2015-06-13 Nationals (Ross) at Brewers (Nelson), 3:10 PM CDT [Brewers lose, 7-2]

[1992casey]

[igt-2012][game-setup][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/nationals.png[/logo][game-info][h1]June 13 | 3:10 P.M.[/h1][h2]Nationals (31-30)

Brewers (24-38)[/h2][h3]FSWI | WTMJ 620, WRRD 1510[/h3][/game-info][logo]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20589901/BrewerFan/2014/logos/brewers.png[/logo][/game-setup][pitching-photos][/pitching-photos][game-matchup][divclass=away][pitcher]Joe Ross[/pitcher][h2]0-1, 5.40 ERA, 1.20 WHIP[/h2][h3]Game Log[/h3][h3]Ross made his Major League debut last week against the Cubs, taking the loss after a five inning start. The 22 year old right-hander is the youngest player on the Nationals’ roster and holds a 3.74 career ERA in the minors.[/h3][/divclass][divclass=home][pitcher]Jimmy Nelson[/pitcher][h2]3-6, 4.05 ERA, 1.21 WHIP[/h2][h3]Game Log[/h3][h3]Nelson has been much better at home than on the road, posting a 3.38 ERA and better than five strikeouts for every walk at Miller Park. On the road, he has a 4.66 ERA and 1.46 strikeouts per walk.[/h3][/divclass][starting-lineup][divclass=away]

1. CF Denard Span (L)
   
2. 2B Anthony Rendon ®
   
3. 3B Yunel Escobar ®
   
4. RF Bryce Harper (L)
   
5. C Wilson Ramos ®
   
6. 1B Danny Espinosa (S)
   
7. SS Ian Desmond ®
   
8. LF Michael Taylor ®
   
9. RHP Joe Ross ®

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1. CF Carlos Gómez ®
   
2. C Jonathan Lucroy ®
   
3. RF Ryan Braun ®
   
4. 1B Adam Lind (L)
   
5. 3B Aramis Ramírez ®
   
6. LF Gerardo Parra (L)
   
7. SS Jean Segura ®
   
8. 2B Scooter Gennett (L)
   
9. RHP Jimmy Nelson ®

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[Bigblast]

2 outs with Jimmy Nelson coming up and you dont send segura? Why?

[adambr2]

Dumb not to send him with 2 outs and Nelson coming up, I don't care what Rock says about him being out by 20 feet.. All it takes is a bad throw off the line. There's a better chance of that happening than Nelson driving him in.

[MrTPlush]

The odds of him being safe there are probably worse than Nelson finding a way to drive him in. A horrible throw and he would still have been out. It would have taken a throw to the screen to get him in. By letting Nelson bat you waste a couple pitches on the starter and clear the pitchers spot at the very least. Right decision every day of the week.

[valpocrewsader]

Nope, he had a good chance of making it home safely. Terrible decision not to send him.

[valpocrewsader]

Thinking about it a bit more, I want to add to my above comment. Nelson probably had something like a 14 of 15 chance of making the final out in the inning? Based on stats/facts. I just don't think the odds were worse than 7% that Segura scores there. No way. From where I'm sitting, it looked like almost 50/50.

[MrTPlush]

Nope, he had a good chance of making it home safely. Terrible decision not to send him.

 

If Ed Sedar didn't send him there was not a very good chance he would make it. He is the human windmill.

[adambr2]

Thinking about it a bit more, I want to add to my above comment. Nelson probably had something like a 14 of 15 chance of making the final out in the inning? Based on stats/facts. I just don't think the odds were worse than 7% that Segura scores there. No way. From where I'm sitting, it looked like almost 50/50.

 

I agree. Rock was really over the top exaggerating. It wasn't a play that Segura was going to be only halfway to home when the throw got to home. He had a shot. A decent throw would have gotten him, but anything off the line and Segura likely makes it. It wouldn't have needed to make it to the backstop for him to score.