Oct 02
2009 – Ian Desmond homered, tripled and drove in three runs and the Nationals kept up their strong finish to a dismal season by beating the Atlanta Braves (86-74) 6-3. The win extends the Nats’ winning streak to five games. 2012 – Adam LaRoche hit his career-high 33rd homer in the 6th inning, after rounding …
Oct 01
October 1 2006 – Frank Robinson’s farewell was highlighted with a 20-minute pregame ceremony in his honor. As nice as the Robinson’s tribute was the game itself turned out to be a 6-2 loss by the Nationals (71-91) to the NL East champion New York Mets (96-66). 2009 – Pete Orr hit a tiebreaking single …
Sep 30
September 30 2009 – On Fan Appreciation Day at Nationals Park Justin Maxwell‘s grand slam off Francisco Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth inning went over the left-field wall and then the Nationals’ came sprinting out of the dugout. Maxwell’s homer provided a Washington Nationals (55-103) sweep-capping 7-4 victory over the New York Mets …
Sep 29
September 29 2009 – The Washington Nationals (54-103) scored the tie-breaking run on errand throw by Luis Castillo of the New York Mets (67-91) and the Nats went on to win 4-3. In the eighth inning Ian Desmond, grounded to shortstop, Anderson Hernandez who threw to second baseman Luis Castillo to force Guzman, but Castillo’s …
Sep 28
Standings At Close of Play of September 28, 2005 NL East Team Name G W L T PCT GB RS RA Atlanta Braves 159 90 69 0 .566 – 757 656 Philadelphia Phillies 159 85 74 0 .535 5.0 786 716 Washington Nationals 159 81 78 0 .509 9.0 629 652 New York Mets 158 …
Sep 27
September 27 2005 – Dontrelle Willis gave up a career-high nine runs — four unearned — to the Washington Nationals (80-78), who beat reeling Florida Marlins (80-78) 11-1. Marlon Byrd homered, scored four times and tied a career high with four hits, including three off Willis (22-10). 2009 – Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham homered …
Sep 26
September 26 2005 – Cristian Guzman had three hits and three RBI, Hector Carrasco pitched six strong innings and the Washington Nationals (79-78) beat Florida Marlins (80-77) 4-0. 2007 – Ryan Church homered and drove in four runs to lead the Washington Nationals (72-87) over the Mets (87-71) 10-9. The win completed a three-game sweep …
Sep 26
1924 Pennant Race – The Senators lead Yanks by One game September 26 – Boston, MA The Boston Red Sox beat the first place Washington Senators 2-1 in front of 12,000 spectators at Fenway Park. The Senators’ loss and the Yankees’ 7-1 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics left the Senators with only a one game …
Sep 25
September 25 2011 – Wilson Ramos homered off Braves starter Mike Minor (5-3) in the fourth, and Michael Morse hit the 29th home run of the season, a two-run shot, off reliever Cristhian Martinez in the seventh to lead the Washington Nationals (78–80) to a 3-0 victory over the Atlanta Braves (89-70). Ross Detwiler (4-5) …
Sep 24
September 24 2006 – The Washington Nationals (68-87) beat the slumping New York Mets (93-62) 5-1. Tony Armas pitched six strong innings for his first victory in seven starts and Ryan Zimmerman hit two doubles and drove in one run for Washington, which sent the NL East champions to their seventh defeat in 10 games. …
