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The Washington Nationals dropped another game they should have won last night. The previous two articles explained it all. The Nats will have Jake Irvin on the mound for this afternoon’s game.
What is impressive is the Nats Big-3, the L.A.W. firm of Lile, Abrams, and Wood have a combined +4.8 WAR going into this game. Add Young who has only started 44 games this season, and his +1.0 WAR along with Keibert Ruiz‘s +0.8 gives them a combined +6.6.
Manager Blake Butera‘s bullpen is operating with three long-men. With extra innings yesterday, the bullpen certainly got a lot of use. Here is what the bullpen usage looks like going into today’s game:
The FanGraphs WAR chart is accumulating data. The numbers are getting very large as the season is nearly one-third completed. The OAA defense stat is now giving us a picture of what the Nats have — and don’t have.
Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves
Stadium: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia
1st Pitch: 4:10 PM EDT
TV: Nationals.TV
Radio: 106.7 The Fan radio and via the MLB app. On Sirius/XM, tune to Channel 183 for the home broadcast and the road team is online only.
