Baltimore Orioles defeat Washington Nationals, 5-4

Lineup choices

National League rules don't allow for a designated hitter, and manager Sam Perlozzo went against conventional thinking by starting right-handed hitters Kevin Millar and Jay Payton against Washington Nationals right-hander Jason Simontacchi. Left-handed hitters Aubrey Huff and Jay Gibbons were relegated to the bench. The moves were rewarded when Payton lifted a sacrifice fly in the fourth to give the Orioles a 1-0 lead, and Millar added a run-scoring singl...

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