Official Game Thread: Tigers @ Nationals Game 3

[MoochieDC_86]

7:05 PM ET
Detroit(41-29, 23-15 away)
Washington (30-41, 14-21 home)
DET: Bonderman (7-0, 3.92 ERA)
WAS: Bacsik (1-4, 4.59 ERA)

Washington (30-41), which has allowed 24 runs in the first two games of this series, has lost four of five after winning five of six.

"That's the best team we have played so far," Washington manager Manny Acta said. "They're the best hitting team in the world. ... It's no coincidence that that club was in the World Series, and I wouldn't bet against them being there again."

Brandon Watson will join the Nationals for this game and is expected to see playing time as a backup outfielder. Watson had his International League-record 43-game hit streak snapped Monday.

Mike Bacsik (1-4, 4.59) hopes to avoid his fifth straight loss for Washington. Since winning at Cincinnati on May 24, the left-hander has lost four straight starts with a 6.43 ERA. He lasted only 4 1-3 innings Friday in a 7-2 loss at Toronto, yielding three runs, nine hits and three walks.

Bacsik hasn't received much offensive support from his teammates, with the Nationals averaging 2.7 runs in his six starts.

He did have one of the best starts of his career against the Tigers while pitching for Texas on Aug. 4, 2004, scattering four hits over seven innings in an 8-0 victory.

Lets Go Nats!!!

[Tulane Skins Fan]

7:05 PM ET


He did have one of the best starts of his career against the Tigers while pitching for Texas on Aug. 4, 2004, scattering four hits over seven innings in an 8-0 victory.

Lets Go Nats!!!

that tigers teams was SLIIIIIGHTLY different than this one. either way though....

LETS GO NATS!

[MoochieDC_86]

this may very well be his last start of the season for the Nats w/ Bergmann, Ayala, and Schroeder coming in. Maybe Lannan could take his spot too.

[HEavyJumbo85]

Hopefully we can give Bonderman his first Loss of the season...

[MoochieDC_86]

that would be ja vicious

[PapaDRoc]

The Detroit bats are ridiculous...

[HEavyJumbo85]

good inning, bacsik and the D need to hold'em here and then we're probably going to the pen.

[PapaDRoc]

Nats come back from being down 0-3 to tie the game in the third with big hits from Young, Kearns, Church, and help by Detroit's backup catcher.

[PapaDRoc]

Terrible error by Guzman.....awful effort

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Terrible error by Guzman.....awful effort

Yeah that might be the worst error I've ever seen in an MLB game.

[MoochieDC_86]

I had my TV muted and I thought that there was a stop in play in something the way he went after it and picked it up...

[Warhead36]

Interleague play can't end soon enough. These AL teams are destroying our lackluster pitching.

[GOSKINS_08]

You only got outscored 32-14 in the 3 games

[TheDoyler23]

You only got outscored 32-14 in the 3 games

C'mon Go, don't troll over here. You're a better poster than that.

[GOSKINS_08]

C'mon Go, don't troll over here. You're a better poster than that.

Yeah, I am better than that but they did it do us, and are still trollin over on OUR board.