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Thirty minutes after Stone Garrett broke into tears Friday night at Nationals Park, three hours after his first at-bat in an MLB game in 401 days - since he broke [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden CHICAGO - In a stunning move, the Washington Nationals optioned all-star shortstop CJ Abrams to Class AAA Rochester before they defeated the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, on Saturday [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden CHICAGO - Joey Gallo wasn't supposed to be hitting in the sixth inning with a pair of runners on and his team trailing. He wasn't in the [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 9When Billy Cook wasn't making phone calls to share his big news during his drive from Toledo to Pittsburgh, he listened to music in hopes that [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 8Jared Jones got off to an inauspicious start when CJ Abrams hit his third pitch of the game out of the park, only for the Pittsburgh [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 7The Pittsburgh Pirates continue to struggle to protect a late lead, no matter who is on the mound. And their latest failure came back to bite [...]

Byline: Jerry DiPaola Sep. 7Dave Havern was enjoying a relaxing afternoon Saturday, listening to the Pitt game on the radio while driving to Erie to celebrate his wife MaryJean's birthday. [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 7Dylan Crews did a number on the Pittsburgh Pirates, who passed on the former LSU outfielder to select pitcher Paul Skenes with the No. 1 overall [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 6Nick Gonzales hadn't drawn a walk in 72 at-bats over a 16-game span, so it was worth noting when the Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman watched four [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 6The Pittsburgh Pirates postponed Friday's game against the Washington Nationals due to impending inclement weather and will make it up as part of a split doubleheader [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Sep. 5One night removed from being no-hit by the Chicago Cubs, the Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off their season-long 10-game homestand with a 9-4 win over the Washington [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden A day that began with the Washington Nationals signaling a move toward the future ended bitterly following an injury and a painful reality of their present. Early [...]

Byline: Spencer Nusbaum PHILADELPHIA - The Washington Nationals, with 38 games remaining, have entered the discovery phase of the season. And in a 5-1 loss to the Philadelphia Phillies on [...]

Byline: Spencer Nusbaum Thursday's game was approaching the end of its fifth rain-soaked hour, two delays already in the books and potentially one strike remaining. The Washington Nationals' Luis García [...]

Byline: [CREDIT]THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON -- Dylan Cease pitched the second no-hitter in San Diego Padres history, a 3-0 win over the Washington Nationals on Thursday that completed a three-game [...]

Byline: Spencer Nusbaum WASHINGTON - All no-hitters are improbable, but the one San Diego Padres' right-hander Dylan Cease spun Thursday afternoon was especially unlikely at around 12:14 p.m. It was [...]

Byline: Spencer Nusbaum Josiah Gray kept looking for the one pitch that would extricate himself from the jam he found himself in during the first inning. A season ago, during [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Apr. 4WASHINGTON, D.C. Jack Suwinski waited five games to finally face a right-handed starting pitcher and move into the cleanup spot in the Pittsburgh Pirates' lineup. The [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Apr. 2Pittsburgh Pirates manager Derek Shelton could have gone several ways to begin the 2024 season when it came to picking his leadoff hitter. He could have [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Apr. 1For the first time since 1983, the Pittsburgh Pirates are 5-0 to begin a season. On the heels of a four-game road sweep of the Miami [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden MILWAUKEE - For most of the season, Michael Chavis has been on the periphery. He has been an exuberant presence for the Washington Nationals, handing out popcorn, [...]

Byline: Kevin Gorman Sep. 15Jack Suwinski has endured his share of slumps, so the Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder is enjoying every moment of a seven-game hitting streak that is giving him [...]

Byline: Justin Guerriero Sep. 14Thursday's series finale at PNC Park between the Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals featured an interesting pitching duel between Mitch Keller and Josiah Gray. Keller and [...]

