What a night! Sitting in 526 - our 2006 season home - we took in one of the best Nationals games this year. Taking the series with the Cards, following our sweep of the Reds put us at 50-60 — 14-8 since the All-Star Break. We trail the Marlins by only a half-game because they managed to pull out a win in extra innings over Houston last night. We are so close to getting out of last place and we’re playing good baseball. We are playing .500 at RFK this year and we couldn’t be prouder of these guys.

Ryan Zimmerman had his first multi-HR game - sending two out of the park. He’s up to 17 homeruns this season and will easily surpass his 20 from last year. He’s batting .500 through this homestand. Schneider joined him with a 2 run shot in the 7th. But the offense didn’t stop there — most of the Nats came through with hits in key moments including Joel Hanrahan whose 2 run double helped solidify the lead. Young, Lopez, Batista and Logan all helped generate those runs.

Hanrahan again looked great on the mound. He gave up only six hits and he struck out three. Rivera, Traber and Schroeder finished up the game as fans went crazy.

We met a great father and son in our section tonight and the father (I’m not sure if this was wise) asked me to explain to his son how to keep score. Given that I’m a beginner and the Cards made some errors, it was kind of a tough game to score but I think he understood the basic idea. I think my Dad would be proud!

Quotes of the Day: “It was the first time I could just lay back and wait for 27 outs. It was nice for my brain cells.”

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