Williams back in Washington:
Trevor Williams’ seventh start for the Nationals this season was a bit of a flop.in just four 1⁄3 The veteran right-hander hit 7 hits, 2 home runs, and 5 RBIs in total, and finally won a 9-8 come-from-behind victory against Arizona’s D-backs in an expedition at Chase Field.
“I wish I could have gone a little deeper. I wanted to be the stopper today,” Williams said. Quoted by Mark Zuckerman of MASN After winning the first two games after losing in a row, diamondbacks.
“It wasn’t the start we wanted, but thankfully this offense lifted us up and lifted me up.”
That performance saw him go from 3.41 ERA to 4.25 ERA, 4.85 FIP, seven starts, a .277/.318/.489 line against an IP36, and a 2-year/$13 million contract with the Knots. has entered its first year.
Start No. 8 started with 9 balls and 1-2-3 first. After that, he threw 15 pitches in the top of the second inning at Nationals Park in the rain. Daniel Vogelbach scored third base with a 2-1 single with a fastball over the middle, and after one out, Michael Perez doubled to center to take third base, but the umpires called the game off. The ground staff rolled out. Get out of the tarp…
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And four hours later…
“Tonight’s game has been canceled due to inclement weather.
The match will be played tomorrow as part of a split-entry doubleheader.
The first game, a continuation of today’s game, will start at 12:35pm.
The second game will start at 4:35pm. ”
Manager Davey Martinez says Joan Adon will be called up as the 27th man tomorrow. He is only eligible for Game 2, when Jake Irvin starts. It is not yet decided who will take over for the third suspended game.
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) May 14, 2023
Davey Martinez has apologized to his long-awaited fans. They wanted to give the ground staff a chance to make the infield playable, he said, but that was not possible because the infield got wet while playing the top of the third inning in the rain. He felt that the player’s safety was threatened.
— Mark Zuckerman (@MarkZuckerman) May 14, 2023
This decision didn’t work…especially MetsSNY announcement team:
After a four-hour delay due to rain, Saturday’s Mets-Nationals game has been postponed and will resume tomorrow as part of a split doubleheader.
SNY’s Keith Hernandez called it “unconscionable,” while Gary Cohen said it was “shameful.”pic.twitter.com/Y3CE6dmGL9
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“I’m going to sit here and apologize to the fans because it took me so long,” Davey Martinez told reporters after the decision was announced. Quoted by Mark Zuckerman of MASN.
“But we wanted to make sure it was done right. We wanted to give them a chance to get the field ready. It didn’t feel safe for the players. And I thought at that point we all agreed and that was it.Sometimes Mother Nature makes you suffer and there was nothing we could do about it .”
Key moments:
• Lane Thomas singled. Luis Garcia bunted to second base. have understood. Well then—and then Joey Meneses hit a shot off Mets lefty Joey Lucchesi to put Thomas 1-0 down. point! next? Keibert Ruiz hit a 1-0 cutter into the left-center wall for a double (6th) and moved Meneses to third base (not enough speed!).
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Alex Cole walked and the bases loaded in front of Dom Smith, who hit a ground ball for an inning-ending double play.
• Jaymar Candelario hits a double to double for the Nationals, but after three outs he’s stuck at third base, lukesage calms down after a rough start.
Davey Martinez driving to Nationals Park:
“I was driving here today,” said Davey Martinez of his regular commute to Nationals Park. Because he couldn’t see his name. But watching them just run around and catch balls and dads throwing them at them helps me see things objectively. And I said it was like ‘wow’ to me. I go to the stadium to play a baseball game. Go see them play. And for me it was a lot of fun. I almost stopped my car.
“But I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’ll never get what’s ours here. If that happens, I’m going to be in big trouble.'” But I just wanted to go see the game.
“For me, it’s fun. But it was so great that I wanted to share it.”
Bad trends for NYM:
Starting with a run in the bottom of the first inning this afternoon, the New York Mets starter has allowed a run in the first innings in seven straight games, giving the club two of four games over the course of the season. I mentioned it in my pre-match notes. The club in Washington, D.C., went 36-9 in the first innings this year, winning 6-18 when the opponent scored first and 13-2 when the opponent scored first. Will it be 6-19 after this match?
