Given new life after a big effort from reliever Tyler Clippard, the Nationals used the long ball to defeat the Pirates, 8-4, at PNC Park on Monday night.

Washington was down, 3-0, against right-hander Charlie Morton until the top of the sixth inning, when it made its comeback. With one out and a runner on second, Cristian Guzman singled to right field to drive in Anderson Hernandez. After Ryan Zimmerman was hit by a pitch, Adam Dunn hit a three-run home run over the left-field wall to give the Nationals a 4-3 lead. Dunn felt he was lucky to hit the home run. Before Monday’s game, Dunn had a .228 career average at PNC Park.

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The news was announced on the MLB All-Star Selection Show presented by Pepsi. Zimmerman found out about the good news — his first Midsummer Classic — from manager Manny Acta before Sunday’s game against the Braves. When Acta called him into his office, Zimmerman thought he did something wrong, but the skipper told him that he was voted into the game by his peers. After the meeting, Zimmerman was congratulated by teammates, including Cristian Guzman, Nick Johnson and Josh Willingham.

Click here to read the full article – By Bill Ladson of MLB.com

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