AP
The Nationals’ 3-2 loss in Chicago on Tuesday had a little bit of everything. A gutty pitching performance by Jordan Zimmermann. Another jaw-dropping home run by Bryce Harper. And some inexplicable mental mistakes by Yunel Escobar and (to a lesser extent) Ian Desmond during the decisive ninth inning.
All of that made for one of the more entertaining games of the young season, even if the end result wasn’t quite what the Nats had in mind.
Let’s run through some of the most significant events of the evening…
JORDAN ZIMMERMANN BATTLED HIS WAY THROUGH SEVEN STRONG INNINGS
If you watched his entire outing, you’d probably agree Zimmermann did not have his best stuff on this night.