Nats beat Cubs on Nieves' HR in ninth (AP)
Published 4/26/2008 at Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Wil Nieves hit first major league homer, a two-run shot in the ninth inning, to give the Washington Nationals a 5-3 win over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. Nieves drove an 0-2 pitch from Chicago's Bob Howry (0-2) into the Washington bullpen in right field for the Nationals' second straight win after dropping 16 of 19 games.
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