Jordan Zimmermann and his awful post-game shirt (Nats Enquirer) is the first National League 6-game winner of 2013. From The Post – Nationals vs. Tigers: Jordan Zimmermann, Bryce Harper lead way to another win:

The Nationals’ starting rotation includes three all-stars and a former sixth overall pick. The best of them, though, is the 26-year-old Wisconsin native with more pitches than facial expressions, a fact further established Wednesday night during the Nationals’ 3-1 victory over the fearsome Detroit Tigers. Zimmermann added seven more innings of dominance to his 2013 ledger, the one that marks him not only as the Nationals’ ace, but also one of the very best pitchers in baseball.

The Nats beat Anabel Sanchez for the first time in 20 tries.

Zimmermann’s 20 inning scoreless streak was broken in the third when Torii Hunter scored from second (he had a two-out double) on a Miguel Cabrera single.

Adam LaRoche scored the winning run on a throwing error by Hunter.

Bryce Harper homered, his tenth:

Another streak was broken — a nearly 42 year losing streak to the Tigers. The last time a D.C. team beat the Tigers in the regular season was August 3, 1971 (Boxscore from baseball-reference.com). Denny McLain pitched 8 innings for the Senators against his former team in a 4-2 win in Tiger Stadium. McClain improved his record to 6-15. Joe Niekro (3-5) and Casey Cox earned the save (5) for Washington. Frank Howard hit his 20th homer.

The “Curse of Denny McLain,” which I just made up, is over!

Coincidentally, the Detroit Lions have never won in Washington (or Landover) in over 75 years of playing the Redskins. That was for you J.J.

ALSO, did you see the Nats backed down from their stupid rain-out policy?