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| Nats aim for sweep of Braves in DC |
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04/22/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals will try to continue their sudden surge this evening, as they aim for a sweep of a three-game series with the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park. The Nationals began the season just 1-10, a start that included getting swept by the Braves in Atlanta from April 10-12, but have ripped off back-to-back wins for the first time this year. They can sweep a three-game set from the Braves for the first time since doing so at home last season from August 29-31. In fact, Washington h |
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| Braves' McCann back in lineup vs. Nationals |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Atlanta Braves catcher Brian McCann returned to the starting lineup Tuesday against the Washington Nationals after missing two games with blurred vision in his left eye. McCann, who is hitting .200 this year with two homers and seven RBI, went to an eye doctor in Washington on Tuesday and was fitted for a contact lens that appears to have corrected the problem. The backstop sat out Sunday and Monday's bouts after going hitless in his previous five games. |
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| Nationals place Beimel on DL; recall Rivera |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals placed left-handed relief pitcher Joe Beimel on the 15-day disabled list and recalled right- hander Saul Rivera from Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday. Beimel is suffering from a strained left hip flexor muscle he sustained while making a defensive play in the team's 3-2 win against Atlanta on Monday. He has a 1.23 earned run average in eight games this season. Rivera was brought back to the major league club after he was optioned to Syracuse as part of the Nat |
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| Zimmerman signs five-year extension |
MLB Baseball |
04/21/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals made it official on Monday, signing 24-year-old third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to a five-year contract extension worth $45 million. Though he was originally unable to come to terms on an extension with the club before an April 6 drop-dead date in order to avoid being a distraction to the team, Zimmerman's agent kept working with team general manager Stan Kasten to finally complete the deal on Sunday. The Virginia product is hitting .273 with two homers and 1 |
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| Nationals shake up pitching staff |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals made a bevy of roster moves following Sunday's game against Florida, mostly to a pitching staff that has been a major factor in the club's dismal start to the 2009 campaign. Saul Rivera, who gave up four ninth-inning runs in Sunday's 7-4 loss to Florida, was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse, while catcher Josh Bard was also sent to the minor league club. In addition, pitchers Steven Shell and Wil Ledezma were designated for assignment. The Nationals purchased |
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| Lowly Nationals to send out rookie in opener with Braves |
MLB Baseball |
04/20/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - With 10 losses in their first 11 games, it isn't too early for the Washington Nationals to begin shaking things up. The club will send Jordan Zimmermann to the hill for his major-league debut tonight against the Atlanta Braves in a series opener at Nationals Park. The Zimmermann move has actually been in the works since spring training, when the 22-year-old made the club as a fifth starter but began the season in Triple-A as a series of early off days pushed back Washington's need for a fifth st |
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| Report: Nationals lock up Zimmerman |
MLB Baseball |
04/19/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals reportedly have a silver lining in their 1-10 start to the 2009 campaign, signing 24-year-old third baseman Ryan Zimmerman to a contract extension. MLB.com cited a high-ranking team official on the agreement, which could become official as early as Monday. Zimmerman played in just 106 games last season because of injuries and batted .283 with 14 homers and 51 runs batted in. In his first two full big league seasons, he belted 44 homers and drove in 201 run |
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| Marlins aim to sweep Nats for second straight time |
MLB Baseball |
04/19/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Marlins simply refuse to lose. Having rallied late in each of their last two wins, Florida aims to sweep the Washington Nationals for a second time this season in today's finale of a three-game set at Nationals Park. At 10-1, the Marlins are off to the best start in club history and have won their last two in dramatic fashion. In Friday's series-opening victory, Cody Ross hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to force extra time, and Jeremy Hermida won it in the 10th frame with a run-scoring |
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| Nationals OF Bernadina placed on DL with ankle fracture |
MLB Baseball |
04/18/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Washington Nationals outfielder Roger Bernadina fractured his right ankle in Saturday's loss to Florida and has been placed on the 15-day disabled list. Bernadina suffered the injury while making a jumping catch in center field in the eighth inning of the 9-6, 11-inning defeat. In three games this season, including Saturday's contest, the 24-year-old had one hit -- a double. The team also announced it will recall outfielder Justin Maxwell from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. Maxwell |
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| Nationals place Guzman on DL |
MLB Baseball |
04/17/2009 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals placed shortstop Cristian Guzman on the 15-day disabled list Friday. The move is retroactive to April 14, as Guzman suffered a left hamstring strain the day before in a game against Philadelphia. Guzman was off to a roaring start this season, going 17-for-33 through seven games, with four runs batted in. He had six multi-hit games in those seven contests. |
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