Adon cramp and Nationals rotation:
Joan Adon returned to the majors in pursuit of a perfect game, pitching six complete games. 2⁄3 But the 25-year-old, who recently became a starter, told reporters he doesn’t know how long he would have been left had the potentially historic match ended. actually continued.
“I don’t know what was going on because I started cramping in the sixth inning,” Adon said. Quoted by MASNsports.com.
“That’s when I started to feel it. But no one wants to get out of the perfect game.”
Adon left his second start in a recent major league game last Friday night between the third and fourth innings when he again suffered leg cramps during a warm-up.
“His leg is cramped. It’s the second time,” manager Davey Martinez said in post-game comments after the series opener against Oakland.
“He also had cramps in Cincinnati. So we had to find a way to catch him. I saw him on the floor, and his legs were cramped.”
About 12 hours later, Adon felt better when Martinez spoke again before Game 2 against the A’s in DC.
“He said he feels better. However, we will run him through some tests to see why this is happening to him. No, or… I spoke to him today and he said he drinks a lot before games, so we’ll figure it out before his next start and hopefully, It’s something we can control, but I said I’m feeling good today, I told him to take it easy today and try again tomorrow because he’s definitely Because I have to run this routine.”
Before the game, Martinez said he hoped the cooler weather would help him avoid further problems like the ones Adon experienced in Cincinnati, but it was a problem for him again and the manager needed to address it.
“He sweats a lot,” said the sixth grade captain.
“So I think it can happen anytime, whether it’s the second or the third. You have to remember, it happened in the bottom of the sixth. [in Cincinnati]Because he was running through the game pretty quickly.
“Yesterday he was having trouble controlling the strike zone, so it happened four times. We will be conducting some tests to see if we can prevent more from happening.”
At that point, Martinez said he hoped to send Adon next turn in the recently expanded six-man rotation.
“If I had to do something different, I think I would be covered,” he explained. But I want him to go ahead as planned. So like I said, we’re going to do some stuff with him to see if we can narrow this down and see if he can get out there and compete. ”
Speaking the next day before the final game against the Athletics, Martinez was confident that Adon would post up on schedule.
“He’s going to pitch, but we’ll see how he feels in the next few days,” Martinez said. “Like I said, we have to have some control over this whole cramped situation. He felt better this morning than he did yesterday.
“So I think he was going to throw in the bullpen tomorrow, but let’s see how it goes.”
Is it a conditioning issue or just dehydration, given what happened in back-to-back expeditions?
“He – they’re going to do some different stretching exercises with him before that,” Martinez said. “But he’s hurt so bad. He’s a very strong man, but you have to understand what’s going on. He drinks a lot of water. He said he’s feeling better today and is eating pretty well, so let’s see how he goes tomorrow.”
Williams gives up more 3HRs:
Trevor Williams conceded a home run on the second pitch at Wrigley Field late last month, after which he joked with reporters about how to avoid conceding all first-inning homers in his seven starts. said. 20 outings by then.
“It’s become an unfortunate trend,” admitted Williams. Quoted by Mark Zuckerman of MASN. “We should concede one goal in the bullpen before the game and then work hard from there.
“But that’s part of pitching. You’re going to give up a home run. You’re going to give up a run. It’s important to get back on the mound and run.”
Williams avoided a clean sheet in the next three starts, but allowed a home run in each start. In Sunday’s game in the capital, he allowed a one-out homer in the first inning before walking. The Oakland Athletics took an early 3-0 lead before a hitter hit a two-run home run, but the home team took a walk-off victory in the ninth inning, trailing six.
Williams hit his third homer in the second half of the game against the Athletics, leaving the National League-leading 28 home runs to 117. 2⁄3 His IP so far this season was in the first year of his two-year/$13 million deal with the Knots (2.14 HR/9, the highest of any pitcher with 110-plus annual IP).
Manager Davey Martinez said of the starter’s struggles to keep the ball in yards: “He’s getting the ball up a little bit in the zone…just a few misses.” . One thing about Trevor though, when a push looms and he needs to push in and get an out, he usually gets an out. he was really good
“You have to get people to understand that he is very effective when he throws the ball down. I needed it.”
