
2021 Week 8. (29-17)
W, (7-1) @Dodger Stadium
Max Scherzer had a good outing in the first game of the series against the Dodgers and we extended our winning streak to 8. Scherzer went seven innings and in which he allowed one run in 3 hits. McGrath and Taillon handled the final two innings. We batted around Walker Buehler as we scored 5 runs in 4.1 innings. Victor Robles went 4 for 4 with a homer (his 6th of the year) and a couple of RBI“s.
Roster Moves
Carter Kieboom was diagnosed with a strained oblique and was placed on the injured list. Drew Ward was recalled from AAA and will play 3B until Kieboom is back.
L, (2-3) @Dodger Stadium
In spite of a good performance by Trevor Bauer, we lost the second game of the series and our winning streak is over. Trevor Bauer went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. All 3 runs came thanks to a home run by Gavin Lux in the 4th inning. Trea Turner had a 2-run shot to keep the game close but we were unable to break the Dodgers bullpen.
L, (4-10) @Dodger Stadium
Strasburg had to leave the game after just one inning because of an undisclosed injury. The bullpen had a terrible game as McGrath gave 3 on just 1 inning. German first appearance of the season was not a good one as he gave up a run in 1.1 innings pitched. Rainey, Suero, Borque, and Guerra all had bad outings and gave up 2 runs each. Drew Ward had his first home run in the majors.
Roster Moves
Terrible news as Trevor Bauer was diagnosed with ruptured finger tendon and he will be out of action for 4 months. He will go to the 60-day IL. Will Crowe was called from AAA to replace him.
W, (7-6) @Nationals Park
We“ve won the first game of this home series against the Cardinals in spite of Brad Hand's first blown save of the year. Hand, who took over in the ninth with a 3 run lead gave up a 3-run homer to Dansby Swanson. Garret Richards had another good outing as he went 6 innings and allowed just one run. McGrath has struggled and has been in a slump the past week. The offense was powered by the long ball. Trea Turner, Jason Castro, and Daniel Murphy had two-run shots.
W, (8-5) @Nationals Park
We took the second game of the series thanks to a good performance offensively. Trea Turner went 2 for 4 with a homer and a double with a couple of RBI“s. Drew Ward who is making his debut in the majors had two hits and is batting for .250. Javy Guerra earned his second save of the year.
League News
Chris Archer from the Baltimore Orioles will miss the rest of the season
Miles Mikolas was injured and will have to undergo TJ surgery. He will be out for the rest of the season.
Roster Moves
Another terrible blow for our rotation as Stephen Strasburg was diagnosed with a torn labrum and will miss 4 months. Drew Harrington was recalled from AAA. Taillon will return to his role as a starter.
W, (9-4) @Nationals Park
In spite of the terrible injury news, we have received in the last couple of weeks we are still winning some ball games. Scherzer had a bad outing as he allowed 4 runs in 6 innings whilst punching out 11. The bullpen and the offense bailed out Scherzer. Drew Ward had a towering home run in the third inning to bring home 3 runs. Robles had a three-hit game and he was named NL player of the week.
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