Dems best GOP in annual charity ballgame in wake of shooting rampage


WASHINGTON (AP)

Republicans and Democrats joined in a spirited, friendly rivalry today at their annual Congressional Baseball game, many fresh from the penetrating horror of the ballfield shooting rampage a day earlier and all playing in honor of their grievously wounded colleague.

The game at Nationals Park carried on a century-old bipartisan ritual, this one tinged with worry about Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise and their determination to answer the attack by coming together in sport. Democrats won in an 11-2 blowout.

Read more about the game in Friday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.