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Time: 2:23
Attendance: 27,003
Start Time Weather: 84° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield,
Cloudy, No Precipitation.
The Nats notched their 8th win in their last nine contests
by sweeping three games from the miserable Marlins, continuing their run of
strong starting pitching. Don’t look now, but they’re within one game of .500,
and only a half-game out of the final NL wild card spot.
Mitchell Parker was on the mound this afternoon, getting
through six innings on a reasonably efficient 85 pitches while giving up only six
hits and no walks. His fielding was a little more problematic than his pitching,
as he flubbed fielding two infield grounders. The first of these, which
occurred when Jesús Sánchez led off the top of the 2nd, proved harmless. The
second, with two outs in the 5th, allowed Jazz Chisholm to score from third
base for what turned out to be Miami’s only run of the game. Derek Law, Robert
Garcia, and Kyle Finnegan blanked the visitors over the final three innings to
nail down the win.
There were no 7-run innings for the Washington offense
today, but they managed to score enough runs to win. Lane Thomas, the 2nd
batter of the game, got things going with a home run – the 2nd straight
Father’s Day that he homered in Nats Park against Miami starter Jesús Luzardo. After
the Marlins tied things up in the top of the 5th, Jacob Young led off the
bottom of the frame by sending a ball into the Miami bullpen for his first major
league home run. Ildemaro Vargas provided a little insurance with an RBI double
an inning later.
The weather was quite nice, lacking both extreme heat and the possibility of rain. We were fortunate to be in the shade for the vast majority of the game, as our seats were quite hot In the sun for the initial 20-30 minutes.
