There were a lot of things to like in yesterday’s 7-1 win by the Nationals over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Gio Gonzales had 7 strikeouts in 7 innings, while allowing only 4 hits, one run, and one walk. He also hit a double and scored a run, drawing wild cheers for the hit and loving guffaws for his not-so-stylish baserunning.
Several guys were hot at the plate. Steve Lombardozzi, Rick Ankiel, and Chad Tracy were all 3 for 4. Lombardozzi added a walk and scored a run, Ankiel had an RBI, and Tracy scored two runs and had two RBI.
But my favorite hit was Jayson Werth’s 3-run home run in the bottom of the 5th, a blast that provided all the runs the Nationals would need. Given the abuse Werth takes from Phillies fans, and their relative quiet after his hit, that home run had to be pretty nice for Jayson.
Photo: Jayson Werth is congratulated by teammates after hitting a 3-run home run against his former team. Who knows what the mirroring thing with Rick Ankiel means, but if it makes them happy, I’m for it.
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I’m a Phillies fan and I still love Jayson Werth. Funny that all you Nats fans categorize us as Werth-hating fans. Being at the game on Saturday, I heard A LOT more Werth comments/boos coming from Nats fans than Phillies fans. All you DC fans along with Werth need to first deal with your own internal “haters” before pointing fingers at Philly.
Kevin, I didn’t mean to imply that no Nats fans or all Phillies fans are critics, but some Phillies fans are especially vocal in their criticism. Jayson himself expressed frustration with the taunting, and this week seemed to rebuke at least part of the Philadelphia fanbase.