Byline: GREGORY STRONG; THE CANADIAN PRESS A middling August marked by underperformance and a slip in the standings ended with a shutout victory for the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday. [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden The dam broke in the second inning. No matter which pitch the San Francisco Giants' Logan Webb threw or whatever else he tried to halt the Washington [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden Jake Irvin shook his head as he walked back to the mound from behind third base. The 26-year-old right-hander didn't want to look into the home dugout [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty ST. LOUIS - After the fourth straight soft single found outfield grass, Josiah Gray turned away from the damage and lightly smacked his glove against his side. [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty ST. LOUIS - Across 16 1/3 innings Saturday, CJ Abrams, 22-year-old shortstop for the Washington Nationals, stole two bases, singled to kick-start a game-winning rally, went first [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty ST. LOUIS - It was the third inning when the skies opened Friday night, leaving everyone at Busch Stadium - most notably the Washington Nationals and St. [...]

Byline: Michael Charles WASHINGTON - From the first pitch Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, Patrick Corbin had his best stuff working. With his sweeping slider and sharp sinker, he struck [...]

Byline: Michael Charles WASHINGTON - From the first pitch Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park, Patrick Corbin had his best stuff working. With his sweeping slider and sharp sinker, he struck [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden The 29,402 fans at Nationals Park had just returned to their seats when Joey Meneses brought them right back to their feet Saturday afternoon. In the first [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden The 29,402 fans at Nationals Park had just returned to their seats when Joey Meneses brought them right back to their feet Saturday afternoon. In the first [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty WASHINGTON - All of a sudden, it seemed as if every pitcher in the visitors' bullpen was doing something to warm up during the bottom of the [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty PHILADELPHIA - Almost as soon as Mason Thompson took the mound Sunday, Kyle Finnegan began warming in the Washington Nationals' bullpen, crow-hopping into throws. Then, after Thompson [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden SEATTLE - The Seattle Mariners' uneven swings - the ones that sent them reaching into the opposite batter's box and down in the dirt to hack at [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden SAN DIEGO - MacKenzie Gore stared down Juan Soto, who glared back as he stood in the batter's box. They nodded their heads and exchanged some playful [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden SAN DIEGO - It hasn't happened much this year, but the Washington Nationals won a game Saturday night via the long ball. With Matt Waldron making his [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty WASHINGTON - Gripping a slim lead Wednesday, trying to keep CJ Abrams's home run as the go-ahead hit, Manager Dave Martinez turned to Kyle Finnegan with two [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden WASHINGTON - A second-inning flyball off the bat of the St. Louis Cardinals' Jordan Walker began its descent into right-center field with Victor Robles bearing down on [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty WASHINGTON - Twice in the fifth inning Monday, in the span of seven pitches, Josiah Gray stood on the mound and watched a home run fly into [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden ATLANTA - Here's how the Washington Nationals scored five runs in the sixth inning of their 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that snapped a six-game losing [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty WASHINGTON - There went a lead built on Stone Garrett's first-inning grand slam. Then there went any energy inside Nationals Park. Then there went Erasmo Ramírez, hooked [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden The Washington Nationals' matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday afternoon at Nationals Park came with heightened stakes - relatively speaking, at least, since it's early June. [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty LOS ANGELES - It wasn't the little details that pushed the Washington Nationals to a sweep-avoiding win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday. The Dodgers converted [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty LOS ANGELES - In the end, after the Washington Nationals made a late push against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday, after Dave Roberts inserted a lefty [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Before the walk-off hit found grass in front of Lane Thomas and before the Kansas City Royals celebrated their 3-2 win Sunday afternoon, [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Luis García's first double in the sixth, the one that started an eight-run rally Friday, would have been a home run in more [...]

Byline: Jesse Dougherty KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After the Washington Nationals scored a season-high eight runs in the sixth inning Friday night, almost lost their massive lead, then scored three [...]

Byline: Andrew Golden WASHINGTON - These Washington Nationals are a young team, still learning how to win. And they're experiencing some growing pains - perhaps none more acute than Thursday [...]