"The Washington Nationals found a way on Monday night to remain undefeated in Grapefruit League play so far this spring, but did so in a non-traditional way, the rare baseball tie. The Nationals tied the game at five apiece in the bottom half of the eighth inning, and as that score held through the ninth, both managers agreed to end the game in a tie rather than play extra innings."
"That tying hit was the biggest moment of the night for the Nats, as Matt Mervis, a December signing for Paul Toboni, drove in two runs with a ground-rule double, and earlier had a walk to add to his line on an impressive game for the local Potomac, MD product."
"None of the five runs given up were earned due to a calamity of three costly errors that led to those runs all being unearned. In total, the Nats booted four balls, and had some other plays that were not made in this one."
The Washington Nationals maintained their undefeated Grapefruit League record by tying 5-5 in the bottom of the eighth inning, with both managers mutually agreeing to end the game without playing extra innings. Matt Mervis, a December signing, delivered the tying hit with a ground-rule double that drove in two runs and also recorded a walk. All five runs allowed by the Nationals were unearned, resulting from three costly errors. Pitcher Jake Irvin made his spring debut with two scoreless innings, while Brad Lord pitched two innings with one unearned run. Julian Fernandez contributed a scoreless inning, and sixth-round draft pick Davian Garcia delivered the best pitching performance of the evening.
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