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Nationals Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Nationals would have liked for Shairon Martis and Luke Montz to win their first game in the major leagues, but the end result was about the only thing that didn't turn out well for the rookie duo Thursday night.
Martis, 21, allowed just two runs on four hits over five innings but suffered a 2-0 loss to the Braves. The young right-hander allowed five walks, but he acquitted himself well otherwise and impressed team officials with his poise.
"He's 21 years old, so we're happy," manager Manny Acta said. "He came out of it better than a lot of people would have anticipated."
Martis, who previously has pitched for the Netherlands in the World Baseball Classic and the Olympics, said he wasn't nervous pitching in the big leagues for the first time.
Nationals 1B Belliard may be done for season (PA SportsTicker)
Washington Nationals first baseman Ronnie Belliard left Thursday's game against the Atlanta Braves in the seventh inning with a strained right groin and may be done for the season.
Oft-injured Hill to have surgery (AP)
Washington Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow Friday. Hill, who went 1-5 with a 5.83 ERA in 12 starts this season, will be operated on by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Fla. Hill has been hampered by injuries throughout his career. The right-hander missed the 2005 season after having Tommy John surgery, and missed time in 2006 with soreness in his right...
Atlanta rookie throws 6 shutout innings vs. Nats (AP)
James Parr pitched well in his last three starts with Triple-A Richmond and carried it over to his major league debut Thursday night. Parr tossed six sharp innings and combined with three relievers for a five-hitter, leading the Atlanta Braves to a 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals. Parr (1-0) surrendered just two hits -- both to Ronnie Belliard -- walked three and struck out three.
Nationals RHP Hill to have surgery (PA SportsTicker)
Washington Nationals righthander Shawn Hill will have arthroscopic surgery on his pitching elbow, the team announced on Thursday.
Nationals lower ticket prices for at new ballpark (AP)
The Washington Nationals, who rank in the bottom half of Major League Baseball in attendance despite a new ballpark, are lowering some of their season ticket prices for next season. Prices will go down for 7,500 seats in the 41,888-seat Nationals Park, mostly in the outfield sections. Seats in most of the discounted sections will cost $5 to $10 less per game, lowering the stadium's average season...
Guzman stays hot, leads Nats past Phillies 9-7 (AP)
The Washington Nationals will never want to sit Cristian Guzman again, not if he keeps hitting like this. Guzman set a franchise season record Wednesday night with his eighth consecutive multihit game, capping it with a bases-clearing double in the decisive eighth inning. The Nationals played spoiler by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7, taking the series and allowing the New York Mets to open...
Flores' sprained ankle gives Montz a Nats chance (AP)
Luke Montz's first journey from Triple-A to the majors took him through a hurricane. Literally. On Tuesday evening, Luke Montz and his father were navigating the rainy remnants of Gustav in Louisiana, avoiding closed roads and downed power lines as they completed the 17-hour almost-nonstop drive from Ohio following the end of the Triple-A season in Columbus the night before.
The Nail in the Coffin: Your 2008 Washington Nationals (Yahoo! Sports)
As teams fall by the wayside and can no longer bank on the longest of mathematical odds to win their division,...
MRI confirms sprained ankle for Nationals' Flores (AP)
Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores had an MRI exam Wednesday that confirmed he sprained his left ankle during a collision with Philadelphia's Chase Utley. Flores was carted off the field after Utley attempted to steal home in the third inning Tuesday. Utley barreled into Floors while being tagged out, and Flores remained on the ground for several minutes.
Hamels leads Phillies, ends Nats' winning streak (AP)
Almost every time Cole Hamels has taken the mound this season, the Philadelphia Phillies have been able to count on him to pitch deep into the game. The left-hander did it again Tuesday night against the Washington Nationals, pitching into the eighth inning and allowing five hits in a 4-0 victory that ended the Nationals' seven-game winning streak.
Nationals' Flores carted off field after collision (AP)
Nationals catcher Jesus Flores was carted off the field with a sprained left ankle Tuesday night after Philadelphia's Chase Utley barreled into him on a play at the plate. X-rays showed no obvious signs of a fracture and an MRI was pending, the team said. The collision came as Utley was attempting to steal home with two outs in the third inning.
Nationals C Flores leaves game with ankle injury (PA SportsTicker)
WASHINGTON (Ticker) - Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores left Tuesday's game against the Philadelphia Phillies with a left ankle injury.
