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lucho2107 · 04-05-2020, 03:49 PM

W, (4-3) @ Nationals Park
The first game of the new season came with a thrilling walk-off win. Max Scherzer went seven innings and allowed 2 runs (none earned) and punched out 13. Wander Suero took over in the eight and gave up one more run. We were heading to a 2-run defeat when at the bottom of the ninth Adam Eaton had a double that brought home the tying run. Adam Eaton was the hero again as he brought home Christian Vazquez with a single in the 11th to win the game. Wong debuted with 2 hits and Vazquez with one. Keone Kela and Brad Hand also made their debuts by throwing a shutout inning each.

League News
Bad luck for the Angels as their new signing Corey Kluber has suffered a torn rotator cuff and will undergo TJ surgery. He will miss this season and maybe a couple of months of the next one.

W, (14-3) @ Nationals Park
The second game of the series featured Stephen Strasburg vs Sixto Sanchez. We had a big first inning as our first five-player managed to get on base and score. In the 4th inning, there was a 70-minute rain delay. After that Strasburg gave up one run. He will end his performance by going 5 innings, allowing only 1 run, and striking out 7. Starlin Castro pinch hit for Strasburg on the fifth and had a double. Victor Robles followed him by going deep to left field. Daniel Murphy went deep as well on the seventh inning with one out to record his first home run of the year. Tanner Rainey gave up a couple of solo shots to the Marlins on the eighth but the offense responded on the bottom of the frame by scoring 5 more runs, three of them courtesy of a home run by Carter Kieboom. It was our very first blowout win of the year.

L, (3-5) @ Nationals Park
Trevor Bauer's debut was in the final game of the homestand against the Marlins. He gave up a run in the third game after a double by Monte Harrison. Later, in the 5th inning, he allowed a 2 run shot to Chad Wallach. His final slash line was 5.0IP/3ER/7K. We responded right away thanks to a solo shot by Christian Vazquez. Daniel McGrath took over and had a great debut in a Nationals Uniform by going 2 clean innings and punching out 4. Nevertheless, on the eighth inning, Kela struggled and gave up 2 runs. We tried a rally on the 9th and Taylor drove in one more but we fell short and lost the final game of the series.

04-05-2020, 03:49 PM	#34
lucho2107 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Bogotá, Colombia Posts: 124	2021 Week 1. (2-1) W, (4-3) @ Nationals Park The first game of the new season came with a thrilling walk-off win. Max Scherzer went seven innings and allowed 2 runs (none earned) and punched out 13. Wander Suero took over in the eight and gave up one more run. We were heading to a 2-run defeat when at the bottom of the ninth Adam Eaton had a double that brought home the tying run. Adam Eaton was the hero again as he brought home Christian Vazquez with a single in the 11th to win the game. Wong debuted with 2 hits and Vazquez with one. Keone Kela and Brad Hand also made their debuts by throwing a shutout inning each. League News Bad luck for the Angels as their new signing Corey Kluber has suffered a torn rotator cuff and will undergo TJ surgery. He will miss this season and maybe a couple of months of the next one. W, (14-3) @ Nationals Park The second game of the series featured Stephen Strasburg vs Sixto Sanchez. We had a big first inning as our first five-player managed to get on base and score. In the 4th inning, there was a 70-minute rain delay. After that Strasburg gave up one run. He will end his performance by going 5 innings, allowing only 1 run, and striking out 7. Starlin Castro pinch hit for Strasburg on the fifth and had a double. Victor Robles followed him by going deep to left field. Daniel Murphy went deep as well on the seventh inning with one out to record his first home run of the year. Tanner Rainey gave up a couple of solo shots to the Marlins on the eighth but the offense responded on the bottom of the frame by scoring 5 more runs, three of them courtesy of a home run by Carter Kieboom. It was our very first blowout win of the year. L, (3-5) @ Nationals Park Trevor Bauer's debut was in the final game of the homestand against the Marlins. He gave up a run in the third game after a double by Monte Harrison. Later, in the 5th inning, he allowed a 2 run shot to Chad Wallach. His final slash line was 5.0IP/3ER/7K. We responded right away thanks to a solo shot by Christian Vazquez. Daniel McGrath took over and had a great debut in a Nationals Uniform by going 2 clean innings and punching out 4. Nevertheless, on the eighth inning, Kela struggled and gave up 2 runs. We tried a rally on the 9th and Taylor drove in one more but we fell short and lost the final game of the series.