Washington Nationals News

Ian Desmond hit a grand slam in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-2 Wednesday night, avoiding a three-game sweep.

Not much rattles Phillies third baseman Michael Young, who in the last two weeks has started to come out of a slump.

Washington Nationals' infielder Danny Espinosa was unhappy with the decision to place him on the DL a couple weeks back, but he's reported to Triple-A Syracuse and started working his way back.

To say the Washington Nationals are having problems scoring runs is an absolute understatement.

Stop me if you've heard this before: A starter goes eight innings against the Nats, who score under three runs and lose.

Chad Tracy's home run in the top of the ninth had the visitor's dugout in Citizens Bank Park rocking, but a half-inning late heads were hung low as the Philadelphia Phillies won it on a walk-off single by Domonic Brown.

At the critical juncture of another futile night for the Washington Nationals , the ball sizzled toward a second baseman playing left field.

Well, Dan Haren was better for the Washington Nationals on Monday, but it still was not good enough.

While the 2013 season hasn't gotten off to a great start, the Washington Nationals will be able to breathe a sigh of relief once Bryce Harper is back in the lineup.

It gets no easier tonight for the Washington Nationals, who face the Phillies' Cliff Lee.

With a GM like Mike Rizzo running your team, knowing what that team will do is a complete crapshoot.

On May 7, Ryan Howard was hitting .282 after hitting his sixth home run of the season in a 6-2 win over the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park.

Brown rescues Phillies in win over Nationals PHILADELPHIA -- Domonic Brown once again came through for the Philadelphia Phillies on Monday night, this time singling home the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the ninth to beat the Washington Nationals, 5-4.

As the Phillies took batting practice before the start of their three-game series against the Washington Nationals Monday night, general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. sat on the brown wooden planks inside the home dugout.

If the Washington Nationals truly wanted to turn their season around, their doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins was crucial for starting the process.

When I spoke with Falcon shortstop Caleb Hamilton last month, I was stunned to learn that the only college that showed strong interest in him was the University of Washington.

It should be a special night on Monday for Bishop Eustace Prep High School graduate and University of Delaware product Jimmy Yezzo.

John Lannan makes his first start in two months on Monday when the Philadelphia Phillies welcome the Washington Nationals to Citizens Bank Park to kick off a three-game series.

Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo may not want to discuss upcoming decisions on impending free agents during the season.

A little over a week after the conclusion of the MLB Draft, the Nationals have agreed to terms with seven of their top nine draft picks.