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First of all, Happy Mother’s Day to all who celebrate. We will see plenty of pink bats and pink gear as well as tributes.
The Washington Nationals have a series to win today ahead of tomorrow’s day-off in Cincinnati. Today’s game after the top of the 5th inning is completed marks the exact point when the season is 25 percent completed.
Today’s game features starting pitchers Cade Cavalli and Sandy Alcantara. This would look like an Opening Day matchup.
After Saturday’s game, Mitchell Parker won’t be available today. You have to think the same for Richard Lovelady who pitched 2.0 innings as the opener. Here is a quick look at the use and usage in manager Blake Butera‘s bullpen:
The FanGraphs WAR chart is accumulating data. This will start to give us a clearer picture in a few more weeks when the sample sizes get larger. The OAA defense stat is now giving us a picture of what the Nats have — and don’t have. We will start adding more statistics as the sample sizes get larger.
Washington Nationals vs. Miami Marlins
Stadium: loanDepot park, Miami, Florida
1st Pitch: 12:15 PM EDT
TV: Peacock and NBC Sports
Radio: 106.7 The Fan radio and via the MLB app. On Sirius/XM, tune to Channel 89 for the home broadcast and the road team is online only.
