Corbin 2024 Home Debut:
Patrick Corbin held the Reds scoreless until three innings in his 2024 road debut in Cincinnati, but he struck out with a 1-1 fastball in the fourth, allowing three runs with a double. In the 4th inning, a zero sinker from the outside corner flew to right-center field, and the runs allowed in the 4th inning became 2 home runs. 1⁄3 Washington won 7-6.
“He attacked the zone and held the ball down for the most part,” Davey Martinez said, leading to Corbin’s second start of the season. Keep the ball low. That way he might be effective. ”
Corbin threw a slider 36% of the time at Great American Ball Park, used a cutter (which he added to the mix this winter) the same as a sinker (28%), and a four-seamer (6%). He said his changeup (3%) is unique to the lineup he faces.
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“I’m already used to it,” the left-hander said of using the cutter.
“We’ve been pitching all spring, so we’re definitely going to see how we use that going forward. Every team is a little different. That was our game plan today, so we’ll take it into the next game. Please be prepared.”
Looking ahead to the “next game,” his manager Davey Martinez spoke about what the 34-year-old left-hander needs to do to be successful.
“He attacked the zone and held the ball down for the most part,” Martinez said. That way he might be effective. ”
What does Martinez think of Cutter?
“Cutter was okay, like I said, I don’t want to give everything away, but yeah, Cutter was good. You know, if he gets the ball and uses both sides of the plate, he gets us into the game. right.”
Corbyn maintained philadelphia phillies On Friday night, in his first home start of the season, he was retired in the first inning, but consecutive walks and a sac fly in the top of the second inning led to the visitors’ first run and two runs. With an out and a two-run single, the game was already 3-0.
The southpaw held the Phillies to six games, but after nine pitches he allowed a walk, a double and an RBI to end the night and give the Nationals a 4-0 lead over their National League East rivals. 7th.
The decision to send him back (with 84 pitches) was also made earlier this year considering the bullpen’s workload.
“Our bullpen worked really hard,” Martinez said after the 4-0 loss. “We’re just trying to see if we can get him — you know, he only had 84 pitches. We tried to stretch him out a little bit, but it didn’t work.”
Corbin told reporters after the game that he was especially frustrated by the two-out double in the second inning.
“I’m a little disappointed that we conceded the goal,” Corbin said. Quoted by Mark Zuckerman of MASN.
“I was trying to get Schwarber out there. He grounded out into the hole on the right side. That might have saved us a few runs.”
Of course, the Nationals offense was unable to score, giving up just two hits and four walks against Philadelphia starter Aaron Nola and just one walk in three innings against the Phillies’ bullpen.
Conceding an early goal was also frustrating as Martinez’s club were forced to come back again.
“We have to try to limit the big innings early on because it definitely wears on you. You’re always trying to get back and you have to try to do different things. Guys start pushing a little bit. Therefore, we had to score first on the offensive side.
“We really needed to score first. We have to score early and put pressure on the other team.
“But pitching-wise, we had to hold them back and stay away from big innings.”
Abrams’ growth:
CJ Abrams’ first home run of the year, a 429-foot bomb at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, thrilled his captain.
“When he gets the ball in the zone, he usually takes a good swing,” Davey Martinez told reporters during the series against the Reds. “He had a good at-bat there, catching the ball in the zone and hitting it back, so he was good to see.”
His second of the season was a 415-foot shot Thursday night at Nationals Park.
As the Nationals pointed out after three of three games. pittsburgh pirates In D.C., this home run gave Abrams his fourth straight game with an RBI, the home run gave him a five-game hitting streak, and he also hit a single, making it his third consecutive multi-hit game.
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Martinez said after the final game against the Pirates that the 23-year-old shortstop has shown continued improvement and is quickly establishing himself as a big part of the Nationals’ future plans.
“The important thing for me is that he’s starting to grow a lot,” Martinez said of Abrams’ development.
“And it’s not just at the plate.
“He’s working on his defense,” the coach added.
“I’m watching him outside. He’s working on the basepaths. He’s hitting. He’s early. I still encourage him to take walks and always try to swing at strikes. But he did really well. About the home run he hit today, he said, “I was just trying to put the ball up and stay in the middle of the field.” Well, if you try that, this is what happens.” You’re going to step forward, hit the ball, and hit a home run. In his next at-bat, he sent the ball into the left field seats. That’s beautiful. So he did well, well done.
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Abrams singled in the third inning last night, extending his hitting streak to six consecutive games, going 9-for-24 with one triple, two home runs, five RBIs, three walks, and three stolen bases.
However, he was thrown off trying to hit a double.