Austin Kearns Comes Through in 10th for Nats Victory

Austin Kearns has endured a miserable season this year. The Lexington, Kentucky native is hitting just above the Mendoza Line at .201, with only three home runs and 17 RBI, with only one since May 7th. However, Kearns came through Sunday with a game-winning base hit, in a roller coaster ride of a game. The pitching match-up didn't look like much of one before Sunday's game. The Nats put John Lannan, whose pitched like an All-Star all season, against San Diego's Chad Gaudin, a journeyman with his fifth club who was 4-9 with a 4.89 ERA and a reputation for being very erratic. However, Gaudin was more than capable of matching up with Washington's ace on this occasion, pitching seven stellar innings and only allowing one earned, while Lannan went eight brilliant innings and matched Gaudin with only one earned. For the first five innings it was a classic, enthralling pitcher's duel. Gaudin...