Man, Things Are Getting Predictable

Credit where credit is due: "Nats with a one-run leading heading to the 7th. Why do I feel they're going to lose this game, say, 5-3?" - posted by jdschulz50, at 9:04 p.m. So, no need for even a drumroll. Tonight's final score: 5-3. Again, the Nats abused a good starting pitching performance with some shoddy bullpen work and ugly defense. Ron Villone, who allowed 0 ER in his first 19 games, allowed at least one run for the third time in four games and took the loss. But Elijah Dukes deserves a little blame, too. The two decisive doubles that New York hit in the seventh were catchable. The first, a Mark Teixeira shot into deep left-center, would have required a perfect sprinting catch. (The ball hit off Dukes' bare hand.) The second, a Robinson Cano shot just over Dukes' head, would have required a proper judgment of the (link)