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WASHINGTON 11 Los Angeles 4 (ESPN<\/i> Boxscore<\/b><\/a>)<\/p>\n

First things first — Yhency Brazoban<\/span>, a Dodgers reliever, probably has the best name in baseball and I demand he be signed by the Nationals as soon as he is available.<\/p>\n

I was not aware that L.A. starter Mark Hendrickson<\/span> had been an NBA player. After his performance last night, he might be wishing he stayed there. He gave up 5 runs in 4 1\/3 before yielding to Brazoban. The first two runs came on 3B Ryan Zimmerman<\/span>‘s seventh homer of the season knocked in two of his 4 RBI, putting him on a 21 HR\/78 RBI pace. Also having a good night was SS Cristian Guzman<\/span>, who went 3 for 4 with a walk and 3 runs. His average is at .289 which second best on the team (but he probably doesn’t have enough at bats to qualify). The only better average belongs 1B Dimitri Young<\/span> who batted about .380 in May and went 4 for 4 last night. LF Ryan Church<\/span> went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, while CF Austin Kearns<\/span> went 1 for 4 with two runs. C Brian Schneider<\/span> also contributed 2 RBI.<\/p>\n

Micah Bowie<\/span> had a decent outing, giving up three runs over 5 1\/3 innings for his second win of the year.<\/p>\n

Nats Get Bats Going In Rout<\/b><\/a> – The Post<\/i><\/p>\n

Swinging back into high gear<\/b><\/a> – The Wash. Times<\/i><\/p>\n

Levale Speigner<\/span> will keep a spot<\/span><\/a> (The Post<\/span>) in the rotation<\/span><\/a> (The Wash. Times<\/span>) while the rotation heals. I’ll read this as “we think more of Joel Hanrahan than you and we can’t risk his psyche, so we’ll risk yours.”<\/p>\n

Zimmerman talks about how much he likes living in Clarendon and the area in general in this week’s Wash. Examiner<\/span> column<\/span><\/a>. He is getting recognized more and thinks that here “could be one of the best places to play.”<\/p>\n

It was an odd choice if not a gamble<\/span><\/a> (The Free Lance-Star<\/span>) for Mike Bacsik<\/span> to sign with Washington this past offseason. Last year the Nats cut him, but he resurfaced in the Diamondbacks organization and went 11-0 for AAA Tucson. He started in Columbus this year before being called up due to injuries in the rotation. He has been solid, going 1-2 with a 2.29 ERA.<\/p>\n

Good news, Shawn Hill’s right elbow is fine<\/span><\/a> according to Dr. Mark Schickendantz who almost certainly has the best name at the Cleveland Clinic. I think Hill knew it was okay, but figured he could get a free trip to Cleveland.<\/p>\n

There is a Charlie Slowes Q&A<\/span><\/a> on nationals.com<\/span> today. He talks about curly W’s and BANG ZOOM (which should really be ZOOM BANG, no?)<\/p>\n

In minor league news, old 00, Brandon Watson<\/span> has a 28 game hitting streak<\/span><\/a> (The Free Lance-Star<\/span>) for AAA Columbus. That is great, but I don’t think he’s an everyday major leaguer. Chris Marrero<\/span> gets another profile<\/span><\/a> today, this time in The Wash. Times<\/span>. He hit 11 home runs for low-A Hagerstown this month. The Florida native was the Nats #1 pick last year. More: DOWN ON THE FARM<\/span><\/a> (The Free Lance-Star<\/span>)<\/p>\n

Tonight, the Nats welcome the San Diego Padres to town for a three game series. Matt Chico<\/span> will face Jake Peavy<\/span> (gulp).<\/p>\n

©MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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