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 …
Sep 13
This Day in Washington Nationals History
September 13 2009 – John Lannan won for the first time in seven starts and Pete Orr hit his first home run of the season, leading Washington Nationals (50-93) over the Marlins (76-67) 7-2 in a rain-shortened game. 2011– Craig Stammen got his first win and base hit in more than a year. Stammen went …
Sep 12
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Nats have the Mets number on this date
September 12 2011 – 22-year-old Steve Lombardozzi came through by lining a tie-breaking single to left and lifting the Washington Nationals (68-77) to a 3-2 victory over the New York Mets (71-76). 2012 – John Lannan pitched five-hit ball over 5 2/3 innings in his first start since replacing Strasburg in Washington’s starting rotation. The …
Sep 11
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Harper’s first four-hit game
September 11 2005 – Andruw Jones and Chipper Jones hit consecutive homers off Chad Cordero with two outs in the ninth inning to give Atlanta (83-60) a 9-7 victory over Washington (73-71). For Andruw Jones, it was his second homer of the game and 49th of the season. He broke the franchise record of 47 …
Sep 10
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Wily Mo homers twice in Nats Win
September 10 2007 – Wily Mo Pena homered twice and Shawn Hill (4-3) pitched six solid innings, leading the Washington Nationals (65-79) over the Florida Marlins (61-83) 5-4. Pena has hit seven home runs since Boston traded him to Washington on Aug. 17. He had only five homers before the deal. 2012 – Gio Gonzalez …
Sep 09
This Day in Washington Nationals History -Guillen’s 1,000th career hit is a game winner.
September 9 2005 – Jose Guillen hit a two-run double in the eighth inning for his 1,000th career hit. Guillen’s double was enough to cap off the Washington Nationals (73-69) come from behind 8-6 victory over NL East leader Atlanta. 2007 – Ryan Church hit a three-run homer to give Washington the lead, D’Angelo Jimenez …
Sep 08
This Day in Washington Nationals History – Corey Brown’s walk-off single
September 8 2012 – Pinch-hitter Corey Brown‘s single drove in Ian Desmond with the winning run in the bottom of the 10th inning the Washington Nationals (86-53) to a 7-6 victory over the Miami Marlins (62-78). After Adam LaRoche reached on a single, Desmond singled him to third and Danny Espinosa was intentionally walked to …
Sep 08
Storen is right choice as Nats’ new closer
It didn’t take long for Nationals manager Matt Williams to reveal his next closer. Two days after Rafael Soriano blew his seventh save of the season and fifth since the All-Star break, Drew Storen emerged from the Nats’ bullpen in the ninth inning of Sunday’s 3-2 win over Philadelphia and set the Phillies down in …
