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Mitchell Parker hit 21 home runs in his first four starts in the majors without hitting a single home run. 1⁄3 Get off to a good start without giving up long balls. He was bitten twice by both Orioles outfielder Anthony Santander (fourth) and shortstop Gunnar Henderson (sixth) last night at Nationals Park, sinking Washington’s rookie left-hander with a deep solo shot and They led Baltimore 2-1. They added a runoff by reliever Robert Garcia in the seventh inning up 3-1.
But Davey Martinez’s team never gave up and made another comeback in the 9th inning. With two outs in the first inning, 3-2, Eddie Rosario hit a home run off closer Craig Kimbrel, and Trey Lipscomb and Jacob Both young men continued to play. In the O’s matchup with C.J. Abrams, left-hander Keegan Akin, the last of the O’s, chose to walk, and Abrams hit a game-tying RBI to right field, ultimately sending the score to extras at 3-3.
In the top of the 11th inning, Ryan Mountcastle hit a two-run homer off Hunter Harvey to give the Orioles a 5-3 lead, but the home team came back and tied the score in the bottom of the inning with Ildemaro’s double on first base. . Vargas and Sack fly past Young to turn things around at 5-5 again.
In the top of the 12th inning, Jordan Weems, who took the mound for the Nationals with the score 7-5, scored two runs…
Luis Garcia Jr. hit a leadoff RBI double into the right-field seats with a free runner for the Nationals in the 7-6 home half of the 12th inning, but then the Orioles got a split and Garcia Jr. was stranded with three outs. They won the two-game set by one point.
Martínez said after the loss, “They fought all night” and praised the club’s efforts throughout the night.
“For me, it showed incredible character, it really is. We fell short but they put two in and we come back, they put in two and we come back. That says a lot about this ball club.
“Like I said,. It was great, it really was, we were one step short, but we continue to play with the intention of winning a lot of baseball games, so I’m really proud of the way the boys fought today. ”
Although he was obviously unhappy with the final loss, Martinez was happy with the effort and the split with the AL East-leading O’s.
“The Orioles came here pretty hot, right?” Martinez said. “They’re one of the best teams in baseball, they have the best record. We could have easily done that — they said, ‘Hey, we’re down 3-1.’ ” We will not do that and will continue to fight. And you saw it tonight. This should be a pretty good wake-up call for these guys who can play with anyone.
“So we’re going to take tomorrow off and rest. Hopefully they’ll sleep in and come back on Friday and get another 1-0 win.”
Robles is back. NATS wreaking havoc:
Victor Robles suffered a left hamstring strain on April 3, four games into the 2024 season.Limited to just 36 games and 126 at-bats in 2023, the soon-to-be 27-year-old outfielder posted a .299/.385/.364 line at the plate). Due to lower back problems.
Upon returning to the game, Robles went to Triple Rochester, where he played six games..350/.435/.500, double, triple in 23 PA.), before returning from the IL on Tuesday afternoon. However, he did not start in his first game back.
“Give him a day and get his legs used to it,” Nats skipper Davey Martinez explained before this week’s first of two games against the Orioles in Washington, D.C. I went to the game today, hit a fly ball to right field, and told him I was coming off the bench today. ”
Apparently outfielder Jacob Young’s play in Robles’ absence (Batting average of .300/.364/.375, 6 doubles, 5 walks, 12 stolen bases in 13 innings pitched.) He earned the opportunity to remain in the lineup for a while.
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“Look, Jacob is doing really well,” Martinez said in Tuesday’s pregame press conference. “I know that, so I have to find a way to play Vic, a way to play Jacob, and a way to play again.” [Eddie] Rosary. ”
“We’ll see how the matchup goes,” the captain said of his future plans.
“Vic, he was swinging the bat well before he got hurt last year. He was swinging the bat well this year. So I definitely want to give him a chance to play. It’s not just a platoon thing. there is no.
“We’ll match him up against right-handed players, we’ll play him against left-handed players. The most important thing is to keep him healthy. We’ve had him on the field for the last year and a half. Because he’s been struggling to stay. So I want to keep him healthy for a while.”
Martinez said having both Robles and Young out at the same time could be something to look at in terms of what they can offer the Nationals’ lineup.
“Another player could cause havoc on our base,” Martinez explained. “It would be great to see them play together and like I said, Vic could also play right field, because he played a little bit downstream at Rochester. I’m going to put both of them in CJ’s lineup, just to get them used to playing here. [Abrams] And some others who can run a little bit will definitely cause a little havoc. ”
Stick to the plan:
James Wood, who hit two home runs in Wednesday’s game against the Triple-A Rochester Red Wings, is the second-ranked prospect in Washington’s system with four home runs on the year for the Nationals’ top minor league affiliate. (according to records). According to MLB Pipeline scouts, he currently has a batting average of .339 and an OPS of .973 in 31 games. So when will the Nats bring in a 2021 second round pick?by the Padres. Acquired by the Nationals in the 2022 Juan Soto deal.), Major league until MLB debut?
“I know he hit two home runs, which is great,” Nationals manager Davey Martinez said in Wednesday night’s pregame press conference. “He’s doing well, but there’s a plan and we’re going to do our best to stick to that plan, we really are. I mean, he needs to get a lot of at-bats, he needs to learn different things. So we want him to get better against left-handed pitchers and understand things like base running. So he strikes out 33% of the time against left-handed pitchers. So we want him to really work on that. We’re not going to bring him here and platoon him. That’s for sure. He needs to play every day. But he’s doing well and this is part of the process. To be honest, I don’t want to be a fan, but if I were, I can’t wait until he gets here. It will happen, but we need to deal with it wisely.”
There’s a new wave of talent knocking on the door within the squad, and while the hope is that they’ll eventually kick down the door and force the club’s hand, there’s no one more excited about the future than the manager himself. There was no one there, Martinez said.
“I’m really, really excited about our future. If all these players come out and play like we think they can, I think we’ll be exciting right now,” he said. Yeah, we’re going to be really excited.”
