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lucho2107 · 04-05-2020, 07:27 PM

L, (2 -4) @Nationals Park
Jameson Taillon debuted in the series opener against the Braves. He sat down the first 9 rivals in order but in the 4th inning, he allowed 4 runs after a couple of unlucky plays and a 3-run homer by Freddie Freeman. Kolten Wong had his first homer of the season by going deep on the fifth inning. Victor Robles had to be taken out of the game on the seventh after a diving catch. Taillon finished his outing after 7 innings. Zimmerman had a pinch-hit double that brought Kieboom to the plate and cut down the Braves lead on half. We were shut down on the final two innings by the Braves bullpen and dropped the first game of the series.

L, (2 -4) @Nationals Park
The second start of the year by Scherzer was decent. He went seven innings and punched out 12 rivals. He allowed 3 runs all of them via a solo shot. The offense scored a run in the fifth thanks to an error Charlie Culberson. The offense struggled all the game and we finished with only three hits and one run, dropping the second game of the series and the third in a row.

Roster News
Ryan Zimmerman has announced he will retire at the end of the season.

W, (3 -1) @Nationals Park
Rick Porcello made his debut as a National. On the bottom of the first, we scored a run thanks to a bases-loaded walk to Vazquez. Juan Soto had an RBI single on the third inning. Another RBI by Soto on the 4th inning made the Braves skipper take out Max Fried of the ballgame after just 3.2 innings.
Porcello was rolling and throwing a shutout game when Freeman went deep. He quickly recovered and got a strikeout and a double play. The score remained the same and in the ninth inning, after a little trouble, Brand Hand recorded his first save of the year.

W, (3 -1) @Marlins Park
We traveled to Miami to play the first road series of the year. Kolten Wong had a 2-run double on the top of the 4th to give us an early lead. Strasburg who was keeping the Mets hitless till the 5th inning struggled in the sixth and gave up two runs. His final slash line was 6.0 IP/2ER/10K. Wander Suero handled the seventh and Givens the eighth. We scored an insurance run in the ninth thanks to a pinch-hit single by Ryan Zimmerman. Brad Hand, had some trouble in the ninth and gave up a run, but he managed to earn the save and secure the win.

W, (3 -2) @Marlins Park
We featured some changes on the lineup in the second game of the series. Trea Turner played at center field and Wilmer Difo at shortstop. Adam Eaton rested and Michael Taylor played the right field. Juan Soto gave us the lead on the 4th with a triple. Miami tied the game in the 4th thanks to a triple by Monte Harrison. We got back on the field quickly thanks to an RBI single by Christian Vazquez. Trevor Bauer's game was done after just 68 pitches and six innings. He allowed one run in 4 hits with 6 strikeouts. In the 7th, Turner, who is having an early frost, had an RBI double that gave us a bigger lead. Keone Kela had a good relief outing by going 1.1 scoreless innings. Wander Suero handled the ninth and had his first save of the year.

L, (0 -3) @Marlins Park
Scherzer started for us the final game of this series against Miami and gave up 2 runs in the first inning. He settled down on the next couple of innings but gave up another one on the 4th. He was out of the game after the 5th inning, allowing 3 runs and punching out just 3. McGrath entered the game and had two scoreless innings. Nevertheless, that was not enough as the bats went silent and were shut out by the Marlins.

04-05-2020, 07:27 PM	#35
lucho2107 Minors (Double A) Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Bogotá, Colombia Posts: 124	2021 Week 2. (5-4) L, (2 -4) @Nationals Park Jameson Taillon debuted in the series opener against the Braves. He sat down the first 9 rivals in order but in the 4th inning, he allowed 4 runs after a couple of unlucky plays and a 3-run homer by Freddie Freeman. Kolten Wong had his first homer of the season by going deep on the fifth inning. Victor Robles had to be taken out of the game on the seventh after a diving catch. Taillon finished his outing after 7 innings. Zimmerman had a pinch-hit double that brought Kieboom to the plate and cut down the Braves lead on half. We were shut down on the final two innings by the Braves bullpen and dropped the first game of the series. L, (2 -4) @Nationals Park The second start of the year by Scherzer was decent. He went seven innings and punched out 12 rivals. He allowed 3 runs all of them via a solo shot. The offense scored a run in the fifth thanks to an error Charlie Culberson. The offense struggled all the game and we finished with only three hits and one run, dropping the second game of the series and the third in a row. Roster News Ryan Zimmerman has announced he will retire at the end of the season. W, (3 -1) @Nationals Park Rick Porcello made his debut as a National. On the bottom of the first, we scored a run thanks to a bases-loaded walk to Vazquez. Juan Soto had an RBI single on the third inning. Another RBI by Soto on the 4th inning made the Braves skipper take out Max Fried of the ballgame after just 3.2 innings. Porcello was rolling and throwing a shutout game when Freeman went deep. He quickly recovered and got a strikeout and a double play. The score remained the same and in the ninth inning, after a little trouble, Brand Hand recorded his first save of the year. W, (3 -1) @Marlins Park We traveled to Miami to play the first road series of the year. Kolten Wong had a 2-run double on the top of the 4th to give us an early lead. Strasburg who was keeping the Mets hitless till the 5th inning struggled in the sixth and gave up two runs. His final slash line was 6.0 IP/2ER/10K. Wander Suero handled the seventh and Givens the eighth. We scored an insurance run in the ninth thanks to a pinch-hit single by Ryan Zimmerman. Brad Hand, had some trouble in the ninth and gave up a run, but he managed to earn the save and secure the win. W, (3 -2) @Marlins Park We featured some changes on the lineup in the second game of the series. Trea Turner played at center field and Wilmer Difo at shortstop. Adam Eaton rested and Michael Taylor played the right field. Juan Soto gave us the lead on the 4th with a triple. Miami tied the game in the 4th thanks to a triple by Monte Harrison. We got back on the field quickly thanks to an RBI single by Christian Vazquez. Trevor Bauer's game was done after just 68 pitches and six innings. He allowed one run in 4 hits with 6 strikeouts. In the 7th, Turner, who is having an early frost, had an RBI double that gave us a bigger lead. Keone Kela had a good relief outing by going 1.1 scoreless innings. Wander Suero handled the ninth and had his first save of the year. L, (0 -3) @Marlins Park Scherzer started for us the final game of this series against Miami and gave up 2 runs in the first inning. He settled down on the next couple of innings but gave up another one on the 4th. He was out of the game after the 5th inning, allowing 3 runs and punching out just 3. McGrath entered the game and had two scoreless innings. Nevertheless, that was not enough as the bats went silent and were shut out by the Marlins.