Battle of the Beltway
DC's Washington Nationals beat local rival Baltimore Orioles two games to one. It was the first "Battle of the Beltway" series since the Senators played the Orioles in 1971. Talk about big-time matchups. "Right now, this series, it's for bragging rights," Nationals Manager Frank Robinson said. The last time a Washington-based team won a season series against Baltimore was back in 1965, when the Senators took 10 out of 18 games. The Nats gained some respect and Alfonso Soriano became the fans favorite. "Everybody on the team likes him. He is a very versatile player. He gets on base, he steals bases, he can do whatever you want. I think he's very important for the future of our franchise," Ryan Zimmerman said. "He really cares about playing the game everyday."
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Washington Nationals 1B Nick Johnson awaits the throw to first.
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Washington Nationals LF Alfonso Soriano awaits for a pitch in the bottom of the eight inning.
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Nationals 1B Nick Johnson and P Mike O'Connor can only look at each other while the Orioles advanced baserunners.
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Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez blasts a single to right in the seventh inning scoring SS Miquel Tejada.
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For the night Baltimore Orioles catcher Ramon Hernandez was 2-5 but stranded five baserunners.
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Slam! Washington Nationals LF Alfonso Soriano blast a ball out of the park for his 14 HR of the season.
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The Washington Nationals and Nick Johnson could not muster anymore offense. For the night the hit had one run on five hits.
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Question to viewers: What do you think happened here?
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Marlon Byrd pinch hits to start the bottom of the eight inning but eventually grounded out to third.
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Even though they were down four runs, the Washington Nationals players still gave it their all. Here a sliding player preventing a double play ball.
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Washington Nationals catcher Wiki Gonzalez ends the game by popping up to center field.
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DCpages staff and friends enjoying the game.
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DCpages staff and friends enjoying the game.
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Please come out and support the Washington Nationals. The team needs the cheers.
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The Baltimore Orioles slide in safely to third base.
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