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Tuesday lineups
Here are the lineups for tonight's Nats-Phillies game:
Bullpen meltdown costs Nats in 13-11 loss
Out of pure sympathy for you Nats fans who watched this one to the end, there's part of me that thinks it's just cruel to rehash it. But that wouldn't be journalistically responsible, so here you go.
Thru 6: The slugfest continues
As many runs as the Nationals put up early in the game, it only felt like a matter of time before the Phillies got close. This feels like a basketball game, where you know each team is going to go on a run. The Phillies had theirs in the fifth.
Thru 3: Bombs away
It's a warm night in Citizens Bank Park, everybody's favorite launching pad east of the Rocky Mountains. That combination means balls could be flying out of here all night.
A little news from Philly
We're in Philadelphia for the next three days, as the Nationals make their first trip of the year to visit the world champions. A ltitle news as we get started:
Nats win 8-1
Plenty to like about this one for the Nationals. They went 5-for-12 with runners in scoring position, drove in four runs with two outs, allowed no runs from the one error they made and got another impressive start from Jordan Zimmermann.
Thru 6: Another impressive day for Zimmermann
Apologies for the lack of blog posts today--my web browser isn't getting along with our website today--but the first in-game post would've said the same thing as this one: Jordan Zimmermann is really good.
Nats lose 8-2
Pretty ugly loss here today. The Nationals got down early, took their starter out before the end of the third inning and never really mounted much of a rally on Mets starter Mike Pelfrey.
Thru 6: Defensive woes continue
You can pretty much write this one off as a lost cause at this point. The Nationals gave up another three runs in the sixth, facilitated in part by Wil Nieves' throwing error, and lead 8-2.
Thru 3: Yikes
There have been some ugly moments early this season for the Nationals, but I'm not sure any of them stack up to the first three innings here. To recap:
Morning news (and lineups)
We interrupt your day of saturated Redskins draft coverage for a few Nats news items:
Recovering from another downer
Beautiful (if slightly muggy) day here at Citi Field, where the Nats arrive with a familiar task: trying to pick up the pieces from a one-run loss the night before.
Thru 6: More outfield troubles
Nats trail 3-1, the difference being that when Johan Santana needed to get out of a jam, he did it himself. When Scott Olsen had to get out of one, his defense silpped up.
Thru 3: Hanging on
This Nats-Mets game so far has felt like a championship fight--you just get the feeling New York is jabbing away for now, waiting to land the knockout punch later. The Mets lead 1-0 after three, but it could have been more.
Game 1 in the new stadium
Hello from New York, where the Nationals begin a three-game series with the Mets tonight.
