Attendance: 43,826
Game Time: 3:55
Weather: 62 degrees, sunny
Wind: 8 mph
Umpires: Home Plate - Chris Guccione, First
Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg, Left
Field - Manny Gonzalez, Right Field - Dan Bellino
Seventh-inning stretch song: Jump – Van Halen
Highlights – Nats catcher Jose Lobaton turned
the game and series around with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the fourth
(after ending an earlier bases-loaded threat with an inning-ending double play
and dropping a throw at the plate as LA scored its second run) … Daniel Murphy
had 3 hits and a walk, driving in insurance runs in the fifth and seventh …
Trea had two singles, a stolen base, and a run scored … Roark was not at his
best but limited the damage to 2 runs in 4.1 innings … 5 Nats relievers blanked
the Dodgers on 1 hit the rest of the way
Other – first inning was déjà vu all over
again, as Seager hit a solo homer for LA and all 3 Nats batters fanned in the
bottom of the frame … enjoyed an early lunch at the “Budweiser Brew House”
(fish tacos, pizza, wings, hot cider, and hot chocolate) … the sun made it
surprisingly comfortable during the game in the upper level, despite windy
conditions on the field … not sure whether official crowd figure counted the
many pigeons that decided to attend … our chauffeur won the Designated Driver
of the Game drawing; we all chuckled when his prize turned out to be a Nationals
beer stein … game was originally scheduled for Saturday, but they decided to
postpone it about 5 minutes after we arrived (we had expected a delayed start
but not a postponement)
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