
Washington done in by slide rule in 5-4 loss to Detroit
The slide interference rule played another role in a baseball controversy, this time not being called in a 5-4 Detroit win at Washington Tuesday night.

The slide interference rule played another role in a baseball controversy, this time not being called in a 5-4 Detroit win at Washington Tuesday night.

Clint Robinson hit a pinch-hit walk-off homer to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Monday.

Jim Tankersley, an economic policy correspondent for the Washington Post, will give a lecture at Washington and Lee University.

Ben Zobrist hit a homer and drove in four runs, and Washington wasted a solid effort from Joe Ross in a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs Thursday night.

Bryce Harper broke out of a recent slump with a two-run homer, and Stephen Strasburg cruised with solid run support to a 13-2 Washington win.

Washington got two in the first at Kansas City Monday night, and Gio Gonzalez and three relievers made them hold up in a 2-0 Nats win.

Sam Calhoun, Professor of Law at Washington and Lee University School of Law, has been named the Class of 1960 Professor of Ethics.

Jayson Werth hit a three-run first inning homer, and Joe Ross was solid in six in a 6-1 Washington Nationals win at St. Louis on Saturday.

Chris Heisey homered in the bottom of the 16th to send Washington to a 6-5 walk-off win over Minnesota on Sunday.

The Nats jumped out to an early 7-0 lead, and Washington cruised to an 8-4 win over Minnesota on Friday night.
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