Nats stave off 100th loss in crazy fashion

The way the first five innings unfolded for the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night -- basically, the way their entire season has unfolded in getting them to the edge of 100 losses for the second straight season -- it would have been wholly predictable for them to match six innings of offensive futility with a sleepy four-inning coda and politely trudge to their 100th defeat. Instead, they staved it off for at least a day with a win that, among their 52 victories this year, will be tough to surpass in entertainment value and sheer weirdness. The Nationals didn't register ... Email </a