Nats lose 100th in Beantown

9/24 - 9/26 - Fenway Park - Boston, MA
GAME 1 - BOS 12, WAS 0
Just hours removed from the announcement that baseball in our Nation's Capital was doomed the Nats traveled up to Beantown and mailed in this stinker. On cue in the 4th inning the Gods of baseball opened up the heavens and began crying for the doomed Washington franchise. Lost in this pre-funeral was the fact that Boston hurler Roger Moret tossed a neat 4 hit shutout. It's hard to attribute his success to skill or just the good fortune of facing an opponent who threw in the white towel. On a side note Yaz went 3 for 4 and drove in 4 to add insult to injury for his former manager. This was the Senator's 100 loss.

GAME 2 - WAS 4, BOS 2
What a difference 24 hours makes. Former Detroit bad boy Denny McLain sent a message to the AL that he's not done yet. McLain (9-15, 3.91) went 7 innings and only gave up 2 runs. Paul Lindblad pitched the final 2 for his 16th save. For the second straight game rain delayed the action. Del Unser went 3 for 5 for the Nats. Jeff Burroughs hit his 4th of the year. The young man has off the chart potential, and I'm sure the good folks in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area will be the beneficiary of his talents. Sadly the good folks in D.C. will never get to see him mature before their own very eyes.

GAME 3 - WAS 13, BOS 4
Dick Bosman (7-22, 4.88) has had a miserable season to say the least, but for this one night in Beantown he was magical. Only mother nature, not the Bosox lineup could stop him. With the 3rd consecutive rain delayed game Bosman could only last 7 innings. Jackie Brown came in and threw balloons, but the game was out of reach and he was unable to inflict any damage to his team. Young Jeff Burroughs had 2 homers to up his season total to 6. Frank Howard came off the bench to hit his 27th as a pinch hitter for Bosman in the 8th. Veteran Don Mincher went 4 for 4 and had 2 RBI's. Burroughs had 6 RBI's. Yaz went 3 for 5 and hit his 13th homer in a losing cause as Boston lost it's 91st game of their disappointing campaign. young catching prospect Carlton Fisk went 2 for 5 and scored 2 runs.