Craig Stammen pitches Washington Nationals to 5-2 victory over Colorado Rockies – The Post
After his worst-ever outing, Craig Stammen bounced back and gave the Washington Nationals 8 innings of 2 run, 5 hit pitching to defeat the Colorado Rockies before the smallest crowd in team history. Stammen pitched against his own personal grain — to throw harder. After being counseled by Liván Hernández on Sunday, the day after ¡LIVAN! pitched a shutout with a fastball velocity in the mid-80s, Stammen eased up. The two had played golf in spring training and ¡LIVAN! explained that when he “swung easy” he could always hit the ball straight. The attitude ¡LIVAN! has on the golf course is the same he has on the mound. It worked for Stammen last night.

¡LIVAN! is awesome. I hope he and not his twin ¡Navil! are around for a long time.

Willie Harris had 4 RBI.