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00:01bottom of the inning now and up to bed next the left-handed light tower power of Joey Gallo
00:07hey we're still in the early stages of this one only down by a couple of runs but it's really
00:13key for this leadoff guy to try to get on and get a big inning started and this is taken
00:18outside for
00:18Bowl one called strike at the knees evens the count at one and one hey he's got great feel for
00:32that
00:33pitch right there he can throw it anytime he wants for a strike one one waves and misses for strike
00:41number two still one and two as he fouls it away looking to punch him out again the pitch now
01:01a
01:01fastball but that's easy to lay off and it's back to even at two and two
01:12into the corner and slicing foul
01:21the 2-2 one more time is swung on and missed he got him this guy is really locked in
01:28on the bump right
01:28now he's just playing good old-fashioned hardball right now just rearing back and letting it go it
01:33seems like this lineup they don't have an answer for anything he's bringing so far
01:47you know Danny Santana as he looks at a fastball that misses off the plate for Bowl one a base
01:54hit in
01:54his first trip
02:05the 1-0 is a change-up that gets him off balance for a strike
02:18now a curveballs in there one and two now I know to the fans that probably looked like something good
02:24to hit but unless you're sitting breaking ball right there I don't care if it's middle of the plate that's
02:29a tough pitch to pull the trigger on
02:33now a swing and a bouncing ball for Castro at second on the first and Strasburg's in control
02:39here two away
02:42up next for the Rangers Willie Calhoun comes into this at bat 0 for 1 in the ballgame
02:51Strasburg comes set first pitch on its way
02:54and that's in there for strike one
02:55I know he stole a strike right there but he better be careful with that curveball
03:00that's coming across and catching a lot of plate
03:02and if he stays back he's gonna drive that thing with some serious authority
03:07here's one that misses high it's one and one
03:10hey a two out walk right here would be the time run to the plate even though it's early on
03:15you got a guy on deck that has a lot of pop
03:18the 1-1 home is looked at for ball number two
03:32and this will be fouled away
03:34look like he was cheating a heater right there a little bit too far out in front
03:38got to find a way to keep his hands back
03:44left side but well fouled
03:55and he goes against the shift there as this is on the ground to the left side
03:59but the inning will continue as that's through for a two out hit
04:03and he's able to hustle his way up the second as he'll reach here with a two base hit
04:07man that swing looked like self-defense in a real quality swing
04:11but hey he hustled it out there and it was enough to get him safely to second
04:15those are the kind of hits that will drive you nuts as a pitcher
04:33here's Todd Frazier now
04:34let's take a look at a slider here that finds the zone for strike one
04:38looking to put the ball in play here he went down on strikes in his first at bat
04:50tying run at the plate the 0-1
04:53a swinging strike and now it's 0-2
04:57that's a really nice thing about pitching with the base open
05:00you can work out of the strike zone a little bit more and try to get a guy to chase
05:04your pitch
05:04just like that one
05:12here's the 0-2
05:13and he struck him out his seventh of the ball game and that ends the inning
05:19danger averted following the two out double
05:22Mark Dan and I are back with more after this
05:34all set for the start of the inning and the next to bat is speedy Adam Eaton
05:39the right fielder number two Adam
05:41first pitch coming here it is
05:45strike taken as that one catches the outer part of the plate
05:56sinker one ball one strike
06:06and a sinker dips too low there into the dirt in fact
06:16off speed pitch in the dirt as he takes it for a ball
06:20good job to work the count and put himself back in the driver's seat
06:23started off with one strike and now he's got the count in his favor three and one
06:29and a good eye here as he takes ball four and it's a base on balls to lead off the
06:34fifth inning
06:34and that's what you want from your lead off hitter
06:37shows some great patience and discipline making the pitcher labor to start the game
06:41the result is a lead off walk and a chance to make some early noise
06:48striding in now for the Nats
06:49striding in now for the Nats
06:50Juan Soto
06:50he flew out his first time around and then was a strikeout victim most recently
06:59from the stretch
07:01in there and it's 0-1
07:03don't expect too many more high fastballs in this one
07:06he is known for his sinker keeping the ball on the ground
07:12and he misses with it one and one
07:16eaten
07:16on at first nobody out
07:24early swing there as he pulls it foul to the right side
07:33swung on by Soto and he connects to deep right
07:38gone
07:47a two run blast to straight away right field
07:50and the Nationals have now taken a 4-0 lead
08:00when you're facing an elite starter you know runs are going to be at a premium
08:04I don't know if this shakes the starters confidence but you know what it does
08:08it certainly boosts the confidence of the guys in your lineup
08:19into the box now
08:20Eric Thames
08:23this he'll take a look at a sinker here too low for ball one
08:26he's one for two in this one
08:39the 1-0
08:42is laid off for ball two
08:45and this is why he's struggling right here
08:47he's not able to pound the strike zone early in the count
08:50these guys are finding themselves in serious count leverage situations
08:54and good hitters aren't going to miss
08:57outside 3-0 now
08:59those were two great executed pitches right there away from this batter
09:03he can hurt you in a heartbeat
09:05I don't think anything is going to leak out over the heart of the plate
09:13from the wind up the 3-0 pitch
09:17and he'll just watch the cut fastball here for strike one
09:20three and one
09:22four runs seven hits
09:24and no errors so far for the Nationals
09:28eyes behind on the swing there
09:30and the count moves to three and two
09:40swing and a miss and they'll come all the way back from 3-0 to punch him out one away
09:46it's never easy to rebound after serving up a two run shot
09:49but that at bat was a good indication to me
09:52that he isn't letting it get to him
09:53he went right after him for the strikeout
10:02stepping in now Starlin Castro
10:06that's a swing and hit this one hard
10:08but foul off to the left and out of play
10:10he's 0 for 2 in the ball game so far
10:20the wind up and the 0-1
10:24that misses wide one ball and one strike
10:26he's 0 for 3-0
10:34lofted in the air out toward right center
10:39Gallo is over to his right as he puts this one away
10:42two down
10:46digging in as Dribble Cabrera
10:48as the switch hitter will take his cuts left handed here
10:52well this isn't his more accomplished side
10:54as a general rule he's a much better hitter from the right side
10:57but they're looking for him to come through here
11:00swinging the bat left handed
11:02and he lays off a pitch in there for the first strike
11:12and here's a curve ball in the dirt that time for a ball
11:15one and one
11:16bases are empty here with two men out
11:23here's a foul ball left side and that'll move it to one and two
11:29ball and two strikes to Cabrera
11:32swing and a miss and that ends the inning
11:40that's pick up a pair in the inning on this two run home run
11:44on to the bottom of the fifth
11:46it's 4-0 Washington
11:50welcome back to Arlington
11:52before we get much further let's check in with Heidi
11:55Matt I talked with the Rangers manager during the inning break
11:58about the team's offensive production at this point
12:01and he told me the quality of their swings needs to improve as the game moves forward
12:05they're struggling to drive the baseball into the gaps right now
12:07as only one of their hits has been for extra bases
12:10that makes it pretty tough to generate runs
12:12but he said it's up to everyone in the line up to make the necessary adjustments
12:16it hasn't gone their way to this
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