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The Washington Nationals have now won two of their last four games after taking one of two from the Houston Astros this weekend.  They won on Friday in a blowout, 10-0 but lost on Saturday 6-4.  The Nationals are now 36-59.
Tim Redding got the start for the Nationals on Friday and led the pitching staff […]

The Washington Nationals kept rallying and rallying on Thursday night, but could not come away with a win.  The Nats lost 7-5 in 11 innings to the Arizona Diamondbacks.  The Nationals are now 35-58.
Jason Bergmann started for Washington and was actually very sharp.  He went seven innings and gave up only two earned runs.  He […]

The Washington Nationals got back in the win column with win on Wednesday after a loss on Tuesday.  Washington fell on Tuesday 2-0 but won an impressive game on Wednesday, 5-0 over the Diamondbacks.  The Nationals are now 35-57 this season.
On Tuesday the Nationals got a short start out of Odalis Perez who was ejected […]

The Washington Nationals rallied in the ninth inning on Sunday but still fell short and were swept by the Cincinnati Reds.  The loss drops the Nationals to 34-56 on the season.
Collin Balester started for the Nationals and was hit with the loss.  He threw 5.2 innings and gave up five runs.  He also struck out […]

The Washington Nationals continued their weak play with two more losses in Cincinnati against the Reds.  They lost on Friday 3-0 and on Saturday 3-2.  The Nationals are now 34-55.
The starting pitching was sharp on Friday as Jason Bergmann went six innings and gave up three earned runs.  He also walked three and struck out […]

In their four game series opener, the Reds beats the Washington Nationals 5-3.  The Nats lead for the first half of the game but the bullpen just could not hold the lead.  The loss drops the Nationals down to 34-53.
John Lannan, the Nats most consistent starter, went six innings and gave up three earned runs.  […]

The Washington Nationals lost the final game of their three game series to the Florida Marlins.  Their 4-2 loss on Wednesday dropped them to 34-52, last place in the NL East.
Odalis Perez started on the mound for the Nationals and was quite sharp.  However, as is often the case with his starts, he didn’t get […]

The Washington Nationals have struggled to score runs all season.  It was not a problem tonight against the Florida Marlins.  The Nats won 9-6 and improved their record on the season to 34-51.
Collin Balester made his MLB debut as the starting pitcher in tonight’s game.  Ballester went five innings and gave up only one run […]

The Washington Nationals lost a heart breaker on Monday in Miami to the Florida Marlins. The Marlins got a walk off home run in the bottom of the tenth inning to win the game 6-5. The Nats are now 33-51 this season.
Tim Redding started for the Nats and was less than stellar. […]

The Washington Nationals won the opener of their series with the Baltimore Orioles on Friday and followed it with a loss on Saturday and a win on Sunday afternoon.  On Saturday they lost 9-1 in a laughed, but came back strong on Sunday with a 3-2 win in 12 innings.  The Nationals are now 33-50 […]

A record sized crowd at Nationals Park saw the Washington Nationals defeat their cross town rivals from Baltimore 4-2.   The Nationals got some timely hitting and excellent pitching as they upped their record on the season to 32-49.
Odalis Perez started on the mound for the Nationals but lasted only four innings.  However, in his four […]

The Washington Nationals salvaged a win in their series with the Los Angeles Angels.  The Nats won on Wednesday 5-4 as they scored a run in the bottom of the ninth inning.  The win moved the Nationals to 31-49 this season.
Tim Redding took his turn in the rotation and was very solid against the Angels.  […]

The Washington Nationals have the worst record in the Nationals League.  The Los Angeles Angels have one of the best records in all of baseball.  That has all added up to a pair of losses for the Nationals against the favored Angels.  The Nats lost 3-2 on Monday and 8-3 on Tuesday.
Jason Bergmann started on […]

After winning the opener of their series with the Texas Rangers, the Washington Nationals dropped the last two games of the series including a 5-3 on Sunday.  The loss drops the Nationals record on the season to 30-47.
John Lannan started on the mound for the Nationals and as usual, he was very sharp.  Lannan lasted […]

After an emotional 14 inning win last night the Washington Nationals pitching staff ran out of gas on Saturday against the Texas Rangers.  The Nationals fell by a score of 13-3 on Saturday as they got hit around pretty good.  Their record fell to 30-46.
Garrett Mock started on the hill for the Nationals, and while […]

