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Bryce Eldridge's grand slam caps Giants' stunning rally past Nats
Bryce Eldridge launched a walk-off grand slam with no outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon as the San Francisco Giants rallied from a 9-1 deficit with 10 runs over the final two innings to shock the visiting Washington Nationals 11-10.,After Matt Chapman and Rafael Devers had h...
Nationals strive to continue successful run in San Francisco
The Washington Nationals will seek to continue their recent mastery at Oracle Park in San Francisco when they go for a three-game sweep of the Giants on Wednesday afternoon.,Daylen Lile has provided big hits for the Nationals, who entered the series with two wins in three tries against the Arizona D...
Early offense sparks Nationals to another win over Giants
Luis Garcia Jr. hit the 11th pitch of the game for a two-run homer, James Wood had three hits and scored twice, and the visiting Washington Nationals made it two straight wins over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday with a front-running 6-3 victory.,Andrew Alvarez and four relievers overcame nine h...
Nationals ask Andrew Alvarez for another strong start, this time vs. Giants
Andrew Alvarez will be in search of a second consecutive sharp start when the Washington Nationals go for a back-to-back road win over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night.,One of the team's top starters last September, Alvarez (1-0, 3.54 ERA) began the season in the bullpen before getting the ...
Nationals rally for 3 in ninth inning, push past Giants
CJ Abrams stroked a two-run, game-tying single and Daylen Lile followed two batters later with a two-out, two-strike RBI single as the Washington Nationals rallied in the ninth inning to overtake the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Monday.,After the Giants had scored twice in the eighth to break a 1-1 t...
After late night and long flight, Giants welcome upstart Nats
Quite possibly playing on fumes after an early morning arrival following a grueling trip, the San Francisco Giants hope to be able to count upon a well-rested Logan Webb when they open a three-game home series against the Washington Nationals on Monday night.,Energized at least somewhat by an extra-...
Diamondbacks' bats awaken in time to avoid sweep vs. Nationals
Corbin Carroll and Gabriel Moreno homered, Michael Soroka contained the highest-scoring offense in the majors and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a weekend sweep with a 5-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday in Phoenix.,Carroll hit a solo homer off Cade Cavalli (3-4) in the first and M...
Nationals enjoying Diamondbacks' hospitality, pursue series sweep
The Washington Nationals do not need their home field to feel right at home.,The Nationals have 21 road wins -- only the Atlanta Braves have more with 23 -- and will look to finish a three-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix on Sunday.,"I know we are playing really well on the road, bu...
Nationals continue road dominance with win over Diamondbacks
Curtis Mead and Dylan Crews homered, Zack Littell won his fifth straight start, and the Washington Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 6-1 on Saturday in Phoenix.,Mead hit a two-run homer on the eighth pitch of the game off Eduardo Rodriguez (5-2), as the Nationals secured the series win and imp...
It's a new day as Nationals face Diamondbacks
The Washington Nationals have had distinct identities this season.,The difference is night and day.,The Nationals, who rank first in the majors with 345 runs after a 14-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night, have been much more dangerous under the lights.,They lead the majors in OP...
Luis Garcia (2 HRs, 6 RBIs), high-scoring Nats crush D-backs
Luis Garcia Jr. had two homers and a career-high six RBIs, James Wood homered and scored three times and the Washington Nationals blasted the Arizona Diamondbacks 14-1 on Friday in Phoenix.,Garcia hit a two-run homer eight pitches into the game off Merrill Kelly (5-4) and added his first career gran...
Diamondbacks, Nationals both looking to snap out of slump
The Arizona Diamondbacks and Washington Nationals -- two teams in need of a course correction -- will meet in the first game of a three-game series in Phoenix on Friday night.,Both teams have five losses in their past seven contests. If either team has momentum, it is Arizona, which defeated the Los...
Max Meyer dominates Nationals as Marlins earn series sweep
Max Meyer allowed just two hits over seven innings for the visiting Miami Marlins, who beat the Washington Nationals 4-1 on Wednesday afternoon to complete the three-game sweep.,Joe Mack's two-out, two-run single off reliever Clayton Beeter (1-1) in the top of the eighth put the Marlins ahead. It al...
Marlins in position to pull off sweep of Nationals
The Washington Nationals will try to cool off Miami's Heriberto Hernandez and salvage the finale of a three-game series when they host the Marlins on Wednesday.,Hernandez hit two of the Marlins' four home runs in a 7-3 win on Tuesday. It was his first career multi-homer game, and it gave him three l...
Marlins bash 3 straight homers en route to beating Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez hit two of Miami's four home runs and the visiting Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Tuesday night.,Joe Mack, Hernandez and Otto Lopez hit back-to-back-to-back home runs in the fifth inning. Hernandez has three homers in the first two games of the series, both 7-3 wins...
Nats RHP Miles Mikolas trending upward entering start vs. Marlins
Washington right-hander Miles Mikolas looks to continue his turnaround when the Nationals host the Miami Marlins on Tuesday night.,Mikolas, signed as a free agent in February, got off to a very rough start this season and was 0-3 with an 11.49 ERA after his first four appearances. Working after an o...
Marlins blast three late homers to rally past Nationals
Heriberto Hernandez hit a pinch-hit two-run homer, Sandy Alcantara pitched seven solid innings and the Miami Marlins rallied past the Nationals 7-3 in Washington, D.C. on Monday night to snap a five-game losing streak.,Alcantara, who had given 14 runs over his past two starts, allowed three runs on ...
Nationals fishing for redemption against the Marlins
The Washington Nationals have won or tied their past six series. Starting Monday, they will get a chance to avenge their last series loss when they host the Miami Marlins.,Washington took two of three from the San Diego Padres over the weekend, giving the Nationals consecutive series wins over the P...
Nationals hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...
Nats hold off Padres to claim another series win
James Wood lined a two-run homer, Zack Littell pitched into the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals beat the visiting San Diego Padres 4-2 on Sunday.,Luis Garcia Jr. also homered for the Nationals, who have won or split six consecutive series. Keibert Ruiz had two hits and threw out three ba...