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Time: 2:35
Attendance: 25,935
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 4mph in from Centerfield,
Cloudy, No Precipitation.
Their comeback trumped our comeback.
Things didn’t go well for the Nats over the first six innings
of the afternoon. Patrick Corbin walked Mitch Garver to lead off the top of the
2nd, and he scored the first Seattle run a few batters later, aided by a Nick
Senzel error. Things got much worse in the 4th, when the suddenly-resurgent Julio
RodrÃguez led off with a homer, Corbin issued a second free pass to Garver, and
Ty France knocked another Corbin pitch out of the park. (Corbin’s final total
of three earned runs in his six innings pitched actually lowered his season ERA
to a marginally less unsightly 6.12.) Meanwhile, just about the only sign of
life for the Nats against Seattle starter Bryan Woo was a 5th inning solo shot
by Joey Gallo.
The home team’s fortunes suddenly improved after the
7th-inning stretch. Leadoff singles by Ildemaro Vargas and Senzel finally got
Woo out of the game after 70 pitches. After reliever Ryne Stanek fanned Gallo, Davey
Martinez went to his bench. Keibert Ruiz singled to load the bases, and Jesse
Winker’s sac fly scored one run. CJ Abrams added the final exclamation point by
pulling a barely-fair homer to right.
Unfortunately, this 5-4 lead would be extremely short-lived.
Martinez went to Dylan Floro, who hadn’t given up a run since early April, for
the third day in a row, and this time he didn’t have it. Seattle put together a
double and two singles, with a wild pitch and a stolen base mixed in, to push two
runs across and retake the lead. The Mariners added three more runs in the top
of the 9th off Jordan Weems to put the game pretty much out of reach.
The day was not a complete loss, however – I happen to know
that a couple of youngsters visiting from North Carolina did arrive in time to get
autographs from Josiah Gray. 😊
