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Braves win 10th straight on road, keep pressure in wild card chase Sun Sep 27 17:03:18 2009 EST
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Brian McCann's weak ground ball scored Nate McLouth with the go-ahead run in the 10th inning and the Braves kept the pressure on in the National League wild card race with a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals. Pinch-hitter Omar Infante's two-run single capped the 10th to give the Braves their 10th straight road victory, one shy of a team record set during the 1956 season, when the franchise was in Milwaukee. The 10-game streak is the longest for the Brav
Volstad gets emergency start for Marlins in finale with Mets Sun Sep 27 11:02:43 2009 EST
ess. So instead it will be Volstad, who is 9-12 on the season with a 5.17 earned run average. Volstad has lost his last three decisions and hasn't pitched since getting pounded for five runs (four earned) in just three innings by the lowly Washington Nationals back on September 13. Over the course of his skid, Volstad has surrendered 14 earned runs in 8 2/3 innings. Volstad lost to the Mets the last time he faced them and is 1-1 in three starts against them, despite a terrific 1.86 ERA. New York
Braves continue playoff push in Washington Sun Sep 27 10:48:41 2009 EST
(Sports Network) - Veteran right-hander Derek Lowe can keep the hard-charging Atlanta Braves in the thick of the National League playoff race today when they face the Washington Nationals in the finale of a three-game set at Nationals Park. Atlanta, which has won five straight, is 2 1/2 games behind Colorado for the NL's wild card berth. The Braves beat the Nationals, 11-5, on Saturday while the Rockies were beaten by St. Louis. Yunel Escobar had two hits, two runs scored and three driven in, w
Braves turn to Hanson versus Nationals Sat Sep 26 10:32:39 2009 EST
(Sports Network) - Rookie right-hander Tommy Hanson aims for a second consecutive defeat of the Washington Nationals today when the Atlanta Braves visit for the middle contest of a three-game series at Nationals Park. Hanson, who's won 10 of 19 starts for the Braves, downed the Nationals, 8-1, on August 11 in Atlanta, allowing seven hits and a run in 6 2/3 innings with zero walks and nine strikeouts. He pitched well in a no-decision on July 4 in Washington, surrendering just three hits and a ru
Vazquez throws CG as Braves top Nationals Fri Sep 25 22:04:03 2009 EST
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Javier Vazquez tossed his third complete game of the season as the Atlanta Braves edged the Washington Nationals, 4-1, in the opener of a three-game set. Vazquez (15-9) gave up just one run on three hits with a walk and seven strikeouts to give the Braves their fourth win in a row. Martin Prado hit a solo home run in the win. The win gets Atlanta to within three games of the Colorado Rockies in the NL wild card standings. The Rockies host St. Louis on Friday. J
LA eyes playoff spot in opener with Pirates Fri Sep 25 10:57:30 2009 EST
triple-digit losing season. Los Angeles hopes to punch its ticket to the postseason tonight in the beginning of a four-game series with Pittsburgh at PNC Park. Despite blowing a four-run first-inning lead on Thursday, the Dodgers edged the Washington Nationals, 7-6. Rafael Furcal's fourth hit of the game was the biggest, a game-winning solo homer in the eighth inning. The win reduced the Dodgers' magic number to clinch a playoff spot to one, while they also hold a magic number of four to claim t
Furcal bails out Dodgers, who top Nats, move towards playoff berth Thu Sep 24 23:10:21 2009 EST
Washington, DC (Sports Network) - Rafael Furcal's eighth-inning home run was the difference, as the Los Angeles Dodgers edged the Washington Nationals, 7- 6, in the rubber match of a three-game series. Furcal finished with four hits for the Dodgers, who trimmed their magic number for clinching a playoff spot to one. The NL West leaders also reduced their magic number for sealing up the division title to five. Matt Kemp went 3-for-5 with a triple and three-run homer for LA, which has won seven o
Artificial turf goes way of the dead ball Thu Sep 24 14:12:00 2009 EST
ti (2001) also removed their carpets, and artificial surfaces in Seattle (1999), Houston (2000) and Pittsburgh (2001) were wiped out when their teams moved during the great ballpark boom. When the Expos left Montreal in 2005 and became the Washington Nationals, only three artificial fields remained.

Even where artificial turf has remained, the old carpet is gone. Field Turf, a more realistic, grasslike surface promoted as having more give than the original manufactured surfaces, was installed

Dodgers, Nationals close out set in DC Thu Sep 24 10:40:48 2009 EST
(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their quest towards their third postseason appearance in four years this evening, when they play the rubber match of their three-game series against the lowly Washington Nationals. The Dodgers' magic number for clinching at least a wild card spot remained at two on Wednesday, as they dropped a 5-4 decision in our nation's capital. Los Angeles had managed to tie the game in its half of the ninth, but James McDonald (5-5) coughed it up in the ho
Dodgers continue playoff quest, series with Nationals Wed Sep 23 11:08:32 2009 EST
(Sports Network) - The Los Angeles Dodgers continue their quest towards their third postseason appearance in four years this evening, when they continue their three-game road series against the lowly Washington Nationals. The Dodgers reduced their magic number for clinching at least a Wild Card spot to two on Tuesday, as Rafael Furcal drove home four runs and scored twice in a 14-2 thrashing of the Nats. "He (Furcal) was so important for us," said Dodgers manager Joe Torre. "He was key for ever
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