Nats reliever Ryan Mattheus will miss 4-6 weeks

Nationals use double steal in ninth to beat Pirates

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The Washington Nationals employed the double steal in the top of the ninth inning to defeat Pittsburgh 5-4 on Saturday. After the double steal by Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche, Nationals outfielder Tyler Moore hit a sacrifice fly to score Zimmerman. In the bottom of the inning Rafael Soriano notched his 10th save of the [...]

Zimmermann keeps Braves bats quiet in win

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Washington starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann kept the bats of the Atlanta Braves quiet on Wednesday night keying a 2-0 win for the Nationals. Zimmermann took control of the game early and cruised through eight innings of work allowing just two hits. Zimmermann struck out eight Braves before giving way to Rafael Soriano who recorded his [...]

Stephen Strasburg ‘structurally perfect,’ will not miss a start

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There are no concerns over the forearm of Stephen Strasburg according to Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo. Rizzo termed Strasburg’s arm as “structurally perfect” on Tuesday and said that the right hander would not miss a start. Those whispers about a problem with the forearm of the 24-year-old can be quieted as Rizzo said [...]

Nationals give reporter Gatorade bath after game

Strasburg takes fourth loss of year as Cards beat Nats

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Stephen Strasburg took his fourth loss of the season on Wednesday as the Nationals fell to the Cardinals. Strasburg allowed three runs in the first inning but settled down to hold the Cardinals scoreless over the next six frames. The Nationals have struggled to score in Strasburg’s starts totaling just nine runs in his five [...]

Nationals sign left-hander Will Ohman

Nationals sign former pitcher Micah Owings to minor league deal

Adam LaRoche re-signs with Nationals

MLB sends National fans offer for World Series tickets