Thom Loverro

Yesterday

Decades ago, Lizzie Murphy stepped on the field to take her position at first base at Fenway Park with a group of All-Star players to face the Boston Red Sox in an exhibition game -- the first time a woman had played with major league baseball players. She would be known as the "Queen of...

Phil Wood

Yesterday

Nationals skipper Davey Johnson is a big believer in letting players hit their way out of slumps. So am I, up to a point. When Adam LaRoche hit a paltry .136 in April with 29 whiffs in 81 at-bats, Johnson kept him in the everyday lineup. He knew that Adam had gone through similar...

Brian McNally

Yesterday

Nationals report The Nationals are going to ride it out with struggling second baseman Danny Espinosa. There aren't that many other options at this point even after the team announced on Friday that Espinosa has been playing with a fractured right wrist. He won't go on the disabled list...

Elliot Smilowitz

Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

Season snapshot A look at the highs and lows of the Nationals' season so far: April 1 » Bryce Harper homers in his first two at-bats of the year, and Stephen Strasburg pitches seven shutout innings as the Nats beat the Marlins 2-0 on Opening Day. April 14 » The Braves beat the Nats 9-0...

Brian McNally

Updated: Thu, May 23, 2013

Nats fight to follow up on magical 2012 run It is not where the Nationals expected to be with the Memorial Day weekend approaching. A difficult California road trip, where injury woes worsened, the offense continued to stagnate and wins were hard to come by, showed once and for all that...

Jim Williams

Published: Thu, May 23, 2013

In 1991, a young Atlanta Braves pitching sensation by the name of John Smoltz was 2-11 nearing the All Star break, and like with the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg, the baseball world was wondering what was wrong. Smoltz made the choice to see a sports psychologist and he finished the 1991...

RICK EYMER

Published: Thu, May 23, 2013

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits at the plate to help the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday. San Francisco had...

Thom Loverro

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

Nobody wants to say goodbye to Mariano Rivera. The beloved and revered New York Yankees reliever is an oasis of grace and humanity in a sports world filled with embarrassment and shame. Rivera, who just appeared at Camden Yards for the Yankees' three-game series against the Orioles, has said...

DAVID GINSBURG

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

BALTIMORE (AP) -- Nate McLouth homered leading off the bottom of the 10th inning, Chris Dickerson hit a pair of solo shots and the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York Yankees 3-2 Tuesday night to snap a six-game losing streak. McLouth hit a 1-1 pitch from Vidal Nuno (1-1) into the bleachers in...

associated press

Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013

Nationals lose to Padres to split four-game series SAN DIEGO -- Nearly a quarter of the way into the season, the Washington Nationals are hovering just two games above .500. It's not exactly where the Nationals or their fans thought they'd be after winning the NL East last year at 98-64, the...