--LHP Joe Beimel will be activated from the 15-day disabled list in time for Wednesday's game at Dodgers Stadium, manager Manny Acta said. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers have tied the modern-day mark for the longest home winning streak at the start of a season. 

Hal McCoy, the hall-offame Baseball writer for the Dayton Daily News, knows a thing or two about America's pastime. 

WASHINGTON - As rain fell Monday on Nationals Park,Astros manager Cecil Cooper admitted he would consider a postponement advantageous. 

After playing so poorly for so long, as though neither team wanted to win, neither the Washington Nationals nor Houston Astros did win Tuesday, because their game was suspended by rain with the score tied at 10 in the 11th inning. 

Two last-place teams with struggling bullpens and other assorted woes played on and on, giving away leads as though neither wanted to win. 

The Washington Nationals are optioning right-hander Saul Rivera to Triple-A Syracuse to make room on the roster for lefty reliever Joe Beimel's return from the 15-day disabled list. 

After a wretched April, the Nationals started to get their act together in the last week. 

--RHP Mike MacDougal signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals and will report to Class AAA Syracuse. 

The Cardinals had only one scheduled trip to Washington this season. 

Manny Acta recalls driving to Woodbridge, Va. 

After posting the worst record in Baseball last season, things again look gloomy for theWashingtonNationals. 

Manny Acta talked about "changing the culture" around theWashingtonNationals' clubhouse two weeks ago when he benched and fined outfielder Elijah Dukes for reporting late to batting practice. 

With Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee off to slow starts, the Houston Astros' offense is not yet clicking. 

John Lannan was prepared to face the St.