August 2013 archive

This Day in Washington Nationals History – Nationals stretched winning streak to eight games

August 11 2005 – Transactions / Washington Nationals released Hector Ortiz and signed Keith Osik as a free agent. 2006 – Billy Traber (2-1) was at his best when he out-dueled Tom Glavine (12-5), pitching into the eighth inning and allowing only four hits to lead the Washington Nationals (51-64) past New York (69-45) 2-1, …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

Next opponent – Philadelphia Phillies Last game: Nationals 8, Phillies 5   Opponent Won Lost Year PHI 8 11 2005 PHI 10 9 2006 PHI 6 12 2007 PHI 6 12 2008 PHI 3 15 2009 PHI 6 12 2010 PHI 10 8 2011 PHI 9 9 2012 PHI 6 6 2013 Year Won Lost …

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This Day in Washington Nationals History

August 10 2006 -Note: Alfonso Soriano made a shoe-string catch and his throw to first base doubled up Dan Uggla. The assist was Soriano’s major league-leading 19th outfield assist. Florida Marlins (53-61) beat the Washington Nationals (50-64) 9-6. Transactions – Washington Nationals released Luis Matos. 2012 – Ryan Zimmerman’s two run home run helped the …

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This Day in Washington Nationals History – Brandon Watson hits home run in major league debut

August 9 2005 – Brandon Watson, making his major league debut, hit a solo home run in the fourth inning gave the Nationals 5-1 lead. Fellow Nats’ Brad Wilkerson, Brian Schneider and Vinny Castilla also homered as the Nationals held off the Houston Astros to take 6-5 win. The win snapped a 13-game losing streak …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

Next opponent – Philadelphia Phillies Last game: Braves 6, Nationals 3   Opponent Won Lost Year PHI 8 11 2005 PHI 10 9 2006 PHI 6 12 2007 PHI 6 12 2008 PHI 3 15 2009 PHI 6 12 2010 PHI 10 8 2011 PHI 9 9 2012 PHI 4 6 2013 Year Won Lost …

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The Thespian in Right Field

Washington may not have had an Eddie Gaedel but few baseball cities can boast a 7 foot tall pitcher, a 40 year old Civil War rookie and an actor. Harry Corson Clarke was a very unlikely Senator. The date, 28 August 1889, the Senators are in New York, Washington already riddled with injuries, takes on …

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This Day in Washington Nationals History – Gio’s Big Day

August 8 2006 – Debuts on This Date –Chris Schroder (27). 2009 – The Washington Nationals (39-72) won their seventh game in a row against Arizona. The winning streak is their longest streak since 2005. Garrett Mock won his first game of the season and recorded his first win as a starter. Mock pitched six …

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Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013

  Next opponent – Atlanta Braves Last game: Braves 2, Nationals 1   Opponent Won Lost Year ATL 9 10 2005 ATL 8 10 2006 ATL 7 11 2007 ATL 12 6 2008 ATL 8 10 2009 ATL 10 8 2010 ATL 9 9 2011 ATL 10 8 2012 ATL 3 9 2013 Year Won …

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This Day in Washington Nationals History – Barry Bonds hits *record-breaking home run off of Nats’ Mike Bacsik

2006 – Washington Nationals traded Livan Hernandez and cash to Arizona Diamondbacks in exchange for Garrett Mock and Matt Chico. 2007 – Felipe Lopez hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning and the Washington Nationals overcame Barry Bonds’ record-breaking 756th career home run to beat the San Francisco Giants 8-6. Bonds’ record breaking home …

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This Day in Washington Nationals History

 August 6 2005 – Washington Nationals (58-52) are outscored 3-2 by the San Diego Padres (55-55). The Nats’ dropped to 5 1/2 games behind Atlanta in the NL East race. The Nats’ are only one game behind Houston Astros in the wild-card standings. *Washington Nationals sent Steve Randolph to San Francisco Giants for future considerations. …

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