We all know that the Nats have had problems scoring runs, especially late in games. Well, when the Nationals play the Brewers tonight, think about this comparison between the 6th, 7th, and 8th place hitters in each lineup:
Nationals
Castilla ---- .334 OBP -- .397 SLG -- .732 OPS
Schneider -- .322 OBP -- .409 SLG -- .730 OPS
Guzman --- .233 OBP -- .284 SLG -- .516 OPS
Brewers
Hall ----- .324 OBP -- .507 SLG -- .832 OPS
Branyan -- .380 OBP -- .513 SLG -- .893 OPS
Moeller -- .267 OBP -- .361 SLG -- .628 OPS
The Nationals don't have much offense late in the batting order, and, when compared to the Brewers' lineup, they start 310 OPS points behind the Brewers' 6-8 hitters. This means the Nats will have fewer sustained rallies than teams like the Brewers and even fewer than the elite teams who, unlike the Brewers, don't sport a player--Moeller--who can no longer hit major league pitching.
Oh, and one other thing. Compare Guzman's OPS to that of tonight's starting pitcher--Esteban Loaiza. Loaiza's OPS is .556, 50 points higher than Guzman's! We vote for batting Loaiza 8th and Guzman 9th, and then shipping Guzman to the minors after the game.
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