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<title><![CDATA[ It's time for the Washington Nationals to start thinking big ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:03:00 EDT</pubDate>
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If the Nationals are ever going to maximize the potential of their market and capitalize on the years they have Stephen Strasburg, they have to start thinking big.
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals lose to Philadelphia Phillies, 7-1, in 2010 home finale ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:04:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Adam Dunn felt something Wednesday night he had not felt in a long time on a baseball diamond. Not nerves, exactly. "I would call them jitters," he said. "Tonight, for some reason, I had it." He knew at the beginning of the night, like everyone else at Nationals Park, that he might be playing his...
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals lose to Philadelphia Phillies, 7-1, in 2010 home finale ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:57:01 EDT</pubDate>
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Wednesday night, the Washington Nationals walked off their home field for the final time in 2010, headed toward a day off and three meaningless games in New York. The Philadelphia Phillies headed into the postseason for the fourth straight year, the best record in the National League in their bac...
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<title><![CDATA[ Adam Dunn's homer sends Nationals past Phillies ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 23:40:01 EDT</pubDate>
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If this is the end for Adam Dunn in Washington, he never changed. Unbothered by the future that has everyone else preoccupied, Dunn concerns himself only with what he can control. And late Tuesday night, in the bottom of the ninth inning, with the crowd at Nationals Park chanting his name and the...
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<title><![CDATA[ Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond - the right combination? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:51:00 EDT</pubDate>
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For brief moments, Danny Espinosa and Ian Desmond can make the gray skies over Nationals Park go away as they demonstrate their potential to be a potent second base-shortstop combination for years to come.
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<title><![CDATA[ Stephen Strasburg upbeat in first public comments since surgery ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:58:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Nationals rookie Stephen Strasburg is maintaining a positive outlook less than four weeks into his long recovery from  reconstructive elbow surgery.
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<title><![CDATA[ Phillies clinch NL East title with 8-0 win over Nationals ]]></title>
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Monday night at Nationals Park belonged to the Philadelphia Phillies , the Washington Nationals rendered props on their own home field. Visiting fans packed the seats not left vacant. Roy Halladay faced 28 batters in nine innings, yielded two base runners and allowed seven balls out of the infield....
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<title><![CDATA[ Ian Desmond helps lift Washington Nationals over Atlanta Braves, 4-2 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 01:18:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Washington stunts Atlanta's mission of sending Bobby Cox to the playoffs one last time and the Nationals take the season series.
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<title><![CDATA[ Yunesky Maya, Washington Nationals falter in sixth inning, fall to Atlanta Braves, 5-0 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 23:13:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Starter Yunesky Maya looked sharp early, but a four-run sixth inning proved to be his undoing as the Atlanta Braves ended the Washington Nationals' four-game winning streak with a 5-0 victory at Nationals Park.
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<title><![CDATA[ Adam Dunn has two home runs, five RBI as Washington Nationals beat Atlanta Braves ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:49:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Adam Dunn hits two home runs and drives in five runs and Willie Parker adds an inside-the-park homer to lift the Nationals past Atlanta and give Jordan Zimmermann his first win in 15 months.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nationals Journal ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After serving the final day of his eight-game suspension on Friday night, Nyjer Morgan will return Saturday to the Washington Nationals' lineup.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nats Journal: With Kasten's resignation, team is at a crossroads ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 12:44:07 EDT</pubDate>
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Stan Kasten announced his departure yesterday, and it sure feels like the Nationals are at a crossroads. This week, they drew the smallest crowd since baseball returned to Washington. Stephen Strasburg is out in San Diego, barely into his rehab from Tommy John surgery. Bryce Harper  played his fi...
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<title><![CDATA[ Stan Kasten announces resignation as Washington Nationals president ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 24 Sep 2010 00:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Nationals President Stan Kasten announced his resignation on Thursday, effective at the end of the season.
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<title><![CDATA[ Rookie Buster Posey has become indispensable to Giants in NL West race ]]></title>
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CHICAGO -- One night this week, with his San Francisco Giants in the middle of a gripping playoff race, Buster Posey came about as close as is humanly possible for a position player in the team sport of baseball to winning a game single-handedly.
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals beat up on Houston Astros, 7-2 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 22:37:00 EDT</pubDate>
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About an hour after Stan Kasten said he is leaving the Washington Nationals on the brink of great things, they underscored his highest hopes. With Ryan Zimmerman and Adam Dunn sidelined by minor injuries, the team relied on the players chosen to turn losers into winners and to fill Nationals Park...
