If pitching is your thing, than last night's game was your kind of entertainment. Lannan and Figueroa were great. They were sending batters one after another to the dugout shaking their heads.
Nelson continues to pitch well. Once again he had a large group of friends and family there in Wagner's pivate box cheering his every pitch. It's so nice to see someone so grounded get his chance in the spotlight. Nelson is a asset to this team and is doing his best to stay in NY. He's pitching so well, I don't know how you send him to AAA.
The bull-pen was also off the charts last night. Smith came in a shut the Nats down, and no one else got close to scoring for the next 7 innings. Smith has really stepped it up the year. His pitches are nasty!!! He's hitting 90 MPH again and his slider is so filthy it's a wonder anyone can even hit him.
The hitters were another story. The game started out great, but then kind of fizzled from there. Jose' gets on base, and Ryan crushes a ball to deep left center field and scores Jose'. I'm thinking great. That proves my point about having Church or Pagan hit in the 2 hole. But, no one else could push any more runs across. Castillo, David, Beltran, and Delgadud all had chances. And then in the 8th inning, Carlos went from Dud to Stud. He drove in the tying run and got Nelson off the hook. After that the game evolved into a chess match, and the Nats blinked first. I fell asleep around the 10th inning, but heard that the Nat's pitcher threw a 48' slider that allowed Damion to score. Any way needed to win a game is fine with me.
The real stars of this game was the pitching. For all the grief they get at times, they sure have been light out lately. Could it be the Sanchez factor? I can't wait to see what happens this weekend. Jimmy isn't playing until at least Saturday, so it's time for the Mets to get some revenge in Phillie.
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