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SAN FRANCISCO - Nationals manager Matt Williams has thought long and hard about his decision to remove Jordan Zimmermann with two outs in the ninth and go to closer Drew Storen, and he stands by it a day later.Williams had extra innings after his ejection to ponder the move Saturday night, then a cross-country flight.He says he would do it again, even if theres some agony involved given Storen blew the save chance and Washington lost to San Francisco 2-1 in 18 innings, putting the Nationals in an 0-2 hole in the NL Division Series.The best-of-five matchup shifts to San Francisco for Game 3 Monday afternoon as Washington tries to save its season.I kicked myself on that. Thats human nature, Williams said Sunday. You kick yourself any time it doesnt work. However, you have to put your guys in position to do their jobs and what they do. So that being said, I dont have a problem with it. It didnt work out. But weve got our best guy who is the closer coming in to pick up the guy that just gave us all he had for 8 2-3rds.Now, could you say that it was the wrong move? Of course you can. You could say that. Could you say it was the right move? Yes, you could say that, as well. It didnt work out. That being said, its, yeah, I kick myself for bringing Drew in and having him tie the game. Beyond that, we had nine more innings to win it. So thats how I look at it.The 96-win Nationals have relied on Storen to finish games since he became the regular closer in September when Williams went to a closer-by-committee system and demoted struggling Rafael Soriano. Storen had 11 saves and a 1.12 ERA in 65 games and 56 1-3 innings, and hadnt allowed an earned run in 23 appearances since Aug. 5.Williams pulled Zimmermann after a two-out walk to Joe Panik. At that point, Zimmermann was pitching a three-hitter and had a 1-0 lead.Buster Posey greeted Storen with a single and Pablo Sandoval followed with an RBI double. It was Storens first post-season appearances since he failed to hold a ninth-inning lead against St. Louis in the deciding Game 5 of the 2012 NLDS.Its all good. Another day. Its nothing new, really. Its just kind of part of it, Storen said Sunday. Its the same stuff weve dealt with all year. Its just a different piece of adversity, and its about coming back and playing our game.Its obviously not ideal to be down 2-0, but we havent lost hope and we know that we can come back and can do this. It just takes one inning, it takes one little thing. 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Sevilla lost left back Alberto Moreno to an ankle injury after he collided with Jose Antonio Reyes at the end of a first half that saw several hard tackles. Gameiro finally capitalized on Sevillas manpower advantage by scoring again in the 82nd for his 13th league goal this season.dddddddddddd Unai Emerys Sevilla continues to enjoy a strong second half of the season as it aims for a return to Europes top-tier competition. It advanced to the semifinals of the Europa League against Valencia after eliminating FC Porto earlier this week. In other matches, Valencia goalkeeper Vicente Guaita saved a penalty to ensure a 2-1 win at home over Elche. Valencias Pablo Piatti opened in the 22nd before Ferran "Coro" Corominas levelled six minutes later. Midfielder Dani Parejos long strike restored Valencias lead in the 61st, and Guaita blocked Damian Suarezs spot kick in the 71st after Piatti had fouled Cristian Herrera. Valencia stayed in eighth place and seven points from seventh and the last Europa League spot, while Elche remained four points above the drop. Valencia finished with 10 men after Antonio Barragan picked up a second booking in stoppage time. Later Sunday, Atletico Madrid is at Getafe and hopes to move clear at the top of the Spanish league. It currently shares the lead with Real Madrid, one point ahead of Barcelona. Also, Espanyol welcomes Rayo Vallecano. ' ' '