CARRASCO SOLID; NATS WIN
Capitol Hill 4 Flushing Meadows 2
Patchwork Nats Are Good Enough – The Post
P Hector Carrasco, starting for only the second time in his career because of John Patterson’s bronchitis (it was sinusitis) allowed a run over four innings. The bullpen was solid the rest of the way, with Gary Majewski picking up the win. Chad Cordero rebounded from Sunday’s loss to pick up the save.
More from The Wash. Times: Nats find way to beat Mets
Boxscore – ESPN.com
NATIONALS NOTEBOOK – Patterson Plans To Start Friday – The Post
Frank Robinson is upset that Patterson announced on Friday that he could not pitch yesterday, but offered to pitch this coming Friday.
Smulyan’s Bid to Buy the Nationals Adds Some Local Faces – The Post
Jeff Smulyan’s group, identified by USAT Sports Weekly as the front runner, has added a few local investors. Also, MLB is said to be holding off the sale because D.C. has not signed the lease for the new ballpark yet. Hmm, what an unfortunate circumstance for MLB, they have to just sit around and keep making money of the Nationals.
Wilkerson riding up and down season – mlb.com
The latest entry in Brad Wilkerson’s diary. He is not happy with his performance this year.