SB Nation DC - Nationals Vs. Brewers: Bad Pitching And Little Offense Doom Nationals To 11-3 Defeathttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2011-05-23T23:13:16-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/19504092011-05-23T23:13:16-04:002011-05-23T23:13:16-04:00Nationals Vs. Brewers Final: Nationals Pounded By Brewers 11-3
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> were no doubt terrified of looking at the scoreboard Monday night in as their pitching and offense could do nothing to stop the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a> from absolutely dominating them. At the end of the game, when they looked up from the dugout floor to steal a glance of the scoreboard as they disappeared into the visitor's locker room it said 11-3 Brewers.</p>
<p>I doubt anyone would hold it against a Nats fan for feeling a little embarrassed by Monday's performance.</p>
<p>The Brew Crew racked up 12-hits against the Washington pitching staff. Brewers right fielder <span>Corey Hart</span> hit three home runs in the game, two off Nationals southpaw starter <span>Tom Gorzelanny</span> and one off a struggling <span>Doug Slaten</span>. Two of Hart's home runs were two-run shots. Price Fielder also connected with a Gorzelanny pitch and put it over the wall for a solo in the first-inning. Reliever <span>Drew Storen</span>'s scoreless-innings streak came to an end at 21 after he gave up three earned runs in the eighth.</p>
<p>The Nationals pitching was bad, but the offense was even worse only scoring three runs the whole game, two of those runs coming in the ninth-inning. Too much to overcome, too late. Michael Morse hit a solo home run in the game while <span>Jerry Hairston Jr.</span> hit an RBI triple and <span>Ian Desmond</span> a RBI double.</p>
<p>The Nationals remain in last place in the NL East with a 21-26 record.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-nationals/2011/5/23/2186930/nationals-vs-brewers-final-nationals-pounded-by-brewers-11-3Andrew Kinback2011-05-23T21:39:43-04:002011-05-23T21:39:43-04:00Nationals Vs. Brewers Score: Nationals Can't Keep The Brewers In The Park, Trail 6-1
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> continue to have offensive problems Monday, but their pitching has not been much of a help either Monday night as they are down to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a> 6-1 going into the sixth. Nationals starter <span>Tom Gorzelanny</span> has been plagued by the long ball.</p>
<p>Gorzelanny has given up two two-run home runs to the Brewers Corey Hart, one in the first-inning and one in the fifth. Price Fielder also got a piece of Gorzelanny in the first-inning by taking him for a solo shot. The Nationals southpaw is obviously having a lot of trouble keeping the ball in the park and it was a problem that plagued him earlier in the season. Gorzelanny also gave up a fifth-inning RBI single to <span>Jonathan Lucroy</span>.</p>
<p>The Nationals offense has once again been not much help as they have only recorded three hits against Brewers pitcher <span>Yovani Gallardo</span>. Their only run came off a Michael Morse solo shot in the top of the second. Morse has replaced first baseman <span>Adam LaRoche</span> as LaRoche was placed on the 15-Day DL a little before Monday night's game.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-nationals/2011/5/23/2186794/nationals-vs-brewers-score-nationals-cant-keep-the-brewers-in-theAndrew Kinback2011-05-23T17:43:35-04:002011-05-23T17:43:35-04:00Nationals Vs. Brewers: Tom Gorzelanny Looks To Stop Washington's Skid
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<p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.federalbaseball.com/">Washington Nationals</a> will look to get back on track when they take on the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brewcrewball.com/">Milwaukee Brewers</a> in Milwaukee on Monday night. Washington has lost four of their past five games, with the lone win being a 17-5 blowout victory over the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.camdenchat.com/">Baltimore Orioles</a> on Friday night. Washington fell, 2-1, to the Orioles on Sunday after a late home run by <span>Vladimir Guerrero</span> provided the winning margin.</p>
<p><span>Tom Gorzelanny</span> taken the hill for the Nationals looking to improve on his 2-3 record. Gorzelanny has pitched well this season, but like many Nationals pitchers, he has been victimized by poor run support. That's what happened in his last start, a 3-0 loss to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.amazinavenue.com/">Mets</a>.</p>
<p>Milwaukee, meanwhile, is on a roll, having swept the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.purplerow.com/">Colorado Rockies</a> over the weekend. The Brewers have won 11 of 15 after a seven-game losing streak earlier in the season, and will send <span>Yovani Gallardo</span> to the mount looking to improve on his 5-2 record.</p>
<p>Here's the Nationals' lineup.</p>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Roger Bernadina</span> (CF)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Ian Desmond</span> (SS)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Jayson Werth</span> (RF)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Laynce Nix</span> (LF)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Wilson Ramos</span> (C)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Michael Morse (1B)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Danny Espinosa</span> (2B)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span>Jerry Hairston Jr.</span> (3B)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12px;">Tom Gorzelanny (P)</span></li>
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https://dc.sbnation.com/2011/5/23/2335594/nationals-vs-brewers-tom-gorzelanny-looks-to-stop-washingtons-skidMike Prada