Streak over! Nats win!
Published 4/13/2008 by Barry Svrluga at Nationals Journal
My goodness it wasn't without its moments. Wily Mo Pena returned, dropped a fly ball and went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts. Chad Cordero returned, issued a two-out walk to Yunel Escobar, a two-out double to Chipper Jones, then an intentional walk to Mark Teixeira to load the bases. But Jon Rauch came in, and while Brian McCann laid into his first pitch, Austin Kearns tracked it down in right-center. Nationals 5, Braves 4....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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