PITTSBURGH — Late Wednesday night, when the Washington Nationals needed him most, Danny Espinosa walked into the ideal chance to validate his manager’s faith. He had flailed, searched and scuffled all season long. Davey Johnson worried about his second baseman, but not enough send him the bench.

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Written by The Sports Network (Sports Network) – Not even the return of both Ryan Zimmerman and Adam LaRoche could propel the Washington Nationals back into the win column last night against the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park. The Nationals have another shot Wednesday in the middle portion of this three- game series and hope to end a two-game slide in the process.

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No, the Philadelphia Phillies are it now. The “Take Back the Park” initiative was an embarrassment by its very necessity, although it was a success. But making a real rivalry is more complicated than an ad campaign.

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The Washington Nationals failed to sweep the Philadelphia Phillies on May 6, losing by the score of 9-3. Cole Hamels of the Phillies picked up his fourth win of the year while Jordan Zimmermann had his third loss

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Other than an audacious steal of home, Cole Hamels had no problem shutting down the Washington Nationals. Turns out, only his Philadelphia teammates’ batting performance could keep Hamels from his 11th complete game. The left-hander gave up five hits over eight innings in the Phillies’ 9-3 victory Sunday night

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The Philadelphia Phillies were making the Washington Nationals look like a brand new powerhouse this weekend. Phillies fans like myself may have to hear for some time how Bryce Harper, Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals budding stars are making Washington the biggest new threat in the NL East. They backed this up with two straight victories this past weekend, yet Cole Hamels helped give Philadelphia something to build on in the series finale on May 6

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WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals right fielder and Chatham Glenwood graduate Jayson Werth broke his left wrist Sunday night trying to make a sliding catch against the Philadelphia Phillies. “It’s a clean break,” Washington manager Davey Johnson said after the Nationals’ 9-3 loss. “He’s going to be out for a while.” Johnson said Werth will see a specialist to evaluate the injury.

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Arizona was within one out of its fourth straight win before J.J.

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After struggling with the bats of late, the Washington Nationals finally broke through on May 2 against the Arizona Diamondbacks, winning 5-4 on a walkoff home run by Ian Desmond in the ninth inning. Henry Rodriguez of the Nationals picked up his first win of the season while J.J. Putz had his second loss

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Bryce Harper had a hand in everything for the Washington Nationals.

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Bryce Harper #34 of the Washington Nationals hits a double in the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park on May 2, 2012 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images) WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper had a hand in everything for the Washington Nationals. Harper made a tumbling barehanded catch in centerfield and then led off the ninth inning with a double to set the stage for Ian Desmond’s two-out game-ending home run that gave the Nationals a 5-4 victory over the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday night

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by Nick Piecoro – May. 2, 2012 09:05 PM The Republic | azcentral.com WASHINGTON — Bryce Harper’s major-league career is all of four games old, but thus far the Washington Nationals’ 19-year-old rookie seems to have a way of making his presence known, of inserting himself into big moments.

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May. 2, 2012 02:40 PM The Republic | azcentral.com Game notes : Joe Saunders is off to a tremendous start.

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The 2012 MLB regular season is well underway with a full month of baseball already in the books. It is still a long road to October baseball but paths are already starting to take shape and many surprises have already occurred along the way. The beginning of the year brings promise but at this point in the season anything can still happen.

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