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"One thing appears to be certain: The Nationals are not going to have a stagnant offense," MLB.com notes after Monday's game. After blowing a 6-2 lead in the middle innings, the Nats rallied in the ninth, scoring five runs off Tom Gordon (whose ERA, one game into the season, is 135.00). "It's good to score a lot of runs in one inning and show people that we can hit -- and that we're not going to put up with not scoring runs," says Lastings Milledge. Nats beat the Phillies, 11-6. (Box score) Chad Cordero is not heading to the DL - yet as he suffers from tendinitis in his shoulder. Cordero won't throw before Wednesday. However, there is no schedule for Elijah Duke's return from a right hamstring strain. The Nats considered calling up Justin Maxwell from Double-A when Dukes went on the DL, but the Nats decided they needed extra help in the bullpen in the form of Chris Schroder with Cordero ailing. Lastings Milledge is making, yes, a las...