Time: 3:11
Attendance: 22,549
It wound up being a great afternoon, although the contest on
the field had very little to do with it.
The weather forecast left us expecting some late-morning
rain, along with possible severe thunderstorms sometime in the afternoon. Instead,
it turned out to be sunny and not extremely hot (as long as you were in the
shade). The traffic was relatively light in both directions, so we arrived in
plenty of time to enjoy lunch on Wiseguy Pizza’s outside patio. My college
roommate and his wife were in town and attending the game, so I was able to sit
with them and a couple of local friends, swap Springsteen stories, and catch up
on old times.
The Nats went with a bullpen game, while the Brewers sent
out rookie starter Jason Alexander. (Sorry, but all the Seinfeld jokes
have already been used.) It was probably inevitable that the Brewers would
eventually end their 8-game losing streak, and that the Washington offense
would fall back to earth after notching 11-5 and 8-6 victories to start the
weekend. Sunday afternoon, they did get 8 hits (7 of which were singles) and
drew 4 walks, but went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position and stranded
10. Shortstop Willy Adames was the offensive star for Milwaukee, with an RBI
double in the third off Paolo Espino and a two-run homer in the fifth off Evan
Lee.