Nationals 2, Cubs 9, Final - Aug. 23, 2008

Shallow Thought: The Nationals are My Second Favorite Team
homerderby.com 8/23/2008 — I have been accused by my good friends at the Nationals Enquirer of being a “ pathological Nats-hater ” but I must say that the Nationals are my second favorite team. Well, at least, for this weekend. They get the honor of filling in ...

Game Thread: Washington Nationals at Chicago Cubs - 2008 Game 130 of 162. "The Cardinals' And Brewers' New Best Friends vs The Cubs..."
federalbaseball.com 8/23/2008 — (ed. note - "Before We Get To The Second of Three In Wrigley...") THE STRASBURG FILES... So what do you think the chances are that Aaron Crow and the Nationals could come to an agreement if Washington were to choose him #1 overall next year? ...

Ramirez's 2 homers, 6 RBIs help Cubs flush Nats
sports.espn.go.com 8/24/2008 — Visit ESPN.com for the complete story.

Game Recap: Nationals 13, Cubs 5; A Day of Beatings — GoatRiders of the Apocalypse

Nationals at Cubs open game thread — Another Cubs Blog

Game 129 Thread / Nationals @ Cubs (2 of 3) — The Cub Reporter (TCR) | A Chicago Cubs Blog

The Correct Response: Cubs 9, Nationals 2 — Bleed Cubbie Blue

Game Recap: Cubs 9, Nationals 2; Sweet Revenge — GoatRiders of the Apocalypse

Dempster Does It Again! - Cubs 9 Nationals 2 — ChicagoCubsOnline.com

Cubs' Dempster Dominates DC. Cubs 9 Nationals 2. — Federal Baseball

Saturday Game Thread: Nats @ Cubs 12:05 CT/1:05 ET — A League of Her Own

Lee forced out of Cubs game early — Major League Baseball News 8/23/2008
Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee was lifted from Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals after six innings. Lee struck out to end the fifth on an awkward swing, then hunched over. Cubs athletic trainer Mark O'Neal went out to talk to the first ...

Dempster, Ramirez lead Cubs past Nationals — chicagotribune.com - Sports 8/23/2008
Aramis Ramirez hit a pair of three-run homers and Ryan Dempster matched a career high with his 15th win, leading the Cubs to a 9-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Ramirez's 2 HRs, 6 RBIs helps Cubs rout Nats — FOXSports.com News for MLB 8/23/2008

Ramirez's pair of 3-run HRs lift Cubs (AP) — Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 8/23/2008
Aramis Ramirez hit a pair of three-run homers and Ryan Dempster matched a career high with his 15th win, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday. Mark DeRosa homered in his third straight game and ...

Dempster leads Cubs past Nationals to get 15th win — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/23/2008
Aramis Ramirez hit a pair of three-run homers and Ryan Dempster matched a career high with his 15th win, leading the Chicago Cubs to a 9-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Dempster wins 15th as Cubs rebound to rout Nationals — Boston.com -- Baseball News 8/23/2008
Aramis Ramirez hit a pair of three-run homers and Ryan Dempster won his 15th game this season as the Chicago Cubs coasted to a 9-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday.

Sticks pick up steam — Chicago Sun-Times :: Chicago Cubs :: 8/24/2008
If Derrek Lee's sore back keeps him out of the Cubs' lineup for more than a day or so, cleanup hitter Aramis Ramirez demonstrated a possible way to fill the void Saturday. In fact, Ramirez had the answers to almost everything that has ailed the Cubs' ...

Cubs Take Care Of Nationals 9-2 — Bleacher Report - MLB 8/24/2008
  One day after being beat easily by the Nationals, the Cubs took care of them Saturday by the score of 9-2 behind Aramis Ramirez's offensive output. Ramirez homered twice and drove in six as the Cubs handed the Nationals their 84th loss of ...