I have to admit. I saw the line-up Sunday morning. I was angry - well, furious. I thought Manny had lost his mind and decided to just hand Milwaukee the last game of the series. Not only was it frustrating to see regular starters like Dmitri and Ronnie not starting, but the order itself was, to me, frightening — with Jimenez and Batista high in the order — and Church, Flores, and Lopez way down. I silently wondered why we wanted to give away a game — especially with the All-Star break (and plenty of rest for our starters) just around the corner.

So much for the line-up. The Nats managed to pull out an incredible win off the Brewers, keeping them short of 50 wins before the All-Star break.

Tim Redding pitched a great game — giving up only two runs in the 6th. He ALSO hit a single in the 3rd.

Most importantly, the guys were able to finally generate some offense! It started with Felipe’s solo shot homerun in the 2nd. Then came a 6th inning to remember forever. Jimenez walked. Zimmerman’s 14th homerun over the left field wall brought in 2 runs, sparking a huge rally. Kearns walked, Batista singled, Lopez walked.

Church hit a sacrifice fly, bringing in Kearns. Flores singled. Milwaukee finally changed pitchers and we sang Sweet Caroline…

Belliard hit a deep shot to a gap in left-center — bringing in all 3 runners. The Nats scored 6 runs in the 6th.

King, Ayala & Chief came through big with quick easy innings & two strike-outs for Ayala. Trust in Manny.

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