Wed, 07/07/2010 - 09:57 by Pankaj Damin
Washington -- Ryan Zimmerman smashed a homer in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday, sending the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 win over San Diego.
Zimmerman pounced on an offering from Luke Gregerson (2-4), sending it over the wall in center field for his second homer of the game and 16th of the year to cap a comeback that saw the Nationals blow a three-run lead in the eighth.
The dramatic homer made a winner of Matt Capps (3-3), who threw a scoreless ninth despite allowing two hits on a hot evening in Washington in which the game-time temperature was 99 degrees.
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Fri, 05/14/2010 - 21:10 by Inderjit Singh
Denver -- Ryan Zimmerman had six RBI Thursday and Washington produced a seven-run eighth in blasting Colorado 14-6 in a rain-shortened game.
Moments after Washington's outburst ended, rains that had been falling through most of the evening intensified to the point the game had to be delayed, and eventually called.
The Nationals won for the fifth time in six contests and moved within a game of Philadelphia for the lead in the National League East.
Zimmerman hit a two-run homer in the first and a three-run shot in the fifth. He then singled in a run during Washington's big eighth inning, in which the Nationals sent a dozen men to the plate.
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Mon, 09/28/2009 - 11:04 by shalini.bahadur
Washington, Sept. 27: Atlanta scored three times in the top of the 10th inning Sunday to beat Washington 6-3, capping a three-game sweep.
In the pivotal inning, Brian McCann's ground out drove in the game-winner and Omar Infante delivered a two-out, two-run single.
Yunel Escobar had two hits and one RBI.
Two others also had one RBI, while Chipper Jones added two hits for the Braves, who have won 10 straight on the road, one shy of the franchise record, maintaining their slim post-season hopes.
The winner was Mike Gonzalez (4-4).
Closer Rafael Soriano earned his 27th save with a 1-2-3 10th.
Washington's Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Willingham hit back-to-back first-inning homers.
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Sat, 09/19/2009 - 09:21 by harsheeb
New York, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- Ryan Zimmerman and Josh Bard each hit two-run homers Friday and Washington held on for a 6-5 win over the New York Mets.
Zimmerman's homer, his 30th, staked Washington to a 2-0 lead with one out in the top of the first.
Bard's homer made it 4-2 in the fifth.
Josh Willingham had two hits, one a solo homer, while Elijah Dukes added two hits for the Nationals, who had lost three in a row.
The winner was starter J.D. Martin (5-4). After giving up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, closer Mike MacDougal earned his 16th save.
New York's Carlos Beltran had two hits and two RBI.
Angel Pagan and David Wright had one RBI each.
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Mon, 09/07/2009 - 03:00 by surajdogra
Washington -- Ryan Zimmerman's game-ending two-run homer Sunday gave Washington a 5-4 win over Florida, snapping the Nationals' eight-game losing streak.
The homer, Zimmerman's 28th this season and only hit Sunday, followed shortly after a solo homer by Willie Harris leading off the bottom of the ninth.
Mike Morse hit a two-run eighth-inning single, and Elijah Dukes had two hits for the Nationals, who had not won since beating the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Aug. 27.
The winner was closer Mike MacDougal (1-0).
Florida's Hanley Ramirez hit a solo homer.
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Mon, 08/24/2009 - 03:22 by surajdogra
Washington -- Adam Dunn hit his 33rd homer of the season and Ryan Zimmerman pounded a two-run shot Sunday, boosting Washington to an 8-3 win over Milwaukee.
Dunn's leadoff blast gave Washington a 6-1 lead in the bottom of the third.
Zimmerman's homer in the fourth was one of his three hits in the game. Ronnie
Belliard added two RBI and Cristian Guzman drove in a run and scored three for the Nationals, who broke a five-game losing streak.
Winner Craig Stammen (4-6) gave up three runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings.
Milwaukee's Alcides Escobar hit a solo homer and Jody Gerut and Felipe Lopez each had an RBI.
The losing pitcher was starter Manny Parra (8-10).
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:10 by preet_20
Washington, Aug. 19: Solo homers by Clint Barmes and Carlos Gonzalez Wednesday led the Colorado Rockies to a 5-4 win over Washington.
