Bryce Harper Hits First Bomb; Nats Earn Another Stressful Curly W

The story line of Monday’s Washington Nationals game should have been totally about Bryce Harper’s first MLB home run, an absolute bomb to straight away center. The man trotted the bases so quickly the team couldn’t even coordinate a celebration for him, but he sure did get a standing ovation and a curtain call. However, some other big events came up throughout the game. Yet another injury plagues the Nats as the freshly called up Sandy Leon went down with a high ankle sprain on a play at the plate with Chase Headley in the fourth inning. In his MLB debut, Leon was sent to the disabled list immediately afterwards according to manager Davey Johnson in his press conference. It’s yet another blow to the team’s growing DL, and the Nats are way down the depth chart at the catching position. It may be time for GM Mike Rizzo to make a roster move to get some help there. After falling behind 5-4 in an uncharacteristically high scoring game for both the Nats and the Padres, Ian Desmond h...