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Back from the hell that is called 'no connection found' thanks to a power surge that took out my modem and router, the injury gods took it relatively easy on me the second day.

The Washington Nationals activated Chien-Ming Wang from the 15-day disabled list Tuesday.

There figures to be some extra buzz at Citizens Bank Park when a certain Phillies hurler squares off against a certain Nationals rookie phenom in Wednesday's series finale.

The Nationals have no closer at the current moment, manager Davey Johnson moving Henry Rodriguez out of the role Tuesday afternoon after needing Sean Burnett to bail him out Monday night for the second time in three save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals have activated starting pitcher Chien-Ming Wang from the 15-day DL, and the 32-year-old right-hander has finally recovered from a hamstring injury that he suffered before the season.

Even the great ones are going to make mistakes. Pitchers can't be successful if they're worried that the slightest misstep could get them pulled from a game.

There may be another injury concern for the Washington Nationals to deal with, as it seems the relief pitcher Ryan Mattheus has been battling some discomfort in his left foot for the past two weeks.

Two weeks ago, this would not have been a day Jesus Flores would have played. A light rain fell on a gray day as the Nationals catcher was preparing to play his eighth game in nine days.

The Nationals' greatness was tested once again last weekend against the Baltimore Orioles, and once again they came up just short.

The Washington Nationals will try to avoid looking ahead to Wednesday's showdown with Phillies left-hander Cole Hamels when they start a three-game series in south Philadelphia tonight.

The Orioles lost the final game of their series in DC today, 9-3. They actually had a 3-0 lead against Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals after two innings, and I dared to imagine a sweep.

Nick Markakis homered into the second deck in right field to give the Baltimore Orioles a 2-1 win in 11 innings over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.

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Would Washington Nationals ' skipper Davey Johnson have used Henry Rodriguez last night if it had been a one-run game as it was shaping up to be before the Nats added three runs in the bottom of the seventh? He said yes.

Manager Davey Johnson talked with Henry Rodriguez on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson asked him about his family and how he felt, speaking in Spanish; "it keeps me in practice," Johnson said.

Every other player jogged to his dugout between the seventh and eighth innings Wednesday night.

Joey Votto was a one man wrecking crew as he swatted three home runs including a walkoff grand slam to give the Reds a 9-6 victory over the Nationals on Sunday in Cincinnati.

He struck a season-high nine batters. All of his victims swung at strike three, eight of them on a mid-90s fastball that he zipped over the outside corner all night.

Washington Nationals' Danny Espinosa watches his two-run home run he hit off Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Mike Leake during the third inning of a baseball game on Friday, May 11, 2012, in Cincinnati.

The Washington Nationals need Peter Bourjos .A The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim need pitching help, especially in the bullpen.A The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim believe they have a surplus of outfielders.A The Angels need relief pitching, something the Nationals don't have a lot of at the moment with closer Drew Storen and setup man Brad Lidge on ... (more)