September 22 2005 – The Washington Nationals (78-75) used a lineup of rookies and reserves and still managed a 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Giants (71-81.Long time minor leaguer Rick Short delivered two doubles and an RBI and Hector Carrasco threw 5 2/3 shutout innings to help Washington (78-75) end a four-game losing streak. …
Sep 22
One blogger’s votes for the Nats’ 2014 awards
Each year, the D.C. chapter of the Internet Baseball Writers Association polls members of the Nats blogosphere to determine its Player Achievement Awards. The voting is organized by District Sports Page Editor and fellow MASN guest blogger Dave Nichols. This year’s winners will be announced on Monday, Sept. 29 on the DC-IBWAA website. This blogger …
Sep 20
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Nats clinch a playoff spot
September 20 2011 – In the first game of a doubleheader Tommy Milone tossed six scoreless innings and pinch-hitter Ryan Zimmerman delivered an RBI single in the 10th to give the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Tom Gorzelanny (4-6) pitched the ninth for the victory. Drew Storen pitched the tenth …
Sep 19
This Day in Washington Nationals History
September 19 2006 – Rookie leads Washington Nationals‘(66-85) to a 9-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves (73-78). Rookie, Beltran Perez (1-0), made his first major league start. Perez pitched six innings striking out three and walking none, allowing only a two-out single to Chipper Jones in the first inning. Nick Johnson homered on his 28th …
Sep 18
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Span extends hit streak to 29 games
September 18 2009 – Ryan Zimmerman hit his 30th homer, Josh Bard drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals (51-96) held off the New York Mets (63-85) 6-5. 2011 – Chien-Ming Wang made his longest start of his comeback and left the game with two outs in the seventh inning. Chris Marrero drove in …
Sep 17
This Day in Washington Nationals History – The Nats sweep Braves in doubleheader
September 17 2006 – Bernie Castro legged out an infield single in the seventh by beating pitcher Doug Davis to the bag, and then scored the tiebreaking run from second base on a single by Austin Kearns.The next inning, Castro scored from first base on a three-run single by Felipe Lopez. In this game speed …
Sep 16
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Soriano joins 40/40 Club
September 16 2005 – John Patterson threw a three-hitter for his second career complete game and the Nationals (77-71) beat the NL West-leading Padres (72-74,) 5-1. The Nationals, who won their fourth straight game, remained 2½ games behind Houston in the wild-card chase. 2006 – Alfonso Soriano became the fourth player in major league history …
Sep 15
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Zimmermann wins number 18
September 15 2005 – Vinny Castilla drove in the go-ahead run with two outs in the 10th inning after Braden Looper and the Mets’ blew a ninth-inning lead, and the Washington Nationals (76-71) beat New York (71-75) 6-5 to complete a three-game sweep. 2007 – D’Angelo Jimenez went 3-for-3 with his first homer of the …
Sep 15
No slow lane on the road to the 2014 postseason
It comes down to this: With 14 games left in the regular season, the Nationals visit their division archrivals in Atlanta with a chance to clinch the National League East, drop the Braves below .500 and send them to the outer fringes of the postseason picture. In a season where they’ve overcome numerous injuries and …
Sep 14
This Day in Washington Nationals History
September 14 2005 – Preston Wilson and Vinny Castilla hit consecutive homers in the top of the fifth inning, leading the Nationals (75-71) over the New York Mets (71-74) 6-3. Vinnie Castilla and Nick Johnson each drove in two runs and Wilson scored twice for the Nationals, who climbed within three games of the NL …
