Craig Stammen News

Washington Nationals ' manager Davey Johnson seemed at a loss for words when trying to explain Stephen Strasburg's outing on Saturday.

Bryce Harper homered and Danny Espinosa added a three-run shot to help Washington strengthen its hold on first place in the NL East by beating the reeling Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Saturday.

Ever since Drew Storen needed to receive elbow surgery to remove bone fragments from his pitching arm, the closer situation in Washington has been in a state of flux.

"My heart's still ticking," Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson told reporters last night after Henry Rodriguez gave the Nats another scare with a wild-pitch-filled outing in Citizens Bank Park.

Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow says he been told that he no longer fits in Tampa Bay's plans for next season.

Gio Gonzalez allowed three hits over six innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both runs to lead the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night.

New Look: "Just needed to shake it up a little bit," Washington Nationals ' manager Davey Johnson said this afternoon when asked about the new-look lineup he put together for the second game of three with the visiting Baltimore Orioles in D.C. 23-year-old infielder Steve Lombardozzi was starting at second and leading off.

Chien-Ming Wang is allowed to remain on a rehab stint until May 27, at which time he likely will be worked into the Nationals' rotation.

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Brad Lidge can't pick just one. He looks around the home clubhouse at Nationals Park, thinks about all of the ways his teammates have to make hitters look silly, and tries gamely to answer the question.

Starting pitcher James McDonald carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and finished with 11 strikeouts, while Andrew McCutchen banged out two homers and Rod Barajas added another as the Pirates scored a 5-3 victory over Washington on Thursday night at Nationals Park.

You don't have to be a sabermetrics whiz to know the numbers are piling up against Washington Nationals closer Henry Rodriguez , who has been as ineffective recently as a JP Morgan Chase trader.

Kyle Shaner CINCINNATI - In the fourth season of his Major League Baseball career, Versailles High School graduate Craig Stammen finally got to live out his childhood dream of pitching in Cincinnati.

After Henry Rodriguez gave up that walkoff grand slam to Joey Votto on Sunday, Nationals manager Davey Johnson made it clear that Rodriguez is still the closer.

Highlighting a bad performance from the previous night in baseball might seem like a harsh way to start the morning.

The Nationals had twice lost a lead with Detwiler on the mound. His pitch count had climbed close to 90.

WASHINGTON -- Bryce Harper hit his first big league home run, helping lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Monday night.

Ian Desmond roped the go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning and 19-year-old phenom Bryce Harper crushed his first major league home run as the Washington Nationals topped the San Diego Padres, 8-5, in the opener of a brief two-game series on Monday.

Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa hit two-run home runs, and Gio Gonzalez struck out nine in five innings to lead the Nationals to a 7-3 win against the Reds at Great American Ball Park Friday night.

When you go just 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, you can make any pitching staff look like All-Stars, and one hot player on the other team can make even the best hurlers look ordinary.