- 2008 Washington Nationals season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Washington Nationals
season = 2008
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1969
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1969
Uniform
ballpark =Nationals Park
y4 = 2008
city =Washington, D.C.
y5 = 2005
owners =Ted Lerner
managers =Manny Acta
television = MASNWDCA (My 20)
radio =WWWT |The
Washington Nationals ' 2008 season is the 4th season for the franchise in theDistrict of Columbia , and the 40th since the original team was started in Montreal,Canada , (by|1969). It also marks the first season the Nationals play atNationals Park .Regular season
March
The Nationals opened the
2008 MLB season by hosting theAtlanta Braves in a nationally-televised night game onMarch 30 ,2008 . It was the first professional regular-season game to be played at the Nationals' new facilityNationals Park . PresidentGeorge W. Bush threw the ceremonial first pitch to Nationals' managerManny Acta , andRyan Zimmerman hit a two-out,walk-off home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to mark an exciting beginning to the 2008 season. The Nationals also blew out the Phillies 11-6.April
The Nationals clinched the series against the Phillies, winning 1-0. However, the Nationals struggled after a promising 3-0 start, losing 16 of their next 19 games to start off 6-16, but the Nats improved for the rest of the month, earning splits @ Atlanta, vs the Mets, and winning series vs the Braves, and the Pirates.
May
The Nats started May winning 3 of the first 4 games of the month, earning them a 14-18 record, but lost 2 of 3 @ Houston, and getting swept vs the Florida Marlins at home. Then they took 3 of 4 against the struggling Mets at Shea, but in the first Beltway Series of 2008, they were nipped by the Orioles at Baltimore & lost 2 of 3 against the high powered offense of Philly. They split the series 2 games apiece against the Brewers, and lost the series to the Padres. The Nats then beat up on the D'backs on the first game of the series.
June
July
August
eptember
eason standings
Record vs. opponents
Game log
2008 Washington Nationals season
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Current roster
Player stats
Batting
"Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases"
Pitching
"Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts"
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References
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/WSH/2008.shtml 2008 Washington Nationals season at Baseball Reference]
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