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Craig Edwards
8:05
Welcome all. Let's get the queue rolling.
8:06
If you missed game 1, here's Brendan Gawlowski with a great recap. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/nationals-beat-astros-5-4-and-baseball...
Here's Tony Wolfe, who will be here shortly, on how the Astros can't just work the count to beat the Nationals. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/running-up-pitch-counts-wont-be-enough...
8:07
Here's Devan Fink on Sean Doolitlle, who wasn't even the closer a few weeks ago. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/sean-doolittles-important-turnaround-e...
8:08
I wrote about Juan Soto's incredible homer. https://www.fangraphs.com/blogs/juan-soto-does-the-impossible/
Who will win tonight?
Nationals (59.1% | 26 votes)
 
Astros (40.9% | 18 votes)
 
Total Votes: 44
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:08
Hello all.
Craig Edwards
8:08
Who are you rooting for?
Nationals (72.7% | 93 votes)
 
Astros (7% | 9 votes)
 
the baseball to be good. (20.3% | 26 votes)
 
Total Votes: 128
Hi David.
8:09
Tony Wolfe
8:09
Hey everybody!
Craig Edwards
8:11
Dystopian Future
8:11
"Who are you rooting for? Total Votes: 21 Astros: 0% (0 votes)
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:11
In talk radio parlance, I'd be typing "First time caller, long time listener." In terms of the here and now, it is "First time chatter, long time baseball observer."
Craig Edwards
8:11
Wonder why that is.
And Verlander did not get off to a good start with the walk.
8:12
They couldn't keep Trea Turner on first last night in the first, but a botched bunt ruined the inning. We'll see if anything changes tonight.
8:13
"Good piece of hitting" alert
Tony Wolfe
8:13
Can't think of a more "good piece of hitting" guy than Adam Eaton.
Craig Edwards
8:13
I'd go with Juan Soto last night myself.
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:14
Nothing to do with rooting interests, but as the first inning unfolds  I'm drinking a Shiner Oktoberfest. And as I type this, a lot of Astros fans are probably reaching for the hard stuff.
Craig Edwards
8:15
3 batters, no outs, and a 2-0 Nats lead. Good piece of hitting by Rendon who hit it really hard off the wall.
Hire Joe Morgan?
8:16
Verlander at 93 on his fastball.  Spotting it, or is the gun slow?
Craig Edwards
8:17
The first pitch to Rendon got up close to 96 and so did that pitch to Soto, but the first few batters, he wasn't throwing too hard.
That's something to watch going forward as when he pitched on short rest, he had his normal velocity, but not the command.
Dystopian Future
8:17
Look what happens when you don't bunt!
stever20
8:17
that hit was due to Eaton's willingness to bunt....
Dak To The Future
8:17
But is he a professional hitter?!?!
Craig Edwards
8:18
Very professional. Soon to be one of the highest paid professionals in the game, Rendon is.
Verlander gets two outs with Rendon not moving off second.
someone
8:19
Brantley has done an awful job playing that wall thus far. He looks like a visiting player.
Craig Edwards
8:19
Maybe the ball is carrying differently than he's used to. That one was also a crazy bounce. Not much he could do.
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:19
Regarding Eaton's willingness to bunt, he had nine bunt hits this year. The Nationals had the most in MLB. They also had the third most sacrifice hits.
Byron Buxton
8:19
Over/under 110.5 pitches for Verlander tonight?
Craig Edwards
8:19
I'll go under.
Tony Wolfe
8:20
I'll say over. I bet he settles in and they ride him a bit.
tz
8:21
Who gets the most total $ this offseason - Cole or Rendon?
Tony Wolfe
8:21
It'll be Cole.
Craig Edwards
8:21
Hard to say, but I'll lean toward Rendon.
AvatarDavid Laurila
8:21
I'll break the tie and go Cole.
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