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Nats Rally Past Brewers
Nook Logan steals second in the seventh inning in front of Rickie Weeks. He would score on a double by Felipe Lopez.
(By Preston Keres -- The Washington Post)
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"My shoulder felt good," Simontacchi said. "Sometimes, when it feels too good I leave the ball up a little bit, and that's what happened."
But that was all Simontacchi would allow. He went six innings, allowing three runs on eight hits, one walk and one hit batsman. Helping his cause was a diving catch by center fielder Ryan Langerhans to end the top of the sixth with two men on and the Nationals clinging to a one-run lead.
In his previous outing, Monday against the Chicago Cubs, Simontacchi lasted only three innings and allowed five runs on just 59 pitches.
"I knew I was better than that," he said. "I needed to execute some pitches tonight."
For the most part he did, which provided a pleasant sight for Acta, who said Simontacchi's performance was the best he has seen from the starter all season.
"He was throwing as hard as he has all year and with a sharp breaking ball," Acta said. "All of his pitches were average to above-average."
Simontacchi made it through six innings and may beg to differ about the team's lack of offense -- when he is on the mound, that is. The Nationals scored four runs for just the second time since June 23, a span of 14 games.
"It just shows that hits don't win ballgames," Acta said. "Hits with runners in scoring position win ballgames."
