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The Washington Nationals placed reliever Ryan Mattheus on the 15-day disabled list Tuesday after he broke his right pitching hand punching a locker.

On a night the Washington Nationals welcomed back slugger Bryce Harper, the team learned it will be without reliever Ryan Mattheus after he broke his hand punching a locker.

Ryan Vogelsong broke his throwing hand on a swing after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San Francisco Giants returned from a terrible road trip to beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Monday night.

Mike Minor threw six strong innings, Dan Uggla broke it open with a two-run single and the Braves denied Gio Gonzalez his 20th win, completing a sweep of the first-place Nationals 2-1 on Sunday night.

Ross Detwiler pitched three-hit ball for seven innings, Adam LaRoche homered and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-0 on Thursday night.

David Wright homered twice and had five RBIs and R.A. Dickey won his league-leading 13th game as the New York Mets scored a 9-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.

Tristan H. Cockcroft lists five hitters who could provide solid second-half numbers and boost owners who lost Joey Votto or Jose Bautista.

Adam LaRoche broke open a tight game with a three-run double for his 1,000th career hit after homering for No. 999, and Gio Gonzalez took over the NL strikeout lead, leading the Nationals past the Pirates.

Already struggling to score runs, the Washington Nationals have lost right fielder Jayson Werth for about six weeks after he broke his left wrist trying to make a diving catch on Sunday. It's the same wrist Werth injured with the Dodgers in 2005, ...

Nationals right fielder Jayson Werth broke his left wrist Sunday night while trying to make a sliding catch against the Philadelphia Phillies.

Phillies 9, Nationals 3

Buster Olney writes that there is nothing conspiratorial about Michael Pineda's injury. The Mariners were honest about his health, and the Yankees did a complete evaluation before the trade. Injuries sometimes happen.

Blog | Conversation | April 26, 2012

Chris Young thinks of hitting as an evolution. The hitter that he was when he was 18 is not the hitter he was when he was 20, or when he broke into the big leagues, or when he thrived or slumped. You can change and get better, he believes, and he is ...

Blog | April 17, 2012

Arizona's Chris Young is constantly evaluating and tweaking his swing, and his latest adjustments, Buster Olney writes, have helped him find some rhythm at the plate and get off to a hot start in 2012.

Blog | Conversation | April 17, 2012

Tuesday night, the Yankees and Orioles played the second of a three-game set at Camden Yards. After 12 tense innings, Raul Ibanez broke a 4-4 tie with a two-out RBI double, and the Yanks won when Mariano Rivera notched his first save of the year. ...

Given the Oakland Athletics' prior moves this offseason, many fans and talent evaluators were puzzled when the club dished out $36 million for Yoesnis Cespedes. But Buster Olney writes the A's have a clear motive behind the signing of the Cuban slugger.

Blog | Conversation | February 14, 2012