Opening Day Takeaways

What a win! The Nats are picking up right where they left off last year by picking up the come from behind victory in Wriggly versus the Cubs. Rad Brad Lidge racks up the save as the Googled Gangster Tyler Clipard grabs the win. Stephen Strasburg had a heck of game allowing only one run as he looked in mid-season form. The main thing that sticks in my mind is the RISP, that's Runners In Scoring Position, that were left on base. Adam LaRoche struck out three times while leaving a total of five runners in base, Ian Desmond and Danny Espinosa twice, and Jayson Werth did the same minus the three K's. Ryan Dempster of the Cubs had a heck of a game mowing down Nationals left and right. Carlos Marmol also looked in mid-season form with a blown save. The top of the Nats' line up of Desmond and Espinosa made skipper Davey Johnson look like the genius he his. All in all, an excellent game as the Nats win 2-1.