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In the 13th game of a stretch where the Nationals play on 15 consecutive days, the last thing Washington needed was a an extra-inning game. Despite a quality start from John Lannan, and timely hitting from the Nats batters, the club couldn't hold on and lost 4-3 in the bottom of the 10th at Wrigley. In the end it all came down to a worn-out bullpen. Brian Bruney looked absolutely gassed in the 10th inning, his second inning of work, walking two batters including a game winning free pass on four pitches to Aramis Ramirez with the bases loaded. Bruney's final losing pitch was his 25th of the night, the most he had pitched since Apr. 5 in a 1-11 loss to Philadelphia. But what was manager Jim Riggleman to do? Capps and Clippard were both unavailable because they had pitched previously on ...

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