SEEN AND HEARD AT NATIONALS PARK
Several televisions in the Nationals’ clubhouse yesterday afternoon were tuned to the Brewers-Cubs day game from Wrigley Field, which meant a bunch of players watched when Milwaukee right-hander Yovanni Gallardo appeared to injure himself seriously in a near-collision at first base. Gallardo landed awkwardly on his right foot, and his lower leg buckled to the point everyone assumed he had broken a bone.
When the slow-motion replay was shown several times, the entire Washington clubhouse let out a collective gasp of horror. And when Gallardo got up to his feet and remained in the game, there was a look of astonishment on every player’s face.
— Mark Zuckerman
QUOTABLE
It takes a load off your shoulders. You feel horrible as a teammate. You always want to help the team win in some way. It [stinks] going up there and striking out or rolling over a grounder in two pitches. It’s not a lot of fun. So it helps to get in there and do something positive for once.
— Rob Mackowiak, who doubled and scored a key run in Wednesday’s win after opening the season 1-for-18
TONIGHT’S GAME
Pirates LHP Phil Dumatrait
Record, ERA: 0-1, 3.92
Nationals LHP John Lannan
Record, ERA: 2-2, 2.64
Time: 7:10 p.m. TV: Ch. 20, MASN
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