The Nationals drew just under 39,000 people to Nationals Park tonight for a sell-out to take in the first game of the Beltway Series, on hotdog night, and Natty the dog’s major league debut. Despite the reason for the large crowd in the ballpark tonight, they were treated to one heck of a game. The pitching staff is owed a huge “attaboy” tonight, as Zack Littell turned in his best game of the season, Andrew Alvarez made his return from Triple-A with three dominant innings, and Richard Lovelady came in during a jam in the ninth inning and escaped with the third out just in time to give the Nats a game one victory over the Orioles. It was loud, it was dramatic, and it was a huge Nats win.
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