Washington Times Blogs 2 months ago

Dukes scratched

Elijah Dukes has been one of the Nationals' hottest hitters for a couple of weeks now. Over his last 16 games, he's batting .404 while also drawing 14 walks. This is the kind of sustained production the Nats have been looking for out of Dukes. Full Article at Washington Times Blogs

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  1. Philadelphia Phillies right fielder Ben Francisco, left, and center fielder Jayson Werth can't reach a triple by Washington Nationals' Elijah Dukes in the ninth inning of a baseball game, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 4-2.
  2. WASHINGTON - AUGUST 6: Elijah Dukes #34 of the Washington Nationals celebrates his home run in the seventh inning against the Florida Marlins during their MLB game on August 6, 2009 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC.
  3. NEW YORK - JUNE 17: Adam Dunn #44 of the Washington Nationals celebrates his fourth inning home run against the New York Yankees with teammate Elijah Dukes #34 on June 17, 2009 at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.
  4. SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 13: Cristian Guzman #15 congratulates Nick Johnson #24 of the Washington Nationals after they both scored on a hit by Elijah Dukes #34 in the seventh inning of their game against the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park on May 13, 2009 in San Francisco, California.
  5. PHOENIX - MAY 08: Elijah Dukes #34 of the Washington Nationals flexes as he sits in the dugout during the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field on May 8, 2009 in Phoenix, Arizona.
  6. LOS ANGELES - MAY 7: Right fielder Adam Dunn #44 and center fielder Elijah Dukes #34 of the Washington Nationals allow a fly ball hit by Casey Blake of the Los Angeles Dodgers to fall in for a triple in the first inning on May 7, 2009 at Dodger Stadiium in Los Angeles, California.
  7. Washington Nationals' Justin Maxwell is caught stealing second by Atlanta Braves second baseman Kelly Johnson during the fifth inning of their baseball game Sunday Oct. 4, 2009, in Atlanta.
  8. NEW YORK - APRIL 26: David Wright #5 of the New York Mets throws to first on a hit by Justin Maxwell #30 of the Washington Nationals on April 26, 2009 at Citi Field in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.

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