Marlins Rally for Sweep of Nationals – The Post
Ayala, Nats let victory get away – The Wash. Times
Seven good innings trashed in a flash – The Free Lance-Star
Uggla fuels Marlins’ sweep – The Miami Herald
RHP Shawn Hill pitched seven effective innings and the Nats scored four runs during the span. Three Luis Ayala pitches into the eighth and it was all gone — Ayala failed to cover first in time after 1B Aaron Boone had trouble fielding Alfredo Amézaga’s hard line drive and the next batter, Jeremy Hermida homered. Later in the inning, Dan Uggla hit a solo shot, his second homer of the game and seventh in nine games, increasing the Marlins lead 5-4. The score would stay that way, completing a Marlins sweep. Somehow, the Fish have the best record in baseball right now.
THOMAS BOSWELL – Holy Slumping Spring, Batsmen! – The Post
Bos is excited because Manny Acta should have enough players to shake things up and wonders what will happen when (if?) the big outfielders start hitting.
Nats’ season interesting, at very least – The Wash. Times
A look at the season so far — the good, the bad and the ugly.
O’Connor Out, Schroder Is Called Up – The Post
Replacement for O’Connor not yet known – The Wash. Times
O’Connor gets ticket to minors – The Free Lance-Star
After his terrible start on Saturday, Mike O’Connor is headed back to AAA. Chris Schroder was recalled to take O’Connor’s roster spot. The replacement for O’Connor in the rotation has yet to be determined though.
TICK TICK TICK – ESPN The Magazine
“It will never be so simple for Elijah Dukes. He will never be just another ballplayer. He has too much good and too much bad in him to be ordinary.”
The Nats head up to Flushing tonight to face the Mets.
