I attended this afternoon’s matinee between the New York Mets and the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington DC. The Mets won 9-5. RA Dickey got the win and improved to a MLB best 13-1, and Gio Gonzalez fell to a still-impressive 12-5 and took the loss. What follows are observations and notes from the game:
Gio Gonzales had a rough outing. The lefty lasted only 3.1 innings, couldn’t find the strike zone, gave up a couple of blasts, and was totally ineffective. The defense behind him wasn’t great–and we’ll cover that in a minute–but he really didn’t help himself by falling behind, and leaving balls over the plate. Gonzales needs to be way better than he was today for the Nats to have a chance the rest of the season.
David Wright looked really good. In the first inning, he connected on a no doubter to left center to plate two. In the fourth, a 3-run bomb to straight away center. He also made an amazing play, diving in the shortstop position and making a flip to second f...
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RA Dickey,
Gio Gonzalez,
David Wright,
Mike Morse,
Roger Bernadina,
Ryan Zimmerman,
Drew Storen
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, New York Mets
TEAMS: Washington Nationals, New York Mets
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SeasonRd/HmLast StartLast 3 App
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