Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Detwiler Earn his 1st MLB Victory as Nats Top Mets, 2-1.

Nats 2 Mets 1

The Nats got a great pitching effort from Ross Detwiler and the bullpen. Detwiler earn his 1st MLB victory. Mike Morse’s homer in the 6th inning was the game winner for the Nats over the New York Mets, 2-1, as the broke a three game skid

Pitching:
Starter Ross Detwiler pitched 6 solid innings as he gave up one run. The bullpen of Jason Bergmann and Mike MacDougal pitched 3 combined innings of shutout relief. MacDougal picked up his 17th save of the year.

Batting

The Nats collected seven hits and scored two runs. The Nats were led by Mike Morse’s three hits. He homered in his third consecutive game.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_28_nynmlb_wasmlb_1


Record:

The Nats improved to 53-103 and continue to be in last place of the NL.

Next Game:

The Nats next game is today in NatsTown as J.D Martin takes on the New York Mets’ Mike Pelfrey at 7:05pm.

Monday, September 28, 2009

Desmond will make the 2010 Nats Roster according to Nats9 Followers.

Nats9 followers say that Ian Desmond will make the 2010 roster. Thanks for all that voted!!!

A Downer in D.C as the Nats lose to the Braves, 6-3.

Braves 6 Nats 3

The Nats had a downer as they let a late lead,3-2, over the Braves dissolve into a 6-3 lost in ten innings. The Nats were able to hit three homer runs, but they were all solo shots.

Pitching:
Starter Livan Hernandez was able to pitch 6.1 innings while giving up three runs. Tyler Clippard did not allow a run in 2.2 innings, but Mike MacDougal allowed 3 runs in the 10th inning to take the lost.

Batting

The Nats collected nine hits and scored three runs. The Nats were led by Willie Harris’ three hits. The solo homers were hit by Ryan Zimmerman, Josh Willingham and Mike Morse. It was Morse second consecutive day which he hit a homer.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_27_atlmlb_wasmlb_1


Record:

The Nats dropped to 52-103 and continue to be in last place of the NL.

Next Game:

The Nats next game is today in NatsTown as Ross Detwiler takes on the New York Mets’ Nelson Figueroa at 7:05pm.

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Braves Squash the Nats, 11-5.

Braves 11 Nats 5

The Nats got pummeled by the Braves, 11-5. The Braves scored early and they scored late while the Nats were highlighted only by a pitch hit homer by Mike Morse.

Pitching:

Starter Garrett Mock pitched 5 innings but gave up 6 runs. The bullpen of Zack Segovia, Mike MacDougal, Ron Villone and Logan Kensing combined for 4 innings while allowing 5 runs.

Batting

The Nats collected seven hits and scored six runs. The Nats were led by Alberto Gonzalez’s two hits. The big blow was the Morse’s pitch hit 3 run homer.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_26_atlmlb_wasmlb_1

Record:

The Nats dropped to 52-102 and continue to be in last place of the NL.

Next Game:

The Nats next game is today in NatsTown as Livan Hernandez takes on the Atlanta Braves’ Derek Lowe at 1:35pm.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Braves Control Nats' Bats, 4-1.

Braves 4 Nats 1

The Nats were dominated by the Braves by a score of 4-1. The Nats starting pitching was great, but the bullpen did up two more runs. The offense was shut down by the Braves’ Javier Vazquez as he only gave up three hits.

Pitching:

Starter John Lannan put in another great performance to up for not. Lannan pitched 7 innings while giving up two runs, but both were unearned. The bullpen of Jason Bergmann, Ron Villone and Saul Rivera gave up 2 runs in two combined innings of relief.

Batting

The Nats collected only three hits and scored one run. The Nats were led by Josh Bard who homered for the 6th time this year.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_25_atlmlb_wasmlb_1


Record:

The Nats dropped to 52-101 and continue to be in last place of the NL.

Next Game:
The Nats next game is today in NatsTown as Garrett Mock takes on the Atlanta Braves’ Tommy Hanson at 1:05pm

Friday, September 25, 2009

Dodgers Edge the Nats, 7-6.

Dodgers 7 Nats 6

The Nats came back from a 4-0 deficient against the L.A. Dodgers to tie the game at six, but the Nats were not able to get over the hump as they lost to the Dodgers by a score of 7-6.

Pitching:

Starter J.D Martin gave up five runs in only three innings of work. The bullpen of Marco Estrada, Jason Bergmann, Tyler Clippard, Ron Villone, and Logan Kensing gave up two runs in a combined six innings of relief. Villone took the lost as he gave up the game winning homer to the Dodgers’ Rafael Furcal

Batting

The Nats collected nine hits while scoring six runs!!! The Nats were lead by Alberto Gonzalez three hits while Willie Harris had two RBI.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_24_lanmlb_wasmlb_1

Record:

The Nats dropped to 52-100 and continue to be in last place of the NL. It marked the second year in a row which the Nats have lost at least 100 games.

Next Game:

The Nats next game is today in NatsTown as John Lannan takes on the Atlanta Braves’ Javier Vazquez at 7:05pm.

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Walk it off Mr. Orr!!: Nats Win!!, 5-4

Nats 5 Dodgers 4

The Nats won an exciting game last night as Pete Orr won the game with a walk off sac fly. The game had many highs and low. The Highs: Ryan Zimmerman’s three run homer to tie the game, Elijah Dukes throwing out a key runner at the plate early in the game, Justin Maxwell stealing 3rd base in the 9th inning and Orr’s sac fly. The Lows: Dodgers’ Chad Billngsley no hitting the Nats for the first five innings and Cristen Guzman’s two errors.

Pitching:

Starter Ross Detwiler pitched 5.2 innings while giving up three runs. The bullpen of Jason Bergmann, Tyler Clippard, Mike MacDougal, Sean Burnett and Saul Rivera gave up one run in a combined 3.2 innings. Rivera picked up his first win of the year.

Batting

The Nats collected five hits while scoring five runs!!! The Nats were lead by Ryan Zimmerman 31st homer of the year and his three RBI which gave him a 100 on the year. But please let’s not forget Maxwell key stolen base in the ninth lead which lead to Orr’s game winning sac fly.

Box Score:

http://washington.nationals.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2009_09_23_lanmlb_wasmlb_1

Record:

The Nats improve to 52-99 and continue to be in last place of the NL.

Next Game:

The Nats next game is tomorrow in NatsTown as J.D. Martin takes on the L.A. Dodgers’ Vicente Padilla at 7:05pm.