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WASHINGTON -- As Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez was throwing a perfect game, the Chicago Cubs' Scott Feldman knew he was going to have be every bit as effective to give his team a chance to win. After allowing an RBI double in the first...

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Jordan Zimmermann turned in another dominant performance with two-hit ball over eight innings

Jordan Zimmermann was terrific in his second complete game of the season and the Washington Nationals limited the Cincinnati Reds to one hit for the second straight game in a 1-0 victory on Friday night.

In case you were out changing the world with the first-ever mass-produced backyard eagle coop (patent pending), here's what you missed in sports on Thursday: On a day when men in the trenches were in demand, the Kansas City Chiefs selected OT Er...

Last season, the Washington Nationals led the majors with 98 wins. They had the following stretches: April 26-May 19: 9-13 June 15-July 16 13-13 Aug. 12-Sept. 1: 9-9 Sept. 14-Oct. 1: 7-10 Those four periods covered more half the game...

Gio Gonzalez allowed just one hit in eight innings, and Denard Span and Danny Espinosa drove in three runs each to lead the Washington Nationals to an 8-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday night.

This is a game David Wright expected to win. In Saturday's 7-6 loss to the Washington Nationals, the New York Mets scored five off All-Star Gio Gonzalez, knocked him out after four innings and had all the momentum after plating five runs in the fo...

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We're back for 2013, and my only hope is that this is the year we finally have a quadruple play. It's been so long. And with that wish in our hearts, here are the top 10 stories/players/matchups heading into the weekend. 10. The Weird Constant Int...

USA TODAY Sports The Mets face (l to r) Stephen Strasburg, Gio Gonzalez and Jordan Zimmermann this weekend at Citi Field. METS (7-7, third place/NL East) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (9-6, second place/NL East) Friday: RHP Matt Harvey (3-0, 0.82) vs...

Jordan Zimmermann pitched a six-hitter for his third victory of the season, and the Washington Nationals bounced back from a humbling weekend to beat the Miami Marlins 10-3 Monday night.

Quick thoughts on Tuesday's games ... Ahh, just a few short days ago the New York Yankees were 1-4 and the butt of jokes across baseball land. Now they've won three in a row after beating the Cleveland Indians 14-1. Andy Pettitte allowed just...

WASHINGTON -- Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham immediately knew there was a problem with his left wrist after taking a swing against Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez in the second inning of Tuesday night's interleague game. ...

Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham immediately knew there was a problem with his left wrist after taking a swing against Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez in the second inning of Tuesday night's interleague game.