{"id":3239,"date":"2008-05-08T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-08T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/nats-fall-again-in-houston.html"},"modified":"2008-05-08T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-08T10:06:00","slug":"nats-fall-again-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/nats-fall-again-in-houston\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats fall again in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON 4 Washington 3 (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sportsline.com\/mlb\/gamecenter\/boxscore\/MLB_20080507_WAS@HOU\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Boxscore<\/span><\/a>) &#8211; CBS Sports<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/07\/AR2008050704239.html\"><b>Nats&#8217; Slip-Ups Lead to A Fall<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080508\/SPORTS02\/274618603\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Astros hand Nats second tight loss<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.chron.com\/disp\/story.mpl\/sports\/5763009.html\"><b>Oh, that magic feeling<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Houston Chronicle<\/i><br \/>Bad fundamentals and worse pitching led to another one-run loss. <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Carlos Lee<\/span> won it with a single off of <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Lastings Milledge<\/span> glove in the ninth. Reliever <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Joel Hanrahan<\/span> gets tagged with the loss after giving up five walks in 2 1\/3 innings, though <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jesus Colome<\/span> was on the mound when Lee won the game.<\/p>\n<p>The good news? <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ryan Zimmerman<\/span> hit two homer, accounting for all three Washington runs.<\/p>\n<p>Also, <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Paul Lo Duca<\/span> hurt his hand again. He got  into an argument with some Astros fan on his way back to the dugout. Two of them were ejected. The upside of this is more <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ice Cream<\/span> (Wil Nieves)!<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/07\/AR2008050703913.html?sid=ST2008050704224\"><b>For Starters, O&#8217;Connor In, Chico Out<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/article\/20080508\/SPORTS02\/553874887\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>O&#8217;Connor replaces Chico in rotation<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Mike O&#8217;Connor<\/span> and <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Matt Chico<\/span> are switching places with the former headed to the rotation after a strong start in AAA and the latter to the bullpen after a terrible start in the majors.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/07\/AR2008050704285.html\"><b>Tow Trucks Hold Winning Edge on Stadium Parking Enforcement<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>The District has proven quite adept at towing cars in the Nationals Park vicinity.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.americanfarm.com\/TopStory5.06.2008a.html\"><b>Chesapeake Fields&#8217; popcorn makes major-league roster<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>AmericanFarm.com<\/i><br \/>A profile of the popcorn vendor at Nationals Park. The word &#8220;kettle&#8221; does not come up once in the article though.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theonion.com\/content\/news\/nationals_book_it_after_foul_ball?utm_source=onion_rss_daily\"><b>Nationals Book It After Foul Ball Accidentally Smashes Capitol Rotunda<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Onion<\/i><br \/>The problems never end for this team.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/Nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/HoustonAstros\" rel=\"tag\">Houston Astros<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOUSTON 4 Washington 3 (Boxscore) &#8211; CBS Sports Nats&#8217; Slip-Ups Lead to A Fall &#8211; The PostAstros hand Nats second tight loss &#8211; The Wash. TimesOh, that magic feeling &#8211; The Houston ChronicleBad fundamentals and worse pitching led to another one-run loss. 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