June 25, 2014

Long Night

The Nationals beat the Brewers 4-2 in 16 innings, a game that took 5:22 to play. Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in the 16th, while the Washington bullpen pitched ten shutout innings. Matt Williams was ready to go to a position player to pitch the bottom of the 16th:

Washington manager Matt Williams told LaRoche to get ready to pitch the bottom of the 16th had the game remained tied.

“I’d rather not see that and go home any day of the week, but I’m sure Rochey is mad at me for hitting the home run,” Zimmerman said. “I guess I’ll have to see it maybe another time.”

Nationals relievers have choked off the opposition this season. Opponents have a .220/.293/.307 slash line against the Washington bullpen.

Meanwhile, the Indians and Diamondbacks played 14 innings in Arizona, taking 5:32 minutes, tied for the longest game at Chase Field. Arizona won the game 9-8. Both teams scored two runs in the 11th to keep the contest going. The DBacks won on a walk-off wild pitch after Gerardo Parra put himself in a position to score with a single and stolen base, moving to third on a long fly out.

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