Thursday, April 29, 2010
Moving on UP!
Drew Storen is doing the fast track to the Majors. He was promoted from Double A to Triple A today! Good Luck Drew! Hope to see you soon in Washington!
Effective and Efficient! Nats Top Cubs, 3-2
The Nats got the most out of their hitting and pitching yesterday. The Nats scored only 3 runs on 4 hits. The pitching was good enough with a gutsy performance by Luis Atilano with an efficient bullpen to put the Nats two games above 500.
Pitching:
Atilano pitched 6 tough innings while giving up two runs. It was Atilano second victory of the year in as many tries. Brian Brueny, Tyler Clifford and Matt Capps all posted one inning of shut out relief. Brueny and Clifford picked up holds while Capps notched his 10th save of the year.
Hitting:
The Nats got 3 runs on four hits. Adam Kennedy and Adam Dunn both homered in the game. Dunn dinger was the difference which was delivered in the four inning.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_28_wasmlb_chnmlb_1
Pitching:
Atilano pitched 6 tough innings while giving up two runs. It was Atilano second victory of the year in as many tries. Brian Brueny, Tyler Clifford and Matt Capps all posted one inning of shut out relief. Brueny and Clifford picked up holds while Capps notched his 10th save of the year.
Hitting:
The Nats got 3 runs on four hits. Adam Kennedy and Adam Dunn both homered in the game. Dunn dinger was the difference which was delivered in the four inning.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_28_wasmlb_chnmlb_1
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Livo is Just Rollin' Rollin', Nats Tops Cubs, 3-1.
Livan Hernandez just keeps it rolling for the Nats while he pitches another great game. The Nats scored two early and one late to keep the Cubs down.
Pitching:
Hernandez pitched 7 wonderful innings while only giving up one run. Tyler Clifford pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn his 4 hold of the year. Matt Capps closed the deal by picking up his 9th save of the year by not allowing a run in the 9th inning.
Hitting:
The Nats scored 3 runs on six hits. Ian Desmond led the Nats with two hits and 2 RBI.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_27_wasmlb_chnmlb_1
Pitching:
Hernandez pitched 7 wonderful innings while only giving up one run. Tyler Clifford pitched a scoreless eighth inning to earn his 4 hold of the year. Matt Capps closed the deal by picking up his 9th save of the year by not allowing a run in the 9th inning.
Hitting:
The Nats scored 3 runs on six hits. Ian Desmond led the Nats with two hits and 2 RBI.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_27_wasmlb_chnmlb_1
Going UP! Going DOWN!
Roger Bernadina is coming to the big club, while Jesse English is going to Triple A. The move is out of necessity for more healthy position players.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Cubs Walk on by Nats in Ten, 4-3
The Nats came back from a 3-0 deficit to tied the game in the 8th only to lose on a walk off walk in the 1oth inning by the Cubs, 4-3.
Pitching:
John Lannan pitched a gutsy 6 innings after a rough beginning, but kept his team in the game. Sean Burnett and Tyler Walker combined for a 2 innings of shut out relief. Brian Brueny pitched 1.1 innings before allowing the walk off in the bottom of the tenth inning.
Hitting:
The Nats scored 3 runs on 10 hits. Adam Dunn led the Nats with 3 hits. The Nats did leave eight men on base.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_26_wasmlb_chnmlb_1
Pitching:
John Lannan pitched a gutsy 6 innings after a rough beginning, but kept his team in the game. Sean Burnett and Tyler Walker combined for a 2 innings of shut out relief. Brian Brueny pitched 1.1 innings before allowing the walk off in the bottom of the tenth inning.
Hitting:
The Nats scored 3 runs on 10 hits. Adam Dunn led the Nats with 3 hits. The Nats did leave eight men on base.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_26_wasmlb_chnmlb_1
Monday, April 26, 2010
Nats post second shut out of the year as they beat Dodgers, 1-0.
The Nats played good defense and had great pitching to make one run stand in a 1-0 victory over the Dodgers. Scott Olsen, Tyler Clippard and Matt Capps all did their job to post the second shut out for the Nats this year. Josh Willingham and Justin Maxwell made two excellent outfield plays to ensure the shut out was intact. Adam Dunn's ground out in the first inning was the only RBI in the game.
Pitching:
Olsen pitched 7 innings of shut out ball as he picked up his 1st victory of the year. Clippard again was in impressive form as he tallied up his 3rd hold of the year by pitching a scoreless 8th inning. Capps notched his 8th save of the year as he closed the door in the 9th inning.
Hitting:
The Nats scored one run on four hits. Nyjer Morgan and Cristen Guzman led the Nats with two hits apiece. Dunn had an RBI.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_25_lanmlb_wasmlb_1
Pitching:
Olsen pitched 7 innings of shut out ball as he picked up his 1st victory of the year. Clippard again was in impressive form as he tallied up his 3rd hold of the year by pitching a scoreless 8th inning. Capps notched his 8th save of the year as he closed the door in the 9th inning.
Hitting:
The Nats scored one run on four hits. Nyjer Morgan and Cristen Guzman led the Nats with two hits apiece. Dunn had an RBI.
Box Score:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_04_25_lanmlb_wasmlb_1
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