Stammen gets squeezed on a couple, so of course Davis hits a 2-run homer after it. Sucks when you suddenly have to groove one down the middle to get a strike called.
Hmmm any explanation for the Nats extra-inning woes? You would think the Nats would have the advantage with the bullpen. But now they're 2-8 in extras.
"In innings 1-through-9, the Nationals are hitting a collective .249 and scoring an average of 4.2 runs. In innings 10 and beyond, they're hitting a paltry .184, having scored eight total runs in 28 total innings.
One of the majors' most-effective bullpens, meanwhile, has crumbled once summoned to work overtime. Nationals relievers sport a collective 2.26 ERA when pitching anything through the ninth inning. After that, their ERA balloons to 6.67"