Sunday, April 05, 2026

Game 9 Thread: April 5 @ Nationals, 10.30a

Roki Sasaki (0-1, 2.25) vs. Foster Griffin (1-0, 3.60).

Oh my god, it's early. Let's hope the Dodgers wake up so we can show the Nationals' starting pitcher the Griffin door.

40 comments:

karen said...

Mookie to DL with oblique strain. Kim called up to platoon SS with Miggy.

karen said...

Shohei, DH
Miggy Ro, SS
T. Hernandez, LF
Freddie Freeman, 1B
Andy Pages, CF
Alex Call, RF
Santiago Espinal, 3B
Dalton Rushing, C
Alex Freeland, 2B

Roki Sasaki, RHP

karen said...

HAPPY EASTER!! A weak lineup today. Game start delayed due to rain.

Steve Sax said...

Happy Easter!

That rain delay looks bad

Steve Sax said...

Thanks for the lineup @karen!

karen said...

Game supposed to begin at 12:45.

spank said...

we got game

Steve Sax said...

Ohtani HR!

spank said...

sbobei blast

Steve Sax said...

Pages Ks with two on to end the third.

1-0 LA

Steve Sax said...

Sbobei!

Steve Sax said...

Shohei hitting HRs is a good sign. Especially with Mookie hurt

Steve Sax said...

Dammit, Sasaki gives the lead right back. Two-run HR by Garcia.

Steve Sax said...

Boooooooo

spank said...

bad luck on that one

Steve Sax said...

Sasaki chokes it away.

karen said...

6-1 Nats bottom of 4th.

Steve Sax said...

Three-run HR to Wood makes it 6-1 Washington

spank said...

dammit

spank said...

maybe lets have Will Smith catch for Roki next time.

spank said...

UCLA up by 22 in the 3rd quarter. looks like the ladies are gonna win the national championship

Steve Sax said...

Rushing with a two-run HR, after getting a pitch clock violation called strike three last AB

spank said...

never fails. every time i see Freeland bat he strikes out looking

spank said...

about time Rushing does something

Steve Sax said...

Freeman with a leadoff single in the eighth, then Pages doubles. Alex Call up

Steve Sax said...

6-5 Washington, with rancho ardiendo and no out. Kyle Tucker at the plate

Steve Sax said...

Tucker FC scores a run. Here’s Shohei in a tie game

Steve Sax said...

Shohei sac fly! 7-6 LA

karen said...

WOW! Boys up 7-6 in middle of 8th.

Steve Sax said...

Rojas Ks to end the inning, but at least we have the lead again.

Pretty razor thin though

Steve Sax said...

And: way to go, UCLA!

Steve Sax said...

Teoscar HR!

spank said...

teo hr

Steve Sax said...

Diaz Ks Wood for the first out.

8-6 LA, one out, B9

Steve Sax said...

Ground out to first for the second out

karen said...

SWEEP BABY!!!

Steve Sax said...

WIN

Steve Sax said...

Let’s gooooooooo

…to Toronto

spank said...

that's a wrap

spank said...

that's a wrap