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Alfonso Soriano scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning on a throwing error by catcher Kurt Suzuki, and the Chicago Cubs rallied to beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Sunday.

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.

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 ...

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...

VIERA, Fla. -- Rafael Montero moved to Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic, as a 17-year-old and got serious about baseball. Three years later, he signed with the Mets in 2011. Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY Sports Rafael Mo...

With help from the blog network writers, here are reasons each team can win the World Series. St. Louis Cardinals 1. A potent, balanced lineup. The Cardinals had the best on-base percentage in baseball, including four starters -- Matt Holliday, J...

Michael Morse circled the bases for a grand slam after taking an imaginary swing, and the Washington Nationals cut their magic number for winning the NL East to one Saturday night, beating St. Louis 6-4 on Kurt Suzuki's two-run double in the 10th inning.

Bryce Harper hit his 20th homer, Ian Desmond and Kurt Suzuki also connected and the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 8-4 Wednesday night to move closer toward winning their first division title since moving to Washington.

A's versus O's in September, and there's something major at stake? Gritty starting pitching, a stack of well-turned double plays and the winner winds up being whoever homered with somebody on base -- what is this, a "That '70s Show" rerun? Perhaps no...

WHAT IT MEANS: The Mets officially have been eliminated from NL East title contention. The Washington Nationals beat the Mets, 5-1, Monday night before an announced crowd of 21,923 at Citi Field. The first-place Nats opened a 22-game lead over the Me...

• Baltimore Orioles right-hander Jason Hammel allowed one run in five innings against the New York Yankees on Thursday, striking out six in his first outing since mid-July. Hammel, recovered from knee surgery, is a worthy fantasy option and is ...

Blog | September 07, 2012

Eric Karabell looks at the fantasy highlights and lowlights from Thursday's games, including fine pitching performances from Jason Hammel and Josh Johnson.

Blog | Conversation | September 07, 2012

Getty Images The Mets face (l to r) Ross Detwiler, Edwin Jackson and Gio Gonzalez this weekend in D.C. METS (56-62, third place/NL East) vs. WASHINGTON NATIONALS (73-45, first place/NL East) Friday: LHP Johan Santana (6-8, 4.58) vs. LHP Ross Det...

Kurt Suzuki drove in four runs, Danny Espinosa and Roger Bernadina each knocked in three, and the Washington Nationals routed the San Francisco Giants 14-2 on Monday night in a matchup of NL division leaders.

Roger Bernadina scored when Houston made two errors in the 11th inning and the Washington Nationals picked up their third straight win, 5-4 over the Astros on Monday night.

This is the team they should have made the "Moneyball" movie about. The 2002 Oakland's A's were actually a star-studded team with Barry Zito, Tim Hudson, Mark Mulder, Miguel Tejada, Eric Chavez and Jermaine Dye. But the 2012 A's? Who are these guy...