Strasburg Shines In Series Win
In a match-up of hard luck pitchers, Nationals’ ace Stephen Strasburg outdueled Philadelphia lefty Cole Hamels — aided by an error filled five run seventh inning — and the Nats took the three game...
View ArticleKarns Throws Strikes: Nats Win
While the debut of Double-A pitcher Nathan Karns will not go down in the scorebooks as a “W” for the young righty, the Texas Tech product threw a strike-filled impressive 4.1 innings — and the...
View ArticleStrasburg Exits After Two, But Nats Win
Washington starter Stephen Strasburg didn’t make it into the third inning in Atlanta on Friday night, complaining of a strained right oblique, but Craig Stammen came on to pitch four perfect innings,...
View ArticleNats Fall In Atlanta, Now Under .500
The Washington Nationals fell one game under .500 for the season after dropping a 6-3 decision to their division rivals, the Atlanta Braves. A combination of poor relief pitching and a (by now)...
View ArticleTwins Killing
A Ryan Doumit single in the 11th inning off of reliever Craig Stammen gave the Minnesota Twins an extra innings 4-3 win at Nationals Park on Saturday, sinking the home towners to two games under .500....
View ArticleTake Two: Nats Rally In Nightcap
The Nationals came from three runs down to take the second game of a day-night doubleheader, beating the Twins last night at Nationals Park, 5-4. It was the first time the team had rallied from three...
View ArticleKluber-ed In Cleveland
The Washington Nationals beat themselves on Sunday, but they had help: Cleveland’s Corey Kluber wiggled out of numerous Nationals’ scoring opportunities, throwing eight innings of seven hit baseball,...
View ArticleLee Stifles The Nats
Phillies southpaw Cliff Lee threw eight complete innings of five hit baseball and held the Nationals to just two runs, and the Phillies came away with an easy 4-2 victory over Washington at Citizens...
View ArticleWerth, Desmond “Eat” Philadelphia’s “Face”
After losing to the Phillies on Tuesday, Washington Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth sat in front of his locker at Citizens Bank Park and talked about how his team needs to start winning. “You’ve...
View ArticleZimmermann Dominates, Wins His 10th
Jordan Zimmermann threw eight innings of six hit baseball, struck out nine and dominated the Rockies on Thursday night as the Washington Nationals easily blew by Roy Oswalt and Colorado, 5-1. It was...
View ArticleNats Bust Out, Then Hang On
Gio Gonzalez won for the first time since May 5 — and the Nationals supported him with an avalanche of runs, sparked by an Adam LaRoche three run home run, and Washington hung on to win over the...
View ArticleNats Late Rally Stuns The Mets
The Washington Nationals waited for New York’s Matt Harvey to exit the game — then rallied late against the Mets’ bullpen and pulled out a stunning 6-4 victory at Citi Field on Friday night. Washington...
View ArticleNationals Preview HR Derby Versus N.Y.
The Washington Nationals supported another brilliant outing from lefty ace Gio Gonzalez by scoring thirteen runs on 13 hits and blowing out the New York Mets at Citi Field on Sunday by a score of 13-2....
View ArticleFour Run 8th Lifts The Crew
After being shut out through seven innings by Washington ace Stephen Strasburg, the Milwaukee Brewers scored four runs off of reliever Drew Storen in the 8th inning and went on to down the Nationals,...
View ArticleNats Can’t Solve Lannan
John Lannan tamed his former teammates on Monday night in Philadelphia, pitching his new team to a 3-2 victory over the Washington Nationals by throwing eight innings of four hit baseball. For Lannan,...
View ArticleSlumping Nationals Now Back At .500
The pundits will call the 2013 Nationals campaign an “up-and-down” season, but after last night’s 2-1 extra innings debacle in Miami, it’s hard not to call it mostly “down.” The Nationals squandered a...
View ArticleSurging L.A. Sweeps The Nats
The duel of aces promised by a Jordan Zimmermann-Clayton Kershaw face-off at Nationals Park on Sunday turned out to be a disaster for the Hometown 9, as Washington fell to the surging Dodgers, 9-2 —...
View ArticleNats Rally Can’t Catch The Pirates
Jayson Werth’s two homes runs coupled with two hits each from Denard Span and Wilson Ramos weren’t enough to lift the Nationals, who lost their fourth game in a row, as Washington was downed by the...
View ArticleStrasburg-Liriano Duel Ends In Pittsburgh Win
Ian Desmond, Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman stood elbow-to-elbow at the rail of the Nationals dugout during the 9th inning last night, and it was clear what they were talking about. With the Nationals...
View ArticleNats Walk Off On Harper Homer
The Washington Nationals attempted to hand the Pirates a win on Thursday afternoon, squandering a four run 9th inning lead, but Bryce Harper put a Bryan Morris offering into the left field stands and...
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