John Lannan went seven strong, and the Nats got back to .500 with a win against theBrewers. (AP Photo/Haraz N. Ghanbari)Nationals 5, Brewers 3: Last season, the Nationals won five games in all of April. Considering that, a celebration of getting to .500 after ten games doesn’t seem like such a ridiculous idea. Ace John Lannan appears to have shaken off the rust, and the offense delivered some clutch hitting in the bottom of the…
A combined eleven RBI? Dukes and Willingham were all business last night. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Nationals 15, Cubs 6: I was practically raised on Eddie Vedder’s nearly-unintelligiable snarl, but I can’t seem to recall a song in the Pearl Jam catalog which provides quasi-cryptic advice about pitching. Too bad for the Cubbies: the bearded Ved threw out the first pitch at Wrigley last night and he probably could have quoted such a tune…
Pay attention, kids. Josh Willingham is displaying how to correctly swing a bat.(AP Photo/David Kohl) Nationals 5, Reds 4:: Adam Dunn, Josh Willingham and pinch-hitter extraordinaire Ryan ZImmerman provided all the offense Washington needed to overcome a four-run fifth inning from the Reds and win their first series on the road since the middle of June. The three sluggers had big games in support of John Lannan, who looked incredibly average for the second…
The outfield troika of Willie Harris, left, Nyjer Morgan, center, and ElijahDukes (34) revel in yesterday’s win. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) Nationals 5, Pirates 3: The Nationals have to be glad that they decided not to trade Josh Willingham — he continued his torrid form on Sunday, sparking a Washington rally as the club broke a four-game losing streak. Willingham — hitting in the clean-up slot as Adam Dunn took the day off –…
The way he was hitting last night, that high-fiving guy in the front row should feel unlucky that he wasn’t knocked in by Josh Willingham. (AP Photo/Morry Gash) Nationals 14, Brewers 6: Yeah, good win for the Nats last night, their third in a row. Looking at the box score, lots of positive signs up and down the lineup — six players scoring at least two runs, so you’ve got great balance. Ryan Zimmerman…
