{"id":2216,"date":"2007-07-02T09:22:00","date_gmt":"2007-07-02T09:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/07\/nats-take-finale-but-lose-pirates-season-series.html"},"modified":"2007-07-02T09:22:00","modified_gmt":"2007-07-02T09:22:00","slug":"nats-take-finale-but-lose-pirates-season-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2007\/07\/nats-take-finale-but-lose-pirates-season-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats take finale, but lose Pirates season series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON 3 Pittsburgh 2 (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">ESPN<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/boxscore?gameId=270701123\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Boxscore<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>First off, congratulations to the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Maryland Bureau Chief<\/span>; his Buccos took the season series over the Nats 4-2. I look forward to paying off my wager, a bottle of Gentleman Jack, sometime soon.<\/p>\n<p>C <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jesus Flores<\/span> hit his first MLB home run yesterday, a two run shot in the sixth, scoring LF <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Robert Fick<\/span>. Previously, Fick knocked in 1B <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Dimitri Young<\/span>. Pittsburgh starter Paul Maholm was on the hook for all three runs, falling to 4-11 on the season.<\/p>\n<p>On the mound, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike Bascik<\/span> pitched 6+ innings for his first win since May, upping his record to 2-5 on the season. Both runs were allowed in the 7th inning. The &#8220;optimum&#8221; bullpen alignment of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Luis Ayala<\/span>, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jon Rauch<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero<\/span> pitched shutout innings in relief for a hold, hold and a save, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats are now halfway done with the schedule and stand at 33-48, second worse in baseball (thanks Reds!), but hardly the historically bad pace that was expected. <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.washingtonpost.com\/nationalsjournal\/2007\/07\/81_down_81_to_go.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nationals Journal<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) notes this is the same record as last year and breaks down the numbers between the two seasons.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/07\/01\/AR2007070100646.html?hpid=moreheadlines\"><b>Nationals Seek Their Better Half<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070702\/SPORTS02\/107020076\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Nats end first half with win<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Dimitri Young <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070702\/SPORTS02\/107020080\/1005\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">will represent the Nats at the All-Star Game<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>) next week. &#8220;Let this be a lesson to people who deal with adversity. Never quit and keep fighting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Unless it is with your girlfriend? Fighting with her is bad.<\/p>\n<p>John Patterson <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20070702\/SPORTS02\/107020077\/1005\/SPORTS\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">is off to Toronto for treatment<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Wash. Times<\/span>) on the compressed radial nerve in his pitching arm. If successful, he could <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/07\/01\/AR2007070101047.html\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">retake the mound<\/span><\/a> (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">The Post<\/span>) in September (why bother at that point). Should that fail, South American medicine men are lining up to take the case.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Saturday&#8217;s game<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh 7 WASHINGTON 2 (<span style=\"font-style:italic;\">ESPN<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.espn.go.com\/mlb\/boxscore?gameId=270630123\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Boxscore<\/span><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>The Nats lost badly as <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jason Bergmann<\/span> got lit up for six runs over four innings. It was the only game of the season series that was decided by more than a run.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2007\/06\/30\/AR2007063001129.html\"><b>With Nats Stuck in Neutral, Acta Tries to Rev Up Engine<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20070701\/SPORTS02\/107010059\/1005\/sports\"><b>Defeated \u2014 again<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON 3 Pittsburgh 2 (ESPN Boxscore) First off, congratulations to the Maryland Bureau Chief; his Buccos took the season series over the Nats 4-2. I look forward to paying off my wager, a bottle of Gentleman Jack, sometime soon. 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