Stammen works into 7th, Nats beat Milwaukee 8-3 to end skid at 5 gamesAugust 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.
Nationals 10, Reds 6August 16th, 2009 Nationals 10, Reds 6
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Nationals 5, Reds 4August 16th, 2009 Nationals 5, Reds 4
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Willingham capitalizes on Reds' shoddy defense to give Nationals a 5-4 winAugust 16th, 2009 Reds defense help Nationals rally for 5-4 winCINCINNATI — Ryan Zimmerman drove in two runs with help from a defensive lapse by the Cincinnati Reds, and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 5-4 win Sunday. Reliever Arthur Rhodes (0-1) came on to face slugger Adam Dunn with one out and the Reds leading 4-3 in the eighth inning.
Nationals 2, Reds 0August 15th, 2009 Nationals 2, Reds 0
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Reds 7, Nationals 0August 14th, 2009 Reds 7, Nationals 0
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Adam LaRoche hits 2 homers, surging Braves edge Nationals 6-2 for fifth straight winAugust 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).
Guzman falls homer shy of cyle, Dunn homers for third straight game in Nats' win over FloridaAugust 6th, 2009 Extra-base hits help Nats win fourth straightWASHINGTON — Cristian Guzman fell a home run shy of the cycle, Adam Dunn homered in his third straight game and the Washington Nationals tied a season high with their fourth straight win, 5-4 over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. Ryan Zimmerman and Ronnie Belliard also connected for the Nationals, who improved to 10-6 under interim manager Jim Riggleman.
Dunn hits two-run homer in six-run eighth to give Nats winAugust 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.
Adam Dunn, Ryan Zimmerman homer as Nationals rally for 8-4 win over PiratesAugust 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.
Nationals weather 3-hour rain delay, Dunn hits slam in 5-run second in 13-1 win over PadresJuly 26th, 2009 Nats weather storm, Dunn slams Padres in 13-1 winWASHINGTON — Adam Dunn's grand slam capped a five-run second inning after a rain delay of more than three hours and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 13-1 Saturday night for their most lopsided victory of the season. Dunn finished with five RBIs, Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs and Nyjer Morgan equaled a career high with four hits for Washington, which snapped a two-game losing streak.
Wainwright shuts down Nationals for 6 innings in rain-shortened 4-1 Cards' victoryJuly 24th, 2009 Cardinals down Nats 4-1 in rain-shortened gameWASHINGTON — Adam Wainwright pitched six strong innings, Rick Ankiel broke a five-week homer drought and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a three-game losing skid with a rain-shortened 4-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday night.
Big 4th inning gives Chicago Cubs 11-3 victory and 4-game sweep of NationalsJuly 19th, 2009 Big 4th inning gives Cubs sweep of NationalsWASHINGTON — Alfonso Soriano's two-run homer keyed a seven-run fourth inning and the Chicago Cubs completed a four-game sweep of the Washington Nationals with an 11-3 victory Sunday. Soriano's 16th home run, his second in two games after a drought of 120 at-bats, began the biggest inning of the season for the Cubs.
Nats' Adam Dunn hits 300th career home run, ends Tommy Hanson's scoreless innings streak at 26July 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.
Lannan wins third straight decision, Dunn hits long homer to lead Nationals over Orioles 5-3June 28th, 2009 Lannan, Dunn help carry Nationals over Orioles 5-3BALTIMORE — John Lannan took a four-hitter into the eighth inning, Adam Dunn hit a colossal home run, and the Washington Nationals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Willie Harris also homered for the Nationals, and Josh Willingham had three hits and scored twice.