Weather: 86 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 4 mph, In From RF.
Umpires: HP--Blaser, 1B--Cooper, 2B--West, 3B--Dreckman.
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 36,764
Having already secured the home field for their upcoming Wild Card game
against the Brewers, the Nats had nothing particular to play for on Sunday, but
nevertheless extended their end-of-season winning streak to 8 games heading
into the playoffs. The afternoon had a spring training feel, with Anthony
Rendon getting the day off and other regulars exiting at some point during the
game. Consequently, part-timers Brian Dozier and Gerardo Parra, plus the
seldom-seen Michael A. Taylor and Wilmer Difo, each accounted for two of the
team’s 14 hits. Washington never trailed, sparked by an RBI double by Soto in
the 1st and a 2-run homer by
Suzuki in the 3rd. They pretty much put things away three innings
later on a 2-run Dozier single and a 2-run pinch double by Parra.
Joe Ross needed only 78 pitches to get through the first 6 innings,
fanning 8 while allowing only one run. Comeback kid Aaron Barrett received a
deservedly warm reception as he came in for the 7th (which he
battled through despite allowing Cleveland’s second run to score), and Erick
Fedde finished things off.
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