House Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R., La.) threw a strike in his ceremonial first pitch at the Washington National s opening-round playoff game Friday night, which was also his birthday.Scalise was shot in the hip and nearly died in June and he had to throw from a walker but he had no trouble delivering a perfect pitch to Capitol police special agent David Bailey, who was also injured in the shooting.After taking a bullet on a field in Alexandria, Va., Scalise was visibly happy to return to the diamond, and he expressed his gratefulness on Twitter after.What a memorable birthday! I threw the first pitch at tonight's @Nationals vs. @Cubs #NLDS game! pic.twitter.com/1F7XrRGwiP  Rep. Steve Scalise (@SteveScalise) October 7, 2017Scalise returned to the House of Representatives last week to warm greetings from his colleagues, and he expressed thankfulness for his recovery. It s only strengthened my faith in God, and it s really crystallized what shows up as the goodness in people,  he said.  I got to see that goodness in people, and so while some people might focus on a tragic event and an evil act, to me, all I ll remember are the thousands of acts and kindness and love that came out of this.  Read more: WFB