{"id":3297,"date":"2008-05-27T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2008-05-27T10:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/bullpen-falters-nats-split-series.html"},"modified":"2008-05-27T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2008-05-27T10:22:00","slug":"bullpen-falters-nats-split-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2008\/05\/bullpen-falters-nats-split-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Bullpen falters; Nats split series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukee 4 WASHINGTON 3 (11) (ESPN <a href=\"http:\/\/scores.espn.go.com\/mlb\/boxscore?gameId=280526120\"><b>Boxscore<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/26\/AR2008052601481.html\"><b>Six Pitchers Later, Nats Lose Their War of Attrition<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080527\/SPORTS02\/959765030\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Nats bad in pivotal moments<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2008\/052008\/05272008\/382600\"><b> Nats punchless at crunch time<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Free Lance-Star<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/story\/index.aspx?id=755018\"><b>Cast of character<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>Journal Sentinel<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jason Bergmann<\/span> pitched 5 2\/3 scoreless innings before leaving in trouble. The bullpen kept the Brewers off the board then, but could not keep it up, giving up two runs in the seventh and one in the eighth and eleventh innings. The Nats attack included solo home runs by SS <b>Cristian Guzman<\/b> and 1B <b>Dmitri Young<\/b> (which was disputed initially) and a RBI double by C <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jes\u00fas Flores<\/span> that scored RF <b>Elijah Dukes<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats could have still pulled it off had they just had Ryan Zimmerman pinch hit in any inning after the 8th, nevermind the doctors&#8217; orders to sit down. If you sit Mr. Walkoff on a national holiday at home, he can&#8217;t hit the game-winning home run.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/26\/AR2008052602007.html?sid=ST2008052602388\"><b>Confidence Key To Bergmann&#8217;s Recent Revival<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.fredericksburg.com\/News\/FLS\/2008\/052008\/05272008\/382599\"><b> Bergmann finds his form at last<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Free Lance-Star<\/i><br \/>Bergmann has pitched 19 2\/3 scoreless innings since returning from AAA-Columbus.<br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\"><br \/>DAN DALY &#8211; <\/span><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080527\/SPORTS06\/34781035\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Slow games should make quick exit<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>The game is speeding up.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/apps\/pbcs.dll\/article?AID=\/20080527\/SPORTS02\/471079929\/1005\/SPORTS\"><b>Cordero plays catch, feels no soreness<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Chad Cordero<\/span> was able to play catch without incident. The closer will throw every other day as part of his rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">THOMAS BOSWELL &#8211; <\/span><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2008\/05\/26\/AR2008052602297.html?sid=ST2008052602388\"><b>By Chance, Opportunities<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>With so many injuries, players like <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Jon Rauch<\/span>, Flores and Bergmann are getting chances to prove themselves. Rauch has done pretty well as a closer and Flores will be really hard to demote.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats head to the West Coast this week &#8211; San Diego and Arizona, so the games will be on very late.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milwaukee 4 WASHINGTON 3 (11) (ESPN Boxscore) Six Pitchers Later, Nats Lose Their War of Attrition &#8211; The PostNats bad in pivotal moments &#8211; The Wash. Times Nats punchless at crunch time &#8211; The Free Lance-StarCast of character &#8211; Journal SentinelJason Bergmann pitched 5 2\/3 scoreless innings before leaving in trouble. 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