Henry Rodriguez News

The Sunday night broadcast on ESPN pits the Nationals against Braves in Atlanta at 8 p.m. ET, and features two of the hottest pitchers in baseball: Gio Gonzalez and Brandon Beachy.

The save opportunities, he said, will be split between Tyler Clippard and Sean Burnett "in tandem," depending on matchups and which pitcher is fresh.

It was our much-anticipated quarterly lunch with Tim Kurkjian, baseball analyst extraordinaire, wherein George Will and I bathe in a constant flow of obscure statistics, Kurkjian oddities and ribald anecdotes, like the one about the Red Sox beat writer who accidentally walked in on a players' prayer meeting and was greeted by the burly right ... (more)

In his second year with the Nationals , Corey Brown has become the player they hoped they had traded for.

The process of putting Henry Rodriguez back together again began Wednesday night in Philadelphia, and it was a slow start.

Nats' skipper Davey Johnson told reporters last night that Washington Nationals ' third baseman Ryan Zimmermann just had a "little bit of soreness" in his right shoulder yesterday, so the manager made the decision to have him sit for the second game of two with Philadelphia in Citizens Bank so he could come back for the series finale and then take ... (more)

He stood up and walked out to left field, where Brad Lidge was working out. Rodriguez plopped down to stretch and they chatted a while, a man who made his living closing games offering counsel to a younger one who, for the moment, no longer does.

Even the great ones are going to make mistakes. Pitchers can't be successful if they're worried that the slightest misstep could get them pulled from a game.

Gio Gonzalez tossed six scoreless innings on Monday as the Washington Nationals squeaked past the Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1, in the opener of a three-game set at Citizens Bank Park.

While everyone connected to and rooting for the Nationals has Henry Rodriguez 's meltdowns and the rash of injuries on the brain, perhaps it's time to take a look at the development of the second player Washington acquired from the Oakland Athletics in exchange for outfielder Josh Willingham : Syracuse Chiefs outfielder Corey Brown .

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.

Manager Davey Johnson talked with Henry Rodriguez on Wednesday afternoon. Johnson asked him about his family and how he felt, speaking in Spanish; "it keeps me in practice," Johnson said.

Adam LaRoche collected his 1,000th career hit with a three-run double in the seventh and added a solo home run, as the Washington Nationals took down the Pittsburgh Pirates, 7-4, in the opener of a two-game set at Nationals Park.

Is it time to just give up when it comes to bullpens? Half the teams in baseball have already made ninth-inning changes, and more are certainly on the way.

Mets closer Frank Francisco must be blackmailing manager Terry Collins because the veteran is somehow managing to keep his late-inning role amid his recent struggles.

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.

It wasn't particularly pretty, but the Mets got the job done against the Brewers last night to kick off their mini homestand.

Nationals 8, Padres 5 : Bryce Harper golfed one more than 400 feet to straightaway center for his first ever major league homer.

There was a lot that happened Monday night . From Bryce Harper's first major league home run, to Sandy Leon's ugly collision at home plate with Chase Headley that landed the rookie on the disabled list with a high ankle sprain, to Craig Stammen turning in another superb outing, to the Nationals and reaffirmed closer Henry Rodriguez nearly blowing a ... (more)

Nationals catcher Sandy Leon has left the game in the fourth inning after injuring his right leg in a collision at home plate during his major league debut.