Attendance: 25,951
Game Time: 3:02
Weather: 82 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind: 7 mph
Umpires: Home Plate - Ryan Additon, First Base - CB Bucknor, Second
Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Manny Gonzalez
Highlights – perfect night for baseball weather-wise … Gio gave up some
hits, but only one run in his 7 innings, with no walks and an economical 103
pitches … Nats chipped away at Miami starter Adam Conley and the Marlins’
bullpen, scoring in 5 of the first 7 innings … Zim started things off in the 2nd
with a solo HR, setting the all-time franchise record for RBI in the process …
not satisfied with that achievement, he added 3 more hits (plus a walk) and 4
more RBI, missing the cycle only because he homered again rather than hitting a
triple in his final plate appearance
Other – drive down was not quite as bad as our previous weeknight treks
… yes, you can buy a plain half-smoke at Ben’s, but it still costs $9.25