Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman homered Friday, leading the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 win over the Florida Marlins. Dunn's 37th homer this season, a two-run shot off Florida starter Jason Johnson, came with two outs in the top of the first. Zimmerman hit his 29th, a solo homer, with one out in the seventh. Mike Morse hit a two-run, pinch-hit double in the sixth for the Nationals, who won their second straight contest despite just five hits. The winner was starter J.D.

Elijah Dukes hit a grand slam, Josh Willingham homered twice and the Washington Nationals enjoyed a rare scoring outburst Tuesday to rout the Chicago Cubs 15-6. Dukes hit his slam during a six-run fifth that gave the Nationals a 9-1 lead and Willingham added a three-run blast in the eighth.

Josh Bard and Josh Willingham homered Saturday, helping Washington beat Arizona 5-2 for the Nationals' seventh win in a row. Willingham's two-run blast, his 18th homer of the season, erased a 2-1 deficit with no outs in the bottom of the fourth. Bard hit a solo shot in the sixth, his second home run. Adam

The National League Monday named a red-hot pitcher, San Francisco's Tim Lincecum, and a punishing hitter, Washington's Josh Willingham, its players of the week. Lincecum, 25, didn't give up an earned run in 17 innings while winning two starts last week.

Josh Willingham hit a two-run homer and drove in a third run Sunday, powering Washington's 5-3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. He had two of Washington's nine hits and his effort capped a week in which he became the 13th player in Major League Baseball history to hit two grand slams.