Nats Nightly

Ryan Zimmerman's second inning home run provided all the offense the Washington Nationals needed with Max Scherzer tossing seven scoreless against the Miami Marlins before handing the lead to Drew Storen and new Nats' closer Jonathan Papelbon. 1-0 final in the finale in Miami.

Bryce Harper took Miami Marlins' starter Tom Koehler deep in three consecutive at bats earlier this season and got him again tonight for a three-run blast in the fifth that put the Washington Nationals up 5-2 in what ended up a 7-2 win in Marlins Park. 

The Washington Nationals dropped the series opener with the Miami Marlins in Miami. Fish starter Jose Fernandez improved to (15-0) in 23 career starts in Miami (an MLB record). The Nats acquired Phillies' closer Jonathan Papelbon before tonight's game... We'll talk about it all.

The Washington Nationals scored nine runs on 14 hits and beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 tonight in PNC with Ian Desmond, Michael Taylor and Yunel Escobar all connecting for multiple hits in support of Gio Gonzalez. The Nats knocked A.J. Burnett around again and stopped a two-game slide. 

Washington Nationals' right-hander Doug Fister has struggled to find consistency this season and he didn't find it tonight in a 7-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates in which he gave up nine hits and four runs in five innings of work on the mound in PNC Park. 

Michael Taylor drove in three runs and scored the fourth as the Washington Nationals rallied in the eighth for a 4-3 win over the New York Mets, taking two of three in the series with the NL East's second-place team with a dramatic comeback win. 

The New York Mets took a 7-2 decision tonight to set up a rubber match with the Washington Nationals tomorrow afternoon in the nation's capital. Joe Ross was solid in his return to the majors, but the Nats' offense couldn't get much going in the second game of three in D.C.

Matt Harvey's numbers coming into the game were intimidating, but the Washington Nationals got to the New York Mets' starter early and held on for a 7-2 win in the series opener in the nation's capital. Nats' lefty Gio Gonzalez wasn't real sharp, but he was good enough for the win. 

After Clayton Kershaw shut the Washington Nationals down on Saturday, Los Angeles Dodgers' right-hander Zack Greinke dominated on the mound this afternoon in Nationals Park, tossing eight scoreless in what ended up a 5-0 win for LA in spite of a solid start by Max Scherzer.

The Washington Nationals took the first game, which was finished today after it was suspended last night, 5-3, but the Los Angeles Dodgers, behind eight scoreless by Clayton Kershaw, who struck out 14, took the second game of the series in D.C. by a score of 4-2. 

Washington Nationals' right-hander Max Scherzer gave up two home runs by Adam Jones but not much else in the Nats' 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles in the "first-half" finale in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. A three-run fourth against O's lefty Wei-Yen Chen was the difference.

Bryce Harper and Danny Espinosa homered in a four-run six that lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-4 lead in what ended up a 7-4 win over the Baltimore Orioles in Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Jordan Zimmermann got the win...

Baltimore Orioles' infielder Jonathan Schoop hit a walk-off home run in the ninth as the O's beat the Washington Nationals in the series opener in OPACY. 3-2 final in Baltimore. 

Cincinnati Reds' right-hander Johnny Cueto struck out 11 batters in a complete game shutout of the Washington Nationals tonight in the nation's capital and the Reds cruised to their fifth win in five games with the Nats this season. Max Scherzer struggled on the mound...

The Cincinnati Reds' fourth straight win over the NL East-leading Washington Nationals this season snapped a nine-game home win streak for the Nats. 3-2 final in the nation's capital tonight with Eugenio Suarez's eighth inning home run the difference in D.C.

The Washington Nationals swept their three-game set with the San Francisco Giants with a 3-1 win tonight in the nation's capital. Jordan Zimmermann gave up one run in seven innings and Wilson Ramos homered in the sixth to break up a 1-1 tie. 

The Washington Nationals knocked Madison Bumgarner around in a four-run first and added five more against the San Francisco Giants in what ended up a 9-3 win on the 4th of July in the nation's capital. Stephen Strasburg did, however, leave the game with an apparent injury. 

The San Francisco Giants went ahead 1-0 on a solo home run by Buster Posey in the top of the seventh, but a two-run blast by Clint Robinson in the bottom of the inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 win in the series opener in the nation's capital.

Atlanta Braves' outfielder Cameron Maybin hit a chopper over third to break up a 1-1 tie with a walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth as the Braves took two of three in Turner Field from the Washington Nationals. 2-1 final tonight. 

The Washington Nationals scored four runs on Atlanta Braves' starter Shelby Miller in the first and cruised to a 6-1 win in the series opener in Turner Field. Jordan Zimmermann put together a dominant outings for the second time in a week against the Nats' NL East rivals.