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Harvey Outduels Strasburg as Mets Top Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 11:22:49 +0000

Matt Harvey outpitched Stephen Strasburg in a marquee matchup of young aces, escaping a late bases-loaded jam while the crowd chanted his name and leading the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals 7-1 Friday night.

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Phillies Lose to Nationals, Finishing at .500

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 04:18:08 +0000

The NL East champion Washington Nationals secured home-field advantage throughout the postseason by beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 Wednesday for their majors-high 98th victory, with Ryan Zimmerman homering moments after the Teddy Roosevelt mascot won the Presidents Race at Nationals Park for the first time.

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Ruf Homers Twice in Phillies' Loss to Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 02:18:17 +0000

A smile crept across Adam LaRoche's face while he rounded the bases Tuesday night after hitting his career-high 33rd homer to become the third Nationals player with 100 RBIs in a season, another celebratory moment for NL East champion Washington during a 4-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Phillies Win Game, But Nationals Clinch Division

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 02:34:50 +0000

Thanks to strong pitching from Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper's burst of energy and Adam LaRoche's slugging, the Washington Nationals won enough from April through September that even a loss on the first day of October could not stop them from clinching the NL East.

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Phillies Fall to NL East-Leading Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Fri, 28 Sep 2012 03:23:30 +0000

Gio Gonzalez became the first 21-game winner in the majors, Michael Morse hit two homers and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 Thursday night to move closer to an NL East title.

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Kendrick Roughed Up in Phillies' Loss to Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 02:40:10 +0000

Bryce Harper hit his 20th homer, Ian Desmond and Kurt Suzuki also connected and the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Wednesday night to move closer toward winning their first division title since moving to Washington.

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Phillies Hit Three Homers in Win Over Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 03:00:27 +0000

Darin Ruf homered for his first major league hit, Carlos Ruiz and Domonic Brown also went deep and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the playoff-bound Washington Nationals 6-3 Tuesday night.

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Hapless Mets Get Blanked By Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 02:59:15 +0000

John Lannan pitched 5 2-3 shutout innings in his first start since replacing Stephen Strasburg in Washington's starting rotation, and the Nationals lowered their magic number for clinching a playoff berth to six with a 2-0 win over the punchless New York Mets on Wednesday night.

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Dickey, Mets Topped By Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 02:49:34 +0000

Bryce Harper had his first four-hit game and pinch-hitter Tyler Moore launched a go-ahead homer off R.A. Dickey in the seventh inning to send the Washington Nationals past the punchless New York Mets 5-3 on Tuesday night.

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Mets Suffer Home Loss to Nationals

Townsquare News Network — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 03:41:30 +0000

Gio Gonzalez earned his big league-leading 19th victory and the Washington Nationals backed him with three home runs to beat the listless New York Mets 5-1 Monday night.

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