(Photo of TV/MASN by Nationals Enquirer staff. Above, Ryan Zimmerman's fantastic, tarp-defying 6th inning catch. Give that man a Gold Glove already!)
"I think that [our season] can go either two ways these next couple of days. We can either start shutting it down or we can finish strong." (Josh Bard, via Washington Post, 9/18/2009)
Good News! Nats don't play Philly again in 2009.
Swept again. Nats finish season series 3-15 vs. Phillies.
Phillies 4, Nationals 2: Best news of all: They didn't get no-hit by Cole Hamels (he was perfect through five. 10 K in 8 IP).
Even more good news: Thursday night one wasn't nearly as ugly as Wednesday night. Can't fault the effort.
Another silver lining! Ross Detwiler's best start as a Nat:5IP, 4H, 1ER, BB, 6K. Now 0-6 on the year, though. Doesn't really seem fair to compare Detwiler to Hamels.
Meanwhile...
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