{"id":4514,"date":"2009-09-03T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2009-09-03T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/09\/nats-shutout-swept-out-of-san-diego-eliminated-from-playoff-chase.html"},"modified":"2009-09-03T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2009-09-03T10:30:00","slug":"nats-shutout-swept-out-of-san-diego-eliminated-from-playoff-chase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/09\/nats-shutout-swept-out-of-san-diego-eliminated-from-playoff-chase\/","title":{"rendered":"Nats shutout, swept out of San Diego, eliminated from playoff chase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/09\/02\/AR2009090203182.html?hpid=moreheadlines\"><b>Nats Slip Against Padres, Fall for 6th Straight Time<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/sep\/03\/nats-restless-trip-ends-with-another-loss\/\"><b>Nats&#8217; restless trip ends with another loss<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>Make it six loses in a row for the Washington Nationals. They were shutout 7-0 nothing yesterday afternoon in San Diego. The Padres got to starter <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">John Lannan<\/span> in the fifth inning, tagging him for five runs. Previously, he had been shutting them out, but having to get extra outs earlier in the game proved costly. Is Lannan gassed or is he regressing to the mean? His low strikeout totals suggest that it may be the latter, a very troubling development.<\/p>\n<p>Padres starter <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Kevin Correia<\/span> recorded 19 consecutive outs at one point, against perhaps the least impressive D.C. <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.voices.washingtonpost.com\/click.phdo?i=f4c72add4dd79423228b56a42eca0281\"><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">lineup<\/span><\/a> this season, if not ever.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats have today off after a 2-7 road trip that included two consecutive sweeps in St. Louis and San Diego. They have not won a game since <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Nyjer Morgan<\/span> went on the DL.<\/p>\n<p>The Nats were also officially eliminated from playoff contention.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/09\/02\/AR2009090203569.html?sid=ST2009090204116\"><b>Stammen Will Miss Start Because of Sore Elbow<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Post<\/i><br \/>Bad news for pitching depth &#8212; righty <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Craig Stammen<\/span> is missing his next start and will undergo a MRI on his elbow. See you in 2010 (or 2011) Stammen.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/sep\/03\/acquisition-of-garate-completes-trade-with-dodgers\/\"><b>Acquisition of Garate completes trade with Dodgers<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/>Lefty <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Victor Garate<\/span> has arrived from the Dodgers organization where he was pitching out of the bullpen for AA Chattanooga. He is the final piece of the <span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Ronnie Belliard<\/span> trade.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"post-article-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2009\/sep\/02\/a-series-with-stature-for-ecksteins\/\"><b>A series with stature for Ecksteins<\/b><\/a> &#8211; <i>The Wash. Times<\/i><br \/><span style=\"font-weight:bold;\">Rick Eckstein<\/span>, the Nats&#8217; hitting coach, was on in the opposite dugout of his brother David for the first time in their major league careers. They are not tall men.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/graphics\/technorati.gif\" border=\"0\">  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/WashingtonNationals\" rel=\"tag\">Washington Nationals<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/nats\" rel=\"tag\">Nats<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.technorati.com\/tag\/SanDiegoPadres\" rel=\"tag\">San Diego Padres<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\">&copy;MMX William F. Yurasko<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nats Slip Against Padres, Fall for 6th Straight Time &#8211; The PostNats&#8217; restless trip ends with another loss &#8211; The Wash. TimesMake it six loses in a row for the Washington Nationals. They were shutout 7-0 nothing yesterday afternoon in San Diego. 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