Willie Harris

for several minutes, and when Pelfrey started pitching again he did not look sharp.  He walked Willie Harris and then let up a ground-rule double to Christian Guzman, the newest Met-killer.  Who knows if Pelfrey would have walked Harris if he didn't stand still while Tatis was leaving the field?  Maybe he would have retired Harris and the game would have remained tied, or maybe the long break didn't affect Pelfrey at all.  But it may have.

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raight two-out hits, but the Nationals tied it again in the bottom of the tenth on an RBI single by Willie Harris and an Austin Kearns two-run double.  Arizona scored two more in the 11th on an RBI double by Stephen Drew and a Chad Tracy RBI single, and Chad Qualls held on in the bottom of the inning to seal the deal.  The D-backs are now 46-46 and a game in front of the Dodgers in the NL West.  Los Angeles, on the other hand, lost in the 11th last night when Florida shortstop Hanley Ramirez belted his fifth hit of the game over the center field fence.  Kevin Gregg closed it out for his 18th save and the Marlins kept pace with the Mets and Phillies to remain tied for second place, 1.5 games out of first.

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