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MLB: Washington 7, Atlanta 2

Wed, 06/30/2010 - 09:33 by Rakhi

Atlanta -- Craig Stammen delivered a strong start and Josh Willingham smacked a two-run homer Tuesday in the Washington Nationals' 7-2 win over Atlanta.

Stammen (2-2) was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse before the game and responded with a fine outing, holding the Braves to two runs on five hits over 7 1/3 innings, walking two and fanning four.

Willingham's blast in the seventh extended the Nats' lead to 6-1. Ryan Zimmerman collected a two-run double Alberto Gonzalez went 4-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored as Washington broke a five-game losing streak.

Braves starter Derek Lowe (9-6) lasted 5 2/3 innings, yielding four runs on eight hits.

Martin Prado went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored for Atlanta.

MLB: Washington 3, N.Y. Mets 1

Thu, 07/23/2009 - 10:50 by surajdogra

Washington, July 22: Craig Stammen and three relievers held New York to four hits Wednesday and Washington put together a rare winning streak with a 3-1 victory over the Mets.

The Nationals ended a six-game losing skid and have won back-to-back games for the first time since July 4-5.

Stammen (3-5) gave up all four hits and one run while striking out five over 7 1/3 innings. The Washington relief corps did not allow a base runner, with Mike MacDougal working the ninth for his sixth save.

Josh Willingham went 4-for-4 and produced a tie-breaking, two-run homer in the sixth.

The loss went to Mike Pelfrey (7-6), who surrendered three runs on six hits in seven innings.

New York did not put a runner on base until David Wright singled to open the fifth.

MLB: Chicago Cubs 3, Washington 1

Sat, 07/18/2009 - 12:23 by surajdogra

Washington, July 17: Carlos Zambrano worked five innings and put Chicago in front with a two-run double Friday, lifting the Cubs to a 3-1 decision over Washington.

The Nationals again failed to bring Jim Riggleman his first win in the two games the team has played since he took over as manager Monday for the fired Manny Acta.

Zambrano (6-4) gave up a bases-loaded walk in the first inning but wound up limiting Washington to four hits while winning his second straight start.

Four relievers combined to hold Washington scoreless on two hits over the final four innings, with Kevin Gregg recording two strikeouts in the ninth for his 17th save.

MLB: Washington 13, Houston 2

Sun, 07/12/2009 - 10:31 by preet_20

Houstonn, July 11: Craig Stammen pitched his first career complete game Saturday and the Washington Nationals amassed 21 hits in a 13-2 rout of the Houston Astros.

The hit total represented a franchise high since the former Montreal Expos moved to Washington in 2005.

Josh Willingham hit two homers with four RBI, Nick Johnson and Adam Dunn hit solo shots, Alberto Gonzalez had four hits and two RBI, Johnson had three hits and two RBI and Ronnie Belliard had two hits.

Stammen was one of three others with one RBI, while Dunn and Cristian Guzman had two hits apiece for the Nationals, who ended a four-game losing streak.

Stammen (2-4) surrendered nine hits in his best effort in the majors.

MLB: Colorado 1, Washington 0

Tue, 07/07/2009 - 10:07 by preet_20

Denver, July 6: Jason Marquis pitched eight scoreless innings and got his MLB-leading 11th win Monday when the Colorado Rockies beat Washington 1-0.

Marquis (11-5) gave up seven hits and walked two. He has not allowed a run in his last 17 innings.

Huston Street earned his 20th save of the year.

Todd Helton drove in the lone run of the game in the first inning when Clint Barmes scored from first on Helton's double. Barmes was 2-for-4 with a double and a run scored.

Craig Stammen (1-4) gave up the run on five hits with one walk to take the loss for the Nationals.

Josh Bard had two hits for Washington, which is 3-7 in its last 10 games.

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

MLB: Boston 6, Washington 4

Thu, 06/25/2009 - 16:36 by preet_20

Washington, June 24: Homers by David Ortiz and Jason Varitek accounted for five runs Wednesday and Boston held on to defeat Washington 6-4.

The Red Sox overcame an early 1-0 deficit on a three-run blast by Ortiz in the fourth and Varitek added a two-run shot in the sixth to make it 6-1.

Boston won its fourth straight.

Jon Lester (6-6) lasted six innings to get the victory, giving up three runs on six hits. Jonathan Papelbon threw 11 pitches in a 1-2-3 ninth for his 17th save.

The Nationals, who are stuck on 20 victories, lost their third in a row. The setback went to Craig Stammen (1-3), who surrendered six runs on seven hits in 5 1/3.

MLB: Washington 3, New York Yankees 0

Fri, 06/19/2009 - 08:05 by harsheeb

New York -- Craig Stammen got his first big league win Thursday and the Washington Nationals got a near-perfect effort from its bullpen to blank the New York Yankees 3-0.

After a rain delay of almost five hours, the Nationals managed to put together their first two-game winning streak since early May. It was the first shutout recorded by Washington this season.

Stammen (1-1) allowed six hits without a walk over 6 1/3 innings. In his previous outing, he left with a lead against Tampa Bay only to see the bullpen let it get away in a 4-3 setback.

This time, four members of the relief corps combined to allow a hit in 2 2/3 innings.