5/7 Dusty Baker's Nats (Gonzalez) @ CUBS (Hammel) 3:05 CDT CSN/FS1

[itisallpartoftheplan]

The only question is will he roll it over to the 2B or 1B.

 

2B

[TruffleShuffle]

I don't like Heyward hitting

 

edited for accuracy

[Agony and Ivy]

Time to put Heyward in the 7 or 8 hole. He's pretty lucky defensive metrics are a thing because he's useless with a bat.

[Tryptamine]

This ump really sucks.

[bcl412]

I like when other teams walk us more

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Hammel could have done that.

[Agony and Ivy]

Spencer Patton when most of the bullpen hasn't pitched all season? Ok.

[Tryptamine]

I'm not sure why Patton has to make his mlb debut during a game like this. It's not like the Cubs don't have enough blow out games to get him some low pressure innings.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Ugh.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Okay, enough of Patton.

[Agony and Ivy]

Back to Iowa you go spencer. Head scratching move by Joe there.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Oh good, Richard coming in.

[TruffleShuffle]

apparently pitching in the big leagues is harder than pitching in iowa.

[raw]

I'm not sure why Patton has to make his mlb debut during a game like this. It's not like the Cubs don't have enough blow out games to get him some low pressure innings.

 

Well, this is not his debut. But he's probably going back to the minors by tomorrow so this was the only chance to get him in a game. Still, point remains.

[BrockLanders]

Don't we have enough blowouts in which to use Patton? High leverage innings have been relatively rare, should be using our most effective guys.

 

Results-based analysis I know, but damn.

Edited May 7, 2016 by BrockLanders

[Tryptamine]

Back to Iowa you go spencer. Head scratching move by Joe there.

 

Letting Hammel hit for himself and then using Patton in a high pressure inning. Joe isn't having a real good day.

[UMFan83]

Weird game. Considering Jake is due for a CG SO tomorrow I'm surprised we are using the dregs of the pen. Edited May 7, 2016 by UMFan83

[bcl412]

This stretch of baseball needs an awesome come back walk off win. We're just preparing for that.

[UMFan83]

I consider us down 4 runs right now. If we aren't gaining 2 runs of RD, I don't consider that a win.

[soccer10k]

Nice job, Nats.

[Aaron_Kennelly]

lol

[bcl412]

Maybe with a series split clinched with a record of 22-6 and the wind blowing in Joe wanted to see if he can get something from this guy. You never know where another reliever can come from.

[Tryptamine]

That was a fantastic pick by Zobrist. I thought that ball was bound for RF.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

That's some Natinals baseball right there.

[BrockLanders]

That was fun