Washington Nationals news & notes: Nats win 2 of 3 in SEA with 4-1 win over Mariners; Patrick Corbin tosses seven scoreless…

Bounceback Corbin:

After Patrick Corbin conceded seven in the fifth inning against San Diego’s Padres at Petco Park last Friday night, Davey Martinez said: “He just got out of position and everything was in the zone. He said.

Corbin allowed one of the two home runs he allowed in this out on the third pitch, and calmed down with no runs in the three frames, but exploded in the fifth inning and allowed two singles (one was a two-run hit). and hit two home runs. He led the home team 7-0 with a walk, an RBI grounder and a three-run homer.

“After the first hit of the game, he calmed down,” Martinez added, “using both sides of the plate and throwing the ball really well. By the way, he lost a lot of points.but he was good in 4 games ¹⁄₂ There is an inning. ”

“I was feeling pretty good up until that point,” Corbin said. Quoted by Mark Zuckerman of MASNof his work before things fell apart in the fifth.

“They just got a few players and they make mistakes against just about anyone in this lineup, but they can hit it off. It was an inning that seemed unfinished.”

to oppose Seattle Mariners In the final game of the series at T-Mobile Park Wednesday afternoon, the left-handed pitcher took the mound with a 3-0 lead and went scoreless in five innings, allowing four hits, all singles, and striking out seven. . He faced 19 batters, threw 72 pitches and produced 10 whiff strikes (Seven and his slider) Get 10 Cold Strikes (4 each for sinker and four seamer, 2 for changeup).

With a quick 13 pitches in the six home half 1-2-3, scoring two ground outs and a backward K, Corbin was sent off for 85 pitches overall and returned to the mound for work in the seventh. On a one-out single, he picked up his ninth K on the 102nd pitch.

Patrick Corbin quote: 7.0IP, 5H, 0R, 0ER, 0BB, 9Ks, 102P, 68S,

“What can I say about Patrick,” Martinez said after the Nationals beat the Mariners 4-1.

“What I know about Patrick is he’s going to take the ball every five days. For me, that’s great. And I love him for that.”

Corbyn was happy with the outing, and while acknowledging his own reality, he talked to reporters about what worked (and his club) has been struggling the last few years.

“I’m not going to get too high after this fight. Just look at some of the things you did well and try to improve and prepare yourself for the next fight,” he said. said. Quoted by Mark Zuckerman of MASN.

“Use both sides of the plate well. Good fastball command. Good slider.

“The defense played great. It was a good rhythm. [catcher Riley Adams]. These things are fun. ”

Key moments:

• As highlighted in the Nationals’ pregame notes, heading into the series finale in Seattle, Washington, Jaimer Candelario was “the replacement among the National League third basemen (third among MLB 3B).” He recorded the number of wins (2.3) that surpassed the players. [WAR]),” the third baseman said, “… tied for third with three runs scored. [DRS]According to FanGraphs.com. ”

Candelario’s “… 25 Doubles” [were] Most third basemen in the National League, [were] 2nd overall in the National League”, and he said, “Also,[ed] 1st in NL triples and 7th in NL slugging (37). ”

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The 29-year-old switch-hitter third baseman is also doing well, going 17-for-48 in 12 games (.354/.404/.646), 8 doubles, 2 homers, 3 walks, 7 RBIs, 9 in that period. Scored, stole one base, slugged in 7 of 12 at bats, and slugged in the last 37 at bats (For more fun with a smaller sample size), Candelario had 44 RBIs in 139 at-bats (.317/.399/.590), “16 doubles, 2 triples, 6 homers, 23 RBIs, 15 walks, and 25 runs scored,” with a batting average of .211/. pulled up. On May 15th, his annual record went from a .276/.354 line to a .262/.336/.469 for the season heading into the final race in Seattle.

Candelario had this in the top of the first inning after both Lane Thomas and Luis Garcia singled off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert in the top of the first inning, driving in both runners and scoring in their next at-bat. He hit his 26th double in the year. , Keibert Lewis hit Candelario for his third goal of the inning to make it 3–0 in the first inning.

• Keibert Lewis, who started as DH today, tried to score from first base on a double by Dom Smith (After Lewis singled to start 6th), but the relayed throw outpaced the relatively slow catcher by a few steps, and Mariners catcher Tom Murphy tried to catch him on the baseline, allowing Lewis to hobble around the side of the plate to avoid him. and Trying to avoid the tag and then reaching to touch the plate, he was shunned off a base pass by home base Derek Thomas, who threw nut skipper Davey Martinez during the ensuing on-field altercation. Called /one – An unsolicited reprimand from an impassioned manager. In his next at-bat, Ildemaro Vargas doubled to put Smith up 4–0.

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Bullpen action:

Amos Willingham made his MLB debut in the bottom of the eighth inning, immediately allowing Jose Caballero to home run over left. Caballero hit a 96.3 mph fastball from shoulder height out of the zone after the rookie starter was squeezed. It was supposed to be called the Nationals 4-1 third strike. Julio Rodriguez hit a fly to left-center track from a one-out that looked problematic from the at-bat, but Willingham hit a second on a fly and a third on a pop-up to left short. Congratulations, Amos.

baseball savant:

Hunter Harvey pitched in the 9th inning with a 3-point lead to force the Mariners out and end the game. The Nationals won 2 of 3 in Seattle. Up next are three games against Philadelphia at 6:05 on Friday at CBP…

Back page – Garcia on D:

It didn’t turn out to be a double play, but on Tuesday night, Luis Garcia made the decision to pitch home on a grounder (Runners on first and third base) The game was aggressive, with Knott’s momentum at second base, but the manager appreciated the play.

Garcia made the decision to throw home at bat when he was initially called out, but the decision was overruled, and the Mariners led 4-3, with the Nationals winning in overtime.

Garcia was ranked 9th in the majors among eligible second basemen on the night, and 11th in DRS (Defensive Runs Allowed) -2 and UZR (Ultimate Zone Rating) -1.3. 986 fld% ranked him sixth, and four errors tied for his third-lowest.

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The manager said after the game that the 23-year-old has made great progress and has put a lot of effort into improving his defense this year.

Davey Martinez said he loved watching Garcia play in the Nationals’ win over the Mariners in overtime.

“He was engaged,” Martinez said. “His front pitch was great, he was ready, he was aggressive, he made a great diving stop to get the runners out in the first place, and that play, when he was trying to home the ball right away. We played heads-up.” It was amazing. We just didn’t catch him a little bit, but I told them everything and was like, ‘Hey, that was an unbelievable play. Let’s go decide.” But he’s playing better. He’s really serious about getting faster, so he does a lot of agility training in the morning and in the afternoon when he comes out to get ready, so I think that’s been helping him a lot. increase. ”