Aug 20
August 20 2005 – *Last Games on This Date – WAS N Travis Hughes (28) 2006 – *Transaction – Washington Nationals signed Tyrell Godwin as a free agent. 2007 – Tim Redding (3-3) threw seven shutout innings against his former team, Wily Mo Pena homered for the second straight game and the Washington Nationals (56-69) …
Aug 20
Next opponent – Chicago Cubs Last game: Cubs 11, Nationals 1 Opponent Won Lost Year CHC 5 1 2005 CHC 4 2 2006 CHC 1 6 2007 CHC 3 3 2008 CHC 2 5 2009 CHC 2 4 2010 CHC 4 3 2011 CHC 6 1 2012 CHC 1 3 2013 Year Won Lost …
Aug 20
Frederic Frommer, will be giving a presentation and selling signed copies of his new book, “You Gotta Have Heart,” this Thursday, 7 p.m., at the Grand Slam Sports Bar in the Grand Hyatt Hotel, at 1000 H Street NW (between 10th and 11th Streets in the Penn Quarter neighborhood). The event is sponsored by the …
Aug 19
August 19 2006 – Alfonso Soriano hit his career-high 40th home run and became the 10th player in major league history with at least 40 homers and at least 30 steals in a season. Soriano is the eighth player in history to hit 40 or more homers in his first season after switching leagues joining …
Aug 19
Next opponent – Chicago Cubs Last game: Braves 2, Nationals 1 Opponent Won Lost Year CHC 5 1 2005 CHC 4 2 2006 CHC 1 6 2007 CHC 3 3 2008 CHC 2 5 2009 CHC 2 4 2010 CHC 4 3 2011 CHC 6 1 2012 CHC 1 2 2013 Year Won Lost …
Aug 18
August 18 2005 – Washington erased a four-run deficit and the bullpen did the rest. Carlos Baerga’s go-ahead single in the eighth inning gave the Washington Nationals (64-57) a 5-4 victory and a split of doubleheader with the Philadelphia Phillies (65-57). Luis Ayala (8-6) earned the win and Chad Cordero pitched the final 1 2-3 innings …
Aug 17
August 17 2007 – *Transactions / Boston Red Sox traded Wily Mo Pena and cash to Washington Nationals in exchange for a player to be named later; Boston Red Sox received Chris Carter (August 21, 2007). 2008 – The Washington Nationals (44-81) lost their 10th straight game Washington’s 7-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies (57-69). …
Aug 17
Next opponent – Atlanta Braves Last game: Braves 3, Nationals 2 Opponent Won Lost ATL 9 10 ATL 8 10 ATL 7 11 ATL 12 6 ATL 8 10 ATL 10 8 ATL 9 9 ATL 10 8 ATL 3 11 Year Won Lost 2005 81 81 2006 71 91 2007 73 89 …
Aug 16
August 16 2011 – Chien-Ming Wang won back-to-back starts for the first time since 2008 and Michael Morse and Ryan Zimmerman homered to lead the Washington Nationals (58-62) to a 6-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds (59-63). Wang (2-2) allowed four runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings, his longest outing since June 10, …
Aug 16
Next opponent – Atlanta Braves Last game: Giants 4, Nationals 3 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 10 2013 Year Won …
