Wink and nod:
Jesse Winker started the day hitting .345 against right-handed pitchers in his first month. (19 for 55 at bats this year, 5 doubles, 1 home run, 7 at-bats against RHP)However, in the top of the first inning, he struck out Miami Marlins right-hander Edward Cabrera with a three-pitch/two-strike foul tip, and then went for K’d with six pitches at bat. Third time.
In the third at-bat, the Nationals scored a run on a fielder’s choice play in the at-bat, and CJ Abrams walked, making it a 2-1 game with one out and the bases loaded in favor of the visitors. Winker caught the entire 2-on-1 curve from Cabrera and hit the ball 391 feet to the second deck of the right-field seats at Lawn Depot Park, his third home run of the year and a 6-1 lead over Washington.
The Nationals trailed for five runs in the fifth inning, scoring one more run than they did in their third straight loss to the Dodgers at Nationals Park last week, and continued their second straight road win at the Marlins’ home. 11-4 final.
Winker’s RBI in the 6th inning, solo home runs by Keibert Lewis and Nick Senzel, CJ Abrams’ RBI triple in the 7th inning, and Senzel’s grounder in the 11th inning to keep the team going strong. did. Run.
“Big hit and winker,” coach Davey Martinez told reporters after the Nationals secured the series victory and a chance to win in the final game of the series this afternoon.
“We started swinging the bats,” Martinez continued.
“Senzel hit a home run. Keibert hit a home run. Offensively it was a good day, it was a good day.
“So I have to come back tomorrow and do it again.”
It was a welcome sight for the club to loosen up after struggling to score against Los Angeles and earning a 3-1 win in the series opener in Miami on Friday.
“Well, you saw it,” he said. “I mean, it’s great to get fourth like that and take the lead. Everybody swung the bat a lot better today. So it’s great to see that. Keep it going.” Right? The important thing now is to continue doing that. Let’s improve our consistency and do our best to achieve a 1-0 score tomorrow.”
The second win against the Marlins came in the first game in which up-and-coming starter Mitchell Parker dealt with versatility after two impressive performances to start his major league career.
Parker, 24, held the Dodgers to four hits and two runs in his MLB debut on the road at Dodger Stadium, and last week at home in the nation’s capital, he started No. 2 and shut out LA in seven scoreless innings, giving up just one run. . In Miami, he took the lead early on with a wild pitch with the bases loaded and kept the Marlins scoreless until the fourth inning.
But he threw 82 pitches, and the Nationals manager decided that was enough.
“He struggled a little bit,” Martinez admitted. “But he stayed calm. He had some big impact situations through his first few innings and he came out of it.
“So it’s good to see him manage to get through even when he didn’t feel that great today. He kept us in the ballgame, which is great.”
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Even though it wasn’t a very good game for Parker, who had seven called strikes all day, was fouled on 23 pitches and only got nine swinging strikes (six on a splitter). The Nationals will accept that. When the offense exploded.
When asked what he took away from the win, Martinez said, “The biggest thing was getting the strikes.” “It wasn’t like that in the early days… [we were] I chased the changeup, then raised the ball a little bit, and played solid baseball, and my at-bats improved a lot. So we had to remember to do that.
“Hey, take a walk. I think CJ took a big walk there and got into the turn signal, and that’s what we’re going to do. As a collective offense, I do all the little things like I’m talking about. I had to.”
Joey Gallo to Illinois in 10 days:
Joey Gallo was 0-for-12 with 10 Ks over four games, but the Nationals placed the 30-year-old slugger on the 10-day IL with a left shoulder AC sprain Saturday afternoon in Miami and removed Alex from the triple. called a call. A’s will be on the roster in his place.
“He has an AC joint sprain. So we just want to calm things down a little bit and get him some strength back,” Davey Martinez told reporters before two of three games against the Marlins. told.
“Alex Cole was playing really well. We thought about bringing in another right-handed bat. We’re really left-handed. So having him there helps.”
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That year, Gallos had 43 strikeouts in 91 at-bats, a batting average of .122/.286/.311, five doubles, and three home runs.
“It’s been going on for probably six or seven days. We thought he could get through it. He’s getting treatment. Obviously, he came in yesterday and said he was still pretty sore. So we We made the decision to put him on the IL. I think that’s what’s best for him. We want him to be healthy. He said that’s what he’s concerned about when he swings.
“So, like I said, we’re going to build up strength there and let him rest for a few days and get healthy again. And hopefully this won’t take too long.”
