Heart and Nats eliminated in final loss to Mets (updated)
NEW YORK – If the Mets make the playoffs – and it looks more and more likely that they will – the Nationals will have played a major role in making that happen. While the teams don’t play as many…
Lineups Game 152: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK — As much as the Nationals have dominated the Marlins this season, they have been dominated by the Mets. A loss tonight would drop the Nats’ record against New York to 2-11, the exact opposite of their record…
Lineups Game 150: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK — We’ve reached the final two weeks of the season and the Nationals’ final road trip. All of the remaining teams on the schedule have winning records, all are technically still in the championship race. And those first…
Lineups Game 148: Nats vs. Marlins
It’s a spectacular Saturday afternoon in the nation’s capital. Maybe the matchup between the Nationals and the Marlins is nothing to get excited about, but surely there are worse places to be on such a beautiful day than the ballpark,…
Jake Irvin confuses Atlanta Braves again in Nationals’ 5-1 win
Just one night after things were looking up, the Atlanta Braves were back on a downward spiral. Shortly after the Mets pulled off a late come-from-behind win over the Blue Jays, the Braves were once again dominated by Jake Irvin…
Lineups Game 146: Nats vs. Marlins
The Nationals spent the last two nights facing a Braves team that desperately needs every win to beat the Mets and secure the last wild-card spot in the National League. The next four nights will see them face a Marlins…
Rare free night for Abrams and García against Sale
ATLANTA – Davey Martinez laughed as he recalled his only game against Randy Johnson. On May 24, 1998, the first Devil Rays franchise faced the Mariners at the Kingdome, with the big unit on the mound for Seattle. Tampa Bay’s…
Chris Sale and the Atlanta Braves want to neutralize the Nationals
Immediately after the big series victory over the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves continue their home game day as they prepare for their encounter with the Washington Nationals at the start of this weekend’s three-game series. The obvious good omen…
Sale strikes out 10 in his 14th win and the Braves hit 3 home runs to beat the Angels 11-3
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 10 times in his 14th win and Marcell Ozuna hit 3 for 3 and hit an early three-run home run as the Atlanta Braves swept the Los Angeles Angels 11-3 on Saturday…
The Phillies finally seem to be confident again
The Phillies finally appear to be back in control, as they originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia. They are now eight games ahead in the division, have regained the best record in the National League, and the Phillies seem to…
