Nationals third baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. alertly kept the tag on Reyes all the while.

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He hit a grounder to second base and Lyle Overbay alertly stopped between first and second, forcing Altuve to make his throw to first base to try for a double play.

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He hit a grounder to second base and Overbay alertly stopped between first and second, forcing Jose Altuve to make his throw to first base to try for a double play.

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He hit a grounder to second base and Lyle Overbay alertly held up between first and second, forcing Jose Altuve to make his throw to first base to try for a double play.

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As I ate my dinner I was able to look up whenever I liked and see the oak table, the gleaming plate with its chicken leg and baked potato, the glowing silverware, and my reflection looking up alertly, like someone whose attention has been called to an important matter.

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