Article: Zimmerman Does It Again; Nationals' Rookie Third Baseman Delivers Another Game-Winning Hit

Nationals 8, Marlins 7

No, Ryan Zimmerman does not win baseball games for the Washington Nationals every time he has the chance, and his teammates won't let the 21-year-old forget it.

"It's about time you got the game-winning hit," Nationals catcher Brian Schneider yelled at Zimmerman, face-to-face, amid slaps on the head and pats on the back. The Nationals mobbed Zimmerman for the second time in three days and the third time in three weeks, having just defeated the Florida Marlins, 8-7, in 11 innings for their fifth win in six games.

Zimmerman had come up to the plate twice with an opportunity to change the game, once in the sixth to tie, once in the bottom of the ninth to end it, but he ...

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