Today was really hot in Washington, with the temperature up in the 30s, but with humidity high as well, it "felt like" the 40s according to the Weather Channel. There was a brief thunderstorm at 4pm, which didn't help - it just meant it was raining when I went out for dinner, so I wore my coat - although it dried in about a minute once I was in the metro station.
I bought two bottles of water at the ballpark this evening, and finished both of them off during the course of the 4 HOUR 11 minute long 9-inning game.
As the Cardinals established a 4-0 lead in the 2nd, the scoreboard display encouraged everybody to Make Noise! There was no response from the crowd. However, half an hour later, the place came to life as Washington responded with a 4-spot of their own to tie the game. St Louis immediately scored 3 in the next, which put the crowd back to sleep again, until the top of the 9th, when Yadier Molina hit a grand slam to put St Louis ahead 11-5. This was cheered by most of the remaining crowd, because most of the Washington fans had given up and gone home by that time. The stadium was mostly empty by the time the final out was recorded,
and those who were there were mostly St Louis fans, which was a shame,
because Washington actually managed to score 3 runs in the bottom of the 9th and
then bring the tying run to the plate ... but he grounded out to end the
game.
It was a relief to get back to the hotel and finally into the cool.
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