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Thru 3: Nats rolling after long delay
After a 3:11 rain delay, the Nats lead the Padres 7-0.
Saturday lineups
Here are the lineups for tonight's Nationals-Padres game:
"We owed them a better effort than that"
Riggleman criticizes his players following a ghastly 6-2 loss to the Padres.
Thru 6: Mock rocked
Right-hander pulled after allowing five runs and nine hits in 5 1/3 innings. The Nats now trail San Diego, 5-2.
Thru 3: This ain't pretty
The Nats have already committed two errors and look otherwise tepid in falling behind 2-1 to the Padres.
Thru 6: Nats trail 4-1
We've sloshed through six innings here, and the Cardinals have been able to push more of their baserunners across home plate than the Nationals, despite the fact both teams have had plenty of opportunities. That's the difference in a 4-1 game.
Thru 3: Right along with the script
The Nationals are trailing 2-0 in a game that's now under a rain delay in the top of the fourth.
Olsen update (and lineups)
Surgery to repair the small tear in Scott Olsen's left labrum, performed by team doctor Wiemi Douoguih today at the Washington Hospital Center, went as well as the Washington Nationals could have hoped.
Stammen shines in Nats' 3-1 win
Craig Stammen used the same formula John Lannan did the night before, and a day after Lannan's shutout win over the Mets, Stammen went 7 1/3 in a 3-1 victory.
Zimmermann to DL, Balester recalled
Jordan Zimmermann is dealing with some minor elbow discomfort, so the Nats are playing it safe and putting the rookie on the 15-day DL. Collin Balester has been recalled from Syracuse and will start tomorrow night against the Cardinals.
Thru 6: Willingham's blast makes up for Guzman's blunder
Cristian Guzman makes one of the dumbest plays of the year to hand the Mets a run, but Josh Willingham makes up for it with a two-run homer in the bottom of the inning. The Nats lead 3-1.
Thru 3: Nats, Mets scoreless
The Nationals and Mets are scoreless through three, the Mets not having touched Craig Stammen yet and the Nationals blowing a couple chances to score.
The Nats' ace strikes again
John Lannan tosses the first shutout of his career, just the latest step in his progression to the top of the Nats' rotation.
Thru 4 1/2: Nats take 2-0 lead
Washington gets two runs in the fourth thanks to a bizarre play.
What's up with Strasburg?
Contrary to an ESPN report this evening, the Nats remain confident they can sign the No. 1 draft pick by the Aug. 17 deadline.
