NATIONALS REPORT

The Next Three

	Time	Opponent	Nationals Pitchers	Opponent Pitchers	TV
Today	1:05	at Chicago Cubs	John Patterson (1-4, 6.44)	Rich Hill (3-1, 1.77)	MASN
Tomorrow	2:20	at Chicago Cubs	Shawn Hill (2-3, 3.00)	Angel Guzman (0-0, 2.45)	MASN2
Monday	8:05	at Milwaukee	Matt Chico (2-3, 6.59)	Chris Capuano (4-0, 2.90)	MASN

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BY THE NUMBERS

.181

Nationals' batting average with runners in scoring position, the worst in baseball. They went 1 for 7 yesterday.

PERSONNEL DEPT.

RHP Jerome Williams, who pitched for the Cubs before being demoted last year, said he badly wanted to pitch this weekend at Wrigley. "I'd have liked to have pitched here, just with the atmosphere," he said. Williams, on the disabled list with a sprained ankle, will throw a bullpen session today and then likely be sent to Class AAA Columbus to begin rehabilitation. . . . Manager Manny Acta said RHP Shawn Hill's sore left shoulder won't keep him from making his scheduled start tomorrow.

QUOTABLE

"We're a month in, but you can't just keep saying it. Eventually you got to start seeing results."

CF Ryan Church,

on the team's offensive struggles