Ryan Mattheus

Nearly a quarter of the way into the season, the Washington Nationals are hovering just two games above .500. It’s not exactly where the Nationals or their fans thought they’d be after winning the NL East last year at 98-64, the best record...

Anyone looking for evidence of how hard Bryce Harper plays the game needs to look no further than the blood on the Dodger Stadium wall. Harper was injured and left Monday's game after he ran face-first into the fence attempting to catch A.J. Ellis'...

Johnny Cueto ordered three runs. His Cincinnati teammates dutifully delivered. The Reds pitcher came off the mound after the sixth inning of his start Sunday against the Washington Nationals with the score tied, 3-all. “I said, ‘I want three...

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ST. LOUIS -- The Washington Nationals were so impressed with outfielder Tyler Moore as an amateur that they drafted him three times before he finally signed. On Sunday, that persistence paid off in the opening game of the NL Division Series. Moore, a...

Rookies in the postseason, the Washington Nationals played like poised veterans. The Nationals escaped a bases-loaded jam in the seventh inning, Tyler Moore blooped a two-out, two-run single in the eighth and Washington beat the defending World Series...

Jonathan Lucroy had a pair of RBI singles and Milwaukee beat Washington 6-2 on Sunday to keep the Brewers in the playoff chase. Rickie Weeks had three hits and Aramis Ramirez added two doubles for Milwaukee, which twice benefitted from Washington...

Freddie Freeman insists the NL East race is far from over. The Atlanta Braves are 6 1/2 games out of the division lead with 16 games to play, but Freeman believes they still have a good chance to catch the Washington Nationals. “I mean have they...

Bryce Harper returned from an ankle injury to single and score as a pinch-hitter, and Roger Bernadina had a tiebreaking hit in the seventh inning as the Washington Nationals earned a split of the day-night doubleheader with a 5-2 victory Saturday night....

Adam LaRoche homered twice, Danny Espinosa hit a three-run shot in Washington's six-run eighth inning, and the Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 10-7 on Saturday night. Combined with Houston's 3-2 win over Atlanta, the Nationals increased their lead...

Adam LaRoche and the Washington Nationals handed R.A. Dickey his first loss in three months, beating the sinking New York Mets 5-2 Tuesday night behind Gio Gonzalez’s seven crisp innings. LaRoche hit a tiebreaking homer and Gonzalez (13-5) gave...

All-Star shortstop Ian Desmond hit his 14th home run, and the Washington Nationals became the latest team to beat up on Tim Lincecum, pounding the struggling right-hander hard early and often Tuesday night in a 9-3 victory. The opener of the three-game...