There have been ominous-looking storm clouds surrounding Nationals Park for the better part of an hour now, yet not a single drop of rain has fallen. Thus, we avoided our MLB-leading 10th rain delay of the season, the game began on time and we’ve made it through three innings.
The Reds lead 2-0 by virtue of Jay Bruce’s towering homer off Shairon Martis in the second. The ball landed in the second deck above the right-field bullpen, quite a shot. Martis has otherwise been solid. He wasn’t helped by his defense, though, in the top of the third.
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Offensively, it’s been the same old story for the Nats. They’ve put at least one man on base in each of the first three innings yet failed to score a run. Biggest gaffe came in the third, when Cristian Guzman hit a one-out triple but was stranded on third.
