Game Information
Matchup: Washington Nationals (12–25) at Miami Marlins (16–19)
Pitching Matchup: RHP Joan Adon (1–6, 7.03) | RHP Cody Poteet (0–0, 0.55)
Game Info: Monday, May 17, 2022 | 6:40 p.m. ET | Game #38 / Road #18
Location: loanDepot park | Miami, Fla.
TV/Radio: MASN 2 | Radio: 106.7 The Fan / Nationals Radio Network
Washington Nationals Story Line: The Washington Nationals look to rebound tonight against the Miami Marlins
The Washington Nationals look to rebound Tuesday night against the Miami Marlins. The Nationals lost to the Marlins 8-2 down in Miami on Monday night. Yadiel Hernandez and Lane Thomas drove in the only two Nationals runs.
What you Need to Know
Away from Nats Park: The Washington Nationals have been impressive on the road as they rank second in the Major League Baseball with 5.65 runs per game and lead the majors in batting average with .293 and an on-base percentage of .361
Activating GOAT Status for Soto: Juan Soto still leads Major League Baseball with 28 walks this season.
Cruzing with Ruiz: Keibert Ruiz is now 12-37 with a batting average of .324 and has hit two doubles, one home run, six RBI, walked five times, stole one base, and had scored seven runs in his last nine games. Ruiz has also hit safely in seven of those ten games and has had 11 multi-hit games this season which is good enough for being tied for seventh in the National League. In his 129 at-bats so far this season for the Nationals, Bell has four home runs, 21 RBI, 18 walks, 43 hits, 23 runs, seven doubles, and only 17 strikeouts.
Hey, let’s look at the bright side of things. Josh Bell continues his streak to now hitting safely in nine straight games, which is the longest hitting streak of the 2022 season so far, and he has tied for the fifth-longest streak of his career. Additionally, Bell has reached base safely in 33 of 36 games this season and has a batting average of .333 an OPS of .904
Joan Adon vs. Marlins: Tuesday night’s game will mark the first time that RHP Joan Adon will face the Miami Marlins. In Adon’s last start against the New York Mets, the right-hander allowed three runs on three hits over 3.2 innings. He struck out two and walked five batters in the loss against the Mets on May 12.
Lineups (Subject to Change)
Washington Nationals
- César Hernández – 2B
- Juan Soto – RF
- Josh Bell – 1B
- Nelson Cruz – DH
- Yadiel Hernandez – LF
- Keibert Ruiz – C
- Maikel Franco – 3B
- Alcides Escobar – SS
- Victor Robles – CF
Joan Adon – RHP
Miami Marlins
- Jazz Chisholm – 2B
- Jesus Aguilar – 1B
- Garrett Cooper – DH
- Avisail Garica – RF
- Brian Anderson – LF
- Byran De La Cruz – CF
- Jacob Stallings – C
- Miguel Rojas – SS
- Erik Gonzalez – 3B
