Winner circle by Marlene Koenig
The Washington Nationals split this doubleheader today, and are a win away tomorrow from legitimately being back in the pennant race. The Nats won 6-2, but the bullpen had to be pushed because the Mets had two runners on-base in the final inning of a 6-2 game, and this was because Jon Lester came out for a Manfredian complete game in this 7-inning abridged version.
Lester was just two batters into the 7th inning with his longest outing of the season and gave up a 2-run home run. Wander Suero came into the game and quickly put two runners on-base so manager Dave Martinez kind of created the situation and had to go to his closer who quickly saved the win. Continue reading
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