By Joe Lewis
In Baseball, the Washington Nationals avoided being swept in their three game series against the Phillies with an 8 to 7 victory in Philadelphia last night. The win brings the National’s season record to 48 and 92, which places them in dead last for all of Major League Baseball.
The Nats will be in Florida for the next three days to face the Marlins. Tonight’s game begins at 7:10 pm.
In Hockey, the Washington Capitals’ rookie prospects are taking their first trip for some live game action.
Bruce Boudreau will be leading an abridged roster of a dozen forwards, six defenseman, and two goalies to Philadelphia tomorrow to scrimmage against the Flyers’ rookie team. The game will be streamed live on-line at WashingtonCaps.com
Members of the 2009 Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburg Penguins were invited to the White House yesterday.
The team received a guided tour of the building before going to a press conference in the East Room hosted by President Barack Obama. The Penguins presented Obama with a black No. 44 Penguins jersey with the captain’s “C” stitched on it. Obama held the Stanley Cup as he posed with the team for pictures.
In Football, the Washington Redskins open their season on Sunday in the Meadowlands to face the New York Giants.
The Redskins finished the preseason with an underwhelming 1 and 3 record. The Giants have won seven of the last 10 meetings against Washington. With the Giants moving to a new facility next season, Sunday will be the last time the Redskins ever play at the original Giants Stadium. Kick off is at 4:15 pm.
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