Washington Nationals News

Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson was placed on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist. He is expected to miss four to six weeks. Washington plans to activate first baseman Dmitri Young from the DL on Friday. Young went on the disabled list April 8, retroactive to April […]

Willie Harris’ diving catch in the ninth inning saved Washington, and the slick-fielding Nationals beat the New York Mets 1-0 Thursday behind Jason Bergmann’s fantastic pitching performance. Washington won an unlikely duel between Bergmann and Mike Pelfrey, who carried a no-hit bid into the seventh. Harris’ bunt set up Felipe Lopez’s sacrifice fly in the […]

The Washington Nationals placed first baseman Nick Johnson on the 15-day disabled list Thursday with a torn tendon in his right wrist.

The Washington Nationals recalled righthander Jason Bergmann from Class AAA Columbus of the International League following Wednesday’s 5-3 victory over the New York Mets.

Ryan Zimmerman hit a long homer and Tim Redding pitched two-hit ball for six innings, sending the Washington Nationals to a 5-3 victory over the New York Mets on Wednesday night. Jesus Flores hit a tiebreaking single with two outs in the seventh off Aaron Heilman, who was booed on and off the mound by […]

Nationals first baseman Nick Johnson was sent back to Washington on Wednesday for more tests on his sore right wrist. Johnson was not in the lineup against the New York Mets and was expected to miss Thursday’s series finale, as well. He strained a tendon in his wrist on a swing late in Tuesday night’s […]

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Ryan Church homered, doubled and drove in four runs against his former team and John Maine pitched six sharp innings to lead the New York Mets over the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Tuesday night. A night after Mets starter Nelson Figueroa called the Nationals “softball girls” for cheering in the dugout during his loss, Maine […]

Odalis Perez used his hitting to help him earn his first win of the season. Making his ninth start without a victory, Perez had three hits and two RBIs and pitched into the seventh inning to lead the Washington Nationals over the New York Mets 10-4 on Monday night. On an unusually chilly night with […]

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