he's the first teenager to homer in back-to-back games since ken griffey, jr. in 1989. brice's bomb was the only run the nationals could muster all day. combine that with a rare sub par performance from s. steven strasburg and it was not a good day at nationals park. strasburg trying to go 4-0 this season. the first batter, will venable lifts one to shallow left. who has it? does anybody have it? desmond -- what are you doing? professionals looking like little leaguers there. later in the inning, padres up 1-0 with bases loaded and the skies open up. strasburg set to deliver the 3-2 pitch, the umps say all right, we're going inside. after an eight-minute delay, play resumes. the home plate umpire calls time. why? i don't know if the guys are playing cards. i don't know if they were stuck in the bathroom but his cohorts weren't there. maybe they went to ben's chili bowl. right up the middle, two runs score and the padres take a 3-0 lead. fast forward to the bottom of the fifth now. brice harper at the plate with the nats down 5-0. first major league home run last night.