So for the last three days (and evenings) Ellen and I have walked to Nationals Park from the Gallery Place Metro, a slightly more than two mile walk.
And each day (and evening) the Nationals have had a walk-off victory.
Saturday it was a double by Wilson Ramos in the bottom of the 9th, after the Nationals scored three in the bottom of the 8th, capped by Adam LaRoche’s two-run homerun, to tie the game 3-3 against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Sunday it was a sacrifice fly by Scott Hairston in the bottom of the 11th scoring Jayson Werth from 3rd. This was after Pittsburgh scored three in the top 0f the 9th to go ahead 5-4 only to have Werth (same guy) score the tying run in the bottom of the 9th after he had a pinch-hit walk to get on base.
Tonight it was a LaRoche homerun in the bottom of the 11th (again) to win the game 5-4 against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Most of the game it felt like the Nationals were trying very hard to lose this particular game, with the Nationals scoring two times in the bottom of the 7th and again the bottom of the 8th, but giving those runs back as Arizona scored two in the top of the 8th and had a homerun to tie it in the top of the 9th. Craig Stammen who pitched the top of the 11th loaded the bases with no outs only to get two strikeouts and then a groundout to escape without giving up any runs.
Tomorrow, we continue our baseball ten days (we go Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday). However because of multiple commitments we will drive. If the Nationals lose you will know who to blame.