Guzman falls homer shy of cyle, Dunn homers for third straight game in Nats’ win over Florida

September 11th, 2009 Nats win at Marlins for 1st time in '09, 5-3MIAMI — Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman homered and the Washington Nationals won in Miami for the first time this year Friday, beating the Florida Marlins 5-3. Pinch-hitter Mike Morse broke a tie in the sixth inning with a two-out, two-run double for the Nationals, who had lost their six previous games at Florida this year.

September 1st, 2009 Yankees acquire minor leaguer Guzman from OriolesBALTIMORE — The New York Yankees have acquired minor league outfielder Freddy Guzman from the Baltimore Orioles. In exchange for Guzman, who will report to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, the Orioles will receive a player to be named or cash.

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August 23rd, 2009 Nats power past Brewers to end skid at 5WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman, Cristian Guzman and Adam Dunn homered to help the Washington Nationals end a five-game skid with an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday. Rookie right-hander Craig Stammen (4-6) allowed three runs and five hits over 6 1-3 innings to win for the first time in six starts.

August 23rd, 2009 Stammen strong, Nats hit 3 homers to end skid at 5WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman, Cristian Guzman and Adam Dunn homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 Sunday to end a five-game skid. Rookie right-hander Craig Stammen (4-6) allowed three runs and five hits over 6 1-3 innings to win for the first time in six starts.

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August 13th, 2009 LaRoche hits 2 HRs, Braves top Nats 6-2ATLANTA — Adam LaRoche gave the Braves the lead with a seventh-inning homer, his second of the game, and Atlanta continued its second-half surge by beating the Washington Nationals 6-2 on Wednesday night. LaRoche snapped a 2-2 tie with his seventh-inning homer off Jorge Sosa (1-1).

August 8th, 2009 Willingham's 2-run single gives Nats 6 straightWASHINGTON — Josh Willingham hit a two-run single in the seventh inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-6 on Friday night for their season-best sixth straight win. The Nationals' winning streak is the club's longest since Aug.

August 5th, 2009 Dunn's eighth-inning homer gives Nats victoryWASHINGTON — Adam Dunn capped a six-run eighth-inning rally with a two-run homer that gave the Washington Nationals a come-from-behind 6-4 victory over the Florida Marlins Tuesday night. Dunn struck out in his first three at-bats before lining a 3-2 pitch from Dan Meyer over the left-field fence, breaking a 4-4 tie.

August 4th, 2009 Dunn, Zimmerman homer in Nats' 8-4 winPITTSBURGH — Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman homered and the Washington Nationals rallied from a three-run deficit for an 8-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Cristian Guzman had two hits and two RBIs and Tyler Clippard (2-1) earned the win with three hitless innings of relief for Washington, which won the last two games to split the four-game series between the last-place teams.

July 29th, 2009 Nationals win 4th straight with power surgeMILWAUKEE — Nyjer Morgan, Adam Dunn and Cristian Guzman homered and the Washington Nationals beat the reeling Milwaukee Brewers 8-3 on Tuesday night, tying their longest winning streak this season. Morgan led off the game with a homer, Dunn hit a towering blast 445 feet that took one hop and bounced out of Miller Park in the fourth and Guzman capped it with a three-run shot in the eighth as the Nationals won their fourth straight win.

July 12th, 2009 Nationals beat Astros 13-2HOUSTON — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats and the Washington Nationals set season highs for hits and runs in a 13-2 win over the Houston Astros on Saturday. Washington's 21 hits were the team's most since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005.

July 12th, 2009 Nationals hit 3 straight homers against AstrosHOUSTON — Nick Johnson, Josh Willingham and Adam Dunn of the Washington Nationals have homered in consecutive at-bats in the sixth inning off Houston's Felipe Paulino. The back-to-back-to-back shots Saturday night were the first by the Nationals since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005.

July 4th, 2009 Nationals' Dunn hits 300th career home runWASHINGTON — Nationals slugger Adam Dunn hit his 300th career home run Saturday, ending Braves rookie Tommy Hanson's consecutive scoreless innings streak at 26 with the milestone blast. Dunn hit a 2-2 fastball two-thirds of the way up the second deck in right field leading off the seventh inning, cutting Atlanta's lead to 3-1.

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