Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

Injury-free rotation gives Nats advantage Until Tuesday afternoon, the Los Angeles Dodgers weren't sure who would start their series finale against the Nationals -- Zack Greinke or Matt Magill. Uncertainty has been a constant this season for the Dodgers, who used nine different starting...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Tue, May 14, 2013

The Washington Nationals began their road trip Monday night with the start of a three-game series against the Dodgers, who, under former Nationals president Stan Kasten, have become the Dodgers again -- at least off the field. Under former owner Frank McCourt, the franchise was a disaster,...

associated press

Published: Sun, May 12, 2013

Suzuki's error in ninth lets Cubs steal a win Welington Castillo got his bat on the ball at precisely the right time. Even though it was a complete accident and Castillo didn't get credit for a hit, his bat essentially won the game for the Chicago Cubs. Alfonso Soriano scored the...

Kevin Dunleavy

Published: Sat, May 11, 2013

As Stephen Strasburg has muddled through his longest stretch in the major leagues without a win, there has been a litany of diagnoses ranging from elbow stiffness, to a lack of command, to a change in throwing motion, to first-inning woes, and even to bad body language. But as Strasburg has...

Phil Wood

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

Just before Opening Day, I used this space to opine that the Nationals should think seriously about making converted pitcher Micah Owings their righty-hitting backup first baseman/outfielder/pinch hitter in 2013. Owings had signed a minor league contract last winter and turned in an impressive...

Brian McNally

Updated: Fri, May 10, 2013

Nationals Report Haren tries to turn it around It's been a roller-coaster ride already for Nationals starting pitcher Dan Haren. The team took a gamble when it let Edwin Jackson go in the offseason and turned a spot over to Haren, one of the game's steadiest pitchers for years but one...

Rick Snider

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

Rainouts are the worst. Greedy team officials are second. Sitting in Memorial Stadium as a young lad on the rare occasion dad took me to a Baltimore Orioles game, we'd wait for the official cancellation during rain hoping for a miracle. The ticket stubs were only good for the next day, and we...

Kevin Dunleavy

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

Nationals power past Tigers in 5-4 victory A Dennis Green like pronouncement might be premature. But so far this May, the Washington Nationals are worthy of the words the former Arizona Cardinals coach who famously used after a loss to the Chicago Bears: "They are who we thought they were."...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Wed, May 8, 2013

The waves are choppy these days at Nationals Park. The most docile crowd in baseball is riled up about something as simple as standing up and sitting down in your seat at the game -- choreographed in unison with your neighbors, a seemingly fun and innocuous expression. For some, you would...

Phil Wood

Updated: Sat, May 4, 2013

According to Major League Baseball, the Washington Nationals sold 509,006 tickets during the month of April. They played 16 home games last month, for a per-game average of 31,813. That figure ranks them 10th overall out of 30 teams. You can do the math yourself, but here's the bottom line: At...