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Ian Desmond's walk-off winner caps emotional couple days in Nationals Park

The Washington Nationals lost a member of their family on Tuesday. Ian Desmond, who has a long-standing connection to Randy Knorr and Nats' skipper Matt Williams spoke about the death of Knorr's wife before and after Wednesday's game.

"Yesterday was a sad day around here," Matt Williams told reporters in the nation's capital on Wednesday afternoon, when asked about the news that the Washington Nationals relayed after Tuesday's game about the passing of Nats' bench coach Randy Knorr's wife, Kimberly Knorr.

"It was a rough day for everybody," Williams said. "The coaching staff knew early, we addressed the players yesterday afternoon.