Andrew Golden

RT @spencernusbaum_: Nats lineup vs. Cardinals RHP Mikolas https://t.co/B5QYwO9wET

RT @spencernusbaum_: Dave Martinez is often careful with his words. He chose not to mince them after the Nats latest comeback attempt fell…

FINAL: Cardinals 4, Nationals 2. CJ Abrams hit a fly out to RF with the bases loaded. This team continues to battle late, but can’t get it going early. Washington will try to avoid a sweep tomorrow.

Dylan Crews will bat with the game on the line. Two runners on and two outs in the ninth. He’s the winning run.

After Dylan Crews homered, CJ Abrams doubled and James Wood picked up the Nationals' first walk in the series. But Nathaniel Lowe grounded out to third to end the inning. To the ninth we go.

Dylan Crews just hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning, ending a strong outing for Andre Pallante. A really nice swing there from Crews. He was ready for the sinker this time around and didn't miss it. 4-2 Cardinals.

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Before the game, Dave Martinez said he wanted Dylan Crews to be aggressive on hitting fastballs b/c Crews has been late and missing those pitches. With two runners on in the 5th, Crews swung through a 4SFB, fouled a second off and then swung through a high sinker. 4-0 Cards.

On the left is the location of the balls the Nationals have put in play for outs this afternoon. On the right are the pitches they've laid off. They're not chasing much this afternoon. They're getting good pitches to hit, but just have 3 hits to show for it. https://t.co/BzYBHffhre

The last time the Nationals had a walk was on Wednesday, when the Cardinals were electing a new pope. Turns out, they're pretty good at baseball, too. 4-0 St. Louis.

Before the game, Dave Martinez said he wanted Dylan Crews to be aggressive on hitting fastballs b/c Crews has been late and missing those pitches. With two runners on in the 5th, Crews swung through a 4SFB, fouled a second off and then swung through a high sinker. 4-0 Cards.

RT @spencernusbaum_: Okay so to recap that inning - Jacob Young was called out on strikes -- two of the pitches were borderline, but shown…

The Nationals have been making hard contact against Andre Pallante, but only have one hit to show for it. CJ Abrams' third-inning flyout would've been a homer in two parks. It had a .660 XBA. Here's a look at the at-bats so far: https://t.co/LM6YW4qafe

Cade Cavalli's rehab outing is complete. He threw 59 pitches: 31 balls and 28 strikes. His outing ended with a grand slam to former National Dominic Smith. Final stat line: 2 2/3 IP, 3 H, 5 R (ER), 3 BB, 2K

Something to watch today. Andre Pallante's ground ball percentage is 66.1 percent, the sixth highest percentage in the majors among qualified pitchers. The Nationals' ground ball rate is 49.4 percent, the highest mark in the major leagues. https://t.co/fEbRcXe2Nv

RT @spencernusbaum_: Just a clarification on Alex Call, who is in the lineup today: He's still dealing with a knee contusion, so the Nation…

Jarlin Susana was placed on the 7-day injured list at Double-A Harrisburg with an arm injury, according to Dave Martinez. Martinez said he didn’t know much more about the injury.

RT @spencernusbaum_: Nats lineup vs. Cardinals RHP Pallante: https://t.co/8gsevLEizv

RT @Bobby_Blanco: Zach Brzykcy said Rochester manager Matt LeCroy told his girlfriend that he was going back to Washington and she asked: “…