Nats Nightly

Bryce Harper went 4 for 4 with two home runs, one a grand slam. Ryan Zimmerman hit a grand slam late. That's two, count'em two grand slams. Washington took their second straight from the Atlanta Braves in SunTrust Park, with Nationals' starter Joe Ross going seven strong in his 2017 debut in the majors, after he made two starts at Triple-A to start the season. With the win, the Nationals improved to 9-5 on the year. One more with Atlanta tomorrow night...

Blake Treinen was shaky again, and he was ultimately lifted after walking in a run after loading the bases in the ninth, but the Washington Nationals hung on for a 3-1 win over the Braves in the series opener in Atlanta, GA's SunTrust Park. Max Scherzer put together another impressive start, throwing 7.0 scoreless on 116 pitches, and after Treinen faltered, Shawn Kelley came on to close out the Nats' eighth curly-W of the 2017 campaign. Two more with Atlanta to come... Nationals now 8-5.

After dropping two of three in Citizens Bank Park last weekend, the Washington Nationals have now splits the first two games of this weekend's three-game set in D.C. Tanner Roark put together a solid start this afternoon and the Nationals rallied to tie it at 2-2 late on a Chris Heisey HR, but the Phillies came right back with a two-run blast by Cesar Hernandez off Joe Blanton putting the Phillies up for good. Nationals now 6-5.

It was all tied up at 2-2 in the 10th when Bryce Harper singled to start the frame and Daniel Murphy followed with an opposite field double that fell in for a walk-off winner as the Washington Nationals took the series opener from the Philadelphia Phillies, 3-2 in the nation's capital. Stephen Strasburg put together another solid seven-inning outing and the Nationals' bullpen combined for three scoreless on the way to the win. Nationals now 6-4 on the season. 

Bryce Harper kept getting on base, and when they walked him, Daniel Murphy kept making the St. Louis Cardinals pay. Murphy doubled to drive in two runs after a walk to Harper early, homered after a walk to Harper and then doubled to drive Harper in after Washington's 24-year-old slugger hit a double of his own in the eighth. Gio Gonzalez was sharp on the mound, retiring the last 11 batters he faced and the Nationals cruised to an 8-3 win and a 5-3 record on the year.

In an error, hit, and run-filled affair in the nation’s capital, the Washington Nationals outlasted the St. Louis Cardinals and fought their way to a 14-6 win. The two teams combined for 20 runs, 29 hits, and five errors in the series opener of the three-game set in D.C. It took 3 hr 47 minutes to wrap this one up, but the Nats came out on top in the end, bringing an end to a two-game slide and improving to 4-3 on the season with the win. 

Washington's Nationals rallied to tie it at 3-3 in the ninth, but the Philadelphia Phillies walked off on closer Koda Glover and took two of three games in Citizens Bank Park. Stephen Strasburg put together a solid outing, but the bullpen faltered again with Glover falling behind hitters repeatedly and eventually giving up a two-out, walk-off single by Cesar Hernandez that won it for the Phillies. The Nats dropped two of three in CBP in the first road series of the season and fell to 3-3 on the year.

It was a long road back for Jeremy Guthrie, who made his first start in the majors since 2015 tonight in Philadelphia. He didn't last long. Guthrie was out after recording just two outs as the Phillies jumped all over the Nationals' starter, who gave up six hits, four walks and ten earned runs in what ended up a 17-3 loss in Citizens Bank Park. Series finale tomorrow at 1:35 in Philly. Stephen Strasburg vs Jeremy Hellickson. Nationals now 3-2.

The Nationals led 2-0 after seven innings, but the Nats’ bullpen struggled and the Marlins took the series finale, 4-3 in extras.

Tanner Roark struggled early, but settled in, giving up just two runs in six innings in what ended up a 6-4 Washington Nationals' win over the Miami Marlins in the nation's capital. Ryan Zimmerman homered for the first time this season to get the Nats on the board in the second and the Nationals got to Fish starter the second time around, scoring four in the fourth and holding on for the victory to improve to 2-0 on the year.

