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 …
Aug 19
Washington Nationals Records by Opponent 2005 to 2013
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History
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 …
