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Thru 3: Tied at 1
We're tied at one apiece after three innings at Camden Yards, in what looks like it could be a night ruled by a couple of young pitchers.
News and lineups from Baltimore
Greetings from Camden Yards, where the Nationals finish interleague play with a three-game weekend series against the Orioles. A couple pregame news items:
Nats avoid sweep with 9-3 win
The Nationals' record against the Yankees, Red Sox and Blue Jays is now 5-4 this year.
Thru 6: Lead grows to six
The Nationals are really rolling here, and might be on track to just their seventh win of more than three runs. They lead 7-1 after six innings.
Thru 3: Nats lead 5-0
Not much has gone wrong here for the Nationals in the first three innings. They lead the Red Sox 5-0, and are beating up on John Smoltz in his first start of the season.
Thru 3: Zimmermann cruising, Nats up 5-0
For the second straight night, a rookie Nationals starter has dominated the Red Sox for three innings. And this time, his teammates have rewarded him with a nice lead.
Johnson out with shin contusion
First baseman Nick Johnson left Thursday's game in the second inning with a left shin contusion.
Olsen ready to go?
Injured left-hander pitched well last night in his fourth rehab start. Sounds like the Nats will announce soon he's being activated.
Lessons learned
Craig Stammen pitched pretty well tonight. Unfortunately, pretty well doesn't cut it against the Red Sox.
Thru 6: Middle inning malaise
Craig Stammen's downward progression the second and third time through a lineup is why the Nationals are down 6-3 after six.
Thru 3: Stammen dazzling
Rookie right-hander has retired all nine Boston batters faced; Nats up 1-0 on a pair of broken-bat singles.
Dunn battling wrist ailment
Nats slugger is out of the lineup tonight after visiting a specialist who determined his right wrist has no damage.
Clippard recalled, Wells DFA'd
Nats make a long-awaited move to try to shore up their bullpen.
Bullpen implodes in 11-3 loss
Plenty of spots you can identify as turning points in the Nationals' 11-3 loss to the Red Sox -- a game that was 3-3 when John Lannan left in the seventh. But the big one is a recurring theme: the bullpen.
Thru 6: Tied 3-3
If you were watching this game and didn't know the score, you'd probably swear the Red Sox were well out in front. That, however, is not true.
