Attendance: 42,477
Duration: 2:57
Weather: 42 degrees, Mildly Cloudy
Wind: 12 MPH Left to Right
Umpires: HP: Doug Eddings. 1B: Marty Foster. 2B: Mark Ripperger. 3B:
Joe West.
Section 131, Row Y, Seats 11-13 – just beyond first base, in the sun
(barely)
Game notes – baseball-wise, the highlight of the day came in the
morning, when the team announced a two-year extension for GM Mike Rizzo … the
Nats continued to have early-game offensive success, as Eaton led off with a
double and scored when New York RF Jay Bruce bobbled Rendon’s single … Mets answered
in the top of the 2nd on a two-out balk by Strasburg with runners on
first and third … Nats regained the lead with a 2-out rally in the 3rd,
when Eaton walked and scored on Rendon’s double … again the Mets came right
back to tie, this time on a long leadoff homer by Yoenis Cespedes … the New
Yorkers took the lead for good an inning later with 2 outs and a man on base,
when Michael Conforto hit a long fly to left that was initially called a
ground-rule double but was ruled to have left the yard after review … the Nats
had their best chance of the day in the bottom of the 6th, but
failed to score after loading the bases on a single and two walks with none out
and the heart of the order up … Turner was ejected after being called out on
strikes to end the inning … the visitors removed any doubt half an inning later
off Brandon Kintzler on a grand slam by Bruce … Eaton left the game after
tweaking his ankle while sliding to score the Nats second run
Other – chilly and breezy day, although being in the sun helped some,
and it was reasonably comfortable by the time the game ended … decided (wisely)
to take Metro, with a comfortable trip down but a crowded trip back (packed in
like sardines on the Green Line segment, and had to stand most of the way back
to Shady Grove) … Nats raised prices on hot dogs and pizza, and the old stands
where we could get soft pretzels and pretzel bites have been replaced by carts
where a pretzel “braid” with dip is a hefty $8.00
