It was the battle for last place and the Nationals won one and lost one against the surprisingly bad Phillies. I mean, I know the Nationals were supposed to be bad but the Phillies just haven’t gotten it done much this year.
In the game yesterday, the Nationals blew a three run lead only to win it in the thirteenth inning. Felipe Lopez drove in the winning run on a sac. fly. Brian Schneider also had a nice game. He went two for six with a homerun and three RBIs. Austin Kearns had three hits and Levale Spagner picked up the win. He was the eighth pitcher used and seven relievers combined to hold the Phillies to just one run in 6 2/3 innings.
This afternoon’s game didn’t go as well and it wasn’t even as close as the 4-2 score would indicate because the Nats scored both in the ninth. Dmitri Young and Robert Fick both drove in runs in the ninth and John Patterson was hit hard and he took the loss. He gave up three runs on seven hits and four walks with one strikeout in just four innings of work.
Next up is a trip to Miami to take on the Marlins. I’m not getting my hopes up, but the good thing is, we don’t have to see Dontrelle Willis.