Three homeruns just wasn’t enough for the Nationals to hold off the Dodgers last night. Mike Bacsik gave up 2 of his 5 runs in the first inning to put the Nats in a quick hole. The Nats weren’t giving up that easy though. Dmitri Young started off the second inning with a bang as he homered to deep left. Austin Kearns was up next and singled to bring up Wily Mo. Pena hit a home run that scored Austin Kearns, bringing the score to 3-2. Unfortunately, Pena fouled a ball off of the top of his foot during that at bat and hobbled around the bases to the dugout, where he remained for the rest of the night. Ryan Church was brought in to replace him. Not wanting to be left out of the fun, Ryan Zimmerman also hit a solo shot to deep center in the top of the 5th, which would be the last run of the night for the Nats.AP Photo/Mark Avery

Bacsik, who had a tough night, said later that he didn’t feel good all night. In true fashion though, he would not use that as an excuse for a rough performance. Jesus Colome and Ray King combined for an inning, while Luis Ayala and Jon Rauch pitched an inning each. All four of these relievers were able to hold off the Dodgers for the rest of the game, but the Nats bats were unable to get a couple more runs.

Noteworthy Nats News:

Yahoo Fantasy Baseball publishes their top 3 Hot/Not Batters and Pitchers every day. Today, Ryan Zimmerman was listed as a hot batter, and sadly Chad Cordero was listed as a ‘Not’ Pitcher. Hopefully Ryan keeps up the hot swing and Chief can work on his issues and make it into the ‘Hot’ column.

Jason Simontacchi is out for the season. The pitcher has returned to St. Louis to determine if his elbow soreness is tendonitis or something more serious, such as the bone spurs Jim Bowden talked about. Let’s hope that whatever it is, Jason is able to make a full recovery and come on strong for what will surley be one of Major Leagues best pitching competitions in March!AP Photo/Mark Avery

As you can see, there were certainly some interesting photos from last nights game.

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