Lincecum is no Atilano; Nats beat SF Giants
Washington Nationals batter Tim Lincecum in 7-3 win over San Francisco Giants – The Post
Taking down the best – Nats Insider
After learning of the Washington Nationals victory over the San Francisco Giants and ace Tim Lincecum, I have one question. Is MissChatter going to do another “Rookie vs. All-Star” commercial for MASN now?
While it is not as shocking as Levale Speigner beating Johan Santana, the Nats roughing up Lincecum for 6 runs over 4 2/3 innings is up there, isn’t it? Of course, Nats Insider totally called it yesterday. In his sixth MLB start, Luis Atilano out-dueled Lincecum by throwing 5 1/3 innings of 4 hit, 2 run ball.
Ian Desmond had 3 RBI. Adam Dunn tripled! The Nats stole 4 bases and Nyjer Morgan did not even get caught stealing. They were the first stolen bases since May 10. The win was also the first by a starter since the 10th.
[...] Yesterday, the Nats beat the Houston Astros 14-4 (The Post) after losing 4 of 6 against the Giants and Padres, respectively. Luis Atilano beat another All-Star, this time Roy Oswalt. Oswalt got ejected because he didn’t like the strike zone in the third though. The damage was already done though. MissChatter will be really busy with those Rookie vs. All-Star commercials, that’s two in a row for Atilano. Last time it was Tim Lincecum. [...]