Wilson Ramos News

The Nationals won two of their three road games against the Padres in 2012, allowing a total of just five runs in those three contests.

The traveling continued for Jayson Werth on Saturday as the right fielder went to Chicago to visit with another specialist about his strained right hamstring.

When the Minnesota Twins decided to trade talented catching prospect Wilson Ramos to the Washington Nationals for reliever Matt Capps in July of 2010, I immediately found the nearest item I could and threw it at the wall.

The Washington Nationals have placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled catcher Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse.

The Washington Nationals have placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring and recalled catcher Jhonatan Solano from Triple-A Syracuse.

Yesterday was quite eventful for Nationals injuries. Bryce Harper made his first game appearance since suffering his and Jayson Werth played in his first minor league rehab game, but Ross Detwiler and Wilson Ramos were afflicted by wounds of their own.

The downward spiral that is Stephen Strasburg takes center stage Thursday, as he looks to put a halt on his current winless streak when the Washington Nationals open a three-game series with the San Diego Padres.

Afterward, standing in front of his locker, Harper offered a one-word summation of how he was feeling.

Zack Greinke pitched 5 1-3 strong innings in his first start since April 11 and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Washington Nationals 3-1 on Wednesday night.

The victory was Kershaw's first since April 28, when he beat the Milwaukee Brewers by a 2-0 margin, and it was his most impressive since his shutout of the San Francisco Giants on opening day.

Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson gave Steve Lombardozzi his first start of the year in left field on Sunday in the Nats' series finale with Chicago.

Manager Davey Johnson would like to see some of his hitters get going at the plate.

Jordan Zimmermann will take the mound at Dodger Stadium tonight looking to continue a start to the season that is treading into unrivaled territory.

It is off to California for the Washington Nationals as they have their first prolonged road trip of the regular season.

Washington Nationals' right-hander Stephen Strasburg was rolling through 4.2 IP, but a two-out error by Ryan Zimmerman in the fifth started a series of events that saw an unsettled Nats' starter lose control of the afternoon affair.

It is only May 11, but the Washington Nationals have already activated a couple players from their 40-man roster to deal with injuries.

Thursday was supposed to be an off-day for the Nationals and Tigers, but thanks to Tuesday's rainout, the clubs instead will spend it closing out their two-game set.

Danny Espinosa hit a two-run homer to pace a three-RBI performance, and Tyler Moore added a pinch-hit three-run blast as Washington downed Pittsburgh, 6-2, in the finale of a three-game set.

The first meeting between the Tigers and Nationals figures to be as compelling early May can get.

MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals have had a difficult time fielding a completely healthy starting nine throughout the first month of the season.