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Game 99 WPA: The triumphant (?) return of Lucas Giolito. Nats lose 6-10

Giolito was not the best, but Belisle picked him up and Ramos, especially, helped stack up some runs. But the "good" part of the bullpen just couldn't keep it together.

By Doghouse Jul 24, 2016, 5:15pm EDT

4 runs in 3.1 IP was not the worst pitching effort from the Nats today.

Source: FanGraphs

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Still a work in progress: Lucas "Not Unheralded" Giolito (-44.6% pitching, +10.3% hitting) gives up 4 runs (2 earned) in 3 1/3 IP, fanning none and walking three, leaving with the bases loaded. At the plate, he's 1-1 with a rally-starting single to lead off the third.
Game-changing speed: Trea "Spede Gaem" Turner (15.1%) hits a triple to lead off the first (+9.3%).
Buffabomb: Wilson "I hit it more harder" Ramos (+32.2%) jacks a monstrous two-bomb about four rows from the concourse in right-center to put the Nats ahead in the third (+20.1%).
I was never worried: Matt "Mid-game leverage" Belisle (+32.4%) earns a huge shutdown by defusing Giolito's bases-loaded jam via a back-pick (+11.6%) and a K, then throwing scoreless 5th and 6th innings.
TOOTBLAN: Ramos gets caught going for second on a throw home to end the 5th, although not before driving in a run to put the Nats up by two (+8.9%).
You had one job: Shawn "You'd take Paps over me?" Kelley (-26.8%) melts down in the ayeth, giving up a pair of solo shots to tie the game.
You, also, had one job: Jonathan "It wasn't a save situation" Papelbon (-48.6%) only gets two outs in the 9th, giving up four runs to put the game out of reach and earn a meltdown.