Aug 09
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 …
Aug 09
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 …
Aug 08
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 …
Aug 07
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 …
Aug 06
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. …
Aug 06
Next opponent – Atlanta Braves Last game: Braves 3, Nationals 2 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 8 2013 Year Won Lost …
Aug 05
August 5 2005 – Washington Nationals signed John Halama as a free agent. 2007 – The Nats’ 6-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals (50-58) was the Nationals’ sixth straight—their best winning streak in more than a year. Dmitri Young capped off a 3 run sixth inning with a two-run double to give the Nats’ …
Aug 05
Next opponent – Atlanta Braves Last game: Brewers 8, Nationals 5 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 7 2013 Year Won Lost …
Aug 04
2005 – John Patterson has another impressive outing as he struck out a career-high 13 in his first complete game shutout and led the Washington Nationals (58-50) past the Los Angeles Dodgers (48-60) 7-0 for the Nationals’ first series victory in a month. Patterson improved to 5-3 for the season with a 2.42 ERA. Brad …
