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Game 121 WPA: Countdown to 100 losses at 39.

The Nats forced in a run on catcher interference tonight. What else do I have to say?

By Doghouse
Everyone relax! All the problems have been solved and the season is saved.
Everyone relax! All the problems have been solved and the season is saved.
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Source: FanGraphs

(What do these graphs mean?)

  • I remember when he was good: Gio Gonzalez (-31.2%) coughs up 5 runs in 5 IP on 5 Ks and 2 walks, and arguably more than 1 was unearned. Still, not getting it done, dude.
  • Brief hope for robots and Nats fans: Jose Lobaton (+5.0%) singles in a run to put the Nats ahead with two down in the 2nd (+11.0%) after Ian Desmond (+2.2%) walked and stole a base.
  • Junk timers: Bryce Harper (+1.3%) and Michael Taylor (-3.4%) pad their stats with solo shots in the 6th (+5.1%) and 7th (+0.2%), respectively.
  • I will not describe this in detail: Doug Fister (-4.7%) and Tanner Roark (-2.6%) combine for three innings of absolute garbage relief work in which 5 runs score.

Tonight's WPA brought to you by I was more a fan of Camper van Beethoven and I remember this one time I saw them at the John Anson Ford Amphitheatre and they told us to complain about the orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl being too loud:

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