Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg returned from the 15-day DL on Sunday to face the Cleveland Indians in his first start since injuring his oblique in a May 31 start against the Atlanta Braves. Strasburg worked five innings, surrendering just one run and one hit, along with four strikeouts and four walks. Strasburg was held to just 82 pitches and was pulled after the fifth inning as pr ...

A.J. Cole has been quite the interesting prospect for the Washington Nationals since being drafted in the fourth-round (116th overall) of the 2010 MLB June Amateur Draft. Coming out of Oviedo High School (Florida), Cole was heralded as a first round prospect, but a strong commitment to the University of Miami caused many teams to shy away from taking him with their first picks. Washington took a chance in t ...

After throwing a bullpen session with no apparent issues or setbacks on Thursday afternoon, the Washington Nationals are confident (barring any discomfort over the weekend) that Stephen Strasburg will be able to return to the starting rotation on Sunday for a start against the Cleveland Indians. Strasburg threw 56 pitches in a simulated game on Tuesday, from which he disclosed that he felt no tightness in h ...

Jordan Zimmermann turned in a dominant performance for the Washington Nationals on Sunday afternoon, leading the way in a 7-0 shutout victory over the Minnesota Twins. Zimmermann went seven scoreless innings, surrendering just two hits and striking out eight batters while walking two. The Washington starter garnered his ninth victory of the season, improving to a 9-3 record and 2.00 ERA, along with a strong ...

Washington Nationals ace Stephen Strasburg was placed on the disabled list due to the lat strain that forced him to end his last outing early after just two innings. It was earlier reported that Strasburg was on track to throw a bullpen session Wednesday and could start Saturday. Unable to complete his bullpen session Washington made the move. "There's still some tenderness and discomfort there," manager Da ...

After running into the wall three weeks ago in Los Angeles, slumping thereafter and sitting out the past few games, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was finally sent to the disabled list on Saturday. The 20-year-old outfielder had been trying to battle through an injured left knee but the decision to sideline him was finally made when the swelling in his knee would not subside. For the Nationals ...

The Washington Nationals will hold off on placing their prized ace, Stephen Strasburg, on the DL for now. Strasburg, who was removed from his last start with a strained lat, could return by next Saturday, the most recent time the team will need all five of its starters. While possible Washington could forego a DL stint for Strasburg, it's a longshot he will recover from a lat strain in just two weeks, parti ...

The unthinkable occurred for the Washington Nationals in the second inning of Saturday night's game between the Nationals and Atlanta Braves. After throwing a changeup to Brian McCann with one out in the second, Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg grimaced in pain as McCann grounded out to second. Strasburg would finish out the inning by striking out Dan Uggla. That would be the end of the night for Strasbu ...

In his second career start on Tuesday, Baltimore Orioles rookie Kevin Gausman was met with an offensive barrage by the Washington Nationals, led by Adam LaRoche. Gausman would surrender a total of three home runs in his outing, accounting for each of the seven runs that he allowed. T he first was a three-run home run to Adam LaRoche in the first inning, followed by a pair in the fourth inning, a two-run bla ...

Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg struck out nine, allowed five hits, one run and walked none in eight innings of work to best The Philadelphia Phillies 6-1.  Strasburg out-pitched Phillies starter Cole Hamels who fell to 1-8 on the season. Hamels surrendered five runs, three earned over 6 1/3 innings and struck out six. “It’s all about getting a rhythm, getting comfortable,” Strasburg said. “W ...

Jordan Zimmermann allowed two runs and six hits with no walks over seven innings to become the first eight-game winner in the National League with a 5-2 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.  Rafael Soriano pitched the ninth for his 14th save of the season. Zimmermann  got help from a struggling Washington offense in the fifth inning that started with a base hit from Bryce Harper. Adam LaRoche then followed w ...

Coming off of an extra-innings loss to the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday night, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was determined to redeem himself following a ninth-inning outfield miscue that would ultimately cost Washington the game. Following five scoreless innings between both teams on Wednesday, Harper approached the plate in the top of the sixth-inning and slugged a solo home run to left ...

Stephen Strasburg can breathe a little easier now. With a 6-2 victory against the San Diego Padres on Thursday night, Strasburg garnered his second victory of the season, his first since opening day on April 1. The Washington starter worked eight innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on three hits while striking out four. This was the first time in Strasburg’s major league career that he pitched in the e ...

Adam LaRoche  could be on the verge of  ending  a season-opening slump. Over the last 20  plate appearances LaRoche is reach base 14 times.  Those are nearly Hall of Fame numbers coming from where he has been. Even with the recent uptick in offensive production LaRoche is  still hitting just .196/ .291/ .314  with a grand total of three home runs and 10 RBI. La Roche suffered through an 0 for 26 slump  with ...