With last night’s win, the Nats are one game behind the Cardinals — which, given the way last week’s series went, sort of feels hard to believe. Not that it means anything at this point, of course, but anything that distracts from the impending doom of the Wild Card game helps.
Here’s the scoop from South Capitol:
Justice Sotomayor to throw out first pitch for Nationals on Thursday (NBCSW)
Sotomayor, the "woman who saved baseball" during the 1994 strike, will throw out the first pitch tonight as a part of Hispanic Heritage Day.