Yet the Washington Nationals had plenty of blame to spread around in the wake of an embarrassing 8-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
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Record-setting Olympic swimmer Katie Ledecky will throw out the first pitch on Wednesday evening at Nationals Park, NBC Washington reported Tuesday afternoon.
It was the first earned run Britton has given up since April 30.
It didn’t start well for Roark, who needed help from Trea Turner on a sprinting, diving play in center to get the first out of the game. They close out every close game with exceptional pitching by their closer and this year that happens to be the impossible to hit Zach Britton. He went six innings, gave up six hits, struck out two, and walked two on 110 pitches (68 strikes) in the win. Going up against baseball’s top home run hitting club, Cole’s gameplan was to attack the strike zone and challenge hitters. 4-1 Orioles after one. Manny Machado (.306, 87 Rs, 29 HRs, 78 RBIs) has been doing well, going 4 for 6 yesterday with two runs, one home run, and four RBIs.
Tanner Roark’s Line: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 4 Ks, 1 HR, 111 P, 59 S, 6/2 GO/FO.
Daniel Murphy tried to set the stage for a dramatic rally, but even the first grand slam of his career wasn’t enough juice to get the Washington Nationals out of their funk. Still 5-2 Orioles.
“He had a cramp in the hamstring in one leg. Felt it earlier in the game, and I just didn’t like the description”.
Chicago’s Kyle Hendricks pitched six effective innings to guide the Cubs to a 6-3 win at San Diego. Great news O’s fans: Ubaldo Jimenez will take the bump in the series finale in D.C.
Ranking first in home runs, Baltimore has hit 197 this season.
Zach Britton worked a flawless ninth to earn his 38th save in 38 tries.
Bryce Harper singled in the next at bat and scored on a double by Anthony Rendon, 10-8, and Wilson Ramos reached on a fielder’s choice that failed to get Rendon at second. “I had to battle through a leadoff walk, a leadoff double, stuff like that”.
Dylan Bundy threw six innings of six-hit ball, Mark Trumbo hit his major league-leading 38th home run and Baltimore beat Washington 4-3 Monday night in a matchup between neighboring contenders.
On Wednesday afternoon, Washington Nationals Manager Dusty Baker was asked whether possessing an eight-game cushion in the National League East in late August altered how the Nationals were navigating the schedule and resting players. The Nationals have Max Scherzer on the mound as they look to avoid a second straight two-game sweep at the hands of the Orioles.
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The Nationals’ +137 run differential was also the second-best in the majors, behind only the Cubs’ major league-leading +214 run differential. One inning later it was Matt Wieters’ turn, and the O’s had a 2-0 lead on his RBI-double. Cole, who struck out eight in seven innings on Monday, will continue to pitch in Strasburg’s place as Washington protects an eight-game lead over the Miami Marlins in the East.
