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The previous day&#8217;s game was postponed until yesterday as part of a doubleheader. I had already planned on going to the scheduled day game, so the though of an extra game was a welcome one. I had never been to a doubleheader.<\/p>\n<p>After waiting all morning to see if the game would be played, I got a ride to the Metro and arrived at Nationals Park in the 1st inning. L.A. had already scored 2 runs. Starter <strong>Chien Ming Wang<\/strong> would give up 2 more runs in the 3rd. In the bottom of the inning, the Nats caught fire.<strong> Ian Desmond<\/strong> led off with a single and rookie <strong>Stephen Lombardozzi<\/strong> moved him to second. <strong>Ryan Zimmerman<\/strong> doubled in Desmond. <strong>Michael Morse<\/strong> doubled in Zimmerman and <strong>Jayson Werth<\/strong> homered for the 19th time to put tie the game. Morse&#8217;s double was critical, because he let a ball he was charging go over his head in left field during the top of the inning.<\/p>\n<p>Scoring those 4 runs chased Dodgers starter <strong>Chad Billingsley<\/strong> after only 2 2\/3 innings. The worked a high pitch on him, a job well done.<br \/>\nAfter that though, the bats went silent. <\/p>\n<p>Wang hung on for six innings, not giving up a run after the 3rd. <strong>Todd Coffey<\/strong>, who stopped sprinting before he got to the infield dirt, pitched a scoreless inning, as did <strong>Tyler Clippard<\/strong>. Underworked <strong>Drew Storen<\/strong>, however, did not have similar success. With rain coming down, Storen hit a batter, gave up 3 hits and walked a batter. He only recorded two outs with <strong>Colin Balestar<\/strong> having to come and mop up.<\/p>\n<p>The second game of the doubleheader was postponed but will almost certainly be cancelled since the Dodgers are not heading east again and they are all but out of contention. I wonder if I can use my ticket to get into another game.<\/p>\n<p>11 loses in 14 games, ooff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; The rain that had people tubing down US 29\/50 in Fairfax was playing havoc with the Washington Nationals. Two days earlier, they somehow got Stephen Strasburg&#8217;s start in against the Los Angeles Dodgers, but lost after a rain delay. The previous day&#8217;s game was postponed until yesterday as part of a doubleheader. 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