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WASHINGTON -- Daniel Murphy tried to set the stage for a dramatic rally, but even the first grand slam of his career wasnt enough juice to get the Washington Nationals out of their funk.Murphy hit a grand slam as part of a five-run ninth inning, but the Nationals fell short in a 10-8 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Washington has lost three in a row to Baltimore this week and six of its past nine overall.Despite that, the Nationals still lead the NL East by seven games over the Miami Marlins, and the almost-comeback had manager Dusty Baker feeling better in spite of another defeat.The thing Im proud of my team about is we lost the game, but I mean they showed a lot of fight, Baker said. If you keep fighting like that, youre going to win a lot of ballgames. I mentioned to some of the guys, good teams got to come back. And come back we did.Trailing 10-3 going into the bottom of the ninth, the Nationals got singles from Danny Espinosa and pinch-hitter Clint Robinson, and a walk to Jayson Werth set up Murphys 24th home run of the season, the grand slam off Parker Bridwell.Great at-bats in front of me, Murphy said. J.W .works a great at bat, Clint comes off the bench, hits a bullet and I got a pitch in the middle of the plate. Fortunately I didnt miss it.Murphys grand slam forced the Orioles to turn to closer Zach Britton, who was on a streak of 43 consecutive appearances without giving up an earned run. That ended when Bryce Harper singled and Anthony Rendon drove him in with an RBI double, the first run Britton gave up since April 30.Britton got Ryan Zimmerman to ground into a game-ending double play, making Washington starter Tanner Roark (13-7) lament his rough start. Roark said he wasnt at his best in giving up five runs, four earned, on seven hits in five-plus innings.Roark hit three of the first 14 batters he faced and allowed a two-run home run to Manny Machado before settling down.Hes usually not as erratic as he was tonight, Zimmerman said. He cant be great every single time. He did battle. Kept us in the game for five innings. Thats kind of typical of Tanner. Even when he doesnt have his good stuff, he battles and keeps us in the game. That was good to see him do that.TRAINERS ROOMOrioles: OF Joey Rickard is set to see the doctor Sept. 2 to determine how his right thumb ligament injury is progressing. Manager Buck Showalter hopes Rickard will be back before the end of the season. ... LHP Brian Duensing (left elbow inflammation) threw seven pitches in an inning in the Gulf Coast League, Showalter said.Nationals: INF Stephen Drew saw an inner ear specialist to get a shot in his ear, according to team broadcaster MASN. He has been out since late July with vertigo.HARPER HOLDS MEDALSHarper became Katie Ledeckys medal holder while the swimmer threw out the ceremonial first pitch. Ledecky, who won one silver and four gold medals at the Rio Olympics, handed them to Harper before throwing to reliever Shawn Kelley.TURN, TURN, TURNWith his single in the seventh, Trea Turner tied the Montreal Expos/Nationals franchise record with hits in eight consecutive plate appearances. Andre Dawson and Dmitri Young remained in the record books when Turner struck out in the ninth to finish his day 4 for 5.UP NEXTWith Chris Tillman on the disabled list, the Orioles turn to RHP Ubaldo Jimenez (5-10, 6.94 ERA) to make his first start since July 28. Hell face Nationals RHP Max Scherzer (13-7, 3.05). DaRon Payne Youth Jersey . "I was fortunate to play many years at this level with a great organization and unbelievable teammates," said Hejduk in a statement. Trent Williams Youth Jersey . 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Victor Moses converted a 20th-minute penalty after an Ethiopian handball, and Victor Obinna made certain of Nigerias place in Brazil with his powerful free kick in the 82nd at UJ Esuene Stadium.Liverpool Ladies duo Martha Harris and Kate Longhurst visited Childwall Sports Academy in the city this week to join in with the newly-formed MumBall coaching sessions for parents. MumBall was the brainchild of two mums who teamed up together to offer football fitness sessions for women looking to get healthy. Becki Gerrard and Louise Codman host the MumBall sessions in order to provide parents with a chance to get an active workout as well as providing mums with a chance to socialise together.Reds duo Harris and Longhurst joined in with the weekly football session before answering some questions from those in attendance at the academy.On attending the session, Reds midfielder Longhurst said: MumBall is a fantastic concept and credit to Becki and Louise for creating the coaching sessions to proovide parents with a chance to get healthy as well as the opportunity to meet other parents on a social level.ddddddddddddI was really impressed by the standard of all those participating and it is fantastic to see so many women of all ages getting involved with football.Founder of Mumball, Becki Gerrard said: It was brilliant to be able to welcome Kate and Martha down to tonights MumBall session.To be able to welcome two professional female footballers is fantastic for the girls and I would like to thank Kate and Martha for taking time out of their season to join in with tonights session. 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