Nationals Dig a Little Deeper September Call-Ups Set Stage for Guzmán's Eighth-Inning Heroics: Nationals 9, Phillies 7 Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, September 4, 2008; Page E06 At the beginning of this homestand...
Nationals Park, being tended to by assistant groundskeeper John Royse, got off to an exciting start on opening night, but that's a distant memory as the Nationals strive to avoid losing 100 games this season. Since 1989,...
The Philadelphia Phillies will resume their lengthy road trip and try to stay close in the NL East race this evening, when they wrap up a three-game series against Washington at Nationals Park. Philadelphia is 3-3 so far...
Washington's win streak halted at seven in shutout loss WASHINGTON -- Left-hander Cole Hamels proved to be too much for the Nationals, who were blanked by the Phillies, 3-0, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night. The loss...
Washington (53-86) vs. Philadelphia (76-63), Wed., 7:10 p.m. ET WASHINGTON -- Right-hander Marco Estrada had been a starter his entire professional career until the Nationals called him up to the big leagues on Aug. 20....
It is patently unfair to credit two people alone for the Nats' seven-game winning streak. As a general rule, a team can win a game or two because of one or two players. But for a winning streak -- especially a revelatory...
The Nats are rolling now. Seven in a row. For today, if you want to think it’s because the Nats are finally showing the talent they had hidden all season long AND they’ve found something deep within themselves to make...
Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 2, 2008; Page E01 RICHMOND, Sept. 1 -- Minutes before 12:30 p.m., lines snaked around both sides of The Diamond, the longtime home of the Richmond Braves Class AAA baseball...
WASHINGTON -- Since being activated from the disabled list last Tuesday, right fielder Elijah Dukes has been productive at the plate, hitting .292 with two home runs and six RBIs. Dukes also is an excellent outfielder,...
Posted on: Monday, 1 September 2008, 09:00 CDT By Associated Press PITTSBURGH -- CC Sabathia pitched a one-hitter in his latest dominating start, allowing the Pirates only an infield single by Andy LaRoche in the fifth...