Nats (12-4) at Pads (5-12)
Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:32 pm
Tuesday, 10:05 PM: Gio Gonzalez (1-0, 2.04 ERA) vs. Clayton Richard (1-1, 5.89 ERA)
Wednesday, 6:35 PM: Jordan Zimmermann (0-1, 1.29 ERA) vs. Joe Wieland (0-2, 5.73 ERA)
Thursday, 10:05 PM: Edwin Jackson (1-1, 4.26 ERA) vs. Edinson Volquez (0-2, 4.30 ERA)
Can the Pads score even five runs this series? Bet the under with Nats pitchers holding batters to around a .200 average and the Pads batting just slightly better than that as a team.
Bats just need to produce at a decent level in this series. LaRoche and Werth are hitting and Zimmerman seems to be coming around.
Desmond is hitting but still rarely takes a walk. He's batting .294 but only has an OBP of .319. Contrast that with Espinosa, batting only .218 but with a .323 OBP....
Those two really are the keys to the season. If the starters pitch like they have it'll be playoffs regardless, but without top of the lineup getting on base it'll be close getting in and a quick exit.
Wednesday, 6:35 PM: Jordan Zimmermann (0-1, 1.29 ERA) vs. Joe Wieland (0-2, 5.73 ERA)
Thursday, 10:05 PM: Edwin Jackson (1-1, 4.26 ERA) vs. Edinson Volquez (0-2, 4.30 ERA)
Can the Pads score even five runs this series? Bet the under with Nats pitchers holding batters to around a .200 average and the Pads batting just slightly better than that as a team.
Bats just need to produce at a decent level in this series. LaRoche and Werth are hitting and Zimmerman seems to be coming around.
Desmond is hitting but still rarely takes a walk. He's batting .294 but only has an OBP of .319. Contrast that with Espinosa, batting only .218 but with a .323 OBP....
Those two really are the keys to the season. If the starters pitch like they have it'll be playoffs regardless, but without top of the lineup getting on base it'll be close getting in and a quick exit.