June 11, 2008
Nationals 7, Pirates 6: Meant to Lose Some Games
By
Zeldink
Posted at 8:33 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nationals (26-40) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 1 |
| Pirates (31-34) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
W: Hanrahan (2-2)
The Pirates took an early lead and seemed to have things well in hand. Of course, this is the Pirates. Even though they’re playing a team worse than them in the Nationals, failure lurks around every corner.
Starter Paul Maholm allowed the Nationals to tie it, but the Pirates came back. Perhaps they were thinking they should win this one because they once had a 3-0 lead. But no, Matt Capps came in to blow the save.
If there’s any consolation, Pittsburgh continued to stay out of last place. There’s always a silver lining.
A tough loss in a game they needed to win if they wanted to reach .500. They try again tonight at 7:05pm EDT when John Lannan starts against Ian Snell.