Willie Harris News

It sure is going to be fun watching the Washington Nationals play baseball now that the adults are in charge.

How much playing time do you think Ivan Rodriguez will get? I think it would be a waste if he gets only the amount of playing time Wil Nieves had last year.

A week after saying that he didn't see the Nationals going after free agent Jon Garland, general manager Mike Rizzo announced during his Monday session with the local media that the team is interested in the right-hander. MLB.com also learned from a baseball source that Washington has interest in free-agent catcher Brad Ausmus.

Leading off with Beckham could hinder his development. Leadoff is not a position.

Nationals outfielder/infielder Willie Harris and free-agent second baseman Orlando Hudson have never played together in professional baseball, but they are the best of friends.

The Washington Nationals, under General Manager Mike Rizzo, are doing some fall housecleaning.

The brand-spanking-new Nationals Park has just about everything you could ask for in a modern ballpark.

Willie Harris has been playing almost every day since center fielder Nyjer Morgan broke his left hand on Aug.

The Mets lost to the Nationals by the score of 4-3 in Washington D.C. tonight. For a full recap and box score, click here .

If the Braves and Rockies finish the season tied for the wild-card lead, the Braves would host a one-game playoff against the Rockies on Oct.

After beating good and bad teams to climb back into the wild-card race, the Braves can keep their dream alive by gorging wins during a potential end-of-season buffet against the worst team of all.

Regaining form, Chad Billingsley entered the sixth inning having allowed only two base runners, both on walks, among the 17 batters he faced.

At his best, Livan Hernandez is baseball's best innings-eater, an old-fashioned workhorse who battles his way out of jams, churns out seven-plus innings and gives his team a chance to win.

Phillies 6, Nationals 1: Joe Blanton threw six scoreless innings and Jayson Werth hit a grand slam as host Philadelphia defeated Washington.

Joe Blanton tossed six scoreless innings, Jayson Werth hit a grand slam and the Phillies beat the visiting Nationals 6-1 on Wednesday night.

Analysis: Harris was hurt running to first base in the third inning of Washington's 8-5 loss to the Atlanta Braves on Sunday.

Blanton allowed five hits and struck out seven. The Phillies were one out away from recording three consecutive shutouts for the first time in 40 years when Willie Harris singled in a run off Tyler Walker .

The Phillies played home run derby with left-hander John Lannan and defeated the Nationals, 5-3, at Nationals Park on Tuesday night.

Whether Leo Nunez keeps his closer's job next season is speculative, but he has exhibited one quality that's imperative in the role: a short memory.

It was a move Charlie Manuel was loath to make, but Brad Lidge left him with no choice.