Bryce Harper Named NL Rookie Of the Month.
Washington Nationals' 19-year-old outfielder Bryce Harper was named the NL's Rookie of the Month for the month of September. It's the second time he's won the award this year.
| Final - 10.1.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| Washington Nationals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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Washington Nationals Clinch NL East Crown
The Washington Nationals celebrated winning the NL East crown in front of 35,000+ adoring fans in the nation's capital last night.
Phillies 2, Nationals 0
The Phillies shut out the Nationals 2-0, but Washington secures their first ever division title.
Game 160 WPA: Best shutout ever?
Who cares about the WPA, NATS CLINCH THE NL EAST!!11!(ONE)!(ELEVENTY)!!
NATS WIN THE NL EAST... Lose to Phillies, 2-0.
The Washington Nationals couldn't beat the Philadelphia Phillies, but the Pittsburgh Pirates came through for the Nats, beating the Atlanta Braves in PNC Park to hand the Nats their first pennant! And the first in D.C. since 1933.
John Lannan's Turn To Try To Help Win The Pennant
Washington Nationals' left-hander John Lannan didn't make the Nats' Opening Day rotation, but he gets a chance tonight to help his team clinch the NL East pennant.
Are The Nats Ready For A Return To the Postseason?
With one more win, the Washington Nationals will clinch the NL East pennant. Then it's on to the postseason for the first time for a team from D.C. since 1933.
A Nationals celebration is one win away ...
With a win tonight in Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals can clinch their first NL East pennant. Only their NL East rivals from Philadelphia stand in the way.
"It's better to clinch it at home." -Davey Johnson
The Washington Nationals are one win away from clinching the NL East as they return home to the nation's capital to face the Philadelphia Phillies in the final regular season series of the year.
Game 159 WPA: Gotta do better than this, Nats.
Walks, WPs, booted double-play balls, and rallies that only miss by six runs--today's WPA is ready for the playoffs!!
Nats Can't Clinch It; Cards Win 10-4 In St. Louis
The Washington Nationals could have clinched with a win or an Atlanta Braves' loss today, but neither of those things happened on Sunday afternoon.
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