Very occasionally, Washington D.C. feels like a small town. When the parents of the baseball team's star first baseman send a letter to the local paper thanking the fans for their support of their son, that qualifies as one of those occasions.
The Nationals completed a historical collapse by blowing a 6-0 lead and losing to the Cardinals in Game 5 of a National League Divisional Series.
With a berth in the National League Championship Series against the San Francisco Giants on the line, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson has made no changes to a lineup that has scored just nine runs in the first four games of the series.
The transit authority says that nearly 15,000 Nats fans used the system to get home (or to go drinking, whichever).
Gio Gonzalez toes the rubber for the Washington Nationals in a win-or-go-home Game 5, hoping his team can finally muster some offense against the St. Louis Cardinals
Jayson Werth battled St. Louis Cardinals' reliever Lance Lynn for 13 pitches before he launched a walk-off home run into the left field bullpen to send the NLDS series with the Cards to Game 5 Friday night in D.C.
Jayson Werth and Adam LaRoche hit home runs as the Washington Nationals forced a Game 5 in the NLDS.
From afterthought to laughingstick to despised?
Washington manager Davey Johnson has made no changes to his lineup for Thursday's Game 4 at Nationals Park.
Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson isn't ready to give up just yet, though the Nats' 8-0 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in Game Three of the NLDS put them in a tough position.
