Williams in Washington:
Trevor Williams, who averaged 90.2 mph with a four-seam fastball (He throws this 48.8% of the time),This season,(When an opposing hitter hits .232 on the pitch), using heaters on the streets of Atlanta, Georgia, and clocking 93.0 mph in what was a one-run game (2-1 in favor of Braves) through most of his outings (After allowing two points with a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning,). His manager found Williams’ ability to work a little in competitive matches.
“He was feeling a little better,” Martinez said after Washington’s Nationals won 6-2.
“After he allowed the home run, he calmed down and his fastball got hotter, and he threw it well.
“That’s my top. That’s my everything,” Williams said. Quoted by MASN’s Bobby Blancoabout what the 31-year-old can still do, in terms of his velocity.
“It’s a fun environment to play in. It’s a good team. And when you play against good players, you want the best of yourself, and it’s the best of the best.”
Martinez told reporters that the club’s confidence in its starting pitcher helped them after the team played close, and then scored five and six to take the lead.
“We had a lot of confidence in him. I was able to decide.”
Williams conceded four early in last night’s game against the Marlins, the first of three games this weekend against Miami in Washington, DC. Jesús Sanchez’s two-out homer gave up two runs. In the second, Luis Araez hit an 88 mph 1-2 fastball to the right inside out to give the away team a 4-2 lead.
When Williams returned to the mound in the fourth inning, he pitched 11 pitches, a total of 61 pitches from 1-2-3 third base, giving the Marlins the advantage, 4-3, after allowing one out and a walk. Singles back, and allowed a fifth that night, 5-3 Miami. A double play ground ball off Jorge Soler’s bat put the Nats starter out of a 2-on-1 streak for a total of 79 pitches.
Williams took one out in the top of the fifth, but walked on the 86th pitch and was terminated, stopping the runners inherited by Jordan Weems and leaving the starter with five runs for the night…
Trevor Williams quote: 4.1 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 5 ER, 3 BB, 2 Ks, 1 HR, 86 P, 52 S, 6/2 GO/FO.
After losing 6-5 in the end, Martinez explained why Williams had trouble staying calm during the timeout.
“We didn’t close down the hitter, but he did everything he could to get over what he did today, so he’ll be back in five days,” Martinez said. rice field.
Key moments:
• Lane Thomas went 0-for-15 and started 9Ks in a head-to-head matchup with Miami Marlins starter Sandy Alcantara, but hit a 1-1 fastball almost to middle-middle and 411 feet to the right. hit. – Center fielder hits first homer (10) over scoreboard out of town, quick reaction following Fish’s 2-run in the first inning makes him 2-1 MIA.
In the next at bat, Luis Garcia singled, followed by a powerful double to center field by Jaymer Candelario to triple, and Joey Meneses’ 18th double of the season gave him an early RBI chance in the series opener. made. They beat the nation’s capital 2-2 with a sack fly to right wing.
• The home team tied the game in the bottom of the first inning, but the Marlins picked up momentum again in the second, when John Barty hit a double off Trevor Williams and stole third base on a ground ball out, but he was out on a walk. rice field. On the rundown between third base and home base, CJ Abrams fielded Jonathan Davis’ short ground ball in the ensuing at-bat and struck into the at-bat to start a 6-2-5 out. [ed. note – “Williams did give up a two-run home run later in the inning, but his defense tried to help him.”]
• Jaymer Candelario doubled in the bottom of the third with a 1-0 sinker inside out to right, ran to second base and broke a throw to bag, when Joey Meneses followed with an RBI to center. Scored. Marlins starter, 4-3 Miami’s first pitch sinker into the zone.
• Dom Smith scored an 0-1 sinker out of the zone from a right-handed starter, and CJ Abrams doubled a center-cutting 1-0 changeup from Alcantara to center field for the 5-3 Marlins. RBI double (11), 5-4, 5-5 on an RBI double to left by Lane Thomas (16).
