It was a rough home stand for the Nats, particularly for the pitching staff. They went 1-5 on the home stand, and things are not going to get any easier. The Nats are squaring off with the Brewers, who had the most wins in baseball last year. The Brew Crew are also off to a hot start, with an 8-4 record.
With the Brewers deploying a unique pitching strategy, Blake Butera responded accordingly. The Brewers are using a lefty opener, but following with a right handed pitcher. That means Curtis Mead will
play first base and hit second. However, Luis Garcia Jr. will still be in the lineup, but he is hitting 7th to avoid the opener. Joey Wiemer is in the lineup against the team that drafted him, hitting 6th. Jorbit Vivas and Keibert Ruiz are also back in the lineup. Jake Irvin will look to bounce back from a rough start against the Dodgers.
The Brewers lineup is one of the better ones in the league, especially at the top. Brice Turang, William Contreras and Christian Yelich are a formidable trio at the top. Garrett Mitchell is a player that has gotten off to a really hot start for the Brewers. As usual, they have grinders at the bottom of the order. On the pitching side of things, lefty Aaron Ashby will open, while righty Chad Patrick will follow him. This approach was likely designed to counter the Nats lefty bats.
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Game Info:
Stadium: American Family Field
Time: 7:40 PM EST
TV: Nationals.TV
Radio: 106.7 The Fan
The Nats were unable to take advantage of their theoretically lighter matchup against the Cardinals. That means they will be 4-8 entering a series against a team that smacked them around last year. The boys will need to answer the bell if they do not want to be totally cut adrift early. Follow along in the comments down below and let’s go Nats.
