Nats Blow It, Then Blow It Open
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The Nationals get three to cross the plate in the 11th inning to give Washington a 9-6 victory over Baltimore on Wednesday night.
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With the game out of reach, it would be easy to dismiss Eric Gagn&#xE9;'s clean ninth inning in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. But not for him. Not for a pitcher who arrived in Boston as the potential last cog in a shutdown bullpen and sank so far that there were calls by fans for him to ...
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Baseball is about to be offered some much-needed help pulling its head out of the sand.
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There's a method to spotting tomorrow's home runs.
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Wouldn't you know it? The third batter of the game, Vernon Wells , hit a slow roller up the middle that Doug Mientkiewicz , playing second base for the second time in his career, backhanded near the bag (like a first baseman). He stepped on second and made a strong off-balance throw to first for an inning-ending double play.
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You often see thoroughbred horses do it. Baseball teams have jumped out ahead in the standings and stayed there all the way through to a World Series victory.
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Forty-nine pitches. Joe Nathan hadn&#39;t thrown that many in more than four years. It didn&#39;t matter that Torii Hunter hit a go-ahead home run in the 12th inning, Nathan couldn&#39;t hold the lead.
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RFK Stadium may not be pretty but it has been home and the Nats are preparing to say goodbye to that beautiful dump of a park.
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Tom Glavine, leading off first base, saw the ball jump off Jose Reyes' bat and knew it was time to put on the burners. Still, the not-so-speedy Glavine was thrown out at the plate. It was pretty much the only thing that went wrong for him all night.
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Whether it was the last day at RFK Stadium or not, the Washington Nationals had some important business after yesterday's 5-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies: Making as much fun as possible of the 10 rookies on the roster, an annual ritual.
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For an instant, the ball that blasted off Miguel Tejada's bat found its way into the glove of Coco Crisp, who had raced to the depths of center field to make the play.
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The commissionerâs office held coin flips in case the Mets wind up in a tie for the N.L. wild-card lead.
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There should be a limit on how much frustration one team, one franchise, should have to bear. As the National League Division Series in Dixie moves to Game 2, the Atlanta Braves appear destined to push the envelope.
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The celebration can&#39;t last long in the nation&#39;s capital. The real work is just beginning now that the Montreal Expos are on the way: The city government must race against time to approve funding for a new stadium.
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Joe Nathan wasn&#039;t in a save situation. Didn&#039;t matter. The Minnesota Twins&#039; closer was pitching.
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There has not been a postseason baseball game in the District of Columbia in 74 years. So for Washington fans, tormenting the Mets is a transient thrill.
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The Nationals yield six runs in the second inning and Pittsburgh starter Tom Gorzelanny does the rest as the Nats fall, 7-2, Saturday.