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| Zimmerman, Milledge help Nats top Braves for fourth straight win |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Ryan Zimmerman and Lastings Milledge each drove in two runs, as the Washington Nationals topped the Atlanta Braves, 7-3, in the opener of a three-game series. Emilio Bonifacio went 2-for-3 with a triple, an RBI and two runs scored for the Nationals, who have won four straight, matching their longest winning streak of the season. "It's only four games. We know these guys are better than that," said Nats manager Manny Acta. "What I can say is some guys are getting healthy (and) we'r |
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| Nats' Hill to have surgery on right elbow |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill, already shelved for the rest of the season due to swelling in his right elbow, will need arthroscopic surgery after visiting with Dr. James Andrews on Friday. The famed surgeon found calcium buildup in the back of Hill's elbow and will perform the surgery at an undetermined time. Hill will also have his right forearm examined before going under the knife. The right-hander missed the entire 2005 campaign while recovering from reconstructive |
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| Diamondbacks host Dodgers in crucial NL West series |
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08/29/2008 |
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| 3 1/2-game lead on the Dodgers despite having lost its last four contests. That's because Los Angeles has yet to win any of the first seven tilts of its current 10-game road trip. The Dodgers' three most recent defeats came at the hands of the lowly Washington Nationals, capped by an 11-2 shellacking in Thursday's series finale. Los Angeles rookie Clayton Kershaw (2-5) lasted just 2 1/3 innings and was roughed up for five runs on five hits, including a pair of homers. Manny Ramirez belted a two-run homer for the Do |
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| Braves visit Nats for battle of NL East also-rans |
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08/29/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals have had little luck against most of their fellow National League East residents this year. The Atlanta Braves, however, are a different story. Washington shoots for its sixth win in its last seven games versus Atlanta in tonight's opener of a three-game set at Nationals Park. The Nationals are a solid 7-4 versus the Braves this year, but are just a combined 10-26 versus the rest of the division. They have won two straight and five of their last six versus Atlanta, and a |
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| Guzman's cycle leads Nationals to sweep of Dodgers |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Cristian Guzman hit for the cycle, and Elijah Dukes smacked two home runs to lead the Washington Nationals to an 11-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a sweep of the three-game set. Guzman became the second player in Nationals history to accomplish the feat -- Brad Wilkerson did it on April 6, 2005. Guzman also drove in three, while Dukes finished with four RBI for the Nationals, who won their third straight game for the first time since August 4. Manny Ramirez belted a two-ru |
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| Nats' Hill done for season |
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08/28/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals pitcher Shawn Hill will miss the rest of the season due to swelling in his right elbow, the team announced Thursday. Hill, on the disabled list since June 25 with right forearm soreness, experienced the swelling during a throwing program and plans to have the arm examined by Dr. James Andrews in Pensacola, Florida. The 27-year-old was projected to rejoin the club by mid-September before this latest setback. The right-hander missed the entire 2005 campaign whil |
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| Dodgers try to avoid sweep at hands of lowly Nats |
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08/28/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - If the Los Angeles Dodgers wind up eventually falling short in their quest to win the National League West, the team will likely point to its current road trip -- and in particular, this series with the Washington Nationals -- as a reason for its failure. The Dodgers will attempt to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of Washington, owners of the worst record in baseball, when these two clubs meet again tonight at Nationals Park. Wednesday's 5-4 defeat to the Nationals was the sixth straight l |
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| Redding, Nats edge reeling Dodgers |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Tim Redding pitched six solid innings and Ryan Zimmerman hit his first home run since May 17, as the Washington Nationals held on for a 5-4 win over the reeling Los Angeles Dodgers, in the second installment of a three-game series from Nationals Park. Redding (9-8) allowed eight hits, including three solo home runs, while issuing one walk and zero strikeouts to get the win, while Lastings Milledge, Ronnie Belliard and Jesus Flores had an RBI each for the Nationals, who won back-to |
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| D'Backs take a note from music industry |
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08/27/2008 |
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| ing lost three straight and four of their last five games. Help is the only reason why the Los Angeles Dodgers are three games off the pace in the standings and not ahead or tied. The D'Backs can send thank you cards to the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals for their succor in keeping Los Angeles out of the win column lately. The Phillies swept LA in four games at home before the Nationals beat the Dodgers in the opener of a three-game series in D.C. Much like how the Beatles said they never required h |
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| Desperate Dodgers continue series in Washington |
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08/27/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Greg Maddux will get another shot to prove his worth for the road-weary Los Angeles Dodgers, who resume a three-game series tonight versus the host Washington Nationals. Maddux joined the Dodgers last week in a trade with the San Diego Padres and made his debut Friday against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Maddux was rocked for seven runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings of an 8-1 setback, falling to 6-10 with a 4.25 ERA in 27 starts with the Padres and Dodgers. The future Hall o |
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