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Time: 2:21
Attendance: 30,791
Start Time: 4:05
Start Time Weather: 88° F, Wind 2mph out to Leftfield,
Cloudy, No Precipitation.
Seats: Section 314, Row E, Seats 1-2 (next to our usual
section, but at the opposite end of the row)
While there wasn’t a lot of scoring on this warm (but
thankfully rain-free) late afternoon, the home team demonstrated that three
runs worth of small-ball offense beats one solo homer every time.
Washington’s pitchers certainly did their part. Trevor Williams
continued his strong start to the season by recording the first 15 outs, with
the only damage coming on a Julio Rodríguez dinger in the 5th. Robert Garcia (who
replaced Williams after Dylan Moore’s leadoff double in the top of the 6th), Dylan
Floro, Hunter Harvey, and Kyle Finnegan took care of business the rest of the
way, allowing only one Mariner to reach base.
The Nats manufactured their first run in the bottom of the
2nd. Luis García Jr. reached on an infield single, stole second, got to third
on Jesse Winker’s bunt single, and scored on a sacrifice fly by Keibert Ruiz.
After García Jr. was retired to open the bottom of the 7th, Winker
notched his second single of the game, stole second, and reached third on a
Ruiz single. With the latter on the move toward second, pinch-hitter Ildemaro
Vargas hit a ground ball to short, getting thrown out at first but plating
pinch-runner Victor Robles with the go-ahead run. Joey Gallo then singled in
Ruiz to complete the scoring for the day.
It seemed like the vast majority of the folks attending decided to arrive at the same 1:30 time that we did, judging from the crowds on Metro and at the Navy Yard station. We finished our lunch at Silver Diner about an hour later and had no difficulty getting our “Lane Train” bobbleheads after avoiding the lengthy lines at the centerfield gates. (Unfortunately, Lane Thomas himself was still finishing up his injury rehab assignment and was unable to attend.)
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