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| Giants "Winn" seventh straight road game, sweep Nats |
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06/09/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - Randy Winn went 2-for-4 with two runs batted in, while Matt Cain tossed 6 1/3 strong innings as the San Francisco Giants edged the Washington Nationals, 3-2, to complete a four-game sweep at Nationals Park. Cain (3-4) allowed a run on eight hits and struck out six for the Giants, who have won their last seven road games. Brian Wilson recorded the final four outs for his 18th save, tying Chicago's Kerry Wood for most in the National League. "This was a good game and a great series |
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| Nationals 3B Zimmerman still on hold with shoulder injury |
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06/09/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman began rehabilitation exercises for his injured left shoulder Monday and also had the shoulder re-examined. ``He's better,'' manager Manny Acta said. ``There is no timetable. There hasn't been one since Day One.'' Zimmerman was examined by the team physician and will travel to Cincinnati on Tuesday to get another opinion. He's on the 15-day disabled list with a small tear in the shoulder, which he hurt May 18 during a headfirst slide into seco |
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| Giants try to "Clip" Nationals once again |
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06/09/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Former New York Yankees farmhand Tyler Clippard makes his first appearance with the Washington Nationals tonight, when his new club hosts the San Francisco Giants in the finale of a four-game series at Nationals Park. A 6-foot-3, 199-pound right-hander, Clippard was a ninth-round selection of the Yankees in 2003. He reached the big leagues and made six starts with New York in 2007, going 3-1 with a 6.33 earned run average while allowing 29 hits and 19 runs in 27 innings. The 23-year-old was trad |
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| Nats grant Mackowiak his unconditional release |
MLB Baseball |
06/08/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - The Washington Nationals granted outfielder Rob Mackowiak his unconditional release following Saturday night's 6-0 setback to the San Francisco Giants. The team is expected to recall pitcher Garrett Mock from Triple-A Columbus on Sunday. Mock, 25, is expected to make his major-league debut Sunday, starting opposite Barry Zito. Mock was 3-2 with a 3.06 earned run average in 11 starts with Columbus this season. Mackowiak, 31, batted just .132 with one home run and four RBI in 38 gam |
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| Nationals' Zimmerman to be re-evaluated Monday |
MLB Baseball |
06/07/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Injured Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman, on the 15-day disabled list with a small tear in his left shoulder, will be re-evaluated Monday but will not receive a cortisone shot. ``Cortisone is helpful with certain injuries with certain players, but we don't want to mask anything with it,'' , general manager Jim Bowden said Saturday. ``Our decision is we want to make sure we make the best long-term decision for his health.'' Zimmerman has not played since May 25 and was placed |
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| Hill targets first win of year against Giants |
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06/07/2008 |
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| (MySportsbook) - Canadian import Shawn Hill makes his ninth start of the season seeking his initial victory when the Washington Nationals host the visiting San Francisco Giants in game two of a four-game series at Nationals Park. Hill, a 2000 draft choice of the Montreal Expos who was born in Mississauga, Ontario, picked up no-decisions in his first five outings of the season through early May, but has since lost two of three starts. The Nationals are 2-6 in games in which he's pitched. The 27-year-old allowed s |
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| Giants' Rowand leaves game with injury |
MLB Baseball |
06/06/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (MySportsbook) - San Francisco Giants center fielder Aaron Rowand left Friday's game against the Washington Nationals. Rowand, who inked a five-year, $60 million contract with the Giants in the offseason, departed following the sixth inning of the 10-1 win over the Nats with a strained right hip flexor injury. He was 1-for-3 and scored a run before departing. Brian Horwitz subbed for Rowand for the remainder of the game and went 1-for-2 with a run scored. Entering the series, the 30-year-old was h |
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| Rays tab prep shortstop Beckham with No. 1 pick |
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06/06/2008 |
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| oe Mauer was selected No. 1 overall by Minnesota seven years ago. Rounding out the top 10, the Cincinnati Reds took Miami slugger Yonder Alonso seventh, the Chicago White Sox picked Georgia shortstop Gordon Beckham (no relation to Tim) eighth, the Washington Nationals tabbed Missouri pitcher Aaron Crow and the Houston Astros selected Stanford catcher Jason Castro. Beckham is excited about joining a team that has young rising stars Carl Crawford, B.J. Upton and Evan Longoria and said, ideally, he'd like to make |
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| Rays select SS Tim Beckham with top pick in draft |
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06/05/2008 |
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| oe Mauer was selected No. 1 overall by Minnesota seven years ago. Rounding out the top 10, the Cincinnati Reds took Miami slugger Yonder Alonso seventh, the Chicago White Sox picked Georgia shortstop Gordon Beckham (no relation to Tim) eighth, the Washington Nationals tabbed Missouri pitcher Aaron Crow and the Houston Astros selected Stanford catcher Jason Castro. It's the fourth time Tampa Bay has had the No. 1 pick in the club's 11-season history. It picked outfielders Josh Hamilton in 1999 and Delmon Young i |
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| Cards' Worrell homers in first big league at-bat |
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06/05/2008 |
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WASHINGTON (AP) -Mark Worrell of the St. Louis Cardinals homered in his first major league at-bat in the sixth inning against the Washington Nationals on Thursday night. Worrell, a relief pitcher appearing in his second game, hit a 3-2 pitch off Tim Redding over the left field wall for a three-run homer. Worrell is the eighth Cardinals player to homer in his first at-bat in the major leagues.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may n |
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