February 8, 2012

Wang battles but comes up short vs. Braves

The Nationals' problems on offense continued Thursday as they were defeated by the Braves, 5-2, at Turner Field. Atlanta took two out of three games in the series.

Nationals' late rally falls short

The Nationals scored four runs in the ninth, but it wasn't enough to catch the Marlins after Livan Hernandez labored.

Morse falls short in Final Vote balloting

Nationals first baseman Michael Morse did everything he could to be on the National League All-Star team, but fell short in the All-Star Game Final Vote Sponsored by Sprint.

With no support, Gorzelanny falls short

Left-hander Tom Gorzelanny gave the Nationals a very strong starting performance, but the offense was blanked on two hits by the White Sox in a 3-0 loss on Saturday.

Nationals' rally falls just short vs. Halladay

The Nationals pushed across two runs in the ninth inning on Wednesday, but their rally fell a run short against Phillies ace Roy Halladay.