middle for a tie-breaking double to center. 4-3 O's. Nick Markakis gets the intentionals. Ty Wiggington pops up to second to end the eighth.
9 - Michael Morse steps in against Alfredo Simon. Morse K's swinging through a 97mph heater. One down. Willie Harris walks with one down. Pudge Rodriguez flies out to right field, Markakis with the catch. Nyjer Morgan rips a one hopper to Scott Moore and it's over. O's win 4-3.
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This was bad
No other way to put it. And yes, this is the low point of the season. The Nats may struggle against their upcoming opponents but to get swept by the worst team in baseball is as bad as you can get. A couple weeks ago, commentators were starting to talk about whether the Orioles could make a run at becoming the worst team in baseball history. They might escape that fate but they are definitely not a good team. The Nats have to beat these guys.
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"Save it. I'm goin' for a smoothie."
The Washington Nationals, the team of the 2010s!
Yes, definitely the low point of the season for the Nationals.
I figured the Orioles were probably not as bad as the 1962 Mets and would probably do better the 2nd half of the year, based on the Law of Averages, but why did the Nats have to be the team they’d beat.
I’m now wondering if the Nats are now going into late innings of the game waiting for the “other shoe to drop”, so to speak. Like what will go wrong for them this game. I know these guys are professionals and should put bad games behind them but three consecutive games of having a lead against the worst team in baseball and then blowing the lead each time would get to anyone, mentally. They may be professionals but they’re also human.
They’ve had so many problems this month. Not scoring against the White Sox. Losing 2 out of 3 to Cleveland and now getting swept by the O’s.
Rocking the Red since 1975
The DH is very hard for the pitch to contact guys.
Managing the pitcher and the 8 spot in the lineup has been part of what’s helped get them through games. Hopefully, Strasburg comes out and gives them a good effort tomorrow. Clippard regressing is a tough pill to swallow because it will take a lot for Riggleman to believe that Clippard needs to be scaled back a bit.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Riggleman seems to normally be a “Captain Hook” style manager when it comes to managing the pitching — quick hook to the starter. Okay, pitchers today are generally hooked quicker than they were in the days of Sparky Anderson but still.
If it were up to me, I’d rather see the Nats’ starters be able to go at least 7 innings so that the bullpen does not get burned out. Of course, they haven’t always been effective. It almost seems that Nats pitchers are affected with Mockitis, where they’re effective until about the 5th or 6th inning and then they fall apart. (But, lately, it’s been the bullpen that’s fallen apart.)
Rocking the Red since 1975
Very much agree with this.
During the Martin start, it was tough to see him get yanked with a low pitch count. Riggleman may be overcorrecting some on this given the reputation he had for starter overuse when Wood came up. He’s gone from overusing starters to potentially overusing Peaches.
I think the pitch to contact guys and young arms will prevent us from having people go 7-8 innings consistently. Unless Livo or Martin show they can go deep consistently, it’s going to be tough for Atilano, Strasburg, and the other kids to go deep into games.
I’d like to see him better observe some guidelines on overuse with Clippard. The second inning pitched on Friday night seemed irresponsible to me, and I was concerned about whether his poor performance tonight may have been linked to that.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jun 27, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I'm not really sure Riggleman has learned.
It’s just that he’s abusing his relievers instead of his starters now. Between that and his obdurate refusal to see how useless Harris and Kennedy are, I’ve had it with the man. Riggleman needs to go.
Post linked at Beltway Baseball.
by Kevin Trainor Jr. on Jun 28, 2010 9:51 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't bring out the clown mascots...
…but adopting the Hagerstown Suns for my avatar let’s you know where my thoughts are on the season right now. I’d like to see us cause some pain and affect the divisional race, I’d like to see our young players progress (bad as things were it was nice to see Bernadina have a very, very good game). The concerns are that a solid bullpen is what has kept the team credible and watchable to this point. Three straight losses when the winning run is let in by your bullpen are tough to take.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Word.
I hope this has just been a case of the Nationals playing down to the level of their opponents (which doesn’t explain the Tigers and Chisox series, though, does it? sigh) and am hoping that we can at least be annoying spoilers for the Braves and Mets before the All-Star break.
by Kevin Trainor Jr. on Jun 28, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
Oddly I trusted one of the O's had the correct info:
@THE_ADAM_JONES: "Sweep today. First one of the season. We have the chance today. Lets get ittttt"
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Jun 27, 2010 8:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And thanks for the edit.
Vivian Jaffe: "Have you ever transcended space and time?"
Albert Markovski: "Yes. No. Uh, time, not space... No, I don't know what you're talking about."
by Patrick Reddington on Jun 27, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
In somewhat cheerier news.......Bobby V. no longer in consideration by the Marlins...
And Bobby Cox, who I have had little affection for previously, came out to slam Loria…
"I know that guy [Loria] is unpredictable, but I was still….After everything [Gonzalez] has done for that guy, are you s——- me?," Cox told reporters before Wednesday’s game against the White Sox. "[The Marlins] have gone down to the end every year, playing their asses off. That guy doesn’t appreciate anything. He’s one of those guys that thinks you change [for the sake of change]. He’s always wanting to fire the coaches, always. That’s his history."
Don't Be A "Crow", Bryce... - P.R., Draft Day 2010
"...eyeblack-oozing baseball cyborg"
He, he, he.
Cox probably enjoys poking the eye of a division rival and wants to stick up for his guy who whas a good chance of succeeding him in the ATL.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Oh, the flames he can throw...now that he's FIGMO!
But good for Cox for calling out the execrable Loria.
He doesn’t deserve to have a franchise.
Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer. Mark Twain
The 2010 Nats will do that to you.
It wasn't until I read "National Treasure", Svurluga's history of the 2005 transition...
…that I started to realize how much of a jerk Loria is. Certainly not the nicest fellow in handling the Expos transition.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Loria's not the only one
Look back in the history of the major leagues. The number of, er, sphincters that have owned major league teams will make you sick. Jeffrey Loria’s just the latest example of the type.
by Kevin Trainor Jr. on Jun 28, 2010 10:02 PM EDT up reply actions
Ouch...
sorry the Nationals got swept by the Orioles.
"Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"--The Brain
Maybe the secret to turning around a team is for - me to root against them. It obviously worked for the O’s this weekend (and I usually root for the O’s except when they play either the Nationals or the Cardinals). And it worked for the Cardinals earlier this year (when they played, you guessed, it, the Nats.)
Rocking the Red since 1975
What will it take for you to start rooting for Crosby and the Penguins?
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jun 27, 2010 10:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Well....
…we blew a big lead in three games, but at least we didn’t do it with our closer entering the game with a 4 run lead in the 9th to the Yankees on National TV. Poor Dodgers.
So this weekend stunk, but there is that.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
Hey Joe Torre, can I interest you in Matt Capps to help take some innings away from Kuo and Broxton?
You seem to have this bad habit of pitching your closer too many innings in low leverage situations. Works okay when fluid delivery Mariano is on the hill. Not so much with Broxton.
On a desperate search for Sunshine at Nats Park.
by souldrummer on Jun 28, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
You never know...
…the Nats might revert to their late September ’09 form and start dealing out the pain. One can only hope.
by Kevin Trainor Jr. on Jun 28, 2010 10:03 PM EDT up reply actions
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