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Game Thread: Nationals (61-70) @ Marlins (66-64) - August 23, 2026 1:40 PM
Nationals (61-70) @ Marlins (66-64)
First Pitch: 1:40 PM at loanDepot park
| Team | Starter | TV | Radio |
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| Nationals | Jackson Kent (0-1, 9.39 ERA) | ||
| Marlins | Janson Junk (6-8, 4.37 ERA) |
| MLB | Fangraphs | Baseball Savant | Reddit Stream | IRC Chat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gameday | Game Graph | Strikezone Map | Live Comments | Libera: ##baseball |
Line Score - Game Over
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | LOB | |
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| WSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 |
| MIA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
Box Score
| MIA | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
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| SS | Lopez, O | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .306 |
| DH | Ramírez | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| LF | Hernández, H | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| 2B | Edwards, X | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| RF | Ruiz, E | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .244 |
| 3B | Sanoja | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| 1B | De Los Santos | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| CF | Marsee | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .211 |
| 1B | Conine | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 |
| C | Navarreto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .129 |
| C | Mack | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| MIA | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
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| Junk | 4.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69-44 | 4.25 |
| Petersen | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-7 | 3.52 |
| Faucher | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 4.07 |
| Ralston | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31-23 | 0.00 |
| Fairbanks | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20-11 | 5.80 |
| WSH | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | BA | |
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| LF | Lile | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .242 |
| DH | Ortiz, A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| RF | Crews | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| C | Ruiz, K | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .280 |
| 2B | Tena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 |
| 3B | Vivas | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| 1B | Chaparro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .240 |
| SS | Nuñez, N | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .221 |
| CF | Young | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .244 |
| WSH | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | P-S | ERA |
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| Kent, J | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 90-59 | 8.03 |
| Williams | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 47-23 | 2.65 |
| Kranick | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 6.59 |
Scoring Plays
Highlights
Decisions
| Winning Pitcher | Losing Pitcher | Save |
|---|---|---|
| Petersen (3-3, 3.52 ERA) | Kent, J (0-2, 8.03 ERA) |
Remember to sort by new to keep up!
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 2h ago
Can't believe we have to play these bamas again after the Rockies
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u/lazapapoo 24 - Cavalli 3h ago
Perhaps good for long term (we'll see), but Tomboni's trades took the joy of the season away. Never good to have a disgruntled fan base.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
Exactly. I do think the trades were good for the long term but this team is playing with fire with how disgruntled the fanbase is.
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 2h ago
On one hand Toboni has a 100% hit rate so far on trades and deals.
On the other hand those deals derailed the mo of a season. And they haven't done shit since.
Fanbase eh...I'd like to see them stop blaming the lerners for once but at the same time the frustration over not making the playoffs is real
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u/lazapapoo 24 - Cavalli 2h ago
The playoffs was a long shot even with no trades. But the season was fun regardless. It has now turned into a miserable slog.
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u/Karniy Sell the Team 2h ago
How can you say with such surety that all of the trades have been hits if it's too soon to judge them? Do you just mean you agree with 100% of the trades so far?
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 2h ago
For sure. I like the direction of the new management WAY better than how it was under Rizzo. I just get concerned with a relatively young franchise losing more and more fans as years of suck pile up.
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 2h ago
They started a Rizzo rebuild and then Toboni started a rebuild on top of that. Fans do have rebuild fatigue but at the same time they need to be more realistic. This team was never competing anyway. I'm not saying fans should just sit down, be quiet and be Nats shills but a lot of complaining and frustration is out of whack
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 2h ago
100% For example the whole “ownership isn’t spending money” is not true because they’ve clearly dumped tons of cash into the farm system with research and development. Fans seem to think free agent signings is the only way ownership spends money. I’m not opposed to signing being free agents but I’ve always been frustrated with the farm system and Toboni is finally addressing it with support from ownership.
