Umpires: HP:
John Bacon. 1B: Jorge Teran. 3B: Charlie Ramos.
Weather: 76
degrees, partly cloudy.
Wind: 10
mph, Varies.
T: 2:46.
Att: 3,885.
Section 203, Row P, Seat 21 -- second section on the first-base side of home plate, back row (in the shade), on the aisle -- my preferred seat whenever I can get it
Quite a
game, on a perfect day weather-wise for baseball. After falling behind 6-0 in
the top of the second inning, the Baysox worked their way back into the game,
and trailed 9-7 entering the bottom of the ninth. The first 5 hitters of the
inning produced a double, strikeout, walk, another strikeout, and a hit batter,
loading the bases with two out. Bowie manager Gary Kendall then sent starting
catcher Chris O’Brien up to pinch-hit for shortstop Ozzie Martinez. True to the
Hollywood-ish script, O’Brien hit the first pitch he saw from Senators closer
Abel De Los Santos over the right field fence for a walk-off grand slam.
Trivia note –
the Nats picked up De Los Santos from the Rangers last December in the Ross
Detweiler trade.
Mustachioed Harrisburg
reliever Bryan (brother of Bryce) Harper contributed to the Baysox rally,
retiring all three batters he faced in the seventh but yielding three runs in
the eighth (walk, RBI double, home run) while retiring only one batter.
Once again,
no game action for Anthony Rendon in his rehab assignment.