Code:Reds Nationals 1. F Lopez, SS 1. M Byrd, CF 2. E Encarnacion, 3B 2. J Vidro, 2B 3. K Griffey Jr., CF 3. N Johnson, 1B 4. A Dunn, LF 4. J Guillen, RF 5. A Kearns, RF 5. D Ward, LF 6. S Hatteberg, 1B 6. R Zimmerman, 3B 7. B Phillips, 2B 7. M LeCroy, C 8. D Ross, C 8. R Clayton, SS 9. B Arroyo, P 9. Z Day, P Arroyo: 5-1, 2.36 ERA Day: 2-3, 7.11 ERA Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET TV: FSN Ohio Radio: WLW 700
I like it.
EE batting 2nd..I'm pleasantly surprised
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Good to see Kearns moving ahead of Hatte. If EE continues with his discipline, he would make a pretty sick 2nd hitter.
EdE -
Some people play baseball. Baseball plays Jay Bruce.
Given the players that are starting, that's just about how I'd order the lineup.
Kudos to Narron for not shooting himself in the foot and batting Phillips and his .330 on-base percentage 2nd in the order. With Brandon's inability to take a walk and get on base at a solid clip, he belongs batting 7th, though his solid slugging percentage will continue to be an asset that low in the order.
Hatteberg's OPS is heavy on the OBP side and thin on the SLG side, while Phillips' OPS is heavy on the SLG side and thin on the OBP side. Solid OBP batting in front of solid SLG is a nice formula for run scoring, and it makes perfect sense to bat Hatteberg in front of Phillips. Let Hatteberg get on base, and allow Phillips to move Hatteberg around the bases and/or in to the plate.
That all said, we need to come away with a win here and take the series. Despite how ugly the team looked on Tuesday night, if we take two of three from Washington there shouldn't be many complaints overall for the series.
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The only surprise I see is that Soriano isnt playing for the Nationals today.
They're going with Ward to improve the defenseOriginally Posted by CTA513
The only surprise I see is that Soriano isnt playing for the Nationals today.
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
I betcha that's exactly how Narron made the decision
"Rounding 3rd and heading for home, good night everybody"
They're going with Ward to improve the defense
Probably not far from the truth
Sureee...I betcha that's exactly how Narron made the decision
I see it more like this
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I predicted this lineup 100% correctly in the Griffey thread!
Day vs. Arroyo..... this could be fun.
For Cincinnati...
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