GOP Notches Big Win in Charity Baseball Game

WASHINGTON—In a feat they surely hope to replicate at the polls this November, Republicans beat Democrats by 20 runs on June 12 at the Annual Congressional Baseball Game for Charity. The Democrats fought valiantly; for a moment it seemed as if the contest would be closer than last year’s blowout. But by the end of the three-hour game, the Democrats were overwhelmed 31–11. However, it was all in good fun, and for a good cause. The game is a tradition dating back to 1909; it is meant to be an amiable display of bipartisanship and a way of recognizing the mutual humanity of political opponents across the aisle....