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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.

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

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.

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....

Scott Boras has routinely made millions for his clients in free agency but a change in the compensation rules this year has the super agent questioning the fairness of the system.

One of the most difficult things to do in baseball is keep a good team intact. Any number of factors from finances to free agency can fracture a team. To actually improve it and upgrade it at several key positions in one offseason can prove most diff...

Blog | March 05, 2013

Ben Lindbergh of Baseball Prospectus looks at 10 players who project to be much worse in 2013, including Mike Trout and Gio Gonzalez.

Story | Conversation | February 23, 2013

Tristan H. Cockcroft looks at the fantasy impact of the Washington Nationals' deals for Adam LaRoche and Rafael Soriano, as well as their trade of Michael Morse to the Seattle Mariners.