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26 April 2012
Strong starting pitching has been a key reason for the Washington Nationals' early success.
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26 April 2012
Strong starting pitching has been a key reason for the Washington Nationals' early success.
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26 April 2012
SAN DIEGO (AP) The results have been predictable when the San Diego Padres have faced the Washington Nationals in a matchup of the NL's best and worst teams. Jordan Zimmermann helped set a Washington record for the longest scoreless innings streak for starters before Orlando Hudson homered and the NL East-leading Nationals beat the Padres 7-2 on Wednesday. Zimmermann held San Diego without a run for four innings to give Washington starters 26 straight scoreless frames
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26 April 2012
By: BERNIE WILSON, AP Sports Writer | WSLS-TV 10 Published: April 25, 2012 Updated: April 25, 2012 - 10:15 PM SAN DIEGO (AP) - The scoreless innings streak by Washington starters ended at 26, the longest in Nationals history. The overall result, however, was another victory. Jordan Zimmermann pitched four scoreless innings to help set the record before Orlando Hudson homered for San Diego and the NL East-leading Nationals beat the Padres 7-2 on Wednesday in a matchup of the NL's best and worst teams.
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26 April 2012
After Jordan Zimmermann’s stellar performance and an unusual outpouring of support for him, the Nationals had another series victory in their back pocket, 6 for 6 this year. They have a 14-4 record, the best start in Washington baseball history, matched only by the 1932 Senators. This laid-back victory put all the others — 13 decided by four runs or fewer, eight decided by two or one — in perspective
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25 April 2012
It wasn't pretty, but the Washington Nationals were able to get it done once again on April 24, beating the San Diego Padres by the score of 3-1 on April 24.
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25 April 2012
San Diego Padres pinch hitter Andy Parrino singles to center and drives in a run in the seventh inning against the Washington Nationals during a baseball game Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in San Diego. Lenny Ignelzi, Associated Press SAN DIEGO — If the Washington Nationals' offense had been a little more potent, Gio Gonzalez would have gone deeper into the game than he did
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24 April 2012
The Washington Nationals have surprised many this year with a 12-4 start to the 2012 MLB season, and are currently leading the Atlanta Braves by 2.5 games in the National League East. What exactly have they done to get into the position that they are in right now? What follows are the top three reasons why I believe the team is leading the division and could do so for a while.
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24 April 2012
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24 April 2012
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24 April 2012
C Wilson Ramos seems to be rebounding at the plate. His average had slid to .212, but Ramos then went 3-for-8 in his last two games to improve to .244.
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24 April 2012
LHP Tom Gorzelanny bounced back after a shaky effort on Thursday to win Saturday's game in relief. He gave up six runs in two innings of relief in Thursday's loss against the Astros, but threw a shutout top of the 10th Saturday in a 3-2 victory over the Marlins.
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24 April 2012
RHP Stephen Strasburg has been dominant through his first four starts. He's posted a 2-0 record plus a 1.08 ERA, and would be 3-0 if RHP Brad Lidge hadn't given up a two-run game-tying home run in the ninth inning of Saturday's game against the Marlins.
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24 April 2012
As spring training drew to a close, some Washington Nationals grew weary of the growing external expectations placed on them.
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23 April 2012
The Washington Nationals are coming off of an impressive home stand that saw them finishing with an 8-2 record to bring them to 12-4 overall. As great as the Nationals have been playing of late, the key for them will be translating success at home to success on the road as the team faces off against the San Diego Padres on April 24
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