Nationals Park,Washington,DC,US Ball Park First Game Date – 3/30/2008 (1) Starting Pitchers – Nationals vs. Braves: 3/30/2008 Final Score 3-2 (WAS) Attendance – 39,389 Starting Pitchers Odalis Perez (WAS); Tim Hudson (ATL) First Batter – Kelly Johnson (ATL) Result – Struck Out First Hits – Cristian Guzman (WAS),Singled to RF (1st) First Run – Cristian…
Max Scherzer ties the major league record by striking out 20 batters in a nine-inning game against his former team as the Nationals defeat the Tigers, 3 – 2. He now shares the mark with Roger Clemens, Kerry Wood and Randy Johnson. Scherzer does not issue a single walk in the game.
Bryce Harper becomes the youngest player (22 years, 202 days) to hit to three homers in one game in 45 years when he goes deep three times in Washington’s 7-5 win over the Marlins at Nationals Park. In 1969, Red Sox right fielder Joe Lahoud accomplished the feat at Minnesota’s Metropolitan Stadium, being 149 days younger than the Nats’ slugger.
It’s the Nation’s Capital’s turn to host the annual National Hockey League Winter Classic, with Nationals Park transformed into an outdoor hockey rink for the occasion. The Washington capitals defeat the Chicago Black Hawks, 3-2, thanks to a goal with under 13 seconds left to play. The game draws a crowd of 42,832.
In his 4,145th big league at-bat, Adam Dunn hits his 300th career home run in Washington’s 5-3 win over Atlanta at Nationals Park. The 29 year-old left fielder is the fifth quickest player to reach the milestone, behind only Babe Ruth (3,830), Mark McGwire (3,837), Ralph Kiner (3,883), and Harmon Killebrew (3,928).
2008 – Nationals Park opens for action with the host Nationals beating the Braves, 3 – 2. Odalis Perez pitches a solid game and Jon Rauch gets the historic first win after blowing a save. Nick Johnson drives in a run with a double in his first at-bat in over 18 months. With two outs in the bottom of the 9th, Ryan Zimmerman hits a walk-off home run off Peter Moylan.
After rejecting an earlier proposal by an 8-5 margin just a few hours ago, the District of Columbia Council reverses itself and approves a revised lease for a new Washington, D.C. ballpark. At the urging of Mayor Anthony A. Williams, the council reconvenes and votes 9-4 to approve the deal after attaching legislation capping the district’s total cost at a bit less than $611 million.
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