Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 24,799
Section 306, Row F, Seats 1-3 (just beyond
third base)
Once again the weather forecast was dicey,
and in fact there was a light rain falling when we exited the Metro station to
walk to the ballpark. Fortunately the rain ended before the game started and
held off thereafter; the sun even came out, making it a nice day for a game. The
official attendance was 24,799, although not nearly that many folks appeared to
actually show up. (Presumably not all of the season-ticket holders showed up,
although the game was part of all the ticket plans.)
The two new Mike Isabella stands on the 300
level weren’t open yet, but I did try an order of beef and onion dumplings from
Pinch Dumpling – very good, but as the old joke about Chinese food goes, I was
hungry less than an hour later. (A slice of pizza fixed that.)
Although it certainly wasn’t hot and the
wind didn’t appear to be much of a factor, the balls were flying for the first
four innings of the game, with 6 balls leaving the yard and a few others
backing outfielders to the warning track. After Brian Dozier (a former member
of the Bethesda Big Train) led off the game with a round-tripper, the Nats
struck back for 3 runs in the bottom of the frame on homers by Zimmerman and
Murphy. Nats starting pitcher Joe Ross had an interesting 5-inning outing; he
issued no walks and fanned 8, but gave up 12 hits and 8 runs. With the home
team down 8-5 (Taylor and Espinosa having added solo shots), things quieted
down considerably for a while. The Nats chipped away at the lead with single
runs in the 7th and 8th, while their bullpen kept the
Twins off the board. Finally Chris Heisey, who had just won the final spot on
the regular-season roster, celebrated by leading off the bottom of the 9th
with a blast that tied the game.
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