The Washington Nationals had to go an extra five innings, but they still got a win and that’s what’s most important.  The Nationals and the Texas Rangers needed 14 innings to wrap up their game on Friday night that ended in a 4-3 Washington win.  The Nationals are now 30-45 this season.
Tim Redding started for […]

The Washington Nationals lost the final two games of their series in Minnesota and it wrapped up another sweep for the Nationals.  They lost 11-2 on Wednesday night and 9-3 on Thursday afternoon.  The sweep in Minnesota drops the Nationals to 29-45 on the season.
Jason Bergmann started on the mound for the Nationals and pitched […]

The Washington Nationals got yet another strong start from John Lannan but lost anyway but a score of 2-1.  The Nationals offense was unable to get anything going that would have helped them win this ball game.  The loss drops the Nationals to 29-43.
Lannan was great for the Nationals but got stuck with his eighth […]

The Washington Nationals finished off an impressive sweep with two wins over the Seattle Mariners this weekend.  They received some timely hitting and some very strong pitching on their way to a 5-2 win on Saturday and a 6-2 win on Sunday.
Tyler Clippard got both the start and the win for Washington on Saturday.  Clippard […]

In a match up of two of the worst teams in baseball, the Washington Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners on Friday night.  The Nationals scored all seven of their runs in the first two innings on their way to a 7-6 win.  The Nationals are now 27-42, the Mariners are 24-43.
Shawn Hill started for the […]

After an impressive come-from-behind win on Tuesday, the Washington Nationals lost on Wednesday and Thursday in Pittsburgh to the Pirates.  On Wednesday they lost 3-1 and on Thursday they fell by a score of 7-5.  The two losses drop the Nationals to 26-42 as they continue to plummet down the standings.
John Lannan started on the […]

The Washington Nationals finally got their bats going again on Tuesday night.  They were down most of the game to the Pittsburgh Pirates but were able to rally in the 9th as they won the game 7-6.  They upped their record to 26-40 on the season.
Tim Redding started the game on the mound for the […]

The Washington Nationals continued their free fall on Monday against the San Francisco Giants.  The Nationals lost their fourth straight game by losing 3-2 at the hands of Matt Cain and the Giants.  The loss drops the Nationals to 25-40 as they have lost eight of their last nine games.
Tyler Clippard was called up for […]

The Washington Nationals offense continued to shuffle their feet as they were shut out again.  Their 6-0 loss to the San Francisco Giants really showcased their offensive struggles.  Their record on the season dropped to 25-38 on the season.
Shawn Hill started for the Nationals and turned in one of his best starts of the season.  […]

The Washington Nationals took one on the chin at home against the San Francisco Giants.  The Giants have won 6 of their last 10 and continue to play solid ball while the Nationals just keep on losing.  Their 10-1 loss on Friday drops the Nationals to 25-37.
Starting pitcher Jason Bergmann got hit around about as […]

The Washington Nationals had a exciting Thursday.  In game one of their doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals they really struggled to score runs as the lost the game 4-1.  In the night game they came out swinging the bats big time and took leads of 7-0 and 8-3 before falling behind 9-8 in the […]

The Washington Nationals struggled to get their bats going again, which is quickly becoming the theme of the 2008 season.  Washington lost on Tuesday 6-1 to the St. Louis Cardinals at Nationals Park.  The loss drops the Nationals to 24-35 on the season.
The Nationals pitching was scattered throughout the game due to a rain delay […]

The Washington Nationals were shut out on Sunday afternoon in Arizona.  The 5-0 loss drops the Nationals down to 24-34 this season and in last place in the NL East.  The Nats offense couldn’t get the ball rolling against Arizona starter Dan Haren.
Shawn Hill started on the mound for the Nationals and gave up all […]

The Washington Nationals continued their steady play by splitting their first two games in Arizona against the very talented Diamondbacks.  The Nationals won 7-4 on Friday night, but fell on Saturday against Arizona ace Brandon Webb by a score of 4-0.  Following the split, the Nationals are now 24-33 this season.
Tim Redding started for Washington […]

The Washington Nationals split two games over the past two days with the San Diego Padres.  The Nationals won on Wednesday night 6-4 but fell on Thursday 5-2.  Taking these games into account the Nationals are now 23-32 this season.
Odalis Perez started for Washington on Wednesday and was able to pick up the victory to […]