That’s right. The Washington Nationals continue to reach out to female fans and we really commend them for their efforts. Last night, they again invited women to the ballpark early to prepare for the game with a pre-game Happy Hour, prizes, food and player appearances.
Miss Chatter has an excellent set of photos from the event featuring the players in their pink hats.
The ladies were treated to appearances from Saul Rivera, Jesus Flores and Luis Ayala. The men graciously signed autographs, posed for pictures and talked to fans before heading back to the stadium.
We settled into our seats and joined our crew for the first game of the final homestand. Bergmann was excellent in his outting, handing the bullpen a 6-2 lead in the 7th. Church, Zimmerman and Belliard all contributed to the early inning lead.
In the 7th, Ayala and Munoz were pounded by the hungry Phillies — who excitedly watched the Mets losing to the Marlins on the scoreboard. Ayala (maybe he needed the pink hat or Eye of the Tiger, which mysteriously didn’t play for him) was pulled by Manny after giving up a hit and a walk. Both Ayala and Munoz gave up 2 runs each. The score was tied 6-6, and we know all about crazy extra inning games with the Phillies. We were ready.
Jonathan Albaladejo came in (we’ve been so impressed with him), but he gave up a walk and a run to give the Phillies the lead.
Notably, Rivera collected 3 strike-outs in the 9th to preserve the close game, but the Nats couldn’t pull of a ninth inning rally.
Other interesting things:
How about the new banner on the Nats homepage? Love it!
Zimmerman’s weekly column
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