The Nats made it back to back comebacks against the Pirates and Marlins.
Nats 8 Pirates 4
The Nats showed no life after 5 innings, but came alive in the sixth and seventh innings to score eight runs. Tyler Clippard pitched really well in relief keyed by an impressive 1-2-3 double play to keep the Nats in the game. Mike MacDougal picked up his 8th save of the year! Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman each homered in the game.
Box Score:
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_08_03_wasmlb_pitmlb_1
Nats 6 Marlins 4
The Nats finally kicked down the door against the Florida Marlins and winning its first game against them with a 6-4 victory. The game by no means was easy! Marlins starter Josh Johnson was unbelievable after seven inning by giving up only 2 hits. But in the eighth inning the Nats made their most impressive comeback of the year. The Nats scored a six spot in the inning ignited by hits by Willie Harris, Alberto Gonzalez and Wil Nieves. Ronnie Belliard had a huge pitch hit double to score two. Njyger Morgan had a productive out to get an RBI. Criten Guzman delivered the gaming tying hit. Adam Dunn gave the Nats the lead with his 28th homer of the year. Ron Villone got the victory in relief and Mike MacDougal gained his 9th save of the year.
PS: Tough Luck Nick Johnson. He still hasn't won a game in the series.
Box Score:
http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_08_04_flomlb_wasmlb_1
Record:
The Nats improve to 35-72. The Nats are winners of 7 of their last 11 games. The Nats are still in last place of the NL East.
Next Game:
The Nats play the Marlins tonight in National Park at 7:05pm as the John Lannan takes on Marlins' Rick VandenHurk.
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