Baseball, huh?
The crazy part wasn't the loss. A two out single and homer meant the game was tied and going into extras it's basically anyone's game. No the crazy part was with two outs the Phillies went :
Single - Homer - Single - Single - Homer - Walk - Single - Double - Walk - Single
They didn't just bat around - after two outs they batted around and no one got out. Forget the runs, I just want to know the last time 10 straight men made it on base safely in a game.
It also kind of stinks that Ribalta was looking good and probably could have handled the 8th (or at least deserved a shot) but they have a plan and that plan in their head that said Lovelady into Beeter. They want that 8-9 set up because it makes things easier. Even if it's probably not better, there is something to be said for roles being known for clubhouse headspace and all. But they failed and Lord and Schultz both pitched so they won't be exactly fresh for tonight and the Phillies will have seen them once - which as we saw with Lord and Beeter tonight - makes a difference. WIll it matter? Better hope it's the rarer good Mikolas that shows up tonight.
The Nats get Nola tonight and Sanchez tomorrow which you can't feel is in your favor. Rolling through a 4 game set with the Phillies and not getting both Wheeler and Sanchez demands you take 2 of 3 from the other guys. It's 1-1 right now.
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Our statistically-minded coaching staff just broke the odds machines. The last team to trail with two outs in the 9th, score 8 runs and win was the 1988 Kansas City Royals. The 2026 Nats relief pitching is giving the Elias Sport Bureau some games to remember.
We gave up an 8 run lead in SF in the 8th inning... I mean it's not as bad but it's still pretty brutal.
Someone need to show Butera the clip of Montgomery Burns "playing the percentages". (And possibly explain the joke to him.)
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