Stammen works into 7th, Nats beat Milwaukee 8-3 to end skid at 5 games

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 19th, 2009 Nats offer $1 tickets to game with Strasburg introWASHINGTON — It'll cost just a dollar to get a glimpse of the Washington Nationals' new $15 million man. The Nationals sold more than 6,000 tickets for $1 apiece in about three hours Wednesday as part of a promotion tied to an on-field, pregame news conference with No.

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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).

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July 28th, 2009 Willingham hits 2 slams to power NatsMILWAUKEE — Josh Willingham hit two grand slams and tied a franchise record with eight RBIs, powering the Washington Nationals to a 14-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Willingham became the 13th player to hit two grand slams in a game and first since Boston's Bill Mueller hit one from each side of the plate on July 29, 2003, against Texas.

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July 28th, 2009 Nats' Willingham hits 2 grand slamsMILWAUKEE — Washington's Josh Willingham has hit two grand slams against the Milwaukee Brewers, becoming the 13th major leaguer to do it and first since 2003. Willingham's first grand slam Monday night came with two outs in the fifth inning and capped a six-run inning for the Nationals when he drove the first pitch from Jeff Suppan over the left-center field wall to make it 6-2.

July 23rd, 2009 Stammen, Willingham help Nationals top Mets 3-1WASHINGTON — Craig Stammen pitched into the eighth inning, Josh Willingham hit a tiebreaking two-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the New York Mets 3-1 on Wednesday night for their second straight victory. It's the Nationals' first winning streak under interim manager Jim Riggleman, who took over when Manny Acta was fired July 13.

July 21st, 2009 Pirates end skid against Brewers with 8-5 winPITTSBURGH — Delwyn Young and Garrett Jones homered to help the Pittsburgh Pirates end a 17-game skid against the Milwaukee Brewers with an 8-5 victory Monday night. Andrew McCutchen had three hits and scored two runs for Pittsburgh, which snapped the major's longest losing streak against a single opponent in 39 years.

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.

June 19th, 2009 Stammen, Nats shutdown Yankees 3-0 to win seriesNEW YORK — Craig Stammen and the Washington Nationals really dampened the New York Yankees' day. After waiting out a 5½-hour rain delay at the start, Stammen earned his first major league victory, Julian Tavarez provided key relief and the last-place Nationals beat New York 3-0 Thursday night in the first game without a homer at the new Yankee Stadium.

June 19th, 2009 Stammen, Nationals really dampen Yankees' dayNEW YORK — Craig Stammen and the Washington Nationals really dampened the New York Yankees' day. After waiting out a 5½-hour rain delay at the start, Stammen earned his first major league victory, Julian Tavarez provided key relief and the last-place Nationals beat New York 3-0 Thursday night in the first game without a homer at the new Yankee Stadium.

June 7th, 2009 Hernandez holds Nats in check, Mets win 7-0WASHINGTON — Livan Hernandez allowed four singles in seven innings and the New York Mets scored five first-inning runs in a 7-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Hernandez (5-1) walked four and struck out four to win for the fifth time in seven starts.

June 3rd, 2009 Nationals rally to beat Giants 10-6WASHINGTON — Cristian Guzman hit a tiebreaking RBI single in Washington's six-run eighth inning, helping the Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 10-6 on Tuesday night. Guzman was in a 7-for-45 skid before his hit off Merkin Valdez gave the Nationals a 6-5 lead.