Yeah, it was a split squad game but the Nationals had a lot of the regulars going against the Tigers yesterday. Austin Kearns had the lone hit in the 2-0 loss in what was a pretty pathetic offensive display. The pitchers did a bit better though. Matt Chico threw four shutout frames and while Tim Redding took the loss, he gave up only a single run on two hits and a walk in three innings of work.
In their other game, the Nats got doubled up by the Dodgers. Dmitri Young hit his first homerun of the spring and he finished with two hits and two RBIs. Jason Bergmann was roughed up and he gave up four runs in 2 1/3 innings.
Today’s game against the Indians was rained out so the Nationals will have to wait until Saturday to improve on their 4-10 spring record.