Rays' rally deep-sixes Nats

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. | The Washington Nationals lost for the 44th time in 60 games on Saturday night, a stretch of futility almost as twistedly impressive in its variety as its length. The Nationals have lost games in which they've scored bunches of runs and failed to score any. They've dropped fly balls, booted grounders, thrown wild pitches, walked batters, blindly missed throws and given up grand slams. They began a weekend series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday night with Nick Johnson missing a foul pop-up that could have ended the eighth inning, and Ron Villone giving up ... Email </a