{"id":18707,"date":"2012-10-04T06:45:33","date_gmt":"2012-10-04T10:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=18707"},"modified":"2012-10-04T06:45:33","modified_gmt":"2012-10-04T10:45:33","slug":"nats-conclude-regular-season-with-98-64-record-5-1-win-over-phillies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/10\/nats-conclude-regular-season-with-98-64-record-5-1-win-over-phillies\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats conclude regular season with 98-64 record, 5-1 win over Phillies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/wfyurasko\/8053184826\/\" title=\"Post-game high fives by wfyurasko, on Flickr\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8181\/8053184826_c3e5716109.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Post-game high fives\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; <\/strong> The 2012 Washington Nationals regular season came to a close with 5-1 beatdown of the rival Philadelphia Phillies. Behind <strong>Edwin Jackson<\/strong>&#8216;s six strikeouts over 6 2\/3 innings of 1-run ball, the Nats won their 98th game of the season, exceeding everyone&#8217;s expectations. Home runs by <strong>Ryan Zimmerman<\/strong>, <strong>Tyler Moore<\/strong> and <strong>Michael Morse<\/strong> fueled the Nats attack as they tied up the season series with the Phillies in the final game.<\/p>\n<p>Zimmerman&#8217;s 4th inning home run off <strong>Cliff Lee<\/strong> came right after <a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/10\/nats-teddy-finally-wins-presidents-race.html\">Teddy won the President&#8217;s Race for this first time<\/a>. The man know how to rise to the occasion.<\/p>\n<p>Moore knocked in Morse after a double in the 4th. Moore also homered in the sixth.<\/p>\n<p>Morse homered in the 8th.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson&#8217;s win was his 10th in 21 decisions.<\/p>\n<p>Over 37,000 tickets were sold for the Wednesday afternoon game, pushing the season average over 30,000.<\/p>\n<p>So, what do I do about my mayor&#8217;s bet with the Ombudsman? The Cheesesteak\/Half-Smoke Challenge ends tied at 9 each. I joked the other day that we needed to stuff a half-smoke in a cheesesteak and split it two ways.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2012\/04\/nats-opening-day-eve-2012-preview-and-prediction.html\"><br \/>\nI predicted the Nats would win 86 games this season<\/a>; they won 12 more and have a chance to win up to 11 more in the playoffs. Wow.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats travel to either St. Louis or Atlanta to face the Cardinals or Braves in game 1 one of the NLDS on Sunday, time TBD. Count on an afternoon game though.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. &mdash; The 2012 Washington Nationals regular season came to a close with 5-1 beatdown of the rival Philadelphia Phillies. Behind Edwin Jackson&#8216;s six strikeouts over 6 2\/3 innings of 1-run ball, the Nats won their 98th game of the season, exceeding everyone&#8217;s expectations. 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