After a pitching and defense meltdown last night, the Nationals lost their 5th straight game. Now they will look to get back on track and put a dent in the Mets playoff hopes. To do that, the Nationals will need to play much cleaner baseball.
The Nats are making a few changes at the bottom of their lineup. Robert Hassell will play center field and hit fifth, which is higher in the lineup than usual for him. Riley Adams will catch this afternoon. After sitting yesterday, Brady House is back at third base. The struggling Luis Garcia Jr. will be on the bench as Nasim Nunez plays second base. Cade Cavalli will be on the mound.
The Mets are only making two changes to the lineup. Cedric Mullins will be in for Jose Siri after Siri had a brutal game last night. Jeff McNeil will be at second base. The Mets have their new ace Nolan McLean on the mound. McLean has only made 6 MLB starts, but he has been insanely impressive. His pitches have some of the craziest movement you will ever see.
TV: MASN 2 and MLB Network (out of market)
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and DC 87.7
The Nationals need to snap out of their week-long malaise. It would feel like a fitting end of the season if the Nats lost the rest of their games to get to 100 losses. However, these guys cannot let that happen. Let’s stop the slide right here, right now. Let’s go Nats!