The second baseball game we attended while in the DC area was the Miami Marlins playing at the Washington Nationals stadium, Nationals Park.

Bomb-sniffing dogs in the parking garage: unusual. Beautiful day for a ballgame. Had a “Walking Taco” from Ben’s Chili Bowl—a DC fave. Good stuff. Racing presidents is a fun event between innings. Teddy won. Homers by Thomas and Meneses. Herz struck out 13, which made for a very quick game. It was a City Connect uniform day, so the Nationals were wearing cherry blossoms, and the whole stadium was themed accordingly—kind of pretty. A nice ballpark, but it would’ve been better if they hadn’t blocked the view of the Capitol with condos.

We got there shortly before the gates opened:

Baseball art:

Team store:

More art:

Cutwater Spirits:

We got some tasty beverages in interesting containers:

Fritos tacos:

Mascots:

View of the ballpark from our seats:

Mascot:

WSH:

Cheerleaders:

Selfie:

See You Tater:

Tater tots with mac & cheese and pulled pork:

Mascots:

Cart:

Dippin’ Dots for dessert:

Nats win: