Woooo hoooo! It’s Michael Morse with a beastly grand slam off Johan Santana.

As a pitching-and-defense-loving fangirl, I have to concede that offense can be fun too.

How fun? I got a big hug from Peter, the sometimes-grumbling season ticket holder who sits in front of me at Nationals Park.

Nats 6, the New York Metropolitans 4. Record another curly W for the major-league-leading, 74-wins-and-counting, Washington Nationals.

Photo: Michael Morse and his RBIs celebrate Morse’s grand-slam home run on August 17. Left to right: Ryan Zimmerman, Jayson Werth, Morse, and Bryce Harper.

NL East standings, after the second home stand

Whew! Did that homestand have enough drama for you? For me the highlight was Bryce Harper, who represented my team well with his play and his maturity. The lowlight was Jayson Werth’s broken wrist, just as Werth was hitting his stride and beginning to win over skeptics. Ugh!

By the end of the weekend, the good guys had won both series (2-1 over the Diamondbacks and 2-1 over the Phillies) and still led the National League East. I was at the ballpark for all of the wins and none of the losses, and I’m starting to wonder if I need to attend every game.

Today, the Nationals begin a six-game trip to play three games each at Pittsburg (12-16) and Cincinnati (15-13). I like our odds to win both series. Let’s go Nats!

According to the Washington Post and others, Jayson Werth had surgery today on his broken left wrist. He’s likely to be out for months. Werth broke the wrist making a sliding catch in a game against the Phillies on Sunday, May 6.

This fangirl wishes Jayson a full and speedy recovery.

Photo: Jayson Werth takes the field on Saturday, May 5, sometime after hitting a 3-run bomb against his former team. 

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.

I would have stayed longer if necessary to cheer for my team, but after more than 4 hours of baseball, I was ready for the game to end. Your single (and another curly W) made me a happy fangirl.

And thank you, Jayson, for acknowledging fans in your post-game interview. Comments noted, and appreciated.

Photo: Jayson Werth smacks a walk-off single in the bottom of the 13th inning, ending the Nationals’ second-straight, extra-innings game with another curly W.