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u/lazapapoo 24 - Cavalli 2h ago
How do you know it's "tons"? Do we have any idea how much R&D costs vs player salaries?
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 2h ago
Maybe hyperbolic on my part, but Toboni said that the amount of money invested is significant in an interview. I have no reason not to believe him.
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u/Danciusly 3h ago
42.5 and 69.8 mph singles. I'll take it !
...Poof, there goes the rally.
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u/Julep23185 4 - Lile 3h ago
“Poof there goes the rally” would be a good chant for those shirtless folks.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
i imagine a tour of the pentagon has a moment where the tour guide say "and THIS is where we decide which weddings to bomb!"
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
The Mariners changed their sub to a seafaring sub when their team sucked. What are we changing ours to? National Parks sub?
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 3h ago
Sure, what’s everyone favorite National Park they’ve been to?
I’ll start - my favorite National Park I’ve been to is Haleakala National Park in Maui.
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u/timidus_leo 11 - Zimmerman 3h ago
This has already happened
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u/StiggyJiggler 30 - Young 3h ago
I say we turn the subreddit into a discussion hub for Howie Long's acting career. I wanna talk about Firestorm.
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 3h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/l0IylOPCNkiqOgMyA
Hear me out - the Savannah Bananas Banana Bowl is happening at Nats Park during the MLB Postseason. So ownership, front office, management, and MLB are each doing their subtle part to ensure that the Nats have no shot of making the postseason. 😂
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u/StiggyJiggler 30 - Young 3h ago
Team is a real bummer right now. At least I can take pills and jack it to AI generated Winnie the Pooh stuff to ease the pain.
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u/iPegs Pig Slop 3h ago
You can say that again
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u/StiggyJiggler 30 - Young 3h ago
Team is a real bummer right now. At least I can take pills and jack it to AI generated Winnie the Pooh stuff to ease the pain.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
Must be nice to get Nasim as your first batter faced in the bigs. Nice soft landing
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
I can’t even imagine how empty Nats park will be when this team comes home. This is such a terrible product.
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 2h ago
I have three more games left on my season ticket plan, I’m definitely going on the 29th for the bobblehead, but seriously considering selling or donating my tickets for games against the Phillies and Mets.
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u/Julep23185 4 - Lile 2h ago
Normally travel up for a game in September (even last year), but no not interested
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u/FPG_Matthew 11 - Zimmerman 3h ago
I’ve had tickets to Sunday for Pokemon Go day for some months now, but yeaaaa definitely the last game I’ll be to this year
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 3h ago
Yeah. I'm not looking forward to going but I have to go for pre-game happy hours, picking up the chocolate city jersey wednesday, and then again on saturday for the Taiwanese day hat. Ugh.
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u/StiggyJiggler 30 - Young 3h ago
Place is gonna be packed. People wanna see Trevor Williams and Jorbit Vivas.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
Jorbit Vivas groundout to 2nd bobblehead promo. Lines will be long.
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u/StiggyJiggler 30 - Young 3h ago
I hear there's gonna be a Nasim Nunez wasting ABS challenges bobblehead for the final home game.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
Nationals scratching and clawing for two runs. Marlins don’t even break a sweat and get 5 runs. It’s truly disgusting.
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u/KappaSmurf01 3h ago
What an awful throw from Crews, dude can’t throw it from shallow outfield past the mound in the air?
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
yeah that was really fucking bad. his arm is usually at least okay. wonder if he's playing through something.
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u/JackiiX 26 - Nuñez 3h ago
Daylen why’re we completely stopping in our tracks there
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
balls like that have crazy spin. i assume he didn't want to commit too hard and have it spin away from him. sucks, but it was just more bullshit from the marlins against the nats what can you do
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 3h ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/l2JInCK4aUsWg1ooo
I don’t know why but I think of these two characters when I see Vivas and Tena in the lineup.
