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Baltimore Orioles Rally In 8th, Top Washington Nationals 2-1
BALTIMORE (CBSDC/AP) — Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning to interrupt Baltimore’s agonizing offensive struggle, and the Orioles rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday...
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Elfin: Thursday’s Victory Could Be Remembered For The Ages If The Nationals...
A baseball pennant race evolves slowly. No other sport competes nearly every day for six months. And yet, in the long slog of 162 games, there are defining moments that can be looked back at come...
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Nationals Defeat Rockies 4-1, Harper Is In The All-Star Game, Desmond Is Out
Plenty of good things happened on the field today for the Washington Nationals in their 4-1 victory over the Colorado Rockies, but it was the moves happening silently off the field, behind the scenes...
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Tyler Clippard Blows It Before The Break, Nats Finish Wild In 4-3 Loss To...
The Washington Nationals (49-34) weren’t able to head into the mid-summer break on a winning note, dropping the final game and series (2-1) to the Rockies 4-3, but as Tyler Clippard said, “You don’t...
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Elfin: Baseball Has Returned To D.C. Now How About An All-Star Game
It’s great that four Nats were chosen for the National League team that takes on its American League counterpart in tonight’s All-Star Game in Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium. Congratulations are in...
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Elfin: The Last Of The Expos, Ian Desmond Is Playing As An Elite Shortstop
The Nats’ four representatives (including rookie outfielder Bryce Harper, who made it as an injury replacement) in this past Tuesday’s All-Star game gave Washington its most players in a midsummer...
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Nationals Activate SS Ian Desmond From DL
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The Washington Nationals activated All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond from the 15-day disabled list and designated infielder Cesar Izturis for assignment. Desmond, out since July...
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Nationals Make History, Clinch First Playoff Spot
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)—The Washington Nationals brought postseason baseball back to the nation’s capital for the first time since 1933, earning a playoff spot Thursday night with a 4-1 win over the Los...
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Mike Wise Show: Ian Desmond Not Satisfied with Wild Card
LANHAM, Md. (CBSDC) — Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond is happy to be in the playoffs, but isn’t satisfied with just being a wild card team. “I think three-quarters of the team wasn’t...
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Gio Wins 20, Nats Crush Brewers 10-4
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)–Gio Gonzalez became the majors’ first 20-game winner in 2012, and the first pitcher for a Washington baseball team with 200 strikeouts since Walter Johnson in 1916, taking a...
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Nationals Cheer In Defeat As 2012 NL East Champions
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)–Thanks to strong pitching from Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper’s burst of energy and Adam LaRoche’s slugging, the Washington Nationals won enough from April...
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Nationals Win Game 1 of NLDS, Beat Cardinals 3-2
ST. LOUIS (CBSDC/AP)–Rookies in the postseason, the Washington Nationals played like poised veterans. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out,...
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Carpenter Pitches Cardinals Past Nationals 8-0 for 2-1 Lead
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)–Chris Carpenter was every bit the postseason ace he’s been in the past for the St. Louis Cardinals. Taking the mound for only the fourth time in 2012, missing a rib after surgery...
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Five Reasons The Washington Nationals Can Still Beat The St. Louis Cardinals...
By Mike Frandsen The Washington Nationals are still waiting to give D.C. its first playoff win since 1933. Washington missed an opportunity Wednesday in Game 3 when Chris Carpenter and the Cards...
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Werth Every Penny: Nats Avoid Elimination in Dramatic Fashion
WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP)–The Washington Nationals signed Jayson Werth to show them how to win. His game-ending homer Thursday night extended their surprising season. Werth led off the bottom of the ninth...
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Nats, Detwiler Avoid Arbitration With $2.3M Deal
WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals agreed to contracts with six of their seven arbitration-eligible players, including a $2,337,500, one-year deal with left-handed starter Ross Detwiler. Other...
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Bryce Harper Sparks Anti-Wave vs. Pro-Wave Twitter War, Involves Desmond, Werth
WASHINGTON (CBSDC) - Although it’s not entirely clear why at the moment, an anti-wave/pro-wave skirmish seems to have broken out between Nationals players and is being waged on internet soil, for the...
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Zimmermann, Desmond Lead Nationals Past Braves 2-0
ATLANTA — Jordan Zimmermann turned in another dominant performance with two-hit ball over eight innings, Ian Desmond hit a two-run homer in the fourth and the Washington Nationals finally beat the...
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Nationals Beat Tigers 5-4 for 2-Game Sweep
WASHINGTON — Ryan Mattheus, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano combined for shutout relief after Dan Haren nearly squandered a four-run lead, and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 5-4...
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Desmond’s Slam Leads Nats Over Phillies
PHILADELPHIA — Ian Desmond hit a grand slam in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep. Jayson Werth’s RBI single...
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