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Washington Nationals 06-01-2008
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| Breaking News | | Sunday, May 11th, 2008: Washington Loses Giles, Will Miss Season
A blow for Brian Giles today -- team doctors confirmed he will miss 7 months with a torn thigh muscle. Giles suffered the injury running the bases. Although officials from the Washington Nationals are confident he'll make a full recovery, doubts will persist about Giles's ability to return fully fit with an injury of this nature.
Giles is presently hitting at a .219 pace with no home runs, 11 RBIs and has scored 10 times. |
| Saturday, May 10th, 2008: Injury Sidelines Ryan Zimmerman for Season
Ryan Zimmerman and the Washington Nationals got a bad break in today's game against the Mets as the team confirmed he will miss 8 months with a fractured foot. The Nationals third baseman suffered the injury running the bases. The team doctor is confident he'll make a full recovery.
This season Zimmerman has hit at a .271 clip with 17 RBIs, 1 home runs and 17 runs scored. He has played in 31 games. |
| Thursday, May 8th, 2008: Bad News for Washington, Wilson Hurt
The Washington Nationals got some bad news when the team learned that Jack Wilson was likely to be out for 4 weeks after he injured himself running the bases in today's game against the St. Louis Cardinals. A round of tests by the team doctors revealed the injury to be a hyperextended knee. Upon learning of their diagnosis, the Washington manager told the press, "As you all know, we can't control injuries -- they are a part of the game. We just have to do the best we can until Jack is back in action."
So far in 2008, Wilson is batting .302 with no home runs and 9 RBIs. |
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| Injuries | | Player | Injury | Out for... | Disabled List Status | | P Jay Bergmann | tender elbow | one week | Not on DL | | RF Brian Giles | torn thigh muscle | 6-7 months | 40 day(s) left (60-day DL) | | SS Jack Wilson | hyperextended knee | 4 days | On DL, eligible for return | | CF Ryan Church | dislocated shoulder | 3 weeks | On DL, eligible for return (60-day DL) | | 3B Ryan Zimmerman | fractured foot | 7 months | 39 day(s) left (60-day DL) |
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| Team Information | | Record overall | 23-27, .460 PCT | | Position in Division | 5th, 10.5 GB | | Record at home | 13-11, .542 PCT | | Record on the road | 10-16, .385 PCT | | Record in X-inning games | 3-3, .500 PCT | | Record in one-run games | 7-10, .412 PCT | | Record versus LHP | 8-6, .571 PCT | | Record versus RHP | 15-21, .417 PCT | | Record last 10 games | 4-6, .400 PCT | | Record in April | 12-11, .522 PCT | | Record in May | 11-16, .407 PCT |
| Team Batting Stats & Rankings | | Batting Average | .265 - 10th in NL | | On-Base Percentage | .321 - 14th in NL | | Slugging Percentage | .375 - 15th in NL | | On-Base + Slugging | .696 - 15th in NL | | Runs Scored | 226 - 12th in NL | | Hits | 461 - 8th in NL | | Extra-Base Hits | 133 - 15th in NL | | Home Runs | 23 - 16th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 135 - 13th in NL | | Strikeouts | 337 - 13th in NL | | Stolen Bases | 39 - tied for 6th in NL |
| Team Pitching Stats & Rankings | | Earned Run Average | 4.29 - 5th in NL | | Starters' ERA | 4.58 - 8th in NL | | Bullpen ERA | 3.78 - 2nd in NL | | Runs allowed | 226 - 5th in NL | | Hits allowed | 441 - 5th in NL | | Opponents AVG | .257 - 3rd in NL | | BABIP | .296 - 2nd in NL | | Home Runs allowed | 42 - tied for 6th in NL | | Bases-On-Balls | 158 - 9th in NL | | Strikeouts | 321 - 10th in NL |
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