June 25, 2018 – Bethesda Big Train 8, Silver Spring-Takoma Park Thunderbolts 4 – Shirley Povich Field

http://www.bigtrain.org/news/?article_id=606

 

Duration: 2:46

Plate Umpire: Eric Sloser    Field Umpire #1: Don O'Shea    Field Umpire #2: Simon Markovich

Attendance: 502

 

On the aisle, second row, halfway between home and first (general admission)

 

Game notes – Big Train scored without a hit in the bottom of the first, on 2 walks followed by a fielder’s choice and a sac fly … loaded the bases the next inning on 2 hit batters and a single, and took a 4-0 lead on a bases-clearing double by Alec Burleson … the T-Bolts notched 3 runs to tie things up in an ugly top of the 6^th, but Bethesda immediately regained the lead on an Andrew Shebloski homer and an RBI double by Burleson … added some insurance in the bottom of the 7^th on back-to-back-to-back doubles

 

Other – fundraiser for the Metropolitan Washington Ear

June 24, 2018 – Nats 8, Phillies 6 – Nationals Park

https://www.mlb.com/nationals/news/daniel-murphy-sparks-nationals-vs-phillies/c-282781362

 

Attendance: 29,314

Duration: 3:47

Weather: 83 degrees, Partly Cloudy

Wind: 4 MPH In From Left

Umpires: HP: David Rackley. 1B: Mark Wegner. 2B: Chris Guccione. 3B: Larry Vanover.

 

Game notes – Phils drew first blood in the top of the 3^rd, when Rhys Hoskins homered following a base hit by pitcher Nick Pivetta … Pivetta struggled in the bottom of the 4^th, yielding a leadoff HR by Rendon followed by 3 straight singles to tie the game … following a 38-minute rain delay, Pivetta returned to strike out the side and prevent further damage … Nats starter Jefry Rodriguez exited after giving up a walk and a HBP to start the 5^th, and the visitors took a 6-2 lead off Sammy Solis on a 2-run triple by Odubel Herrera followed by a Nick Williams homer … Nats staged a 2-out rally in the 6^th, on a pinch single by Eaton, followed by a Turner triple and back-to-back doubles by Harper and Rendon … Nats won it with another 3-run inning in the 8^th, on a 2-out bases-loaded single by Murphy, followed by Michael A. Taylor’s RBI single … Kelley, Grace, Madson, and Doolittle held Philadelphia scoreless over the final 4 innings

 

Other – early arrival led to some spirited table tennis and a stop at B-Dubs … courtesy of some friends, we got to spend the rain delay and the remainder of the game in one of the club-level suites