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Nationals end 0-11 skid, post 1st spring win

Published 03/17/10

VIERA, Fla. (AP) — Sure, they're only exhibition games. But it's still nice to win — especially for a team that had been 0-for-spring training.

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The Washington Nationals, who led the majors last year with 103 losses, ended an 0-11 skid Tuesday with a pair of split-squad victories. They beat the Florida Marlins 12-3 with four home runs, including a grand slam by Willie Harris.

"Today, everything just went well for us," Harris said. "Everybody pitched well, we hit well in certain situations, we played pretty much good defense. This game was huge for us just to get one (win) over with, see what it feels...

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O-r-i-o-l-e-s - 2010-03-17 13:57:13

Just go to the Camden Yard and have fun. Maybe they will win a few, but you have to agree AK it's always a pretty good time.

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Mid Atlantic? - 2010-03-17 13:40:44

What is in the air around here that makes our baseball teams so bad. I love going to see the Orioles play, but you can't have any expectation of a win. Same goes for the Nationals, but their horrible stadium keeps me away.

I'm just trying to prep myself for another year of having a good time at the ballpark while not looking up at that scoreboard too often.

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