Washington Nationals News

The Washington Nationals on Thursday activated veteran third baseman Aaron Boone, who missed 30 games since being placed on the disabled list July 6 with a calf strain.

Right-hander Aaron Crow, taken by the Washington Nationals with the ninth overall pick in baseball’s amateur draft, has signed with the Forth Worth Cats of the American Association. The Cats said Thursday that the Big 12 pitcher of the year and would pitch out of the bullpen unless he agrees to a deal with the Nationals before Friday’s midnight deadline for draft picks to sign.

Daniel Murphy added to his stellar start, homering and driving in three runs to help John Maine and the New York Mets rout the Washington Nationals 12-0 Wednesday night. Murphy went 3-for-6 and scored twice and is batting .467 (14-for-30) since being called up from Triple-A New Orleans on Aug. 2. His RBI single drove in the first run of the eight-run third that gave New York a 10-0 lead.

The beleaguered New York Mets bullpen finally saved one for Johan Santana, preserving a 4-3 victory Tuesday night that extended the Washington Nationals’ losing streak to six games. The Mets snapped an eighth-inning tie when Damion Easley was hit by Saul Rivera’s two-strike pitch with the bases loaded, and they handed a slim lead to a shaky bullpen that has struggled badly without injured closer…

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Rickie Weeks and Corey Hart each hit home runs and Dave Bush pitched a five-hitter over 6 1-3 innings to help the Milwaukee Brewers sweep the four-game series against the Washington Nationals with a 7-1 victory Monday. Weeks led off the first with a homer and Hart added a two-run homer in the fourth.

Gabe Kapler homered off the pole in left leading off the 13th inning and the Milwaukee Brewers came back from a late three-run deficit for a 5-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday. Kapler’s shot off Luis Ayala (1-8) gave Milwaukee its fifth consecutive victory. Starting for the injured Ryan Braun, he watched intently from near the plate as the ball hit the pole, then quickly jogged…

Ben Sheets pitched a five-hitter for his first win since July 4, leading the Milwaukee Brewers over the Washington Nationals 6-0 Saturday night. Sheets (11-5) tied teammate CC Sabathia for the NL lead in complete games with four. He struck out six in extending his scoreless streak against the Nationals to 22 innings.

CC Sabathia pitched as he has ever since the Brewers traded for him from Cleveland. Aaron Heilman pitched as the Mets need him to, if they’re going to survive while Billy Wagner is on the disabled list. At Milwaukee, Sabathia threw a five-hitter and Milwaukee shut out the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Friday night.

CC Sabathia pitched a five-hitter to remain unbeaten with the Brewers and Milwaukee beat the Washington Nationals 5-0 on Friday night. It was the ninth straight win for Sabathia, who has not lost in 12 starts since June 5. In seven starts with the Brewers since being acquired from the Cleveland Indians on July 7, he is 6-0 with a 1.57 ERA.