Wang's strong outing lost in walk-off shuffle - 棒球

CINCINNATI -- Miguel Cairo's single in the bottom of the ninth inning helped
the Reds defeat the Nationals, 4-3, at Great American Ball Park on Friday
night.

Reliever Collin Balester was on the mound when Cairo swung at a 1-0 pitch and
singled to left-center field, scoring Drew Stubbs.

The loss spoiled another solid outing by right-hander Chien-Ming Wang.
Manager Davey Johnson often talks about how much he wants to see Wang make
progress after missing almost two years with shoulder problems.

On Friday, Wang showed that he is getting stronger. Wang pitched six innings,
allowing two runs -- one of which was earned -- on six hits. He struck out
two batters and walked four. The unearned run occurred in the second inning.

With one out, Todd Frazier reached base on an error by shortstop Ian Desmond.
Three batters later, Frazier would score the first run of the game on a
single by Brandon Phillips.

Wang would cruise until the sixth inning. He retired the first two hitters
he faced but walked Paul Janish and allowed a single to his counterpart,
Dontrelle Willis, before Janish came home on a single by Phillips.

By that time, the Nationals already had the lead, and all three runs came in
the fourth inning, when Wilson Ramos swung at a 1-0 pitch and hit a three-run
homer over the right-field wall. It was Ramos' 11th home run of the season.

However, Wang would end up with a no-decision as the Reds came back and tied
the score in the seventh inning off Tom Gorzelanny. With runners on first and
second and two outs, Frazier singled to center, scoring Jay Bruce to tie the
score at 3.

With the loss the Nationals dropped their record to 62-68.
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徵求強者翻譯，我英文沒有很強不敢亂翻。
大意是王強力先發，但是國民還是連敗，強生經常提到在王兩年肩傷後重回球場後
很期待看到他的進步，而王今天也展現出他更強壯了。其餘是比賽內容。



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