-- How long has it been since theGiants won a World Series? Put it this way. 

The Philadelphia Phillies had lost three straight series coming into this weekend. 

Playing two after a 12-inning game the night before, the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals both needed some solid starting pitching. 

Playing two after a 12-inning game the night before, the Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals both needed some solid starting pitching. 

TheWashingtonNationals made a pair of roster moves Friday, one out of necessity to keep a healthy complement of catchers on the team and another in the ongoing search to find a consistent bullpen. 

Maybe someday, theWashingtonNationals will find the right combination of bargain relievers and young arms to fill out their bullpen, and assemble a group that won't stand in the way of the team's potent offense. 

WASHINGTON - ThePhillies continued playing their Baseball version of the old carnival game Whac-A-Mole last night at Nationals Park, where they managed to pull out a 10-6 win over Washington in 12 innings. 

--C Jesus Flores was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday, retroactive to May 10, with a strained right shoulder. 

--RHP Shairon Martis has quietly turned into the Nationals' stopper. 

It's not a new problem for the Nationals. 

There's something about playing in a doubleheader that energizes Ryan Howard. 

Washington Nationals center fielder Elijah Dukes left Friday night's game against the Philadelphia Phillies in the seventh inning with a strained left hamstring. 

A long day for the Philadelphia Phillies that began with a White House visit in the morning ended with a 10-6 victory over the Washington Nationals in 12 innings Friday night. 

Both bullpens blew late leads, so the Phillies and Nationals kept shuttling pitchers in and out as their game dragged on and on Friday night. 

Ryan Zimmerman's 30-game hitting streak counts as one of the few-and-far-between bright spots in what otherwise has been the latest Nationals Disaster of a season for the capital's last-place baseball team.