August 23 2007 – The Washington Nationals (58-70) got to Houston’s Juan Gutierrez early in his first major league start. Ronnie Belliard capped a five-run first inning with a two-run homer, and Austin Kearns had three hits as the Nationals hung on to beat the Astros (57-71) 7-6. 2009 – Ryan Zimmerman, Cristian Guzman and …
Aug 23
Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013
Next opponent – Kansas City Royals Last game: Nationals 5, Cubs 4 Opponent Won Lost Year KCR 2 1 2010 Year Won Lost 2005 81 81 2006 71 91 2007 73 89 2008 59 102 2009 59 103 2010 69 93 2011 80 81 2012 98 64 2013 63 64 Grand Total 653 768 …
Aug 22
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Willie Harris hit’s his first career grand slam
August 22 2008 – Willie Harris hit his first career grand slam and added a two-run homer as the Washington Nationals (46-83) rallied from a four-run deficit to rout the Chicago Cubs (78-50) 13-5. 2011 – Jayson Werth’s fourth inning three-run homer was more than enough for the Washington Nationals (62-64) as they beat the …
Aug 22
Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013
Next opponent – Chicago Cubs Last game: Nationals 11, Cubs 6 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 3 3 2013 Year Won Lost …
Aug 21
This Day in Washington Nationals History
August 21 2005 – Ryan Church doubled and singled in a six-run first inning, and the Washington Nationals (66-59) went on to beat the New York Mets (63-61) 7-4. Cristian Guzman doubled twice and drove in two runs for the Nationals, who kept pace in the tight NL wild-card race. 2007 – Ryan Zimmerman hit …
Aug 21
Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013
Next opponent – Chicago Cubs Last game: Nationals 4, Cubs 2 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 2 3 2013 Year Won Lost …
Aug 20
This Day in Washington Nationals History
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
Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013
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
Catch Frederic Frommer’s D.C. Baseball History presentation at the Grand Slam Sports Bar
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Zimmerman’s Eighth Walk-Off Home Run
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 …
