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Ryan Zimmerman homered and drove in three runs and the Washington Nationals beat the depleted Colorado Rockies 5-4 on Thursday.

Ross Ohlendorf pitched six strong innings in his Washington debut, Ian Desmond drove in three runs and the Nationals beat the Colorado Rockies 5-1 on Wednesday night.

Ian Desmond doubled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning and the Washington Nationals made manager Davey Johnson's "fun day" even better Sunday with a 5-4 victory over the Minnesota Twins to complete a sweep of a day-night doubleheader.

WASHINGTON - Again! The site of many a late-inning meltdown in recent years again proved a house of horrors for the Mets. Bobby Parnell, aiming to protect a one-run lead in the ninth, coughed up the lead as the Mets lost to the Washington Natio...

It's entirely possible that Stephen Strasburg's latest injury is no big deal. The Washington Nationals' right-hander left his start Friday in Atlanta after two innings, and word from manager Davey Johnson is that it's a strained right obli...

Ian Desmond singled in Bryce Harper in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 on Wednesday to avoid a three-game series sweep.

Todd Zola explains why he ranked Alex Rios, Aramis Ramirez, Chris Davis and others much higher than the aggregate in ESPN's mid-May rankings, and why he ranked players like Jay Bruce and Stephen Strasburg worse.

Story | Conversation | May 20, 2013

WASHINGTON -- The Chicago Cubs' offense came alive in an 8-2 victory over the Washington Nationals on Saturday at Nationals Park. How it happened: Cubs starter Edwin Jackson had one of his best outings of the season against his former team. Not on...

Ian Desmond's three hits included a two-run homer and an RBI double, and Danny Espinosa and Kurt Suzuki also drove in runs with doubles, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-3 for their season-high fifth consecutive victory.

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...

Teddy Mitrosilis breaks down the next wave of impact shortstops, starting with Ian Desmond, who is not shy about his desire to swing the bat. Plus, an overlooked Nat, a Giants surprise and KC's feel-good moment.

Story | Conversation | April 24, 2013

WHAT IT MEANS: The Citi Field crowd said it best, chanting in the sixth inning: "Har-vey's better! Har-vey's better!" That certainly was the case at least on this night, in a hyped matchup between Matt Harvey and Stephen Strasburg. Harvey took ...

With a 95 mph fastball and wipeout slider, right-hander Matt Harvey gives the New York Mets hope for the future.

Bryce Harper homered, Ian Desmond had three extra-base hits, Danny Espinosa provided his first two RBIs of the season, and the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2 Wednesday night to stay unbeaten at home.

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...

Adam LaRoche ended an 0-for-15 start to the season with homers in consecutive at-bats, as Nationals top White Sox 8-7.