SAN DIEGO 3 Washington 1 (ESPN Boxscore)

Chris Young was once in the Expos farm system, but he was traded away (for a microphone, I think) when MLB owned the team. Last night, Young shut out the Nationals for 8 innings before giving way to Trevor Hoffman, who recorded the save. Shawn Hill, a roommate of Young in the minors, gave up three runs over 6 1/3 innings. I hope you didn’t stay up late for it.

An Old Farmhand Beats the Nationals – The Post

Offense lacking as Nats struggle – The Wash. Times

John Patterson is trying to get back into form by watching a lot of video (The Wash. Times) of his mechanics.

The Nats can’t pinch hit (.068) to save their lives (The Post).

Stan Kasten will be the keynote speaker at the National Association of Ticket Brokers Convention and Trade Show in July. He will also sit on a panel discussing the “interplay between teams and other primary sellers and the secondary market.” – PR Newswire

The Nats have a secondary ticket market?

Tonight is the rubber game with San Diego, then a travel day before a weekend series in Chicago.