May 26, 2013

MLB Interleague Roundup: Matt Stairs lifts Nats past Pirates

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Matt Stairs #12 of the Washington Nationals is mobbed by teammates after driving in the winning run in the ninth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park on July 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Nationals won the game 2-1. (June 30, 2011 – Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images North America) Nationals 2, Pirates [...]

Baseball predictions for 2011 – Red Sox will Rule

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1. The Phillies will win fewer than 96 games. That figure is the current line for the Phillies’ 2011 win total set by your finer, ahem, establishments. It’s easy to win December: make the biggest trade, sign the biggest free agent, lose the least talent, and no one is shredding their elbows or having trouble [...]

Braves blank Nationals for Bobby Cox’s 2,500th victory

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bobby Cox enjoyed a little champagne and a cigar after earning his 2,500th victory as a major league manager. And it turns out it was all a big surprise to him. “I had no clue during the game,” Cox said. Atlanta’s longtime skipper earned a landmark victory at an opportune time Saturday, [...]

Oswalt quiets Nationals as Phillies keep rolling

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — With every start, Roy Oswalt (FSY) is getting closer to getting back to the postseason. Oswalt threw six sharp innings to earn his seventh consecutive win, and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 9-1 on Friday night. Oswalt (13-13) allowed one run and six hits, striking out seven. The [...]

Bench-clearing brawl as Marlins beat Nationals

MIAMI (AP) Nyjer Morgan once again found himself in the middle of trouble. The speedy Washington leadoff man charged the mound after a pitch sailed behind him Wednesday night, triggering a bench-clearing brawl during the Florida Marlins’ 16-10 win over the Nationals. “There’s nothing good I can say about someone who doesn’t play the game [...]

Nationals’ Strasburg going back on DL, to have 2nd exam

WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg (FSY) is headed back to the disabled list, and his prized right arm will undergo yet another examination that will largely determine whether he pitches again this season. The Washington Nationals rookie will have a second MRI exam to see if anything more than a strained tendon in his forearm [...]