The Washington Nationals kept rallying and rallying on Thursday night, but could not come away with a win. The Nats lost 7-5 in 11 innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks. The Nationals are now 35-58.
Jason Bergmann started for Washington and was actually very sharp. He went seven innings and gave up only two earned runs. He also struck out three batters and walked only one. He wound up with a no-decision. The loss went to Luis Ayala who two runs in the top of the 11th inning as he lost his fifth game of the season.
The Nationals got three hits from Cristian Guzman, who will represent the team in the All Star Game. Austin Kearns hit a two run double in the bottom of the 10th inning to help the Nats force an 11th inning. Kearns had three RBI on the night. The Nationals really struggled all night to get anything going offensively. They managed only 8 hits all night in 43 at bats. They scored an unearned run.
The Nationals will not start a three game series at home against the Houston Astros. Tim Redding is scheduled to start on Friday night. Game time is 7:35pm.