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Orioles-Nationals Weekend Series Recap
Orioles-Nationals Weekend Series Recap
Orioles 2, Nationals 1 <br> 11 innings
Baltimore's Adam Jones and Washington's Bryce Harper, the teams' two brightest stars, meet up prior to the first game of the series.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1 <br> 11 innings
Orioles starter Jake Arrieta, who matched his career-high with nine strikeouts, allowed one run and six hits, walking one in seven innings.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1 <br> 11 innings
Washington's Edwin Jackson matched Arrieta, allowing one run in eight innings with eight strikeouts and one walk.
Orioles 2, Nationals 1 <br> 11 innings
Nick Markakis let loose on a hanging slider and gave Baltimore another extra innings victory on the road. Markakis' blast off Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus (2-1) propelled Baltimore to its fourth straight victory.
Orioles 6, Nationals 5
Adam Jones hit his 14th home run of the year in the third, a two-run shot that landed just over the Orioles' bullpen in left field. The Orioles are 13-1 when Jones homers.
Orioles 6, Nationals 5
Nick Markakis had a two-run shot in the fifth. His eighth home run of the season extended the lead to 6-0.
Orioles 6, Nationals 5
Orioles closer Jim Johnson allowed a two-out home run in the ninth to Ryan Zimmerman. But Johnson struck out Adam LaRoche for his 15th save in as many chances this year, and his 23rd straight.
Orioles 6, Nationals 5
Bryce Harper went 0-for-5 in the game, which brought his average down to .230.
Nationals 9, Orioles 3
Stephen Strasburg sent an 0-2 pitch from Wei-Yin Chen into the Baltimore bullpen in the fourth inning, his first major league homer, to put the Nationals ahead 5-3. Chen (4-1) yielded six runs and eight hits in 4 1/3 innings and absorbed his first major league loss. The Taiwan native was vying to become the first Baltimore starter to begin his Orioles career with five straight wins since Jimmy Key in 1997.
Nationals 9, Orioles 3
After dusting off his home run trot and returning to the dugout, Strasburg responded to a curtain call by waving to the crowd of 41,918.
Nationals 9, Orioles 3
In addition to his 2-for-2 performance at the plate, Strasburg (4-1) struck out eight in five innings before being lifted by manager Davey Johnson, who said the pitcher mentioned tightness in his biceps.
Nationals 9, Orioles 3
Bryce Harper went 2-for-4 with three runs scored, two RBI and a triple, helping the Nationals avert a three-game sweep.
