Nats Capture Moment With 8th-Inning Rally – The Post
Nats find a way to solve Marlins – The Wash. Times
The Nationals finally beat the damn Florida Marlins, an unloved team that plays in an empty football stadium and has no payroll, but somehow has two World Series championships in the last 12 years. That team, with a legacy of teal uniforms, is annoying and one you can’t actually think of being a rival with yet they simply own the Nats. If ther was justice in the world, it would have been the Marlins who became the Nationals and not the Expos, who played in a real city. Anyway, I’m rambling, so let me get back on task.
Florida sent Josh Johnson, he of the 10-2 record, to the mound last night. Washington countered with J.D. Martin who made it clear why he was in the minor leagues for so long. Johnson had retired 20 straight batters heading into the eighth inning. He gave up three straight singles to load the bases. Ronnie Belliard of all people, pinch hit a double to score two runs. Two more runs scored to tie it at 4 when Adam Dunn, who struck out three times against Johnson, homered off of bullpen left Dan Meyer. That two run shot proved to be the winning margin as the Nationals won their third in a row, 6-4. They have won 7 of 11.
Zimmerman Sits Out After Being Hit by Pitch – The Post
Zimmerman sits out after injuring his left shoulder –
Ryan Zimmerman sat out last night’s game after his shoulder swelled up over night following being hit by a pitch on Monday.
Jordan Zimmermann had a solid three inning rehab appearance for the P-Nats, Washington’s Carolina League (A) team in Prince William County, Va.
Loverro: Uncomplicated player makes a modest return – The Wash. Times
The crowd’s reaction to Nick Johnson‘s return to Washington, less than a week after being traded away, was underwhelming.
