Game 28 - WAS 9, PHI 0 (19-9)
Joe Nathan, coming off a perfect game and working on a stellar season, made Major League history today. Only one pitcher had thrown back-to-back no-hitters in Major League history! Joe Nathan would join Johnny Vandermeer who accomplished this feat in 1938, as only the 2nd pitcher to do this. Nathan will second guess forever his decision to throw pitcher Trace Tibault a 3-2 slider in the 3rd inning. This was his only blemish on the day, keeping him from recording two perfect games consecutively. Nathan's walk was his only 3 ball count of the day and his stuff was just absolutely filthy as he recorded 13 strikeouts. Nathan's record is now 6-0 and his ERA is a mind-blowing 0.36. Many had thought that consecutive no-hitters would be a feat that would never occur again, so this was a momentous day in Major League history. Offensively for the Nats, PJ Phillips and Miguel Cabrera each hit home runs and Brian McCann and Jimmy Rollins each had three hits in the game.