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Cubs close to elimination as they face Nationals
The Chicago Cubs will look to keep their flickering postseason aspirations alive on Friday afternoon when they continue their four-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals.,The Cubs (78-75) snapped a modest two-game skid by posting a 7-6 victory over the Nationals (68-85) on Thursday in...
Dansby Swanson leads Cubs to narrow win vs. Nats
Dansby Swanson collected three hits and four runs and Cody Bellinger had three RBIs to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 7-6 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Chicago's Seiya Suzuki launched a two-run homer and Ian Happ had three hits and scored twice. Isaac Paredes drove in a pair of...
Cubs, on brink of wild-card elimination, open series with Nationals
Unable to derail the New York Mets' playoff charge, the Washington Nationals will get an opportunity to eliminate the Chicago Cubs from the National League race as the clubs begin a four-game series at Wrigley Field on Thursday night.,Coming off a disappointing two-games-to-one home-series loss to t...
Mets back sharp Jose Quintana with 9-run 4th, blank Nats
Brandon Nimmo hit a three-run homer to cap an impressive nine-run fourth inning and Jose Quintana pitched seven outstanding innings as the host New York Mets rolled to a 10-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,The Mets (84-68) outscored the Nationals 20-1 in the final two game...
Mets' Pete Alonso gets another chance for big day vs. Nationals
The New York Mets learned Tuesday night that trying to win games without Francisco Lindor is a lot easier when vintage Pete Alonso appears.,The Mets will look to continue solidifying their spot in the National League wild-card race by completing a sweep of the visiting Washington Nationals Wednesday...
Pete Alonso drives in 5 in Mets' blowout of Nationals
Pete Alonso homered and collected five RBIs on Tuesday for the host New York Mets, who solidified their grip on the third National League wild-card spot by cruising to a 10-1 win over the Washington Nationals.,Alonso and rookie Luisangel Acuna each finished a triple shy of the cycle for the Mets (83...
Francisco Lindor acting as 'cheerleader' for Mets' meeting with Nats
The New York Mets survived one game without Francisco Lindor as he deals with a lower back injury, eking out a victory to grab sole possession of a playoff position.,The Mets will likely be without Lindor again on Tuesday and attempt to withstand the shortstop's absence when they host the Washington...
Starling Marte's 10th-inning hit lifts Mets over Nationals
Starling Marte hit a game-ending single with one out in the 10th inning as the New York Mets earned a 2-1 victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Monday.,After Tyrone Taylor was intentionally walked leading off the inning, Francisco Alvarez hit a warning track fly ball to right field to ad...
Mets open final homestand vs. Nationals
The direction of the final twists in a rollercoaster season for the New York Mets might be determined by the results of the MRI exam star shortstop Francisco Lindor is scheduled to undergo Monday.,The Mets will hope to have clarity on Lindor's status by Monday night, when they open a pivotal three-g...
James Wood's 2 HRs help Nats win series vs. Marlins
Rookie James Wood hit two solo home runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to their third straight win, 4-3, over the Miami Marlins on Sunday afternoon., ,It was the first multi-homer game of Wood's career as Washington (68-81) rallied to capture the four-game series. The Nationals also won the ...
Nationals' MacKenzie Gore latest lefty to challenge Marlins
The Miami Marlins, who are a National League-worst 11-42 against left-handed starters this season, get to face another one on Sunday afternoon as they go for a series split with the host Washington Nationals.,MacKenzie Gore (8-12, 4.34 ERA), who is 1-1 with a 2.95 ERA in three career starts against ...
Nationals hit 3 homers to top struggling Marlins
Jose Tena had two hits, including a homer, and scored twice, and Joey Gallo and Juan Yepez also hit home runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.,It marked the seventh time this season that Washington (67-81) hit three or more home run...
3 home runs lift Nationals past Marlins
Jose Tena homered and had two hits and scored twice and Joey Gallo and Juan Yepez also hit home runs to lead the host Washington Nationals to a 4-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Saturday afternoon.,It marked the seventh time this season that Washington (67-81) hit three or more home runs in a ga...
Rising star Dylan Crews looks to lead Nationals against Marlins
Washington Nationals outfielder Dylan Crews is showing why he's ranked the No. 1 prospect in baseball., ,The 2023 winner of the Golden Spikes Award, which is bestowed to the best amateur player in the United States, Crews didn't make his major league debut until Aug. 26. But the 22-year-old already ...
Nationals stifle Marlins to even series
Luis Garcia Jr. homered and Dylan Crews stole two bases and scored a run as the host Washington Nationals evened their four-game series with the Miami Marlins with a 4-1 victory on Friday night.,Rookie left-hander DJ Herz (4-7) picked up the win by allowing one run on four hits over five innings, wa...
Nationals' DJ Herz, after exiting hitless outings, faces Marlins
Rookie left-hander DJ Herz will look to build off his first win in more than a month when the Washington Nationals play the second contest of their four-game series against the visiting Miami Marlins on Friday.,Herz (3-7, 3.82 ERA) tossed five scoreless innings without allowing a hit in a 5-3 victor...
Marlins capitalize on Nationals' miscues, halt skid
Jonah Bride and Connor Norby each drove in two runs as the visiting Miami Marlins overcame an early three-run deficit in a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.,In the opener of a four-game series, Jake Burger collected three hits and Xavier Edwards had two after entering the game i...
Nationals seek to maintain dominance of Marlins
The Washington Nationals will look to continue their dominance over the visiting Miami Marlins on Thursday evening when the teams open a four-game series.,The Nationals are 8-1 against the Marlins this year. Washington won the first eight meetings before losing to Miami for the first time 4-3 in 10 ...
Jake Irvin helps Nationals hold Braves in check
Washington right-hander Jake Irvin continued to mystify the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday, throwing six strong innings to help the host Nationals to a 5-1 win and a split of the two-game series.,The loss drops Atlanta (79-67) one game behind the Mets in the pursuit of the final wild-card spot in the N...
Max Fried, Braves pursue two-game sweep of Nationals
The visiting Atlanta Braves will try to complete a much-needed two-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.,Atlanta (79-66) routed Washington 12-0 on Tuesday night while the New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, leaving the teams tied for the third and final National League wild-c...