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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – The Nats clinch First Place
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Maxwell’s Walk Off Grand Slam
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Imaginary Swing scores Four
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 29
Five Reasons the Nats will make a deep postseason run
The time we’ve been waiting for all year is at hand. After closing out the regular season on the highest possible note – Jordan Zimmermann throwing the Nationals’ first no-hitter since the team moved to Washington in 2005 – the team and its fans can now get ready for the postseason. The bitter taste of …
Sep 28
This Day in Washington Nationals History
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Gonzalez becomes first 21-game Winner
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – 19-year-old Harper hits his 20th Homer
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
This Day in D.C. Baseball History – 1924 Pennant Race – 1969 Senators’ are Winners
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
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Ramos and Morse lead Nats over Braves 3-0
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) …
