No history…yet.
The Nats managed to keep Bonds quiet throughout the late-night game on Monday evening. Lannan threw to Bonds — getting a foul out, a GIDP, a strike out and one walk.
Lannan had a great outing despite all the pressure and media attention.
It was frustrating, however, to watch this:
It also helped that Acta showed confidence in the left-hander starting in the sixth inning. With the score tied at 1, the Nationals had a golden opportunity to break the game wide open off starter Tim Lincecum. Washington had the bases loaded and two outs. Acta allowed Lannan to bat in the inning and the left-hander promptly struck out.
Yes, he pitched a great 7th and we were able to preserve the bullpen — a bullpen we would not have needed to pitch through extra innings with a 2 or 3 run lead entering the 7th.
Dmitri’s homerun in the 10th put the Nats in the lead, only to have Chad Cordero give up a run in the bottom of the inning to tie the game.
King loaded the bases in the 11th with no outs for Luis Ayala. Dave Roberts scored on Winn’s single — game over…late, late, late for us DC fans.
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August 7th, 2007 at 10:43 am
I am personally rooting for Bonds to not hit his 756 off the Nationals because I think it would personally send both Kristen23 and Steph2853 into a downward depressing spiral… and I can’t have the two most witty, intelligent, passionate, and beautiful bloggers out of commission for too long.. I mean my fantasy team is countin on Zimm to continue on his hitting streak and having his biggest fans depressed is not good for my team!