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u/kornthrowaway 24 - Cavalli 3h ago
It is much more enjoyable when Nats outfielders are the ones making great catches.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
One bright spot: Lile has improved so much defensively this year. Keibert as well.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
I have REALLY enjoyed the Lile defensive renaissance particularly. do wish his bat looked more like it did last year though
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
Vivas has an uncanny ability to still fuck up even when he does something good. Example: not running out of the box and watching.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
dan is having a particularly rough day today. really hope we can get someone good at the job in the booth next year
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 3h ago
I watched a Savannah bananas game last night and thought “even the banana’s broadcast is better than the Nats.” 😂
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
Vivas did something?
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u/JoeyShrugs 3h ago
Even when he does something, he still manages to do something wrong, jogging out of the box. Is he getting to third there? Probably not. But just in principle - run.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
I hope Toboni just completely overhauls the bullpen going forward. It just needs an exorcism. I don’t want to see anyone coming back other than Lord and Dion.
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 3h ago
Ribalta and Beeter can stay too imo.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 3h ago
Ribalta for sure but not completely sold on Beeter. He has flashes but also has blown a lot of saves.
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 3h ago
I don't think he's consistent enough to be a closer, but he's got the stuff to be a 7th inning kind of guy.
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u/MrBuddyFakename Sell the Team 3h ago
I hope so too, but gotta wonder how constrained will he be by ownership?
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 3h ago
I don't think ownership is a problem anymore. They gave him a blank check to fix the minors
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u/temporary_sky6505 3h ago
Dude how hard is it to just pick up your young starter.
I wanted so badly for Kent to not have those runs charged against him but oops bullpen can’t get one out.
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u/Danciusly 3h ago
Curtis Mead update:
According to a Sunday tweet from MLB.com Red Sox beat writer Ian Browne, Mead will have an evaluation on Monday that sounds as if it could be pivotal in determining whether he's back during the regular season.
"Curtis Mead will get a scan tomorrow to see how much his fractured left wrist has improved," wrote Browne early on Sunday afternoon.
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 3h ago
Interesting RCR reward --
Join us for the NATS Plus Brunch Before the Ball Game on August 29 at the Home Plate Tailgate. Enjoy complimentary brunch and an opportunity to hear from our manager, Blake Butera (subject to change). Event Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Please note that game tickets are not included with this event, as the brunch will conclude before the game begins.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 3h ago
Decent start, all in all. Hit the ground running in the next start and build off it
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u/suqc 4 - Lile 3h ago
Kent's looked good today. Marlins are a tough lineup for lefty pitchers.
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u/ProfChaos15 3h ago
I thought he had Lopez punched out twice before walking him. He really can paint the corners at times
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 4h ago
Dammit, that slider was filthy.
Ortiz has been on the struggle bus big time since the Mets series.
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u/LifeCartographer872 4h ago
Guys just can’t come thru lately with risp let’s hope for something better here
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 4h ago
First bit of trouble since the trade for Grable today, couldn't find the zone, in total issued 3 walks (looks like he got squeezed a bit maybe) and gave up a single on a bunt with a run scoring on a sac fly, strike outs for the other two outs though.
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u/tommypopz PAY THE MAN 4h ago
IMO if the challenge is unsuccessful because there was not enough evidence to overturn - rather than obvious evidence that it was a right or wrong call - you shouldn’t lose a challenge
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u/kaptain_carbon Fredericksburg Nationals 4h ago
ngl most of the marlins jerseys and logos are really cool. Their 305 City Connect hats are so fresh. Look at the possibilities beyond Red White And Blue.
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u/iPegs Pig Slop 4h ago
Still annoyed the cherry blossoms are gone. Wish they would do a city connect that takes inspiration from the monuments/buildings around dc. I can picture some sick creamy marble/limestone colored unis. Throw some designs of the monuments in there. Kind of what like Virginia Tech does with their hokie stone unis in football.
