Rough end to tough road trip MIAMI -- They entered this futuristic, psychedelic ballpark on Monday flying high as a kite, winners in five of the first six games of this key road trip and holding a season-high 2 1/2-game lead in the NL East. By the time they packed their bags Wednesday night to head home, the Nationals were stinging from a sweep at hands of their longtime nemeses, their stranglehold on baseball's toughest division down to a mere 1/2-game following a 5-3 loss to the resurgent Marlins. "It's definitely tough," left-hander Ross Detwiler said. "We hit a hot team at the wrong time." 国民队星期一来到这个充满梦幻未来感的马林鱼球场时，整个是high翻天的状况 ，因为他们在最近关键六场客场中比赛拿下五胜，并且首度以2.5场胜差在国东领先。 但现在准备要打包回家的时刻，他们倒像是踢到铁板似的，被最近猛暴的马林鱼横扫 并追成0.5场的胜差；只能说企图要在国联东区这个最硬的场子里长期压制对手，发生 这种事只是早晚而已。 国民左投Detwiler说：「他们真的很硬。我们在错误的时刻遭遇了气势正旺的队伍。」 Did they ever. A Miami club that appeared on the verge of self-inflicted implosion not long ago just completed the most-successful month in franchise history, going 21-8 in May. They've got one of the most-feared hitters in the game today in Giancarlo Cruz-Michael Stanton and a deep rotation that held the Nationals to six earned runs in this series. And, unlike everyone else in the division, they've managed to avoid crushing injuries. Because of that, the Nationals head home a bit dazed, having failed to capitalize on their dominant performances in Philadelphia and Atlanta, ultimately finishing this trip with a 5-4 record. "Unfortunately, it happens," second baseman Danny Espinosa said. "Overall, I think if you look at the road trip, we did alright. It's tough to play on the road, a new stadium. It doesn't feel good to get swept, but if you look at the overall picture, we did play well on the road." 他说的没错。不久前马林鱼本身问题不断几乎崩溃，结果却在五月拿下队史最棒 的21胜8败。他们拥有一个最可怕的打者Stanton，以及坚强的先发轮值，结果让国民队 在这个系列战中只拿下6分。同时，他们跟同分区的竞争者有一点相当不同，就是他们能 够避免冲撞造成的伤兵问题。 国民遇上马林鱼也只好认栽回家，没能延续主宰费城和亚特兰大的气势，在9场客场中 最後是以5胜4败草草收场。 国民二垒手Espy：「很遗憾它还是发生了。其实整体来看，我们这9场打得还可以。 在客场又是新球场的情况下是会比较难打。被横扫的感觉当然不好， 不过整体来看，这一趟客场之旅打得还算可以。」 The Nationals weren't whitewashed by the Marlins; they lost each of these three games by two runs. Which meant they were done in by a handful of key mistakes each night. On Wednesday, most of those mistakes came out of the right hand of Chien-Ming Wang, who in his first start of the season battled some rare command issues and wound up unable to record even one out in the fifth inning. Wang faced 22 batters and allowed 12 of them to reach safely via seven hits, three walks, a hit batter and a fielder's choice. "I'm kind of disappointed in myself today for the performance," the Taiwanese hurler said through interpreter John Hsu. 其实国民队对马林鱼也不算惨败，这三场比赛都只输2分，这表示每一场比赛都有 发生一些关键性的错误。 以今天的比赛来说，最大的关键应该还是Wang投得不好。他在本季第一场先发遇到了 控球不稳的状况，结果在五局的时候连一个打者都解决不了就下去了。 Wang面对22个打席，让其中的12个安全上垒，包括7安打、3保送、1触身、1个野手选择。 Wang透过翻译表示：「我对我今晚的表现感到失望。」 Wang actually displayed some of the best "stuff" he's shown in years, dialing his sinker up to 94 mph and mixing in some sharp breaking balls. But when he needed to find the strike zone, he couldn't, particularly after being handed a 3-1 lead in the fourth via back-to-back RBI hits from Espinosa and Roger Bernadina. Wang immediately walked the first two Miami batters he faced in the bottom of the inning, Logan Morrison and Bryan Petersen, on nine total pitches. Both runners wound up coming around to score. "I thought he was a little rusty," manager Davey Johnson said. "I think he'll be better next time out." There will be a next time for Wang, Johnson insisted, though each time the veteran takes the mound, it feels like he's auditioning to retain the final spot in the Nationals' rotation over Detwiler (who was bumped to the bullpen this week). "He's in the rotation," Johnson said. "He's a replacing a guy that threw the ball pretty good for me. But I like the upside of Chien-Ming, and we'll just play it by ear as it goes." 