Williams vs. Texas in DC:
All three runs allowed by Trevor Williams in the fifth inning, Phillies He hit two homers in the first inning at CBP last week (By Nick Castellanos and JT Realmuto) However, the starters calmed down after a rough start, keeping a clean sheet in four innings after giving the Nationals a three-run lead and ultimately winning the World Cup in a 5-4 game in favor of the visiting team. .
Williams hit a full-count curve to the inside corner, Castellanos hit a 380-foot ball to the left, and Realmuto hit his second home run of the game on a fastball almost in the middle of his first pitch.
“The only pitch I want back is to Real Muto,” Williams said after the win. Quoted by MASN’s Bobby Blanco.
“I thought we did a good job of what we wanted to do against the Castellanos.
“Unfortunately, that pitch wasn’t hit back and could lead to a big inning.
“But just stick to the game plan, because what we were doing we thought we were doing well.”
Williams, along with the rest of the team, persevered to extend his undefeated record to five straight games (3-0), posting a 4.81 ERA, a 5.96 FIP and a .320 batting average. 24 .364/.534 lines 1⁄3 IP.
Williams, trying to extend his winning streak into the All-Star break, allowed two walks, two hits and two runs in a long 25-pitch first inning. texas rangersOutfielder Adris Garcia (Gro RBI) and catcher Jonah Haim (RBI first base) scored to take the early lead at Nationals Park.
Williams hit a two-out double in the second of 13 pitches, and the right-hander threw the team out in turn on 13 pitches in the third, when the Rangers won 2–1.
In the 4th inning, he allowed a double with two outs, but he stopped the runner (Ezekiel Durand), but it didn’t go so well for the starting pitcher. In the fifth inning, he allowed two-out knocks in a row, Nathaniel Lowe singled, Adris Garcia doubled, and Josh Jung doubled to drive both runners. The Rangers won 4–1.
Williams returned to the mound in the sixth inning with 94 pitches, finishing the pitch with a season-high 110 pitches on 16 pitches in the 1-2-3 frame.
Trevor Williams quote: 6.0IP, 7H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 5Ks, 110P, 68S, 8/3GO/FO.
“I can’t say enough good things about what Trevor did,” Martinez said at the postgame press conference after the Nationals lost 7-2 to the Rangers. “In six innings, he threw 110 pitches. But we needed something big. He’s stepped up big…he’s a true veteran. He’s got to get out there.” I knew I had to win the ball.I thought he threw the ball really well.The two runs he hit there were the one that could have been done without.But well, He threw the ball.”
Williams did the best he could on the night the Nationals had to adjust their long-term trip after the rain left Mackenzie Gore just one loss. 1⁄3 IP to his start. The long-term absence of the veteran right-hander may be even more promising as he attempts to recover from the bullpen and rotation in recent years.
“I think we can do more,” Martinez said.
“We also have to remember, Trevor, the last few years he’s been a spot starter, not a starter, he’s been throwing out of the bullpen, so he’s growing. I feel like he’s pretty strong today. So I put him in for the sixth time.”
Key moments:
• Joey Meneses hit his third home run of the year in his sixth game (fifth start) in 2022. This season (81 games) has taken…a little…longer, but for the third time this year, he scored all of his 90 mph 3-2 heaters from Rangers left-handed starter Cody Bradford and racked up 379 RBIs. bottom. He footed to the left field and hit a high outside four seamer to cut Texas’ early two-point lead in half, making it 2-1 in the second.
• Alex Cole singled with one out, and new leadoffman CJ Abrams walked and doubled in the third inning home half against Bradford, but both runners were stopped after two outs. Stone Garrett struck out and Joey Meneses grounded out. end the threat.
• In the Knotts’ sixth first at-bat, Meneses hit deep on Rangers reliever Glenn Otto’s 93-mph fastball, doubling his combined home run total for his second of the night and fourth of the season. extended. The slugger hit 428 feet into the left field seat. 4-2 TX.
“Joey has two big home runs and hopefully he’ll pick it up,” Martinez said after the loss.
“I know he got the All-Star break, but it’s kind of nice to see him swing the bat like that.”
What was different for Meneses on his first double-home run night in the majors?
