It seemed like it would never come though — at least according to Don Sutton.

Last night’s long (3 hours and 44 minutes) game seemed to be never-ending despite our huge lead over the Astros throughout most of the night.

Fortunately, we were able to spend that long game having a blast at ESPN Zone. Last night, the girls headed out to our first Nat Pack Night. I don’t know why we didn’t check these events out earlier this season. It was definitely a lot of fun to watch the game on a huge screen with lots of Nationals fans.

We’ll post pictures later. The Nat Pack - led by Clint - did a great job getting people pumped about the game and had trivia contests and prizes throughout the night. Our new friend (by the way — we’re on to you, teachers. What a great occupation for a baseball fan) was selected to be the honorary Nat Pack member for an upcoming game. Congrats!

Lindsey and Steph won some Nats gear for answering trivia questions - but the best part of the night came….okay I should say when Ryan Zimmerman blasted that homerun out of Minute Maid park to secure our win.

Even better! The young girl at the table next to us won on-field batting practice passes! We were thrilled for her and continued to enjoy the game when she approached us to see if we could use the passes. She was returning to school in Pittsburgh this week and wanted to make sure the passes weren’t wasted or unappreciated. She definately picked the right set of fans! We bought her dessert of course — We wish we could have done more to show how grateful we were.

Game Highlights:
Ryan Zimmerman almost hit a cycle. We were hesitant to leave ESPN Zone for fear of missing a final double, but he settled for a homerun, a triple, and a single with 4 RBI.

Nook Logan also had a fantastic night — going 5 for 6 - a new franchise record.

Tony Batista continues to be consistent off the bench.

Belliard is finding his way back to his stellar first half of the season; he had a good night and drove in a run.

Far be it from me to complain about NOT having to watch Rauch pitch (a 7 run lead seems like a safe environment for him as of late), but Colome, King and Ayala (33 pitches in one inning!) drove us crazy taking their time and dragging the game out. Schroder must have struggled in the 9th giving up 2 runs, but we had to catch the metro.

Quote of the Night:
“Chicks don’t dig foul-outs, Don.” — B. Carpenter

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