By Tom Schad Wilson Ramos hit his first career grand slam, Taylor Jordan picked up his first Major League win, and for at least one afternoon the Nationals played up to their lofty preseason expectations with a 14-1 rout of the Mets on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park. …read more
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By Tom Singer Francisco Liriano took a no-hitter into the sixth inning, blanking the Nationals on two hits over 7 2/3 innings as the Pirates reclaimed their season peak of 21 games above .500 on Wednesday night with a 4-2 victory at Nationals Park. Liriano outdueled Stephen Strasburg, who whiffed 12 over eight innings of one-run ball. …read more
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By Tom Singer In Tuesday night’s 5-1 Pirates triumph over the Nationals at Nationals Park, Gerrit Cole twirled two-hit ball for seven innings in the most imposing of his seven big league starts. He allowed just one run, on a solo shot by Wilson Ramos, as he outpitched fellow rookie Taylor Jordan. …read more
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By Bill Ladson and Tom Schad Rick Schu was in Jupiter, Fla., watching the Gulf Coast Nationals when he received a call from Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo to join the coaching staff and replace Rick Eckstein as the team’s hitting coach. Schu didn’t hesitate and reported to Nationals Park late Tuesday morning. …read more
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By Tom Singer Andrew McCutchen rocked a pair of early two-run homers off right-hander Dan Haren in support of Charlie Morton as the Bucs downed the Nationals, 6-5, on Monday night at Nationals Park. …read more
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By Andrew Simon A pitchers’ duel between Zack Greinke and Gio Gonzalez gave way to a battle of the bullpens on Saturday night at Nationals Park, and that worked to the Dodgers’ advantage. For the second straight night, Los Angeles relievers put up zeroes, and the offense won the game late. …read more
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By Bill Ladson Is Jordan Zimmermann the best pitcher in the Nationals’ rotation? As of right now, the answer is yes. Zimmermann pitched his second complete game of the season as the Nationals blanked the Reds, 1-0, at Nationals Park on Friday night.
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By Bill Ladson The start of Wednesday’s game between the Nationals and White Sox was delayed by 15 minutes because the umpires were caught in traffic en route to Nationals Park.
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By Bill Ladson Adam LaRoche said his back was feeling much better and that he hoped to play against the White Sox on Tuesday at Nationals Park. …read more
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By Bill Ladson The Marlins were finally able to score a run against the Nationals, but it wasn’t enough as Washington won, 6-1, on Thursday afternoon at Nationals Park. …read more
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By Bill Ladson Left-hander Gio Gonzalez used his arm and his bat to help the Nationals blank the Marlins, 3-0, at Nationals Park on Wednesday night. Washington has now held Miami scoreless in its last 19 innings, extending back to last season. …read more
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By Bill Ladson The Nationals are favored to win the National League East title and, on Monday, lived up to expectations on the first day of the regular season as right-hander Stephen Strasburg — seven shutout innings — and outfielder Bryce Harper — two home runs — helped Washington blank the Marlins, 2-0 , in front of 45,274 fans at Nationals Park. …read more
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By Jeff Seidel Yankees left-hander Andy Pettitte threw six strong innings as New York defeated Washington, 4-2, at Nationals Park on Friday. Pettitte gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits, striking out six and walking none. …read more
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By Bill Ladson The Nationals made it official Thursday afternoon, signing closer Rafael Soriano to a two-year, $28 million contract. The deal also includes a $14 million option for 2015 that vests if Soriano finishes 120 games over the next two years. Soriano was introduced to the local media at Nationals Park during a news conference.
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