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<title><![CDATA[ Danny Espinosa leads the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros ]]></title>
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Danny Espinosa's two-run home run in the seventh inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 4-3 win over the Houston Astros.
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<title><![CDATA[ As Nats embark on next journey, will Stan Kasten be on board? ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 23:24:01 EDT</pubDate>
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For the past five years, the public face of the Washington Nationals has been President Stan Kasten. Like a pit bull with a law degree, he has stood on the front step of Nationals Park and defended the team and its owners, the Lerner family, from every criticism.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nats Journal: The significance of not losing 100 ]]></title>
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The Nationals last night ensured they will not lose 100 games, which, depending on one's perspective, is a meaningful signpost or an unimportant sidenote. The cosmetic significance of win No. 63 means the Nationals don't have to stare at triple digits in their loss column. The real significance?
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<title><![CDATA[ Nats Journal: The significance of not losing 100 ]]></title>
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The Nationals last night ensured they will not lose 100 games, which, depending on one's perspective, is a meaningful signpost or an unimportant sidenote. The cosmetic significance of win No. 63 means the Nationals don't have to stare at triple digits in their loss column. The real significance?
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<title><![CDATA[ Ivan Rodriguez's homer highlights Washington's seven-run rally in the eighth inning that propels Washington to an 8-4 win over the Houston Astros ]]></title>
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Ivan Rodriguez homers to ignite a seven-run rally in the eighth inning that propels the Nationals to an 8-4 victory over the Astros.
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<title><![CDATA[ Stephen Strasburg as reclusive as ever during long recovery from elbow surgery ]]></title>
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A few weeks after season-ending surgery, pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg is keeping a low profile in San Diego.
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals fall to Houston Astros, 8-2, before mostly empty stadium ]]></title>
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The Nationals fall a season-worst 26 games below .500, but very few people are there to see it an 8-2 loss to the visiting Astros.
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<title><![CDATA[ Drew Storen allows four runs, walk-off homer to Jayson Werth in Washington Nationals' 7-6 loss to Philadelphia Phillies ]]></title>
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PHILADELPHIA -  As the Philadelphia Phillies hopped out of their dugout and the crowd erupted, Drew Storen lingered on the grass between the mound and home plate for a moment. He stared out to center field, glanced at Jayson Werth circling the bases and slowly ambled off the field.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nationals' Adam Dunn expects to stay in Washington ]]></title>
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PHILADELPHIA -- Adam Dunn will arrive at Nationals Park on Monday for the final homestand of the Washington Nationals' season, what could be Dunn's final 10 games wearing a Nationals uniform. Dunn still does not want it to be goodbye, nor does he believe it will be.
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals' Drew Storen will go from pitching mound to Stanford classes as soon as season ends ]]></title>
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On the first Sunday in October, the Washington Nationals ' season will end and Drew Storen's college life will restart. As his teammates scatter for the offseason, Storen will hitch a ride straight from New York's Citi Field to John F. Kennedy International Airport in time to board Virgin America...
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<title><![CDATA[ Jordan Zimmermann allows three home runs as Washington Nationals lose to Philadelphia Phillies ]]></title>
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Starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann allowed three home runs as the Washington Nationals lost to the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-2, in Philadelphia.
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<title><![CDATA[ Jason Marquis records only one out in Washington Nationals' 9-1 loss to Philadelphia Phillies ]]></title>
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PHILADELPHIA - These excruciating moments were supposed to exist only as bad memories for Jason Marquis , buried and gone ever since his right arm was repaired and he salvaged his season. On Friday night, Marquis faced nine batters. He recorded one out. He handed the ball to his manager with no sign...
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<title><![CDATA[ No. 1 pick Bryce Harper works out at Washington Nationals' minor league complex ]]></title>
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Bryce Harper, the Nationals' No. 1 draft pick, got down to business on his first day of work as a pro at the team's minor league complex in Viera, Fla.
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<title><![CDATA[ Yankees beat Orioles, 4-3, on Rodriguez's three-run homer in ninth ]]></title>
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Alex Rodriguez's three-run homer in the ninth inning gave the New York Yankees a 4-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night at Camden Yards in Baltimore.
