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Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

By the second inning of Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and Colorado Rockies, the concerned, panicked and, let's face it, angry tweets about right-hander Matt Cain started flowing in consistently. Cain allowed three home runs e...

Blog | May 17, 2013

Nationals-Padres Preview

Stephen Strasburg pitched a career-high eight innings against his hometown Padres, and Bryce Harper and Adam LaRoche homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 6-2 victory against San Diego on Thursday night.

Mike Petriello of FanGraphs explains that the Nationals' biggest concern shouldn't be Stephen Strasburg, but rather a mediocre offense. Fortunately for Washington fans, there is a good chance the Nats' hitters will be able to turn things around.

Story | Conversation | May 09, 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 ...

They yell. They whisper. They talk (sometimes to themselves). But what do major league players actually hear on the field in the heat of the action?

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...

Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche is a steal of a 15th-round choice in ESPN average live drafts, but he started the season hitless in 13 at-bats, then missed a few games because of back stiffness, and that apparently was enough for a ha...

Blog | April 10, 2013

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...

Eric Karabell has the fantasy-relevant notes from Tuesday's games, including a reminder of how good Adam LaRoche can be.

Blog | Conversation | April 10, 2013

WASHINGTON -- Jayson Werth and Adam LaRoche each hit two-run homers off Jake Peavy in the sixth inning and a late rally by the Chicago White Sox fell short in an 8-7 loss to the Washington Nationals in the first game of their interleague series Tuesd...

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

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. FIRST PITCH: The Mets are nearly outta here. After today's 12:10 p.m. game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Tradition Field, the Mets will say goodbye to Port St. Lucie. They have one more Florida stop before heading n...

VIERA, Fla. -- Prospect Domingo Tapia surrendered homers to Adam LaRoche and Danny Espinosa and lasted only two innings and the Washington Nationals beat the Mets, 5-1, Thursday at Space Coast Stadium. Tapia, who likely is ticketed for Class A St....