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Nats fall to Brewers in Extras on Memorial Day Posted by Henry Brier in Washington Nationals May 30th, 2008

The Memorial Day masses exited Nationals Park while listening to a Jamaican Rastafarian crooning about how ‘every little thing gonna’ be all right’ after the Nationals blew a lead in the top of the seventh inning, closed a deficit in the bottom of the 8^th, then gave up the winning run in the top of the 11^th.

Starting pitcher Jason Bergmann departed after throwing 5.2 innings of shutout, four-hit ball, enough to make him eligible for the win when leaving the mound with the Nats leading 2-0 overe the Milwaukee Brewers. The next three relievers proceeded to give up a run apiece before first baseman Dmitri Young smacked a deep drive to centerfield in the bottom of the 8^th, pulling into third with what initially was a stand-up triple.

The umpires then convened, discussed whether Young’s shot had cleared the fence, decided that it had, and the 298 pounder casually strolled home with his first homer of the season as the Nats pulled even.

Closer Jon Rauch, the Nats’ fifth pitcher of the afternoon, pitched a 1-2-3 9^th. Saul Rivera came on in the 10^th, struck out the first batter, gave up a single to the next hitter, and induced the next two batters to fly and line out, respectively. Read more