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MILWAUKEE -- The Green Bay Packers announced Tuesday that they had a record year financially, driven in large part by their 13-0 start to a season in which they were the defending Super Bowl champion. The Packers said they had $42.7 million in net income in 2011-12, an increase of 150 per cent over the previous year. Total revenue was $302 million, up 6.9 per cent, largely driven by enthusiasm over a season that included a 15-1 regular-season record, team president Mark Murphy said. "It was such a great season," Murphy said. "It kept the excitement level at a very high level." As the NFLs only publicly owned franchise, the Packers are the only NFL team required to reveal detailed financial data. The latest report didnt include $64 million raised through a six-week stock sale around the Christmas season. The stock sale was the fifth in the teams history and first since 1997. Murphy said it added some 250,000 shareholders, which he predicted would help the team down the road in terms of being revenue generators. The teams income was helped by a 4 per cent drop in expenses to $259 million. A year earlier, the team played all four of its playoff games, including the Super Bowl, on the road. The Packers lone playoff game last season was at home, a loss to the New York Giants. Green Bay had national revenue of $171.6 million. That includes revenue sources divided among all teams, such as broadcast deals and road receipts. The team also reported local revenue of $130.4 million, which includes revenue from home gates, local media deals, Pro Shop sales and tours of Lambeau Field. So-called local revenue was up 9.3 per cent in part because of a record number of tourists, Murphy said. There were 156,000 visitors to the stadium, and 137,000 people took the tour. While the teams performance contributed to the strong financial results, Murphy said the team benefited from the fact that labour issues were resolved just before last seasons training camps began -- meaning fans didnt miss anything. The Packers are reinvesting profits into the stadium and other efforts, Murphy said. He mentioned the ongoing $143 million expansion to Lambeau Field that includes a new sound system, two high-definition video boards, new entrances and about 7,000 news seats in time for the 2013 season. He said the team is also working to engage fans through its website and social media. "Youre not going have years like this every year, but we just want to be a consistent organization that performs well on and off the field," he said. "... We couldnt have been more pleased with the way fans supported us." Cheap Jerseys From China . Manager John Farrell, speaking in an interview on MLB Radio, said Santos would miss a minimum of four weeks of action. 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In retrospect, it was a big play as the Nationals stretched their season-best winning streak to eight games with a 6-5 victory over the sloppy Arizona Diamondbacks. Flores singled in the final and what proved to be the deciding run in Washingtons five-run fifth inning. Jayson Werth and Michael Morse each had an RBI double and Ryan Zimmerman drove in two with a single in the uprising, a rally aided by two Arizona errors and a wild pitch by Diamondbacks starter Wade Miley (12-8). "It was a mess," said Arizona catcher Miguel Montero, who committed one of the miscues. "It was a bad inning." Flores is well aware that, while the Nationals have excelled in virtually all other departments, their failure to throw out runners attempting to steal has been a glaring weakness. Not that he is entirely, or even mostly, to blame, because Washingtons starters are notoriously bad at keeping runners from taking off. "I know people outside, they think different stuff," Flores said, "but its been really hard for me being back there and not have the time or the chance to throw those guys out. Tonight I knew at any point that guy was going to take off. Even though it was a slider pitcher, I got a good release, and for the first time in a while, I got him out." Aaron Hill homered and Justin Upton doubled twice for the Diamondbacks, losers of the first two of the series and six of eight overall. Edwin Jackson (7-7) got the win despite giving up five runs and eight hits in 5 2-3 innings. "The runs we scored definitely backed up a bad outing by me," he said. "I guess it was just good enough to keep us close. The bullpen came in and did a good job, as always. We were able to get a win. It wasnt necessarily the way that I planned for it to go, but somehow it worked." Tyler Clippard threw a perfect ninth for his 24th save in 28 tries. The Nationals, with a major league-best 71-43 record, stayed 4 1-2 games ahead of Atlanta in the NL East. Arizona dropped five games behind first-place San Francisco in the NL West. Miley went 4 1-3 innings, his shortest outing since June 30, and gave up six runs -- four earned -- and nine hits.dddddddddddd "It is very frustrating," he said. "You go out and the team gives you four runs, early. It is on me. I couldnt keep the lead. It got ugly out there. It was a merry go round and I couldnt put an end to it." The rookie left-hander was cruising with a 4-1 lead when things fell apart. Steve Lombardozzi led off the fifth with a bunt single, took second on Jacksons sacrifice bunt, and scored when Werth doubled to right. Third baseman Chris Johnson couldnt handle Espinosas sharp grounder, the ball careening off his glove into the outfield grass for an error that left runners at second and third. Zimmerman followed with a single that brought home both runners to tie the game 4-4. Zimmerman took second on a wild pitch and advanced to third on the play when the catcher Montero threw wildly past second. Morses double brought in Zimmerman to put the Nationals ahead 5-4. Miley walked Adam LaRoche and was finished for the night, but the Nationals werent. Brad Bergeson got Tyler Moore to line out to centre, but Flores singled in Morse to boost the lead to 6-4. Two of Washingtons runs in the inning were unearned. Arizona cut it to 6-5 in the sixth when Gerardo Parra singled with one out and scored on Ryan Wheelers pinch-hit double off the centre field wall. While Washington had just one base runner, on a walk, in the final four innings, the Diamondbacks threatened in the seventh and eighth. Hill led off the seventh with a double but Kubel struck out, then Paul Goldschmidt and Upton grounded out. Washington reliever Michael Gonzalez walked two of the first three he faced in the eighth. But pinch hitter Jake Elmore flied out in his major league debut, and Drew struck out. Notes: The Nationals improved to 39-21 on the road, by far the best in the majors. ... With LHP Mike Zagurski designated for assignment on Saturday, Arizona has no left-hander in the bullpen. ... A serious dust storm swept through downtown Phoenix during the game, some sifting through the cracks of Chase Field. ... Washington improved to 10-2 in August, best in the majors. ... Miley is 3-4 in his last seven starts. ... A pair of left-handers go in the series finale on Sunday, rookie Patrick Corbin (3-4, 3.53 ERA) for Arizona, and Ross Detwiler (6-4, 2.99) taking the mound for the Nationals. ' ' '