in last day During the 2014 regular season, Jordan Zimmerman took the mound for the Nationals’ game against the Miami Marlins. The Nationals were clinging to the National League East championship, so there wasn’t much room to play. But today will be a special day at the stadium.
If you like attacking, this wasn’t the game for you, as teams only compete once to score. That was thanks to Ian Desmond’s second inning home run.
But the star of the match was Zimmermann. I could tell from the first time that he was on a roll. He cut through the Marlins lineup like butter. Zimmerman did not allow a runner until he gave up a walk to Justin Barr in the fifth inning. The only other baserunner was when Garrett Jones reached for a dropped third strike.
Heading into the ninth inning, Zimmerman’s no-hitter was still alive. After a ground out and a fly out, Zimmerman was one out away from throwing the first no-hitter in Nationals history. All he had to do was get rid of Christian Yelich. However, all hope seemed lost when Yelich hit a line drive into the gap. Then, out of nowhere, rookie Steven Souza was called up in September. pigeon I did everything in my power to save the day.
Nationals Park was filled with excitement as players rushed out to congratulate Jordan Zimmerman. It was the first no-hitter in Nationals history.
Little did Steven Souza know that this would be his last game as a Washington National. In the off-season, he 3 team trade The person who made this decision was Joe Ross of the Nationals, who later became the best player to join Trea Turner.
This was also the high point of Zimmerman’s Nationals career. After a good but not great 2015 season with the Nationals, he left in free agency. He signed a five-year, $110 million contract in Detroit, but it turned out to be a disaster. Zimmerman posted a 5.63 ERA in five seasons with Detroit. But he will always be fondly remembered in D.C., both for his high-end performances over the years and for being the first to pitch a no-hitter with the national team.
