The Official Site of The Washington Nationals: News: Flores becoming a big league force

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The Official Site of The Washington Nationals: News: Flores becoming a big league force
Federal Baseball: Front Page Posts found this 5/18/2008 on washington.nationals.mlb.com [flag]
BALTIMORE -- Catcher Jesus Flores has been getting the job done for the Nationals. He is hitting .367 with one home run and seven RBIs. By being so productive, manager Manny Acta put Flores in the sixth spot of the lineup on Saturday against the Orioles. "He has been tremendous for us. He has had quality at-bats in almost every outing that he has had," Acta said. Flores went 0-for-2 and ... [link]

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Game Thread: Washington Nationals at Baltimore Orioles - 2008 Game 45 of 162. "Everything I Know About Baltimore I Learned On 'The Wire' Pt. 3"
Published 5/18/2008 by e chigliak at Federal Baseball: Front Page Posts
... After getting tossed when a strike from "Wild" Joel Hanrahan was called a ball by the home plate Ump last night, Flores told MLB.com's Bill Ladson, as quoted in an article entitled, "Flores becoming a big league force":  ...

O’s take 2 of 3
Published 5/19/2008 by Stephanie at We've Got Heart
We were looking forward to the start of Inter-league Play and the Beltway Series this weekend.  Having only made it to Camden Yards once last season, I was excited to spend the weekend exploring a new ballpark.  With the Nats coming off a series win against the Mets, I figured we might have a chance to take a few wins from Baltimore.  The Nats ended up losing games on Friday and Saturday, but they escaped with a Sunday win.  Friday’s game got off to an exciting start, with both Lopez and Guzman reaching base in the first inning.  Zimmerman drove them in with a single and the Nats got to an early 2-0 lead.   However after that early offensive spark, the game went downhill and the Nats lost ...

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