Final:  Washington Nationals 9, Arizona Diamondbacks 2
Hot Dog:  4/5

Looking at our schedule a week ago, we thought, “Oh yahoo.  A Nationals vs. D’Backs game.”  The reason for this disappointment, of course, is that both teams stink.  (Of course, our disappointment pales in comparison to Amanda’s when she finds out we didn’t get souvenirs for anyone.)  As it turns out, the Nats had won 7 in a row going into yesterday’s game, which they also won.  Who’d have thunk it?  It was a pretty good game through the 8th, when the Arizona bullpen blew up and allowed 4 runs.  Adam Dunn hit a homer in the bottom of the first, and it was all more or less downhill for the D’Backs from there.  (NOTE: This is actually a photo of Dunn hitting the home run.  The ball is in the upper left of the photo, on its way out of the park.)

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