He surrendered three runs (two earned) on six hits and four walks, and he looked off in his connection with catcher Tim Federowicz, throwing a trio of wild pitches and making Federowicz continually get up and move around in order to track down balls behind home plate.
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According to a Cubs employee on Facebook, Harper went out of his way to make a homeless woman’s Mother’s Day a special one by giving her a gift. Baker is known for his ability to manage players, and more than one of these Nationals has lauded the way he expresses faith in them and lets them work in and out of tough stretches.
But the Cubs rallied to tie the game in the seventh, and in the bottom of the 13th inning, Javier Baez ripped a walk-off homer off Nationals reliever Blake Treinen for a 4-3 victory and four-game sweep.
Baker also mentioned that moving Murphy up to Zimmerman’s spot would present a problem because he and Harper both hit left-handed. “They caught days sometimes when [Jeff] Kent wasn’t hitting. You know what I mean?”
Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg (37) delivers a pitch during the first inning of an interleague baseball game against the Detroit Tigers, Monday, May 9, 2016, in Washington. “They come to see him swing the bat”. Zimmerman said he thinks teams would walk Harper regardless of who was hitting behind him. The club can’t stop Harper from coming to the plate, but they don’t have to give him anything to hit… ever. “[Knight] kind of picked me and said, ‘See ya later.’ I think my emotions showed that I was pretty surprised, but, you know, I think Clint Robinson made me really excited, hit the walk-off, and we got the W, so that’s all that matters about tonight”.
The Cubs gave no credence to complaints regarding their strategy of taking the opposition’s best hitter out of the game.
“He’s going to have to stay disciplined – a lot”, Bonds said. “You’ve got to tip your cap every once in a while”. If they’re going to be serious contenders, they need more than just possibly the best hitter in the game and great pitching. His hit scored Anthony Rendon, who had walked and stole second.
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Chicago Cubs: The Cubs will open a three game home stand on Monday against the San Diego Padres. He is third in the National League in batting average (.395) and.OPS (1.079), fifth in on-base percentage (.439) and slugging percentage (.640), and tied for second in doubles (12). So what did Dusty Baker take away from the four sweep at the hands of the Cubs?