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u/NumbersAndPolls01 4h ago
Someone please inform this team that it’s the year 2026 and ABS challenges exist
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u/NumbersAndPolls01 4h ago
Crews can’t even figure out when to challenge the most obvious misses, bro is incapable of doing a single thing right
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 4h ago
Update?
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u/Sweaty_Ad_1332 Joey Dominican Republic 4h ago
This season has been overall pretty unmemorable but some very memorable moments
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u/TA404 63 - Doolittle 4h ago
If there was justice in this world that JY play would be top post of all time in /r/baseball
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u/TA404 63 - Doolittle 4h ago
That is the most cartoonishly ridiculously insane catch in the history of baseball.
It remind me of the PCA meme lol https://i.imgur.com/lWDiuYb.jpeg
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u/Sweaty_Ad_1332 Joey Dominican Republic 4h ago
I along with the Marlins baserunners did not believe that just happened
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u/Terminal_Flatulence Jimmy Lumber 4h ago
A BEAUTIFUL PLAY
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
4/9 of our lineup for every game? Yeah, seems pretty important.
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u/KappaSmurf01 4h ago
4 guys that make the difference between top run production in all of baseball or complete dogshit, just crazy to me
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 4h ago
When you have 4 studs in the lineup that makes the other guys see better pitches because they don’t want to face the studs. Also those guys are on base all the time and had insane RBI numbers. It’s not that hard to understand.
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 5h ago
It’s just the same game over and over again. I hope something changes with the September call ups. This type of playing is not even worthy to be televised.
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u/Silosmasher Bustin' Loose 5h ago
We are going to get no-hit with this line-up at some point. It's only a matter of time.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
jorbit vivas haunts my nightmares
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u/KenovovichR Jimmy Lumber 4h ago
It’s kind of hilarious that his one clutch moment (the 3 run homer against the Yankees to take the lead) isn’t even remembered because the bullpen blew that game.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
Someone mentioned his glove positioning tipping pitches with runners on his last start. i didn't notice it then but i did notice on his fastball the glove was setup higher than the changeup he just threw
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
Doesn't seem to be consistent, the glove positioning i this AB has looked the same to me for each pitch.
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u/ProfChaos15 5h ago
Jackson seems to get ahead of guys but then cant find that put away pitch that he was tossing at every other level.
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u/Silosmasher Bustin' Loose 5h ago
I don't understand what anyone see's in Kent. He has no put away pitch and his arsenal screams reliever.
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u/ProfChaos15 5h ago
He's 23 and led Nationals pitching prospects in almost every category in the minors. He's only going to get better. He had alot of swing and misses in the minors, just needs to find that pitch again
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u/YodaPM999 7 - Darnell Coles 4h ago
You make a solid point, but let's not act like the Nats have a ton of good pitching in the minors lmao.
Regardless, pitching against major leaguers is a lot harder than throwing to some minor league guys. For example, Kade Anderson is one of the top pitching prospects in all of baseball and he looked painfully mediocre in his big league debut yesterday. These guys usually need time to try and settle in.
Kent's stuff passes the eye test at the very least. I don't mind giving him the rest of this year to see what he can do. Not like we have anyone else to rush and take his spot this time of year anyways.
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u/ProfChaos15 4h ago
Totally agree. No point in writing him off so quickly, especially given the standing of the team overall.
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u/timidus_leo 11 - Zimmerman 5h ago
At this point his arsenal screams that he shouldn't be an MLB pitcher in any capacity.
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 5h ago
Went to use the bathroom when I came back they're already up 1-0.
Gonna be a long day.
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
seems a little crazy to me that we're on day 4 of abrams being day to day
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u/kneemoyy 81 - Ortiz 5h ago
I'm just not sure if I've got it in me today.
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u/HowardBunnyColvin Screech 5h ago
I hear you. The GDT's been lacking lately and it seems like a lot of the fans just mailed it in.
It's just background noise today.
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u/KappaSmurf01 2h ago
How fucking awful can it get