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Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa forces out Brian McCann in a double-play bid in the seventh inning of the Opening Day game against the Atlanta Braves at home Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Washington slugger Ryan Zimmerman went one-for-three at the plate on a frustrating Opening Day 2011 for Nats hitters against the Atlanta Braves' Derek Lowe on Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Chipper Jones doubled and scored in the first inning to give the Braves a lead they would never relinquish Thursday. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Jayson Werth, a former Phillie, singled in his first at-bat as a Nat on Thursday and made two nice plays in the field. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Julio Melendez of Arlington holds up two of his company's season tickets for the opener of the Nationals against the Atlanta Braves, which was dampened by occasional drizzle. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
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Fans make their way from Metro to Nationals Park in anticipation of Opening Day at the stadium Thursday. Unfortunately, the Nats lost to Atlanta 2-0. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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`Connecticut's Maya Moore holds a framed poster after winning the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Wade Trophy as national player of the year for the third consecutive season during events before the NCAA Women's Final Four college basketball games in Indianapolis, Saturday, April 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)
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Kentucky head coach John Calipari reacts during a practice for a men's NCAA Final Four semifinal college basketball game Friday, April 1, 2011, in Houston. Kentucky plays UConn on Saturday. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Kansas City Royals' Matt Treanor (15) hits a three-run home run during the 13th inning of an MLB baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday, April 3, 2011. The Royals defeated the Angels 9-12. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
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Younger players take part in massive battle in the vidoe game Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars from LucasArts.
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Tim Wakefield delivers against the Tampa Bay Rays during the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game in Fort Myers, Fla., Tuesday, March 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Boston Red Sox pitcher Josh Beckett waits for a batter to get ready during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game against the Houston Astros, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Houston. Beckett pitched five shutout innings, giving up only one hit. (AP photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Texas Rangers' Josh Hamilton, left, signs autographs prior to an exhibition baseball game against the Round Rock Express, Wednesday, March 30, 2011, in Round Rock, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Michael Morse reacts after striking out looking on a Derek Lowe pitch during the fourth inning of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Fans enter Nationals Park prior to the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Complimentary Nationals hats were given to fans at Nationals Park prior to the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The Nationals grounds crew touch up the field prior to the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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Nationals manager Jim Riggleman greets his players on the field at the start of the opening day game against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park, in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Drew Angerer/The Washington Times)
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The American flag is brought out on the field as the Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves on Opening Day at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 31, 2011. (Rod Lamkey Jr/The Washington Times)
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Maria Llorente, who recently moved to Washington, D.C., from Florida, attends her first Nationals opening day Thursday, March 31, 2011 at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. (Barbara L. Salisbury/The Washington Times)