“He’s offensive on the fastball,” the manager said. “I caught the ball — I set up early and caught the ball up front. He worked hard to hit the ball a little earlier and was able to head the bat in front of home plate. .”
Bullpen action:
Joan Addon, who was called up to give the Nationals some distance before last night’s game, took the Nationals’ mound in the top of the seventh and was hit by a solo to right-center by Corey Seager. A center cut, 91.5 mph, 2-0 fastball crossed the Suburban scoreboard to give the Rangers a 5-2 victory. After one out, Adris Garcia hit a 395-foot slider in the zone to left field, 1-1, making it 6-2.
A leadoff single from Travis Jankowski, a stolen base, a wild pitch and a sack fly (Ezekiel Duran) extended the Rangers’ lead to 7-2 after 7.5 hours.
Adon returned to the mound in the top of the ninth and dismissed the side to send to the back…
Back Page – Garcia Tracking:
On Thursday, Luis Garcia sat out the final game of the series against the Reds, and the manager spoke before the game about what he saw from the 23-year-old in the past few weeks when Garcia was 3-for-25 (.120/.120). Told. 154/.160), recorded 1 double, 1 walk, and 3K in 7 games (6 starts).
Davey Martinez said he was “chasing” the cause of Garcia’s struggles.
“I chase a lot. His tracking rate has gone up,” added the director. “He was down about 26% and now he’s up to almost 35%, so we have to bring him back to stop chasing him.”
National statistics: Baseball Savant’s Garcia’s annual chase percentage is 30%, down from 40% chase percentage for the entire 2022 season.
Asked to explain Garcia’s recent lack of discipline at bat, the manager said he believes it’s the result of a young infielder pressing a little.
“He’s just that guy. When results aren’t happening for young hitters, all of a sudden they start trying to push a little harder and they start going out of the zone,” Martinez explained.
“It should be the other way around. Try to keep the ball in the zone.
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Martinez said the fact that Garcia has had success with a more disciplined approach to the plate this season has given him something to point to when trying to get hitters back on track.
“Exactly,” Martinez said. “I’m going to call him over today and sit down with him again like we always do and just talk about getting the ball in the zone and getting ready to hit it early and giving myself a chance to hit a good pitch. ”
He said that when he speaks to Garcia, he will, as usual, emphasize the positive side of trying to solve the problems that are currently causing trouble.
“I don’t want them to dwell on their mistakes,” Martinez said. “I want to keep a positive attitude towards them and tell them they’re doing good, so have a conversation and say, ‘Hey, when you don’t chase, when you don’t do this, do this.’ Show him that you will.” result. Much better, right? So get back to not chasing, hit a good ball, make a good count, and just stay in the middle of the field. ”
lead off LANE CJ?:
Lane Thomas led the Nationals in 54 of their last 55 games, batting .322/.363/.570 in 248 at-bats, with 19 doubles and 12 homers, which is pretty impressive. Manager Davey Martinez has decided to move CJ Abrams to the leadoff spot for the series opener against the Rangers in the capital last night.
The 22-year-old Abrams, in his second season in the major leagues, has spent most of this year hitting No. 8 or 9 in the lineup, but has spent the last few weeks batting .293/.349/. He continues to hit and perform well. He hit a double, a triple, and a home run in that time, so Coach Martinez decided this young shortstop might actually help him top the batting lineup for a while.
“I’m going to give him a chance,” Martinez told reporters during his pre-match press conference on Friday night. “I spoke with him earlier today about that. I would like to see if I can change it back to [Abrams will] You can get better pitch. He’s getting pretty good at taking walks without chasing, so I’d love to give him a chance to go up there and see what he can do. ”
In his first game as the leadoff hitter of the season, Abrams made those two plays on defense and went 1-for-3, including a walk in the loss. Martinez said he liked what he saw after the loss.
“CJ was great there. Walks, hits, stolen bases. Playing behind second base is unbelievable,” he told reporters.
Will the confidence he builds playing defensively, something he does fairly regularly, translate into shortstop success at bat?
“He’s getting better [defensively]” Martinez said when asked about Abrams’ on-field work causing something at bat.
“He’s getting better every day and you can see it when you watch him play.
“He plays with so much energy. I wanted to see if he would throw a good pitch and see how he would deal with pitching better and swinging.Tonight was a great night for him.”
