Tonight's post-game: Nats beat Cubs 5-4 on suicide squeeze.
(Updated to add a listing of team records in one-run games so far this season after the jump.)
- See-saw: Tom Gorzelanny (-15.2%) keeps giving away his leads, striking out 6 over 7 IP and coughing up a pair of game-tying, two-run bombs (-16.9% and -21.0%).
- Face/on: Ryan Zimmerman (+27.9%) is 3-4 with two doubles, a walk, and a go-ahead, two-run dinger in the 5th (+21.0%).
- Ima just call him "ROY": Danny Espinosa (+20.6%) is 2-4 with a walk and his own two-run jack in the first (+13.3%).
- Solid: Henry Rodriguez (+10.8%) strikes out the side in the 8th (allowing a hit), while Drew Storen (+15.6%) throws a perfect 9th to close it out.
- Cat-like: Ian Desmond (-0.1%) snares a line-drive and beats the runner back to second for a double play to end a one-out, RISP jam in the 7th (+12.2%).
Someone asked in the comments to the post-game whether the Nats lead the league in one-run games. They're tied for 6th, actually. Bonus table of one-run games (not including tonight's games, so that'll shift things a bit) after the jump.
Team records in one-run games in 2011
| Rk | Tm | Year | G ▾ | W | L | RS | RA | pythW-L% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 2011 | 37 | 18 | 19 | .486 | 124 | 125 | .496 |
| 2 | SFG | 2011 | 35 | 23 | 12 | .657 | 109 | 98 | .549 |
| 3 | FLA | 2011 | 34 | 15 | 19 | .441 | 113 | 117 | .484 |
| 4 | WSN | 2011 | 32 | 17 | 15 | .531 | 91 | 89 | .510 |
| 5 | LAA | 2011 | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 102 | 102 | .500 |
| 6 | SEA | 2011 | 32 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 97 | 97 | .500 |
| 7 | KCR | 2011 | 31 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 127 | 128 | .496 |
| 8 | TOR | 2011 | 31 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 133 | 138 | .483 |
| 9 | OAK | 2011 | 31 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 89 | 96 | .465 |
| 10 | MIL | 2011 | 30 | 17 | 13 | .567 | 112 | 108 | .517 |
| 11 | ATL | 2011 | 30 | 16 | 14 | .533 | 111 | 109 | .508 |
| 12 | CIN | 2011 | 30 | 12 | 18 | .400 | 104 | 110 | .474 |
| 13 | ARI | 2011 | 28 | 17 | 11 | .607 | 110 | 104 | .526 |
| 14 | SDP | 2011 | 28 | 13 | 15 | .464 | 76 | 78 | .488 |
| 15 | CLE | 2011 | 27 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 83 | 80 | .517 |
| 16 | COL | 2011 | 27 | 12 | 15 | .444 | 99 | 102 | .486 |
| 17 | CHC | 2011 | 26 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 80 | 86 | .467 |
| 18 | STL | 2011 | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 101 | 100 | .505 |
| 19 | CHW | 2011 | 25 | 13 | 12 | .520 | 73 | 72 | .506 |
| 20 | HOU | 2011 | 25 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 77 | 82 | .471 |
| 21 | PHI | 2011 | 24 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 70 | 62 | .555 |
| 22 | PIT | 2011 | 23 | 13 | 10 | .565 | 86 | 83 | .516 |
| 23 | NYM | 2011 | 23 | 10 | 13 | .435 | 82 | 85 | .484 |
| 24 | TEX | 2011 | 22 | 10 | 12 | .455 | 86 | 88 | .489 |
| 25 | TBR | 2011 | 21 | 13 | 8 | .619 | 73 | 68 | .532 |
| 26 | LAD | 2011 | 21 | 10 | 11 | .476 | 56 | 57 | .492 |
| 27 | NYY | 2011 | 21 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 75 | 78 | .482 |
| 28 | BAL | 2011 | 20 | 12 | 8 | .600 | 84 | 80 | .522 |
| 29 | BOS | 2011 | 20 | 11 | 9 | .550 | 74 | 72 | .513 |
| 30 | DET | 2011 | 17 | 7 | 10 | .412 | 61 | 64 | .478 |