Barmes and Gonzalez each had two hits. The homer by Gonzalez, his eighth, gave Colorado a 5-3 advantage leading off the top of the eighth.
Troy Tulowitzki hit a two-run first-inning double. Dexter Fowler had one RBI, while winning pitcher Jason Marquis added one hit for the Rockies, who have split their last four games.
Marquis (14-8) surrendered three runs and nine hits in six innings.
Closer Huston Street earned his 31st save despite giving up a solo homer to Josh Bard in the ninth.
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Mon, 08/17/2009 - 10:37 by preet_20
Cincinnati, Aug. 16: Josh Willingham had a three-run home run and three RBI for the Washington Nationals Sunday in a 5-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Ryan Zimmerman singled in a run and Adam Dunn had two doubles and scored three runs for the Nationals, who took three out of four games from the Reds and have won 11 of their last 14.
Jorge Sosa (2-1) got the win in relief, working 1 2/3 scoreless innings.
Jonny Gomes cracked a a three-run homer in the Reds' fifth loss in seven games.
Reliever Arthur Rhodes (0-1) took the loss.
Copyright 2009 by United Press International.
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Fri, 08/14/2009 - 10:56 by preet_20
Cincinnati, Aug. 13: Bronson Arroyo threw the third shutout of his 10-year career Thursday, allowing two hits in carrying the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-0 victory over Washington.
Jonny Gomes hit three homers and drove in five runs to give Arroyo plenty of support.
Arroyo (11-11) made the 218th start of his career, the last four years of which have been spent with the Reds. Two of his shutouts have come this season and this was his ninth complete game in the majors.
He allowed a leadoff single to Adam Dunn in the second and a single to Ryan Zimmerman to open the seventh. Arroyo struck out three, walked one and threw 102 pitches.
Gomes hit a two-run homer in the second, added a two-run shot in the fourth and then hit a solo blast in the sixth.
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Wed, 08/12/2009 - 10:29 by preet_20
Atlanta, Aug. 11: Rookie Tommy Hanson struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings Tuesday to help the Atlanta Braves subdue the Washington Nationals 8-1.
It was Washington's first loss in nine games after the Nationals' longest winning streak in more than four years.
Hanson (7-2) gave up one run on seven hits. Braves pitching struck out 13 Nationals.
Ryan Church was 2-for-3 with two runs scored and an RBI and Chipper Jones scored twice and hit a solo home run for the Braves, who have won four straight.
John Lannan (8-9) took the loss after allowing six runs on six hits with four walks over 4 2/3 frames.
Nyjer Morgan went 2-for-4 with the lone run scored and Ryan Zimmerman had the RBI for the Nationals.
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Sat, 08/08/2009 - 10:30 by preet_20
Washington, Aug. 7: Josh Willingham had three hits and two RBI Friday, leading Washington to a 7-6 win over Arizona.
Willingham had three of the Nationals' 11 hits in their sixth straight win, and his two-run single snapped a 5-5 tie with two outs in the bottom of the seventh.
Ryan Zimmerman's solo homer created the tie earlier in the seventh.
Elijah Dukes had three RBI, Wil Nieves one, while Christian Guzman added three hits for the Nationals, who have won three of four against the Diamondbacks this season.
Jason Bergmann (2-1) got the win, and closer Mike MacDougal picked up his 11th save.
Arizona's Mark Reynolds hit his 34th homer, a solo shot.
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Fri, 08/07/2009 - 03:31 by surajdogra
Washington -- Ryan Zimmerman hit a two-run homer with four hits and three RBI Thursday, rallying Washington to a 12-8 win over Florida.
The win completed a three-game sweep.
The Marlins held an early 6-0 lead, but later, Washington's Elijah Dukes had three hits -- one a solo homer -- and four RBI.
Alberto Gonzalez drove in two, Ronnie Belliard had two hits and one RBI, while Josh Bard had one RBI for the Nationals, who have won five straight.
The winner was reliever Jorge Sosa (1-0).
Florida's John Baker hit a two-run homer.
Hanley Ramirez, the NL's leading hitter, had three hits and one RBI.
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