Shawn Hill pitched really well yesterday (The Post):

…where Hill became the first Nationals pitcher to complete eight innings, where he allowed three singles and Aaron Rowand’s solo homer, where he faced 29 men and went to a 2-0 count on only three of them. The Nationals beamed about Hill’s performance in beating a more highly touted prospect, Phillies lefty Cole Hamels.

but he was stilll made he started the ninth with a walk to Shane Victorino. Chad Cordero came in and allowed Victorino to score, but still got the save. He want back to pitching his way (The Wash. Times) with greater success that he had been haivng.Bang! Zoom! A curly W is in the book.

More from The Wash. Times: Hill gives Nationals long-awaited victory

Kearns Shows Promise After Power Outage – The Post
RF Austin Kearns has a good average, but no pop in his bat. That may be changing…3B Ryan Zimmerman loves the extreme shift that puts him near shortstop…Manny Acta says Brian Schneider isn’t a platoon guy, but Capitol Punishment says “maybe he should be.” The catcher stinks at the plate right now.

Half-smoke/Cheesesteak Challenge
Philadelphia 3-2
Washington 2-3