• Candelario doubled again in the seventh, but was held back. He hit three doubles and finished the game with 3-for-5, tying his career-high for the most doubles in a single game in Nationals history (before 2005).
“He’s been really good for us,” said Davey Martinez of Candelario’s contribution.
“Offensively and defensively, he scored some points for us. Lane was really good, too,” said Thomas, who went 2-for-5 with a double and a home run. added:
“He started the game there with a home run, but they’ve been playing really good for us and we have to keep them going.”
Bullpen action:
Jordan Weems (1 2⁄3 scoreless) and Mason Thompson tied the score 5-5 through the seventh inning, but Carl Edwards Jr. came on in the eighth, giving up a one-out walk to Yuri Gurriel, a single to Joey Wendle, and a two-out grounder. . Marlins’ pinch hitter Garrett Cooper hit the middle front, and this hit bounced off CJ Abrams’ fly ball to the left, and Abrams’ throw jumped over catcher Keibert Lewis and the lead runner scored home, 6. -5. fish.
“I had to look really hard,” Martinez said of the decisive play. “They hit. I don’t know if they hit, but if they throw the ball, they don’t feel the need to throw it. At least if they keep it in the infield, it’s the ball.” “
The manager thought Abrams should have made the play, but said he liked the fact that the shortstop played and threw the ball home even though it wasn’t out.
“He turned right away. He knew exactly what he had to do when he missed the ball. When you had to turn that much and throw that fast, It was a difficult game.”
But Edwards Jr.’s one-out walk got the ball rolling and “then things happen that way,” Martinez said.
“I think that inning really started with a base,” he explained.
“We talk all the time about not giving walks, especially early in the inning because it hurts. We kept coming back, but we couldn’t score in the end.”
Back Page – Robles’ Back:
Victor Robles had 4-for-11, a double, two homers, three walks and a 3K in 14 PA games during his rehabilitation duties at Triple-A Rochester.4 hits in 7 at-bats in last 2 games, all slugging) and the 26-year-old outfielder, who landed in Illinois on May 8 with a back problem, was called to return to the majors before last night’s game against the Marlins in DC.
Robles batted .292/.388/.360 in over 107 at-bats over his first month in the IL, with four doubles, eight stolen bases, 10 walks, and 14 kicks, but had a significant appearance. Missed, the director resigned. He’s excited about the return of center field, but wary of taking it slow.
“We’ll keep an eye on him. But he said he was feeling really good. But for the first few days, we’re going to take a day at a time and see how he’s doing.” If he can get back up and play, we’ll play him, and if he’s in any pain, we’ll definitely keep an eye on him,” Davey Martinez told reporters Friday afternoon. I explained when I spoke to
“He swung the bat pretty well in his rehab duties. [the injury]. It might take him a while, but I said to him, “Hey, he remembers what he did.” Give yourself a chance to hit every ball hard, set up early and stay centered on the field. ’ And he was doing really well with that, and just play the game.
“We all know what he can do defensively. He just understands the game situation when he’s hitting and does everything he can to win the game.”
Alex Cole was optioned to Triple-A Rochester to free up a spot for Robles, but the manager said the 28-year-old contributed by serving as center while Robles’ IL stint was longer than originally expected. He said he appreciated the outfielders.
“Look, I can’t say enough about Alex,” Martinez said.
“He played incredible defense for us. He was there every day. He’s an incredible competitor and a good teammate. I don’t think this will be the last time you’ll see Alex, but he’s been having a bit of a hard time with the bat, so bring Victor back, he’s injured. He was swinging the bat very well before, so I hope he can get us going again.”
“We know what Vick can do,” the manager added, “and like I said, his offense was really much better before the injury. We know what he can do.He wreaks havoc on base and is an incredible defender out there.He was our starting center fielder before his injury. , and we are very, very happy to have him back.”
Robles returned to the lineup with 1 hit in 4 at bats and a 2K.
“It was nice to see him play again,” Martinez said after the game. “He stayed on the ball and then smashed it into his right field seat and it didn’t work.” [good to have him back]”