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Jayson Werth hit a solo home run in the seventh inning Wednesday vs. Arizona.
The Nats’ Bats Wake Up in Ninth Desmond’s two-run single breaks up tie in win over Arizona Nationals
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Ian Desmond and Tyler Moore each lined two-run singles in the ninth inning to break open a close game, helping the Nationals beat the Diamondbacks 5-1 on Wednesday. Nationals starter Doug Fister locked into a pitcher’s duel with Brandon McCarthy before Washington poured it on in the ninth. Washington loaded the bases against Brad Ziegler (0-1) and Desmond ended the right-hander’s scoreless streak at 181 ⁄ 3 innings with a single through the hole on the left side. Moore made it 5-1 with a broken-bat single up the middle. Jayson Werth homered in the seventh and Tyler Clippard (4-2) tossed one scoreless inning for Washington. Aaron Hill homered and made several spectacular plays at second
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base for the Diamondbacks. Fister was sharp after a rough debut for the Nationals. Acquired from Detroit in an offseason trade, the right-hander spent the first six weeks on the disabled list with a back strain. He returned Saturday against Oakland and was hit hard, allowing seven runs and nine hits in 42 ⁄ 3 innings. Fister worked around a couple of baserunners the first three innings until Hill, swinging on a 3-0 pitch, hit a drive to left for his fourth home run of the season. Fister allowed five hits and struck out six before being lifted for a pinch hitter in the eighth inning. McCarthy was hit hard by the White Sox on Saturday, giving up seven runs and nine hits in 31 ⁄ 3 innings. But the veteran right-hander was sharp against the Nationals. Keeping them off balance with a big breaking curveballs, McCarthy was perfect until Desmond led off the fifth inning with an infield single up the middle. (AP)
Division I college teams that will be banned from the 2014-15 postseason
because of sub-par scores on the newest Academic Progress Rate, which was released Wednesday. Not one of them comes from a power conference. And of the 17 football and men’s basketball teams, eight are from historically black schools. Alabama State and Florida A&M made the list in both sports. (AP)