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Adam Dunn, 1B, Washington NationalsHot off the Wire Fantasy Sports NewsNationals | Dunn won't be traded Nationals.MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports the Washington Nationals aren't looking to trade 1B Adam Dunn. Nationals | Dunn extends slump The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn went 0-for-4 Wednesday, Sept. 30, extending his current slump to 0-for-23. Nationals | Dunn sits The Washington Post's Chico Harlan reports Washington Nationals 1B Adam Dunn was out of the lineup Sunday, Sept. 27, due to minor aches and allergy problems. It was just a one-day break, according to manager Jim Riggleman. Nationals | Dunn goes deep Tuesday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn slugged his 38th home run of the year in a losing effort Tuesday, Sept. 22. Nationals | Zimmerman hits 30th homer Friday The Associated Press reports that Washington Nationals 3B Ryan Zimmerman went 2-for-4 against the New York Mets Friday, Sept. 18, with a two-run homer. His 30th home run of the season allowed him to reach a career-best 100 runs scored. Zimmerman and 1B Adam Dunn (37 home runs) became the first pair of Nationals teammates to reach 30 home runs in the same year. The only other pair of players in franchise history to accomplish the feat are Tony Batista and Brad Wilkerson, who each hit 32 home runs for the 2004 Montreal Expos. Nationals | Dunn sitting Thursday Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn is taking the day off Thursday, Sept. 17. Nationals | Dunn, Zimmerman go deep Friday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit his 37th home run of the year and 3B Ryan Zimmerman clubbed his 29th Friday, Sept. 11. Dunn is hitting .345 with five home runs against the Florida Marlins this year. Nationals | Dunn homers Thursday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit his 36th home run in a winning effort Thursday, Sept. 10. Nationals | Dunn goes yard Thursday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn blasted his 34th home run of the season Thursday, Aug. 27. Nationals | Dunn homers Friday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn slugged his 32nd home run of the season in a losing effort Friday, Aug. 21. Nationals | Dunn on fire Nationals.MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports Washington Nationals 1B Adam Dunn is hitting .349 with eight homers and 25 RBIs since the All-Star break. Nationals | Dunn enjoys facing former team The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals 1B Adam Dunn was 4-for-8 with two doubles, a home run, six walks and five runs in the series against the Cincinnati Reds, the team with which he broke into the majors. Nationals | Dunn improving at first base Ben Goessling, of The Washington Times, reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn has made just one error in 10 games since the team traded 1B Nick Johnson to the Florida Marlins. Dunn had committed four errors in the 11 games he played at first before the trade. Nationals | Dunn goes deep again The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals 1B Adam Dunn hit his 30th homer Sunday, Aug. 9. He now has at least 30 homers in six straight seasons. He's hitting .281 on the season. Nationals | Dunn homers again Wednesday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn homered in his third consecutive game Wednesday, Aug. 5. Dunn and 3B Ryan Zimmerman hit back-to-back homers in the game. Nationals | Fourth time the charm for Dunn The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit a two-run homer Tuesday, Aug. 4, after previously striking out three times against the Florida Marlins. His homer fueled a 6-4 comeback victory. Nationals | Dunn to become team's regular first baseman The Washington Post's Chico Harlan reports that OF/1B Adam Dunn will handle the bulk of the first base duties for the remainder of the season. According to manager Jim Riggleman, OF Josh Willingham may also see some time there. Nationals | Dunn punches out three times Friday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn went 1-for-4 with three strikeouts Friday, July 31. Nationals | Dunn not in lineup Wednesday Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn (rest) is not in the lineup Wednesday, July 29, because manager Jim Riggleman has opted to rest him. Nationals | Dunn hits moon shot The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit a 445-foot home run that left Miller Park on a bounce through an open panel. Tigers | Starter, bat on wish list before Friday Detroit News columnist Lynn Henning speculates the Detroit Tigers will try for a starting pitcher and a big bat before the July 31 trade deadline. Seattle Mariners SP Jarrod Washburn was mentioned as a possibility, as was Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn and Nationals OF Josh Willingham. Nationals | Dunn drives in five runs Saturday Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn went 2-for-3 Saturday, July 25, against the San Diego Padres, with a home run and five RBIs, according to The Associated Press. Nationals | Dunn gets three hits The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn had three hits Thursday, July 23. Nationals | Listening to offers for Dunn The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Derrick Goold reports the Washington Nationals sent a scout to attend the St. Louis Cardinals' Triple-A Memphis game Tuesday, July 21. The Nationals are entertaining offers for OF Adam Dunn. Nationals | Dunn will not be dealt Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said the team will not trade OF Adam Dunn this summer. Nationals | Dunn homers Sunday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn was 2-for-4 with a solo home run Sunday, July 19. The home run was Dunn's 24th of the season. Nationals | Team hits three consecutive homers in offensive outburst Saturday Washington Nationals 1B Nick Johnson, OF Josh Willingham and OF Adam Dunn homered in consecutive at-bats Saturday, July 11, against the Houston Astros, according to The Associated Press. It was the first time since the franchise relocated from Montreal in 2005 that the team hit back-to-back-to-back homers. The Nationals set season highs for hits (21) and runs scored (13) in the game, with the 21 hits being the most since the move. Nationals | Dunn batting fifth