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The Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Wednesday for their third straight win against the Cubs.
The Nationals took game two of a four-game series against the Chicago Cubs July 5. With the win, the worst that Washington can do now is a series split.
It was a crazy finish for the Nationals on Independence Day as they beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on a rare walk-off wild pitch that allowed right fielder Jayson Werth to score the winning run.
Nats’ starter Jason Marquis struggled early and often in the 2-10 loss against the Pirates, allowing four singles and committing a throwing error en route to a three-run first inning.
The Nationals and Pirates played a true doubleheader on Saturday in order to make up a game that was postponed due to expected rain on May 17, even though it didn’t rain a drop.
CAS will offer a Public Health major this fall. It will be open to all students, including the incoming class of 2015.
The Nationals had an unlikely hero in their 2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 1, as Matt Stairs, whose batting average is still in the .100s, hit a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth inning. The win also was the first for new Nationals’ manager Davey Johnson, who took over as manager on Monday.
Noise and traffic were again the focus of the second D.C. Zoning Commission hearing on the AU Campus Plan June 23.
The Washington Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 1-0 June 23 with a walk-off sacrifice fly by left fielder Laynce Nix. But that’s not the story.
It seems like the Washington Nationals have won most of their games lately by the way of their offense. That was not the case June 22, as the team beat the Seattle Mariners 2-1 to get to s .500 season.
It is safe to say that Nationals fans at last night’s game got their money’s worth. Washington beat the Seattle Mariners 6-5, scoring five runs in the ninth inning, capped off by a walk-off home run by rookie catcher Wilson Ramos.
While the Nationals’ June 18th offense was not as explosive this game as it has been the past four games, it didn’t need to be thanks to a strong start by pitcher Jordan Zimmerman. The Nats have now won eight games in a row, beating the Baltimore Orioles 4-2 Saturday.
The Washington Nationals continued a recent trend June 17, scoring eight runs against the Orioles in game one of the “battle of the beltway.”
A week and a half ago, it looked like the Washington Nationals were destined for another last place season. But a recent six-game winning streak has the team positioned fourth in the National League East and only three games under .500.
For the second night in a row, the Nationals came through in a big way against the St. Louis Cardinals’ pitching staff June 15. Winning 10-0 against the Cardinals, the Nats have a combined 18 runs in the first two games of the series.
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