MLN Newswire - www.mlntherawfeed.com-WOODBRIDGE, Va- The P-Nats and Pelicans once again took part in a double
dip from Pfitzner Stadium on Sunday afternoon after the two teams each
earned a victory on Saturday night. It was deja vu all over again as both
squads took a "W" on Sunday with Potomac walking-off to complete a huge
comeback in game one, and a solid performance from Pelican starter Cole
Rohrbough led the Myrtle Beach charge in the second tilt.

In game one of Saturday's twinbill, the P-Nats nearly staged an improbable
rally with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning after starting the
frame down 7-2. A three-run shot by Stephen King and consecutive doubles
by Tim Pahuta and Dan Nelson made it a one-run affair, but Michael Mehlich
struck out Boomer Whiting to end the game and the Nationals' comeback.

Sunday's game one exhibited many similar symptoms as the P-Nats fell
behind big early only to save their biggest hits for the final frame.

P-Nats starter Tom Milone struggled with his command in an
uncharacteristic bout of wildness. Milone walked six in just 1 1/3
innings, allowing five runs, four of which were earned. Before Sunday,
Milone's high-water mark for walks in a start was just three.

The Pelicans only recorded four hits in the contest, scoring runs off
walks and errors as the Nats started off sloppy, falling behind 5-1 in the
second inning.

Dan Leatherman would pitch 3 2/3 shutout frames and Martin Beno (1-2)
would work out of traffic in the top of the seventh to keep the Pelicans
off the scoreboard the rest of the way.

Down 5-2 entering the seventh, the Nats would stage a comeback and this
time, they would not be denied. King led off with a single and Brian
Peacock followed with a double. A two-run single by Danny Espinosa made
it a 5-4 ballgame, and Chris Marrero blasted a double to right-center to
score Espinosa to tie the game. After an intentional walk to Michael
Burgess loaded the bases, Sean Rooney came through in the clutch, pushing
a single through the middle of a drawn-in infield to give the P-Nats their
second walk-off victory of the year.

Game two failed to live up to game one's drama, however, as the P-Nats
were the ones to grab an early lead after Tim Pahuta's second inning RBI
single, but the Pelicans persevered in the end to take game two by the
score of 5-1.

Terrence Engles (0-1) made his season debut with the P-Nats after pitching
very well at Hagerstown in 2009. He completed an uneven outing, going 4
1/3 innings giving up four runs on seven hits though he did strike out
seven batters. He held the Pelicans off the board until the fourth when
Donell Linares launched his sixth home run of the season to tie the game
at one apiece.

He came back out for the fifth and was unable to escape a plethora of
Pelican baserunners. With runners on second and third, reliever Chris
Rivera came into the ballgame and allowed a two-run single to slugger Cody
Johnson. All in all, four runs would score in the inning to push the
Pelican advantage to 5-1 which is where the score would stay as the two
teams played to a split in their four contests this weekend.

Rohrbough (3-3) went 5 2/3 innings, giving up just one earned run to
avenge a May loss at the hands of the P-Nats.

With the Lynchburg Hillcats losing two to the Wilmington Blue Rocks on
Sunday, the P-Nats gained a game on the first-place Hillcats, now trailing
by just four games for the first half title.

The P-Nats enjoy a well-deserved off day on Monday before welcoming in the
first-place Winston-Salem Dash on Tuesday night with first pitch at 7:05
ET.

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