Nats’ Outfielders Miss Their Chances – The Post
Blown leads seal Nats’ fate in loss – The Wash. Times
Nats’ Hill can’t get over his struggles – The Free Lance-Star
“It’s Orioles magic” – The Sun
The Nats did not get good fielding, pitching and the hitting wasn’t clutch, so they feel to the forces of evil in Baltimore. Last year, they lost the first two of the Battle of the Beltways before storming back and winning the season series.
Slumping Kearns Gets A Day Off – The Post
Kearns on the bench – The Free Lance-Star
RF Austin Kearns was benched last night. He needs to get his act together, he is playing well below hi s abilities.
THOM LOVERRO – Palmer, Sutton renew rivalry in MASN booth – The Wash. Times
The combined booth — announcers from both teams, a likely cost-cutting maneuver for MASN, was not as bad as I expected. It was very odd hearing Gary Thorne and not Bill Clement though.
The real problem was the home plate camera was crooked. Could MASN be as incompetent for Baltimore broadcasts as it is for D.C.?
THOMAS BOSWELL – Mystery Game – The Post
The surprisingly solid rotation has kept the Nats afloat despite the surprisingly awful offense.
Young returns to the lineup sans Johnson – The Wash. Times
Dmitri Young returned to the lineup, as a DH, last night. He went 1 for 4 and expects to be in the lineup everyday during NL games.
