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You’d much rather read the post from last night about their win<\/span><\/a> in yesterday’s make-up game.<\/p>\n

Nats’ Defense Is Astros’ Best Offense<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i>
I don’t believe Chico Harlan<\/span> thinks much of Adam Dunn<\/span>‘s defense in left field.<\/p>\n

Often, his defense costs them bases. And that’s just on the good nights. Thursday, Dunn’s defensive deficiencies — unsightly, probably costly — were again on naked display, most painfully during the big inning that engineered the Houston Astros’ 9-4 rallying victory against the Nationals at Minute Maid Park. <\/p>\n

Dunn’s defense, granted, wasn’t the only problem. John Lannan<\/span> got knocked around, the offense couldn’t build on its early-inning productivity, and Cristian Guzm\u00e1n<\/span> continued to play shortstop as if wearing dumbbells instead of cleats. Still, until Washington’s pitchers somehow invent a way to direct every batted ball toward center fielder Nyjer Morgan<\/span>, they must confront the fact that Dunn is a liability.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So after a winning in an unusual way, the Nats seem to lose in a typical way. Lannan had his first bad start in a long time too.
Lannan falters as Nats tumble<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i>
More on Dunn’s unorthodox<\/span> fielding:<\/p>\n

With a runner at third after Jason Michaels<\/span> struck out, Michael Bourn<\/span> shot one off the left-field fence. Dunn stood about 15 feet away from the wall, trying to make Bourn start into a home run trot.<\/p>\n

Only it rebounded hard off the scoreboard. Dunn wasn’t in line to intercept it, and didn’t catch up to it until it was well down the left-field line. Bourn beat his throw to third, a run scored and the Astros had their second triple of the inning.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t want him to be running hard out of the box, because I knew it was going to hit off that wall,” Dunn said. “That’s kind of why I tried to deke him a little bit. It just hit that metal thing and took off.” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Are you buying that explanation?<\/p>\n

Washington Nationals<\/a>, Nats<\/a>, Houston Astros<\/a><\/p>\n

©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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