5. Zimmermann slays Giants: Washington Nationals' right-hander Jordan Zimmermann took the mound tonight in Nationals Park with a streak of 16 u2154 scoreless innings going, which went back to his final inning of work against the Tampa Bay Rays. Zimmermann followed that outing up with eight scoreless against the Braves in the nation's capital and 7 u2154 scoreless on the road in Atlanta, Georgia's Turner Field.
"I just had a good curveball the last two starts. Felt like I could throw when I wanted to, where I wanted to, any count, keep them off-balance and just pound the zone.