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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 ...
Michael King works to rebound as Padres take on Nationals
San Diego right-hander Michael King will look for a bounce-back outing when the Padres visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon.,King (4-3, 2.76 ERA) leads Padres starters in ERA, innings pitched (62) and strikeouts (63) and has given up two earned runs or less in eight of his 11 starts ...
Rare Jackson Merrill homer rallies Padres past Nats
Jackson Merrill cracked a tiebreaking two-run homer in the seventh and Fernando Tatis Jr. had three hits as the visiting San Diego Padres rallied for a 7-5 win on Friday night against the Washington Nationals.,Ty France added a game-tying solo homer in the sixth for the Padres, who snapped a four-ga...
Gavin Williams sharp as Guardians salvage finale vs. Nats
Chase DeLauter drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Gavin Williams moved into a tie for the major league lead in wins as the Cleveland Guardians beat the visiting Washington Nationals 3-2 on Wednesday afternoon.,DeLauter singled home fellow rookie Travis Bazzana in a three-run fifth for...
Nationals look to move above .500 against surging Guardians
Rhys Hoskins' first season with the Cleveland Guardians has been feast or famine, as one would expect for a player who was unsigned until Feb. 23.,The longtime National Leaguer only has 22 hits, but 13 of them have gone for extra bases and he has 19 RBIs.,Hoskins and the Guardians continue interleag...
Foster Griffin, Nationals earn road series win over Braves
Foster Griffin threw six scoreless innings, Nasim Nunez and Luis Garcia Jr. each drove in a run and the visiting Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Sunday.,Griffin (6-2) allowed just three hits, struck out six and walked one for Washington, which became the first team this season to...
Nationals aim to clinch road series against Braves
The Washington Nationals have an opportunity to become the first team to clinch a road series this season against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday afternoon in the finale of the three-game set.,Washington evened the weekend series on Saturday in an atypical way for the upstart club. The Nationals, who l...
Braves' unsung heroes ready for Nationals
The Atlanta Braves continue to find ways to win -- and unlikely contributors have helped to propel the club to a major-league-leading 36 victories.,Ahead of the second contest of a three-game set against the visiting Washington Nationals on Saturday afternoon, Atlanta is more than content to continu...
Nats reinstate reliever Clayton Beeter from injured list
The Washington Nationals reinstated reliever Clayton Beeter from the 15-day injured list on Thursday.,The 27-year-old right-hander went on the IL on April 26 after experiencing soreness in his right forearm.,Beeter was 1-0 with two saves and a 3.48 ERA in 10 relief appearances prior to the injury.,H...
Mets' Zach Thornton set for MLB debut vs. Nationals
New York Mets pitching prospect Zach Thornton will make his major league debut Wednesday night as the starter against the host Washington Nationals.,The 24-year-old left-hander was selected over more experienced options to take the place of starting pitcher Clay Holmes, who is out because of a fract...
James Wood's inside-the-park slam sparks Nationals' rally vs. Mets
James Wood's three hits included an inside-the-park grand slam as the Washington Nationals rallied from a five-run deficit for a 9-6 win against the New York Mets in on Tuesday night.,Jose Tena also homered for Washington, which had lost its previous two games.,Bo Bichette hit a pair of two-run home...
After wild game, Mets and Nationals focus on pitching in rematch
A pitchers' duel could be in the offing Tuesday night following a wild affair in the series opener between the visiting New York Mets and the Washington Nationals.,Washington rallied late to tie Monday's game and squandered two chances to end it before the Mets scored 10 runs in the 12th inning of a...
Mets score 10 runs in 12th to blast Nationals
The New York Mets exploded for 10 runs in the 12th inning and routed the Nationals 16-7 Monday night in Washington.,Automatic runner Tyrone Taylor scored the go-ahead run when Carson Benge singled off pitcher Paxton Schultz (0-1). Bo Bichette singled Benge to third and Juan Soto was intentionally wa...
Nationals' Daylen Lile eager to continue power surge vs. O's
Daylen Lile looks to continue his hot streak when the Washington Nationals host the Baltimore Orioles in the middle game of the Beltway Series on Saturday.,Lile belted his fourth homer in four games and added a double and a single in Washington's 3-2 win over Baltimore on Friday night.,He is batting...
Beltway Series bounce-back? Nationals take aim at Orioles
The Washington Nationals will be glad to start fresh against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday night, one day after a debacle in Cincinnati.,Washington's chance for a series sweep vs. the Reds and a bid to reach .500 for the season ended in a 15-1 loss to the Reds.,The Nationals now will host the Orio...
JJ Bleday, Reds ride power surge in rout of Nationals
JJ Bleday homered twice and drove in six runs to help the Cincinnati Reds salvage a win in the three-game series against the visiting Washington Nationals with a 15-1 rout on Thursday afternoon.,Matt McLain and Dane Myers also homered and Spencer Steer had two hits and scored three times.,Elly De La...
Nationals face tall order in encounter vs. Janson Junk, Marlins
The Washington Nationals can reach the .500 mark for the first time in over a month when they visit the Miami Marlins on Saturday.,The Nationals took the opener of the series 3-2 on Friday night, improving to 13-7 on the road in the process. The Marlins, meanwhile have dropped five of six to fall to...
After eventful first inning, Nationals hold on to beat Marlins
Jacob Young hit a two-run home run, Foster Griffin pitched seven strong innings and the Washington Nationals beat the host Miami Marlins 3-2 on Friday night.,Curtis Mead reached base three times on a double and two walks for Washington, which has won three straight games. The Nationals improved to 1...
Marlins LHP Robby Snelling ready for debut vs. Nationals
The Miami Marlins will turn to a newcomer as they try to keep their momentum going when they meet the visiting Washington Nationals to begin a three-game series Friday night.,The Marlins called up prospect Robby Snelling to start the game in his major league debut.,"It's exciting, because Robby (is)...
Brooks Lee, Twins eager to flex muscles in rematch vs. Nationals
The Minnesota Twins will look to build on their offensive explosion in the series opener when they visit the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.,After losing 13 of 16 games to fall into last place in the American League Central, the Twins have won two in a row for the first time since a four-ga...