This time, the Nationals‘ clubhouse was clean.
Occasionally after games, shreds of cabbage can be found on the floor — residue from a relay race that involves smashing the vegetable at the end. The Nationals first introduced the activity in spring training, and have carried it into the regular season.
But the Nationals were in no mood for celebration Sunday — not after a 4-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates, a game in which the team’s bullpen was, again, the difference.
With two out in the top of the ninth, Nationals reliever Wander Suero gave up an RBI ground-rule double to Pirates outfielder Jason Martin.