Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
June 30, 2005
Washington Wins Again

Chad Cordero earned his 28th save in 30 attempts this afternoon, preserving a 7-5 Nationals victory over the Pirates. Cordero didn't make it easy on himself, giving up a single and a double to start the inning. John Wetteland was a master of the "heart-attack" save in 1996 for the Yankees. Starting the inning with no one on isn't tough enough, so these relievers like to make it a challenge. :-)

After a fly out and a strikeout, the Pirates still had runners at 2nd and 3rd. After an intentional walk to Ward, Doumit flied out to end the game. A scary inning for the Nationals faithful, but a win nonetheless. Opponents are now batting .122 (5 for 41) vs. Cordero with men in scoring position.


Posted by David Pinto at 04:01 PM | Games | TrackBack (0)
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You may be too young to remember Don "Two-Pack" Stanhouse. He was given that nickname by Earl Weaver for his habit of allowing runners before getting out of the jams.

Posted by: Linkmeister at June 30, 2005 05:43 PM
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