With a win today, the Nationals would record their first four-game home sweep since their arrival in Washington in 2005.
Is it possible for that note to both surprise me and not surprise me in the slightest?
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, with yesterday's win, Edwin Jackson became the first player in modern baseball history (since 1901) to record at least one win in a starting role for at least seven different teams prior to his 29th birthday.
Is it possible for that note to both...
Rick Ankiel will make his 2012 debut this afternoon against the Reds after missing the first eight games of the season due to a left quad injury.
The 32-year-old will bat seventh today and play center field after hitting .400 with three home runs during his rehab assignment. Ankiel said the quad is feeling good and he's ready to get back out and rejoin his teammates at the major league level.
"The last few days, the first time I played nine, I felt like I was 100 percent then, so every day...
Manager Davey Johnson's lineup for tonight's game against the Reds has Mark DeRosa back in left field, hitting sixth.
Jordan Zimmermann takes the hill, hoping for his first win of 2012.
Here are the lineups for both teams:
Reds
CF Drew Subbs
SS Wilson Valdez
1B Joey Votto
3B Scott Rolen
RF Jay Bruce
LF Ryan Ludwig
2B Willie Harris
C Ryan Hanigan
P Bronson Arroyo
Nationals
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Jayson Werth
LF Mark DeRosa
CF Roger Bernadina
C...
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Nationals closer Drew Storen went to see Dr. James Andrews yesterday to get his inflamed right elbow checked out.
Looking at Michael Morse's strained lat will be next on Dr. Andrews' to-do list.
Morse won't actually make a trip to see Dr. Andrews for now, but the Nationals have sent the renowned orthopedist Morse's test results and are awaiting Dr. Andrews' opinion on what the next course of action should be with the injured left fielder.
"If (Andrews) thinks he needs...
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Wilson Ramos will get his first day off of the season, as manager Davey Johnson has written Jesus Flores into his lineup today.
Flores will catch Edwin Jackson in the righty's first start with the Nationals. Jackson will oppose the 3-0 (yeah, who would've thunk it?) Mets.
Here are your lineups for tonight's game:
Nationals
SS Ian Desmond
2B Danny Espinosa
3B Ryan Zimmerman
1B Adam LaRoche
RF Jayson Werth
LF Mark DeRosa
CF Roger Bernadina
C Jesus Flores
P Edwin...
CHICAGO - Rick Ankiel went yard again yesterday for Double-A Harrisburg, giving him two homers in as many rehab games. He's now batting .429 in three contests for the Senators.
Harrisburg center fielder Eury Perez went 3-for-6 yesterday to raise his season average to .400, but he was caught stealing and picked off first base.
Easy, Eury.
There were a couple strong pitching performances in the Nats' system yesterday, as Yunesky Maya threw six shutout innings for Triple-A Syracuse, striking...
CHICAGO - Gio Gonzalez won't benefit from the same wind blowing in from center that Stephen Strasburg did on Thursday, as it's a much milder day here at Wrigley Field than it was opening day.
They're calling for a high of 67 degrees here today, and while the breeze might pick up later on, the flags above the center field scoreboard are barely waving back and forth.
Manager Davey Johnson has written in the same lineup for today's ballgame that he did on Thursday, while Cubs manager Dale...