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Time: 2:52
Attendance: 22,090
Section 220, Row J, Seats 1-2 – club-level section, behind 1st
base. We were under the overhang in case of rain (which fortunately didn’t
happen).
The first four innings seemed to fly by, taking just under
an hour. The Pirates stuck first in the top of the second, starting the inning
with a walk and two singles. Two innings later, they doubled their lead on a
solo homer by 1B Connor Joe. The Nats came right back to tie the score in the
bottom of the 4th on a two-out, two-run double by backup catcher Riley Adams.
Martinez lifted starting pitcher Patrick Corbin with one out
and one on in the top of the 6th. The decision quickly backfired, as CJ Edwards
Jr. gave up a two-run tater to RF Miguel Andujar, the second batter he faced. Luis
García led off the bottom of the 6th with a triple and scored to cut the deficit
to a single run, but three Washington relievers combined to allow two more runs
in the top of the 8th. At least the game remained close enough to force the
Pirates to use their two best relief pitchers to finish things off. (As it
turned out, they wouldn’t be needed in the nightcap of the doubleheader, as the
visitors demolished the Nats, 16-1.)
Metro was generally fine, although the first part of my trip down on the Red Line was considerably slower than usual. The carved turkey sandwich was quite good, and I was pleasantly surprised that those in the “FIS Champions Club” now get free soda and iced tea. While I packed an umbrella just in case, I finally decided that a jacket would be more trouble than it would be worth. I was a bit chilly at the beginning, but felt fine as the afternoon progressed, and it was quite warm after the game as we took a stroll by the river in the sunshine.
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