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Some quick news and notes before the Nationals take the box in Miami to start today’s double game opposite the MarlinsArray. .
Yan Gomes is the opening board, a little surprised because Max Scherzer is on the mound. Scherzer regularly joins Kurt Suzuki; in fact, Suzuki has regained his last 10 openings this season.
“I was just looking to make a difference,” manager Davey Martinez said in his pre-game consultation with reporters. “I spoke to Max and Yan before Max’s last outing. It’s perfect. We have a double today, so I’m going to let Gomes catch the first one, Suzuki catch the second one. “
However, there may be a little more than that, Suzuki is about to have an agent on the loose this winter and the Nationals may decide not to re-sign the 37-year-old Gomes, meanwhile, already has a contract until 2021.
So Martinez needs to see how the Scherzer-Gomes battery works in combination before embarking on a low season of many vital decisions.
“Well, he put it in Game 7 of the World Series, so they paint pretty well together,” Martinez said. “I told Max. Il for that. I told Yan and he sought to do it. I talked to him. Suzuki about it and he’s smart about it.
Howie Kfinishrick traveled with the team on the latter track as a member of the taxi crew and advanced in his rehabilitation due to a détente in the hamr tendon. Martinez said the veteran of the painting was running at 60%, so there would possibly be a chance that Kfinishrick would be able to play some games again before the end of the season in a week.
“Let’s be careful with that, ” said Martinez. ” He’s in a position that has those problems in the hamstrings. We talk about it: we don’t need it to explode now. But we told him that as soon as he’s in a position and we feel he can play, we’ll turn against him and see if we can get him back this week. “
The rookie gardener opted for the practice site of choice in Fredericksburg on Friday after being 0 out of 7 with 4 strikeouts to start his career in the primary league. you may have some other chance of scoring your first shot before the end of the day.
The Nationals’ rotation plan for their next series of houses with the Phillies includes Anebal Sanchez from Monday night’s first game, and then Austin Voth will begin Tuesday’s first doubles game. You may not yet have a selection to participate in the bullpen game to complete your third double in five days. Erick Fedde will begin the series peak on Wednesday.
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