Bryce Harper and Adam Lind homered late and the Washington Nationals rallied for a 4-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Opening Day in D.C. Harper hit a solo blast in the sixth and Lind, in his first appearance in a Nats uniform, hit a two-run, pinch hit blast to make it 3-2 in what ended up a 4-2 win over the Fish. On the mound, Stephen Strasburg allowed two runs on six hits in seven innings and Sammy Solis and Blake Treinen locked down the win

With Opening Day less than 24 hours away we look back on the postseason and forward to the 2017 campaign. Will the Washington Nationals break the trend of on-again-off-again NL East division titles? Will Stephen Strasburg be effective pitchng only out of the stretch? Is Bryce Harper back to being 2015 Harper? What about the back end of the bullpen? Do you like the decision to go with Blake Treinen as the closer after the Nats failed to land a high-end arm? We'll talk about all this and more on Nats Nightly at 6:30 PM EDT. 

Washington’s Nationals rallied late against Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers’ pen, but Los Angeles battled back for a 6-5 win to send the NLDS to Game 5. The series shifts back to D.C. on Thursday where Max Scherzer will start for the Nats against an as-yet undetermined opponent in the finale of the best-of-five series. 

Washington rallied with a four-run fourth and added four in the ninth for an 8-3 Nationals’ win over the Los Angeles Dodgers and a 2-1 lead in the NLDS. Jayson Werth came up with a big pressure-relieving home run in the ninth after Anthony Rendon hit a big blast early to cap off the four run fourth and the Nationals took a big game from the Dodgers to set themselves up with a chance to win the series on the road or at least take it back to D.C

After the Washington Nationals fell behind 2-0 early in Game 2 of the NLDS with the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jose Lobaton hit a three-run home run and Daniel Murphy drove in two in a 5-2 win that evened up the series. Tanner Roark was out early after giving up two runs in 4 1/3 innings, but the Nationals' bullpen held the Dodgers in check after the Nats took the lead. Now it's off to LA with the series tied up at 1-1. 

Los Angeles Dodgers' lefty Clayton Kershaw held the Washington Nationals to three runs in five innings, and the Dodgers scored four on Nats' starter Max Scherzer early and held on. LA took a 1-0 lead in the division series with what ended up being a 4-3 win in which Corey Seager and Justin Turner hit big home runs. Game 2 takes place tomorrow afternoon at 4:08 PM EDT with Tanner Roark on the mound against Rich HIll.

Max Scherzer drove in four runs to help his own cause and earned his 20th win of the season in the Washington Nationals’ 10-7 win over the Miami Marlins in Game 162 of 162 this afternoon in the nation's capital. Washington finished the regular season 10-9 against Miami and 95-67 overall on the year. Next up: Game 1 of the NLDS with the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday in Nationals Park. Dusty Baker's boys finish the regular season with a win...

Tanner Roark earned his 16th win. Trea Turner did his thing, sparking the Washington Nationals' offense in a 2-1 win, and an LA Dodgers’ loss guaranteed Washington home field advantage in the NLDS, which will take place on October 7th in D.C. at a time that's TBD. With the win this afternoon over the Miami Marlins, the nationals improved to 94-67 overall on the season with one game left to play in the regular season tomorrow afternoon at 3:05 PM EDT in the nation's capital.

Joe Ross gave up one run in four innings in the nation's capital and Pedro Severino and Wilmer Difo homered in what ended up a 5-3 win for the Washington Nationals over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Sean Burnett and Reynaldo Lopez got the Nats through the fifth and Lopez kept the D-backs in check over the next three-plus innings as the Nationals earned their 93rd win of the season. With three games to play, the magic number to claim home field advantage in the NLDS is down to two...

Washington’s Nationals were no-hit through five, but a four-run sixth lifted them to a 4-2 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Max Scherzer struck out 10 on a night when he wasn't particularly sharp and Anthony Rendon came through with the decisive hit, a three-run home run that lifted the Nationals to their 92nd win of the season, leavin the Nats 92-65 overall with two more to play with the D-Backs over the next two days. There's lot of injury news to discuss too... we'll cover it all on Nats Nightly.