事实上Wang的球路已有往年的水准，伸卡球可以投到94mph，并搭配一些犀利的变化球； 可惜的是当他最需要找到好球带的时候，他却没有做到。四局时队友Espy和Bernadina帮 他打下3比1的领先，结果他还是搞砸了。四局下半他一开始就保送了两名打者，最後这 两人也都跑回来得到了分数。 国民队教头DJ：「我觉得他投得是有点生涩啦，我想他下次先发应该会投好一些。」 DJ强调Wang下次仍然会先发出赛，虽然每次DJ走上投手丘的感觉好像他也有考虑把先发 的机会留给Detwiler。 DJ：「Wang会留在先发轮值里。他取代了一个其实投得不错的人，不过我看好Wang的 进步空间，当然我们也会见机行事。」 Detwiler, who labored through his last three starts, performed well in relief of Wang on Wednesday, allowing one inherited runner to score in the fifth before facing the minimum in the sixth. Knowing he would only be used for at most a couple of innings, the left-hander was able to cut loose from the moment he entered, and it showed: He struck out the first batter he faced, Morrison, on a 95 mph fastball. "I don't have to hold anything back," Detwiler said of pitching in relief. "That's one thing: When you're kind of scuffling, you're trying to think too much. Coming out of the 'pen, it's just go out there and get 'em." Detwiler managed to keep this a one-run game into the seventh, but that's when the Nationals were yet again victimized by the fearsome Stanton. The 22-year-old slugger already homered in Monday's series opener, then contributed a key RBI single on Tuesday. 近三场先发投得很吃力的Detwiler，今晚接替Wang进行中继的工作，投得不错；五局下 只掉了1分，那算是Wang的自责分。由於他知道负担的局数不多，所以他可以放开来投， 并用95mph的速球K掉了首名打者。 「当你过於小心翼翼，你反而会想太多。因为我不用保留什麽体力，所以一上来就是 尽全力把打者一一解决。」Detwiler说。 Detwiler成功地让国民队保持仅落後1分的状态直到第七局。不过国民队此时又成为 Stanton棒下的牺牲者。Stanton第一战就轰出全垒打，昨天也打出关键的安打。 This time, he dug in against right-hander Ryan Perry and hammered a hanging slider 413 feet to left field for his 12th home run of the month and his 11th home run in 34 career games against the Nationals. You can't make a mistake on a hitter that's big and strong like him," Johnson said. "Boy, Perry threw a little back-up slider and he straightened it out. I like our chances if we could stay within one run [but] every time, we'd give up a home run to one of their big guys. One run is easier to come back from than two." Indeed, the Nationals were unable to erase the two-run deficit in any of these three games. They did put the tying run on base in the ninth inning Wednesday, but Miami closer Heath Bell struck out pinch-hitter Rick Ankiel looking to end the game and complete the series sweep at Marlins Park. 这一次，Stanton对上右投Perry，逮中他的滑球扛出413英尺的本月第12号全垒打， 也是他生涯对上国民34场比赛中的第11轰。 DJ表示：「面对这麽强大的打者，实在不能犯下一丁点的错误啊，老兄! Perry只是投了 个稍差的滑球就被他扛了出去。我想保持1分落後我们还是有机会的，不过似 乎每次都被对手的HR拉成2分。追1分实在是比追2分容易多了!」 事实上国民队在这三战中都无法在两分落後下追上来。今天九局的时候追平分都上垒了， 不过代打的Ankeil站着被马林鱼的终结者Bell三振，最後让国民队被马林鱼横扫。 Thus concluded an eventful road trip that featured some distinct high points but also another run of injuries. Reliever Ryan Mattheus needed foot surgery. Pinch-hitter Chad Tracy needed groin surgery. Catcher Jesus Flores needed to rest his hamstring. And then reliever Henry Rodriguez slammed a finger on his throwing hand in a bathroom door, knocking him out of commission for a day. The Nationals could feel sorry for themselves at the end of all that. On the other hand, they can take solace in knowing they're still eight games over .500, with cleanup hitter Michael Morse perhaps ready to make his season debut Friday night against the Braves. "We're still in first place," Detwiler said. "We have to go out there Friday and say: 'We're still in first place. We're still the team to beat.'" 总之，国民队剧场般的客队之旅在此告一段落。在几场精彩的比赛中，也多了一些伤兵。 後援投手Mattheus足部要动手术，代打Tracy鼠蹊部也要手术(羞)，捕手Flores的腿部 拉伤仍需休养；而H-Rod则是因为投不好爆气用力甩了浴室的门，结果投球的食指受伤， 让他今晚不能上场。(按：戴上护套似乎ok，星期五有可能上) 虽然国民队应该对这几场比赛的结果感到难过，不过他们其实还超出五成胜率八场比赛， 而且强打Morse也已经准备到在星期五对勇士的比赛归队，这应该是聊以安慰的地方吧! Detwiler：「我们还是在国联东区领先，星期五遇上勇士队我们会说：『我们还是第一 名，我们仍是你们要打败的目标!』」 来源： http://www.natsinsider.com/2012/05/rough-end-to-eventful-road-trip.html#more --

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