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In the 13th game of a stretch where the Nationals play on 15 consecutive days, the last thing Washington needed was a an extra-inning game. Despite a quality start from John Lannan, and timely hitting from the Nats batters, the club couldn't hold on and lost 4-3 in the bottom of the 10th at Wrigley. In the end it all came down to a worn-out bullpen. Brian Bruney looked absolutely gassed in ...

Following a disappointing 2009 at the plate, From Flushing breaks down how David Wright's swing has changed through recent years. David hasn't been getting many hits early on in the season batting a weak .222, but he is tied with Jeff Francoeur for the team lead in RBI with 10 and is also the team leader with a .405 OBP. His 19 walks lead the team, so as long ...

Over at Federal Baseball they have a great collection of stories which look into just exactly how good the Nationals are. It's a useful debate, especially considering the fact that many outlets predicted the Nationals to finish, at best, fourth in the National League East. Starting this week, we will be looking at the shape of the National League playoff race every Monday with the help of Accuscore. As you can ...

  Despite Craig Stammen's second consecutive strong start, the lights-out performance of the bullpen, and even Nyjer Morgan's clutch hitting, the Nationals lost 4-3 in a 13-inning thriller to the Dodgers. The loss drops the club back to .500 and saw them squander a chance to beat one of the best pitchers in the National League, Clayton Kershaw. It all came down to the bottom of the 13th inning. The Nationals were down one ...

Washington Nationals top prospect Stephen Strasburg pitched five strong innings today allowing only one hit. The righty struck out six and walked only one batter. So far on the season for AA-Harrisburg he has pitched 12.1 innings, allowed one earned run on seven hits and three walks. He has also struck out 17 batters. Mike Rizzo told the Washington Post's Adam Kilgore: "He's doing the things he needs to do to progress ...