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Nats win consecutive road games for first time in a month
The Washington Nationals used two runs in the opening frame to win for the second straight night over the San Diego Padres in Petco Park by the same 2-1 score. John Lannan pitched solid baseball into the seventh inning and the much criticized bullpen recorded the final eight outs for the victory. This is the [...]
TweetMarquis pitches six gutty innings in Nats victory over Padres
When Nats starter Jason Marquis showed signs of fatigue in the sixth inning, he found another gear and fought through to finish a quality start. Jason and the Washington Nationals defeated the San Diego Padres 2-1 on Friday night, evening the four-game series at one apiece. In a battle of the two worst hitting teams [...]
TweetTwitter scandal continues long line of minor league troubles for Nats
Over the past couple of years, the Washington Nationals have been lucky to be terrible at the right time, getting once in a generation talents in Stephen Strasburg and Bryce Harper. But in that same time frame, several unfortunate events have put a black eye on their minor league system. The latest involves junior college [...]
TweetLivan has bad outing, offense can’t catch up in defeat
Livan Hernandez wasn’t at his greatest on Thursday night in the series opener against the Padres, leaving the Washington Nationals with another loss. The Nats lost to San Diego by a 7-3 score and couldn’t produce any runs after falling behind early in the game. The Padres battered Livo with nine hits and six runs [...]
TweetNats should be worried about Sean Burnett’s recent struggles
After the Washington Nationals lost another game in the late innings yesterday, reliever Sean Burnett told reporters “I’m just not executing when I need to.” That’s called a major understatement. He has hit an elongated rough patch after such a strong start to the year. Burnett was so reliable for the Nats in the final [...]
TweetJordan Zimmermann emergence for Nats gives Strasburg hope
August 27, 2010: A date when all Washington Nationals fans held their breath regarding their phenom pitcher Stephen Strasburg. That was the day when it was announced he had a significant tear in his pitching elbow, requiring Tommy John surgery. Those three dreaded words said consecutively sends shivers down the backs of pitchers, but not [...]
TweetNats let game slip away late, lose game and series to San Fran
Yunesky Maya looked like a pitcher primed to get his first career major league victory, but a lack of run support wasted a strong outing. The Washington Nationals lost 3-1 to San Francisco on Wednesday afternoon on a controversal ending. Washington dropped two of three in the series to the defending champs with the defeat. [...]
TweetZimmermann dominates Giants in 2-1 victory
Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven excellent innings and executed two flawless sacrifice bunts to propel the Washington Nationals past the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Tuesday night. This outing followed his previous start and got the same results, seven innings and allowing only one run. Zimmermann had a major role in both of the runs the [...]
TweetMLB suspends Nats Marquis five games for beanball
The Washington Nationals will be without the services of starting pitcher Jason Marquis after the league suspended him five games for his actions against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday. The veteran righty intentionally hit outfielder Justin Upton with a pitch after home plate umpire Rob Drake issued warnings to both dugouts. He will appeal the [...]
TweetNats bullpen falters again, lose to Giants in extras
Through seven innings, it looked like the Washington Nationals were going to beat two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum for the second time this year. Since that was preposterous considering this offense, the bullpen did something about it. The bullpen squandered another lead of 3+ runs in crunch time and eventually fell to the San [...]
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