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Nationals finally run out of answers and fall to Orioles in 12 innings

Comeback Nats rally in ninth and 11th to tie, then fall a run short in a 7-6 loss

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Nationals starter Mitchell Parker, pitching to Ryan Mountcastle of the Orioles, had a solid night Wednesday, going 5⅔ innings and giving up two runs on five hits. (Susan Walsh/AP)
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The Washington Nationals trailed the Baltimore Orioles by two runs with two outs and none on in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night and couldn’t have looked more comfortable. Two innings later, they trailed by two again. They rallied to extend the game to another inning.

In the 12th, they nearly got the deed done again but fell, 7-6, to the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park.