Bad Defense & A Blown Lead

The Nats led early but faltered 6-3 on Thursday evening against the visiting Marlins. Mark & Al run through the sloppy totals that saw no base runners in the later portion of the game and the defense commit a trio of errors. Jose Tena was charged with his 9th error in just the past 25 games and it seems clear that he is not a long term option at 3B. The bullpen did not get the benefit of the doubt from the defense behind him, but allowed four Miami runs in the final couple of innings.

(17:30) Mitchell Parker lasted into the top of the 7th and only needed 76 pitches to do so. Parker did not make the team coming out Spring Training, but has made 27 stars so far this season.

(24:00) Dylan Crews had a solid evening as he had a RBI single and made a spectacular catch defensively.

(27:45) CJ Abrams committed his 17th error of the season but he had a double and stole a base.

(32:00) The chances that Tena and Andres Chapparo each get a shot at DH in 2025.