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Braves come from behind to top Nationals
Ozzie Albies' two-out single in the sixth inning drove in two runs and helped the Atlanta Braves take a 5-4 come-from-behind victory over the visiting Washington Nationals on Thursday.,Albies was facing a two-strike count when home plate umpire Chad Fairchild warned him about standing outside the ba...
Nationals aim to continue winning ways in finale vs. Blue Jays
The Washington Nationals will go for their fourth straight series win since the All-Star break when they host the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday afternoon.,Washington rebounded from a 3-2 setback Monday in the opener of the three-game series vs. Toronto with an 8-6 win on Tuesday.,"Obviously we unde...
Nationals, in thick of wild-card race, turn to hot Cade Cavalli vs. Jays
Cade Cavalli will look to continue his torrid stretch and help the Washington Nationals bounce back against the Toronto Blue Jays on Tuesday night.,Toronto took the opening game of the three-game series 3-2 on Monday behind some stellar bullpen work after Max Scherzer kicked things off in his return...
Max Scherzer comes off IL as Blue Jays eke past Nationals
Luis Urias homered, Myles Straw had two hits and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Nationals 3-2 on Monday in Max Scherzer's return to Washington.,Scherzer, who spent 6 1/2 seasons in Washington and won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019, came off the injured list to make his seventh start of th...
Off IL, Jays' Max Scherzer looks to cool down Nationals, CJ Abrams
Max Scherzer will try to cool down red-hot CJ Abrams when the Toronto Blue Jays visit the Washington Nationals for the opener of a three-game series on Monday night.,Scherzer, who won a World Series with the Nationals in 2019, will come off the injured list and make the start on his 42nd birthday.,A...
CJ Abrams making difference for Nationals against Diamondbacks
The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to subdue All-Star CJ Abrams and the host Washington Nationals in the rubber game of their three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Abrams finished a triple short of the cycle and drove in three runs in Washington's 5-3 win on Saturday. The Diamondbacks hold the third...
CJ Abrams, Foster Griffin spark Nationals over D-backs
CJ Abrams had three hits including a home run, Foster Griffin pitched into the seventh inning and the Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-3 on Saturday in Washington.,Abrams tied the game with a two-run double in the third and hit his 25th home run in the fifth, giving him a major-league-leadi...
Eduardo Rodriguez, Diamondbacks earn tight win over Nationals
Gabriel Moreno drove in the go-ahead run with a seventh-inning sacrifice fly as the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Friday.,Moreno and Tim Tawa each had two hits and an RBI for Arizona, which has won four straight and six of seven.,Dylan Crews hit a two-run homer f...
Nationals push to continue power surge in finale vs. Rockies
Coors Field always has been a hitter-friendly park, and the Washington Nationals have helped continue that narrative. ,After belting five homers over the first two contests against the Colorado Rockies, the Nationals will look to do more damage in the finale of a three-game series on Wednesday after...
Hunter Goodman's late HR lifts Rockies over Nationals
Hunter Goodman hit a solo home run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting the Colorado Rockies over the Washington Nationals 8-7 in Denver on Tuesday night.,Goodman, who leads all catchers in homers with a career-high-tying 31, hit a 3-2 slider to left-center off Clayton Beeter (...
Washington gets to Kyle Freeland early, takes down Rockies
CJ Abrams homered for the second straight game, one of three home runs for Washington, and the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 7-3 in Denver on Monday night.,Jacob Young also went deep and finished with three hits, Curtis Mead contributed three hits, and Andres Chaparro hit his fourth home run f...
Nationals turn back Athletics for series victory
Foster Griffin's seven innings of one-run ball and home runs by CJ Abrams and Dylan Crews led the visiting Washington Nationals to a 5-2 win over the Athletics on Sunday afternoon in West Sacramento, Calif.,Griffin (11-2), who picked up his third win in as many starts, only struck out two but induce...
Athletics, Nationals meet in rubber game after dueling blowouts
The Athletics were embarrassed by the Washington Nationals in the series opener but the script was rewritten in favor of the A's for Game 2.,Each team has a blowout victory in the books as they get together for the finale of the series on Sunday afternoon at West Sacramento, Calif.,The Nationals mat...
Andres Chaparro, Nats try to top gaudy numbers vs. skidding A's
The All-Star break didn't hinder the bats of the Washington Nationals as they scored more than three touchdowns' worth of runs in their first game after the resumption of play on Friday.,The Nationals dismantled the Athletics 23-4 in the opening contest of a three-game set and will look for another ...
Andres Chaparro (2 HRs, 8 RBIs) powers Nationals to 23-4 rout of Athletics
Andres Chaparro hit two homers and more than doubled his season count with eight RBIs as the Washington Nationals torched the lowly Athletics 23-4 on Friday night at West Sacramento, Calif.,Chaparro had seven RBIs on the season before going 4-for-5 with a walk and four runs as Washington set a seaso...
Pirates acquire OF Robert Hassell III from Nationals
The Pittsburgh Pirates acquired outfielder Robert Hassell III from the Washington Nationals on Thursday in exchange for cash considerations or a player to be named later.,Hassell, 24, made his major league debut last season and played 70 games for the Nationals, but this season he has not made it ou...
Yankees again rally late to complete three-game sweep of Nationals
Ben Rice hit a two-run eighth-inning triple and for the third straight game the New York Yankees used a late-inning rally to beat the Nationals, this time 5-3 Sunday in Washington.,New York rallied in the ninth inning Friday, the eighth inning Saturday and again in the eighth Sunday to close out the...
Jazz Chisholm Jr.'s 2-run homer in 9th lifts Yankees past Nationals
Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a two-run ninth-inning homer and the New York Yankees rallied past the Nationals 5-3 in Washington on Friday night.,With New York trailing 3-2, Jasson Dominguez singled with one out against Matt Krook (0-1) and Chisholm homered into the second deck in right, his 13th of the sea...
Yankees brace for Nationals in battle of top two HR teams
The New York Yankees will look to build on Thursday's offensive surge when they end the first half of the season with a three-game series at the Washington Nationals starting Friday night.,New York entered Thursday having lost 14 of its past 18 games and struggling to score. Behind two home runs fro...
Nationals' Foster Griffin strives to stay in top form vs. Astros
Washington Nationals left-hander Foster Griffin ranks among the National League leaders in several pitching categories, including wins, ERA and batting average against.,He is not, however, an NL All-Star. ,Griffin (9-2, 2.87 ERA) will have one more chance to make a case as a potential late replaceme...