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Monday, May 31, 2010

Steven's Star will Shine.

Steven Strasburg MLB debut will be on Tuesday June 8, 2010 against the Pittsburgh Pirates reported by Bill Ladson. I will see you there!!! Go Steven! Rock on Nats!

Nats' bats explode and beat Astros, 14-4.

The Nats' bats finally got it together and exploded for 14 runs in Houston in a 14 to 4 victory over the Astros. The game was highlighted by a 9 run seventh inning. The Nats evened its record at 26-26 and are tied for 4th in the NL East.


Pitching:

Luis Atilano picked up his 5th victory of the year as he pitched 6.2 innings while giving up 4 runs. Tyler Walker finished the game by pitching 2.1 innings of shut out relief.


Hitting:

The Nats scored 14 runs on 14 hits. Cristen Guzman and Nyjer Morgan led the Nats with 3 hits a piece. Ryan Zimmerman hit his 11th homer of the year and Carlos Maldonado hit his 1st of the year. Zimmerman and Adam Dunn both had 4 RBI.


Box Score:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_31_wasmlb_houmlb_1

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Padres sting the Nats in extras, 3-2.

The Padres beat the Nats in 11 innings, 3-2, but the Nats hurt themselves with the leather today. A costly 11th inning error by Adam Kennedy came back to haunt the Nats because it was that runner that scored the winning run. The Nats drop to 25-26 and are tied for 4th place in the NL East.

Pitching:

Livan Hernandez put in another good effort by pitching 6.1 innings while only giving up 2 runs. Doug Slaten, Drew Storen and Tyler Clifford pitched 2.2 innings of shut out relief. Sean Burnett took the lost as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up one run. Matt Capps gave up the game winning hit.


Hitting:

The Nats scored only two runs on seven hits. Adam Dunn led the Nats with 3 hits, but Ryan Zimmerman hit two homers which accounted for the Nats only runs. It was Zimmerman's 100th and 101st homers of his career.


Box Score:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_30_wasmlb_sdnmlb_1

Padres beat Nats, 4-2.

The Padres topped the Nats last night by a score of 4-2. The game was mostly dominated by pitching and timely hitting by the Padres in the first inning. The Nats dropped to 25-25 and are tied for 3rd place in the NL East.


Pitching:

J.D Martin took the lost in a decent outing as he allowed 4 runs in 6 innings. Miguel Batista was very impressive in his two innings of shut out relief.


Hitting:

The Nats only scored two runs on five hits. Five different Nats had one hit a piece.


Box Score:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_29_wasmlb_sdnmlb_1

Saturday, May 29, 2010

Nats hold off the Padres, 5-3.

The Nats were able to hold off the Padres in the 9th inning in a 5-3 victory. The Nats had pulled out to a 5-2 led, but the Padres were able to load the bases with no outs in the 9th. Reliever Matt Capps bore down and let only one run in and closed the door on those pesky Padres. The Nats are 25-24 and are tied for 3rd in the NL East.

Pitching:John Lannan picked up his second win of the year as he pitched 7 innings while giving up only 2 runs. Tyler Clifford pitched a scoreless 8th and earning his 11th hold of the year. Capps did allow a a run in the 9th, but gained his 17th save of the year.

Hitting:The Nats scored 5 times on 6 hits. Ian Desmond led the Nats with two hits. Josh Willingham and Desmond both hit homers in the game as they also combined for 5 RBI.

Box Score:

http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_28_wasmlb_sdnmlb_1

Comings and Goings 5.28.10

Justin Maxwell was sent down to Triple A to make room for J.D Martin.

Friday, May 28, 2010

Last Two: Nats beat Giants 7-3; Giants comeback and beat Nats, 5-4.

The Nats and the Giants split the last two games. The game on Wednesday night the Nats won 7-3 and the Giants came back and beat the Nats, 5-4, yesterday. The Nats are currently 24-24 and are tied for 3rd place in the NL East.


Box Score:

Game 1:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_26_wasmlb_sfnmlb_1



Game 2:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/boxscore.jsp?gid=2010_05_27_wasmlb_sfnmlb_1