Nationals clinch postseason slot, beat Dodgers - Yahoo! Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Davey Johnson walked into the interview room to talk about Washington's return to postseason baseball for the first time since 1933, fans gathered in an adjoining restaurant began to applaud.
''What's the big deal?'' Johnson joked.
The Nationals used Ross Detwiler's six strong innings and Ryan Zimmerman's RBI double to lock up a playoff spot Thursday night with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
''Nats Clinch'' flashed on the scoreboard as Washington ensured at least an NL wild-card spot, delighting the crowd of 30,359.
''That was fun, but it's not what I had my eye on,'' Johnson said. ''I don't want this.''
The fans stood and cheered in the ninth inning, then got even louder when Drew Storen struck out Hanley Ramirez to end it. Johnson saluted the crowd as he left the field and the team wore caps and T-shirts acknowledging the playoff berth.
''I noticed like in the fifth or sixth, some signs, some different things that kind of keyed me into that this wasn't going to be an ordinary evening,'' Jayson Werth said.
''That was not an ordinary win.''
''What's the big deal?'' Johnson joked.
The Nationals used Ross Detwiler's six strong innings and Ryan Zimmerman's RBI double to lock up a playoff spot Thursday night with a 4-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
''Nats Clinch'' flashed on the scoreboard as Washington ensured at least an NL wild-card spot, delighting the crowd of 30,359.
''That was fun, but it's not what I had my eye on,'' Johnson said. ''I don't want this.''
The fans stood and cheered in the ninth inning, then got even louder when Drew Storen struck out Hanley Ramirez to end it. Johnson saluted the crowd as he left the field and the team wore caps and T-shirts acknowledging the playoff berth.
''I noticed like in the fifth or sixth, some signs, some different things that kind of keyed me into that this wasn't going to be an ordinary evening,'' Jayson Werth said.
''That was not an ordinary win.''
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