Guzman, Arroyo named co-NL Players of Week (PA SportsTicker)
Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman and Cincinnati Reds righthander Bronson Arroyo share this week's National League Player of the Week award, the league announced Tuesday.
Nationals' offense leads them to 7th straight win (AP)
Meet the team on the longest current winning streak in baseball: the Washington Nationals. Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run home run and the Nationals -- the team with the worst record in baseball -- won their seventh consecutive game Monday, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 7-4. Washington is on its best winning streak since a 10-game stretch in June 2005, and everyone on the team is contributing.
Nationals bring up 5 players from Columbus (AP)
The Washington Nationals recalled outfielder Roger Bernadina and first baseman/outfielder Kory Casto and purchased the contracts of three others from Triple-A Columbus on Monday. The Nationals selected the contracts of left-handed pitcher Mike Hinckley and right-handed pitchers Shairon Martis and Levale Speigner.
Boone's HR rallies Nationals to 6th straight win (AP)
By the time he rounded second base, Aaron Boone's momentary disappointment at not executing a bunt was already a distant memory. After failing to lay down a sacrifice, Boone slammed a three-run, eighth-inning home run to lift the Washington Nationals to their season-high sixth straight win, 8-4 over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.
Nationals beat Braves for fifth straight win (AP)
Elijah Dukes pumped his chest with his right fist and gleefully trotted to first base, happy to prove an old baseball maxim: A walk is as good as a hit. Dukes walked with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-8 on Saturday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
Milledge, Zimmerman pace Nationals (AP)
A little run support and some timely hitting went a long way for the suddenly resurgent Washington Nationals. Lastings Milledge and Ryan Zimmerman both drove in two runs and Washington beat the Atlanta Braves 7-3 on Friday night for its fourth straight victory. "You can get all the timely hitting, all the timely hits you want, but if we don't win, those timely hits doesn't mean anything,"...
The Red Sox still have sock (Yahoo! Sports)
With Jason Bay leading the way, Boston's offense hasn't missed a beat since Manny Ramirez departed.
Guzman hits for cycle, Dukes homers twice for Nats (AP)
As soon as Cristian Guzman stepped into the on-deck circle in the eighth inning, his Nationals teammates started to call for a triple. He gladly obliged, sending a pitch from Joe Beimel past center fielder Matt Kemp and to the wall -- and Guzman wasn't about to stop running. He slid into third base to complete just the second cycle by a Washington player, highlighting an 11-2 romp over the...
Nationals SS Guzman hits for cycle (PA SportsTicker)
Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman hit for the cycle in an 11-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday.
Nationals' Guzman hits for cycle against Dodgers (AP)
Cristian Guzman became the second Washington National to hit for the cycle when he tripled in the eighth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night. Guzman hit a solo homer in the first inning. The Nationals shortstop singled and was thrown out trying to stretch it into a double in the second inning.
Slumping Dodgers' streak reaches 6 losses (AP)
Finally, everything was all set for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They were one big hit away from ending their five-game losing streak and making up some ground on the struggling Arizona Diamondbacks in the NL West. All they needed was one measly hit. They didn't get it. And Los Angeles lost a season-high sixth straight game instead, falling 5-4 to the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night and staying...
Nats' put OF Kearns on DL, OF Dukes recalled (AP)
The Washington Nationals placed outfielder Austin Kearns on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday with to a stress fracture in his left foot and reinstated outfielder Elijah Dukes. It marked the 25th time the Nationals have sent a player to the DL this season. It is the second stint for Kearns, who missed 38 games earlier this season after having loose bodies removed from his right elbow.
Zimmerman's DPs stymie Dodgers in Nats' 2-1 win (AP)
The struggling Los Angeles Dodgers twice hit the ball to Ryan Zimmerman with the bases loaded and nobody out. That's a surefire way to kill a potential big inning. The Washington Nationals third baseman put on a defensive show Tuesday night, turning four double plays and just a missing a fifth. His defense sparked a 2-1 victory that extended the Dodgers' skid to five games, matching their...
Nationals place RF Kearns on DL (PA SportsTicker)
The Washington Nationals on Tuesday placed right fielder Austin Kearns on the 15-day disabled list with a stress fracture in his left foot.
Nationals drawing lower ratings than my college radio station (Yahoo! Sports)
And please note that when I was in school, my college radio station was only available over the Internet to an...
Mets face the bullpen blues (Yahoo! Sports)
With Billy Wagner out indefinitely, New York has no sure way to close games, or to prevent a repeat of last season's collapse.
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