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<title><![CDATA[ Nationals Journal: Nyjer Morgan suspended eight games ]]></title>
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Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan will be suspended eight games and will begin serving his suspension Friday when the Nationals begin a three-game series at Philadelphia, according to two baseball sources. The league also fined Morgan $15,000, Morgan said in a phone conversation.
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<title><![CDATA[ Are the Nats playing the spoiler, or just playing? ]]></title>
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The whole concept of "playing the spoiler" has always seemed vague to me. It is probably more interesting for the Nationals to play games against teams with something real at stake, the presumably maximum effort by the opponent pulling out their own best effort. I'm not sure they really derive ex...
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<title><![CDATA[ Comparing and contrasting Buck Showalter, Jim Riggleman ]]></title>
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The O's and Nats' managers bring vastly different styles to the task of rebuilding franchises.
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<title><![CDATA[ Weather concerns prompted shift in MLB schedule ]]></title>
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On the same night Major League Baseball released its preliminary 2011 master schedule, featuring an earlier start and finish to the season, the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago White Sox to increase their lead in the American League Central race to seven games.
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<title><![CDATA[ Justin Maxwell's grand slam lifts Washington Nationals to series win over Atlanta Braves ]]></title>
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ATLANTA - The odds were against Justin Maxwell . Had to be. Maxwell had come to the plate with the bases loaded three times in his career and already hit two grand slams. Even that simply doesn't happen. Between them, in 315 at-bats with the bases loaded, Derek Jeter and Pete Rose have two.
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<title><![CDATA[ Livan Hernandez powers Washington Nationals past Atlanta Braves, 6-0 ]]></title>
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ATLANTA -  Nights like Tuesday make the Washington Nationals wonder. How can they be so bad when they're capable of being so good? Livan Hernandez was mystifying batters, Ryan Zimmerman was smoking line drives, Adam Dunn was mashing a tape-measure home run. By the end, they had dominated a conten...
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<title><![CDATA[ Derek Lowe strikes out 12 as Braves beat Nationals, 4-0 ]]></title>
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ATLANTA - By virtue of their opponents, the Washington Nationals will wade into relevancy this week. On Monday night they began a six-game, two-city trip against the teams vying for the National League East title and instantly established the disparity between the contenders and themselves. Against...
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<dc:creator>Adam Kilgore</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals fall to Florida Marlins, Anibal Sanchez ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 01:16:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Florida pitcher Anibal Sanchez once again dominated the Washington Nationals, and the Marlins won, 3-1.
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<title><![CDATA[ D.C. riverfront finally taking shape, with opening of Yards Park ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 12 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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After years of recession-related missteps and false starts, the first public spaces along the Capitol Riverfront near Nationals Park are slowly taking shape, as developers and the District move cautiously to fill the Southeast waterfront's long-vacant lots.
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals lose to New York Mets, 3-2, despite first major league homer from Wilson Ramos ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:15:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Rookie catcher Wilson Ramos's first career home run takes some of the sting out of the Nationals' wasted opportunities.
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<dc:creator>Adam Kilgore</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Guatemala defeats El Salvador, 2-0, at RFK Stadium ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:19:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Fredy Thompson scores the opening goal just before halftime as Guatemala defeats El Salvador, 2-0, before partisan fans from both teams at RFK Stadium.
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<dc:creator>Paul Tenorio</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ In debuts, Mets' Gee is able to trump Maya ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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September, for non-contending major league teams, is mostly about promise and possibilities. It's a time for evaluating prospects and assembling a blueprint for what the club may look like next season, with pitchers often front and center in that process. Such is the condition of the Washington N...
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<dc:creator>Gene Wang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Yunesky Maya debuts, but Nationals succumb to Mets, 4-1 ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:53:01 EDT</pubDate>
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<dc:creator>Gene Wang</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Danny Espinosa hits 2 homers, drives in 6 in Nats' win over Mets ]]></title>
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Rookie Danny Espinosa continued his torrid hitting, blasting two home runs, including a grand slam, and driving in six runs in the Washington Nationals' 13-3 victory over the New York Mets at Nationals Park.
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<dc:creator>Adam Kilgore</dc:creator>
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<title><![CDATA[ Washington Nationals and Jason Marquis cruise to 8-1 win over Pittsburgh Pirates ]]></title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:44:00 EDT</pubDate>
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Adam Dunn homers, Ryan Zimmermand drives in four runs and Jason Marquis delivers his fourth straight impressive start to lead the Nationals to an 8-1 victory over the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
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<dc:creator>Adam Kilgore</dc:creator>
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