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| Hernandez gets 12th win as Nats post fourth straight victory |
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07/02/2005 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - Livan Hernandez threw eight strong innings and Jamey Carroll drove in a pair of runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the opener of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Hernandez tied a franchise record by winning his 11th straight decision. Jose Guillen homered and Vinny Castilla added an RBI for the Nationals, who have won four straight and nine of their last 11 games. Washington, which just completed a 5-1 homestand with a three-game swee |
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| Nationals' Church lands on DL |
MLB Baseball |
06/30/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals made a flurry of roster moves following Thursday's 7-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates, including placing outfielder Ryan Church on the 15-day disabled list (retroactive to June 23) with a sprained ligament in his right rib cage. The Nationals also activated reliever Joey Eischen from the 60-disabled list, optioned righthander Travis Hughes to Triple-A New Orleans and purchased the contract of infielder Rick Short from New Orleans. Church, a National L |
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| Series Notes: Texas at Houston |
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06/24/2005 |
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| : Texas leads, 3-0 TEXAS (37-33) In the opener the Rangers will go with Ricardo Rodriguez, who is 2-0 in a pair of starts since being recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma. He replaced Ryan Drese in the rotation, after Drese was claimed off waivers by the Washington Nationals. Last Saturday against the Nationals he allowed three runs on six hits in seven innings, striking out two and walking none in a 7-4 win. Rodriguez faced Houston last July 3, allowing five runs (1 earned) on five hits in 4 2/3 innings of a 10-8 loss. |
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| Robinson serves one-game suspension |
MLB Baseball |
06/20/2005 |
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| === Robinson serves one-game suspension === Pittsburgh, PA (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals manager Frank Robinson served his one-game suspension Monday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates after his appeal was denied. Robinson's suspension and $1,000 fine were for a bench-clearing incident in Anaheim on June 14, when he and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim manager Mike Scioscia got into a shouting match. Scioscia, who was also fined and served a one-game suspension on Friday, became enraged after Robinson req |
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| Nats' Loaiza out with sore back and neck |
MLB Baseball |
06/19/2005 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals righthander Esteban Loaiza missed his scheduled start against the Texas Rangers on Sunday due to soreness in his neck and back. Loaiza first experienced pain in his outing against the Angels on Monday, in which the 33-year-old was tagged for five runs and nine hits in three-plus innings and suffered the loss. Sun-Woo Kim took Loaiza's place against the Rangers and allowed one run on three hits while striking out five over 4 2/3 innings in Washington's 8-2 victo |
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| National pounding: Texas whips Washington |
MLB Baseball |
06/19/2005 |
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| Arlington, TX (MySportsbook) - Mark Teixeira clubbed a pair of two-run homers and the Texas Rangers used the long ball to defeat the Washington Nationals, 7-4, in the second contest of a three-game series. Gary Matthews Jr. hit a two-run homer and Alfonso Soriano added a solo shot for the Rangers, who have won three straight and five of their last six games. Ricardo Rodriguez pitched seven strong innings for the Rangers, allowing three runs and six hits with two strikeouts. Rodriguez (2-0) did not walk a batter. |
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| Angels recall infielder Maicer Izturis |
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06/18/2005 |
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| Izturis, who had been on the disabled list retroactive to April 26 with a sprained medial collateral ligament of the left knee, is only 4-for-20 (.200) with two triples and five runs scored this season. For his career, Izturis has a lifetime average of .205 with one home run and four RBI in 46 games. He was acquired by the Angels along with outfielder Juan Rivera from the Washington Nationals in exchange for Jose Guillen this past winter. In other news, the Angels optioned third baseman Robb Quinlan to Salt Lake. |
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| Series Notes: Florida at LA Angels |
MLB Baseball |
06/17/2005 |
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| ished 4-for-6 with three runs scored and two runs batted in, while Paul Lo Duca added four hits in five at-bats. Cabrera and Mike Lowell each chipped in three hits. The Marlins currently sit third in the NL East -- 4 1/2 games behind the first-place Washington Nationals. In the series opener, Brian Moehler takes the mound for the Marlins, trying to break an 0-3 slide. Last Sunday against Texas he was on the wrong end of a 6-2 affair, allowing four runs on seven hits in 5 2/3 innings of work. Moehler struck out seve |
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| Series Notes: Philadelphia at Seattle |
MLB Baseball |
06/14/2005 |
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| PHILADELPHIA (36-28) After a sizzling homestand, the Phillies try to carry their momentum to the road in this series. Philadelphia went 12-1 during its recent set of games at Citizens Bank Park, and now finds itself within a game of the first-place Washington Nationals in the NL East. On Sunday, Cory Lidle threw seven innings of one-run ball and Chase Utley hit a three-run homer as the Phillies capped their homestand with a 6-2 victory over Milwaukee. Lidle (6-4) allowed just four hits and struck out three with on |
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| Spivey's homer propels Nationals to 10th straight win |
MLB Baseball |
06/12/2005 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Junior Spivey belted a two-run homer and the Washington Nationals extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 3-2 win over the Seattle Mariners in the finale of a three-game interleague series at RFK Stadium. Washington earned its franchise record-tying 10th consecutive win by posting three sweeps during the stretch. The Nationals, who have won 13 of their last 14 games, broke out the brooms on Florida, Oakland and the Mariners. The Washington/Montreal franchise had a 10-game |
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