Sacrifice a chicken? Nationals injuries mounting (The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) After a 48-hour span when a pair of catchers went on the disabled list and joined the starting left fielder and right fielder, the closer and the fill-in closer, Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson was talking aloud about ''superstitions to change our luck.''

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

WASHINGTON (AP) Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run and Chad Tracy and Xavier Nady each connected in the eighth inning, leading the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.

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Atlanta Braves Complete Sweep of Cardinals, Now First in National League East: A Fan’s Reaction (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Atlanta Braves completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals on May 13 to end their road trip at 7-2 and take over first place in the National League East from the Washington Nationals. Tommy Hanson picked up his fourth win of the year in the game while Lance Lynn had his first loss.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

CINCINNATI (AP) Joey Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

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NL Capsules (The Associated Press)

CINCINNATI (AP) Joey Votto hit a grand slam in the ninth inning for his third home run of the game, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to a rain-delayed 9-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.

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Philadelphia Phillies Supporters Expressing Three Major Concerns: Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Philadelphia Phillies have won five consecutive National League Eastern Division titles. But, the 2012 edition of this team is struggling to stay in contention with the Washington Nationals, Atlanta Braves, New York Mets and Miami Marlins.

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Nationals Head to Cincinnati With First Place on the Line: A Fan’s View (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Washington Nationals are clinging to first place in the NL East as they head to Cincinnati for three games with the Reds. An early lead in the division has evaporated, and now the Nats have to face some pressure with both the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets close on their heels. The Nats dropped two of three games in Pittsburgh in the first half of this six-game road-trip and now make their only visit of the season to Great American Ball Park.

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National League Schedule: Weekend of May 11–13 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The National League has been full of surprises this season. After nearly six weeks of play, who would have guessed that the Washington Nationals, New York Mets and Los Angeles Dodgers would be tearing it up while the Philadelphia Phillies, Milwaukee Brewers and San Francisco Giants would all be struggling?

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Hal Steinbrenner – Friend or Foe? a Yankees Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Recently, I wrote about the Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher Cole Hamels and his plunking of Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper. In that piece I also noted that we haven't heard from Hal Steinbrenner regarding the Yankees pedestrian 16-13 start to the season.

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Nats GM Rizzo penalized by MLB for Hamels remarks (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo has been penalized by Major League Baseball following his remarks about Philadelphia pitcher Cole Hamels.

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