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Location: Washington, D.C. | Ballpark: Nationals Park (41,222) | Spring Training: Viera, Fla.
Managing Principal Owner: Theodore N. Lerner | GM: TBD | Manager: Manny Acta | World Championships: 0
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Thursday's resumption of the Nationals' suspended game with the Houston Astros, which was halted in the 11th inning on May 5 with the teams tied at 10, produced all kinds of statistical oddities and anomalies.

It was just the eighth suspended game started in one city (Washington) and ended in another (Houston). Nyjer Morgan, who scored the winning run for the Nationals, will appear in two box scores for two different teams for May 5; he went 1-for-5 for the Pirates against Milwaukee, and was traded to the Nationals on June 30.

Elijah Dukes, who was on first base when the game was suspended, was optioned to Class AAA Syracuse (N.Y.) before it resumed, and Morgan pinch-ran for him. Josh Bard, who was at Syracuse when the game began, was the only available catcher the Nationals had; Wil Nieves had already played and Jesus Flores went on the disabled list 10 days after the game was suspended.

The oddest aspect of the night, though, was the game's winning pitcher: Joel Hanrahan, who departed for Pittsburgh in the trade that brought Morgan and Sean Burnett to the Nationals.

Hanrahan pitched the top of the 11th for the Nationals, and was in line for the win if they scored in the bottom of the 11th, which they did. According to MLB Network, he is the first pitcher ever to record a win for a team while being on another team's roster.

NATIONALS 11, ASTROS 10 (11 innings); ASTROS 9, NATIONALS 4: The Nationals won the conclusion of a suspended game in the 11th inning when SS Miguel Tejada pulled Lance Berkman off the first-base bag while trying to throw out Josh Bard, allowing Nyjer Morgan to score the winning run seven minutes after the game, which started May 5 in Washington, had been resumed.

The Nationals took a 4-1 lead in the first three innings of the regularly scheduled game, but Houston scored four in the sixth and got a three-run homer from Lance Berkman to break the game open in the eighth.

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June 20, 2009 1:54 pm
Its simple. Defense and pitching win championships. Offense wins all star games. There is no way a guy hitting .220 should be voted into the all star game. Now there are two : Soriano and Rollins. I would feel OK with Rollins at SS because he is great defensively and that's the one defensive position, other than pitcher and catcher, that can control the game. Its not a popularity conte ...(more)
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July 5, 2009 9:13 pm
As a lifelong Reds fan, I really enjoyed watching Adam Dunn crush homers over the last 8 seasons. Now that he is gone and crushing them in Washington, I was hoping to see him as the Nationals representitive at ...(more)
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June 23, 2009 5:40 am
Adam Dunn
Position: Outfield/First Base
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June 16, 2009 4:21 pm
With Strasburg drafted and hopefully to be signed, the focus turns to next years draft, where the Nats figure to have the #1 overall pick yet again...

With the disgusting precedent recently announced that Bryce Harper is going to forgo his final two years of HIGH SCHOOL, the news that his father dropped shortly thereafter bears watching...  He apparently will earn his GED and atten
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July 7, 2009 5:51 pm
why does it seem like when the nats score 10 they give up 11 and when they give up 1 they are shutout.
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June 12, 2009 11:43 am
All the hype about the #1 overall pick and drafting the best player is long ad gone...now the focus is on WINNING....how many games will the Nationals win....this team have so much potenial but dont have a winning attitude....the question is....will the ownership and the guys upstairs take chances on firing Manny Acta, signing their draft p ...(more)
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April 12, 2009 7:59 am

 

 I'm a Nationals fan who now lives over seas.  I get very little in the way of American sports on TV here, and oddly enough, what I do get, is not often the Nationals game.  I"m hoping some the the Nats fans in the states, the ones that can watch everyday, can give me a feel for where the team stands ...(more)

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April 18, 2009 10:22 am

 The "experts" are predicting that Manny Acta's days are numbered as manager of the Washington Nationals.  Let's hope that the Lerners and Stan Kasten aren't listining to them.  Fossils such as Bobby Valentine have mentioned as possible replacements.  I'm surprised no one has mentioned Jim Fregosi!  Rep ...(more)

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May 25, 2009 3:15 pm
As a Reds fan I hated to see Adam Dunn go but the Reds wanted to become a different team. As I suspected, he needed to be surrounded by better hitters than he was in Cincinnati. He was pitched around a lot, and more often than not had to take a walk or swing at the pitcher ...(more)
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June 2, 2009 4:46 pm
As an SDSU grad student, I can say that as bad as your season is, your outlook will look much better when Stephen Strasburg is pitching for you.  It'll probably be this year, and he'll be your opening day starter next year.  I ask National Nation to PLEASE NOT OVERUSE HIM...and occasionally give him some run support.&n ...(more)
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June 2, 2009 7:54 pm
So, with St. Claire canned, clearly ineffective, what's next? Acta? Seems that the Nats offense is pretty solid. Maybe call up and audition some more pitchers?

You only have three pitchers on the entire staff with an ERA under five, Ron Villone, newly acquired, and doing well,
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April 24, 2009 1:53 am

 The Good:

Ryan Zimmerman. Signed sealed delivered. Dukes should be the next target in the off season. This is how the Indians kept that team together in the 90s.

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April 25, 2009 9:20 pm

XM is going down for the count with non-talents like Dibble and "Daffy Duck" Jody Mc Donald..

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June 10, 2009 2:15 pm

I heard the Nationals signed Pitcher Storen who they took in the first round at pick # 10, he is believed to be a solid pitcher who they think will be thier closer of the future. Most people think he will be on the Nationals team in the majors toward the end of this season. I figure he will start in either AA or AAA to get some e ...(more)

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June 3, 2009 12:58 pm
With Flores going to be out for a long time or the entire season, is there any reason why we wouldn't put Willingham back there a couple days a week with Bard so we can keep his bat in the lineup?  He came up as a catcher with Florida?
 
 
 
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