Saturday Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn has been dropped to fifth in the batting order Saturday, July 11, against the Houston Astros, according to Chico Harlan of The Washington Post. Nationals | Guzman, Johnson receiving off day Wednesday Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals SS Cristian Guzman and 1B Nick Johnson are both taking the day off Wednesday, July 8. OF Adam Dunn will play first base and IF Alberto Gonzalez is starting at shortstop. Nationals | GM: Dunn won't be traded MLB.com's Bobbie Dittmeier reports Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said OF Adam Dunn won't be traded. "By no means is Adam Dunn on the trading block. We do not want to move Adam Dunn. We acquired him to keep him in the long-term," Rizzo said. "He's having an All-Star type of first half, he's a leader in the clubhouse and he's the anchor of the middle of our lineup." Nationals | Dunn taking All-Star break off The Washington Post's Chico Harlan reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn (wrist) said he wouldn't participate in the All-Star Game if he were asked to replace an injured player because his right wrist is a little banged up. He plans to take the All-Star break off to recover. Nationals | Dunn hits 300th career home run Saturday Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit his 300th career home run Saturday, July 4, against Atlanta Braves SP Tommy Hanson, according to The Associated Press. Dunn became the fifth player this season to reach the 300-homer mark, joining Lance Berkman and Ivan Rodriguez of the Houston Astros, and Jermaine Dye and Paul Konerko of the Chicago White Sox. He also became the fifth player in major league history to reach the total in less than 4,200 at-bats, joining Babe Ruth (3,830), Mark McGwire (3,837), Ralph Kiner (3,883) and Harmon Killebrew (3,928). Dunn's milestone homer came in his 4,145th at-bat. Nationals | Dunn homers Friday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn went 1-for-3 with a solo home run Friday, July 3. The home run was Dunn's 21st of the year. Nationals | Dunn hits 20th homer The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit his 20th homer Tuesday, June 30, and drove in three runs. Nationals | Dunn homers Sunday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn was 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs Sunday, June 28, against the Baltimore Orioles. Dunn's homer was the 50th to hit Eutaw Street in the 18-year history of Camden Yards, and the first by a Nationals player. Nationals | Dunn struggles against Smoltz MLB.com's Mark Selig reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn is hitting .167 with a solo homer in 12 at-bats since 2004 against Boston Red Sox SP John Smoltz. Nationals | Dunn sits Wednesday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn (wrist) did not play Wednesday, June 24, after feeling discomfort in his right wrist. Nationals | Dunn the hero Friday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit a bases-loaded single to give the team the win in the bottom of the 11th inning Friday, June 19. Nationals | Dunn goes deep Wednesday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn hit his 18th home run of the season in a win Wednesday, June 17. Nationals | Willingham to return to left Mark Viera, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals OF Josh Willingham will return to left field during Interleague action, with OF Adam Dunn serving as the designated hitter and OF Austin Kearns available to play right field. Nationals | Dunn shakes off Phillips' insult The Dayton Daily News' Hal McCoy reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn shook off an indirect insult from Cincinnati Reds 2B Brandon Phillips, who said it was nice to have a left fielder that could actually play defense as well as hit - referring to Reds OF Laynce Nix. "Nice, real nice," said Dunn. "I could probably think of something nasty or humorous to say... That's Brandon. Brandon has to let me go. I'm not there any more. Let me go." Nationals | Dunn to play left field exclusively Chico Harlan, of The Washington Post, reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn will play exclusively in left field when OF Josh Willingham (illness) returns to the lineup. Nationals | Dunn has more homers than Nats have wins Entering play Sunday, June 7, Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn was the only player in the majors with more home runs (17) than his team has victories (15), according to The Associated Press. Nationals | Dunn celebrates key hit, homer in loss The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn singled for his 1,000th hit, then cracked his 15th home run in the seventh inning Tuesday, May 26, against the New York Mets. Dunn's drive to left was only the second opposite-field shot in 22 games at Citi Field. Nationals | Dunn has two homers off Snell MLB.com reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn has two home runs and four RBIs in his career against Pittsburgh Pirates SP Ian Snell. However, he is batting just .130 in 23 at-bats against him. Pirates | Maholm dominant against Dunn The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports Pittsburgh Pirates SP Paul Maholm is dominant against Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn, who is 3-for-25 with 10 strikeouts against Maholm. The three hits were singles. Nationals | Dunn takes day off Wednesday The Associated Press reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn (rest) took the day off Wednesday, May 13, but popped up as a pinch-hitter in the eighth inning. Nationals | Dunn, Johnson each drive in three The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn and 1B Nick Johnson each drove in three runs Thursday, May 7, in an 11-9 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nationals | Dunn hits Oswalt well Nationals.MLB.com's Bill Ladson reports Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn is hitting .300 with three homers and seven RBIs in 40 at-bats against Houston Astros SP Roy Oswalt since 2004. Nationals | Dunn drives in three runs Saturday Washington Nationals OF Adam Dunn went 1-for-3 Saturday, May 2, against the St. Louis Cardinals, with a home run and three RBIs, according to The Associated Press. | Feature LinksFantasy Football Weekly Playbook FREE Fantasy Baseball
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