Spring training live blog, Nationals at Cardinals – Nationals Journal, The Post
The Nyjer Morgan hangover continues for the Washington Nationals. Last season, Morgan ran into St. Louis Cardinals catcher Bryan Anderson instead of you know, touching home plate. The Cards never got a chance to retaliate since Morgan was sat the next day by manager Jim Riggleman. Yesterday, they did, hitting Laynce Nix. Nats starter Liván Hernández plunked Colby Rasmus deliberately in the 5th inning. That seemed to have settled it, but in the 7th, Miguel Batista, a DC folk hero from last season after his spot start for an ailing Strasburg and Miss Iowa remark, hit Ian Desmond. Both benches emptied and Riggleman went off on his opposite number and friend, Tony La Russa. No punches were thrown, probably because Morgan was restrained.

Oh and Desmond noted that Batista “throws like Miss Iowa.”

Baseball is fun.

The Nats won for the first time in a week too.