The Nationals celebrate their 3rd Father’s Day victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. The Nats prevented a sweep today winning 4-2, putting the team at 30-39 (not too shabby!). Micah Bowie had another strong start. He pitched 6 innings and gave up only 2 run on 4 hits. Both Bob and Don said Bowie seems to be getting stronger after each outing. We hope this continues and want to congratulate him on another great day!
Everything was on today. Austin Kearns was player of the game. He went 2 for 4 with an RBI double and a fantastic catch in the 9th inning. It’s nice to see Kearns hitting more than once in a game, and we are glad he is out of his apparent slump. Given that it was a holiday, it’s no wonder that Ryan Zimmerman hit his 12th home run this season in the 4th inning. Ryan hit a walk off grand-slam on Mother’s Day this year. Ronnie Belliard hit an RBI single in the 5th inning given the Nats a 2 run lead. After telling the media yesterday that he “wasn’t hitting worth a crap,” Robert Fick had a good day today, with a couple of nice hits.
When Bowie exited after the 6th, the Colome, Rauch, Cordero combination did a fantastic job today. The Chief got three quick outs in the 9th, ensuring the Nats win, while is father was watching in the stands. This was a key win and a great present for the dads!
A Few Notes –
After stepping up to the starting role and doing his absolute best, Levale Speigner is now out of the starting rotation and back in the bullpen. We’d like to thank Speigner for doing his best, having some great days, and staying positive during his starts. We hope good things come for this young man.
Also, Triple A player Brandon Watson broke the 95 year old International League hitting streak record today by hitting a single in the 6th inning. Congratulations Brandon! Maybe we will see Watson in Washington soon?
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