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Nats who's hot/who's not-5/23

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:21:17 +0000

Here’s a look at five players who were hot, and five players who were not over the past week.

Harper learns from his mistakes

MZuckerman@ComcastSportsNet.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:56:46 +0000

Among many other traits, Bryce Harper has shown an uncanny ability to learn from his mistakes and rarely, if ever, repeat them.

MLB Power Rankings: Drama at the bottom

steveftroney@gmail.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 09:04:03 +0000

The top holds steady, but almost as interesting is what's going on in the cellar, as Houston and Miami battle for ignominy.

PHOTO: Harper honors Oklahoma on hat

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Thu, 23 May 2013 02:07:58 +0000

During Wednesday's game Harper commemorated those affected by the tornadoes in Oklahoma with a message written on his hat.

Redeemed: Nats win in extra innings over Giants

Daniel Martin — Wed, 22 May 2013 23:34:25 +0000

Washington's bullpen couldn't preserve a win for Gio Gonzalez after his strong outing, but Ian Desmond was the hero in a 2-1 extra-innings victory over the Giants.

Soriano blames Harper after loss to Giants

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:47:14 +0000

Soriano took the blown save, his second in as many outings, but afterwards decided he wouldn’t take full ownership of what happened.

Sandoval beats Nats with homer in the 10th

steveftroney@gmail.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:36:00 +0000

Stephen Strasburg outdueled Matt Cain, but a shaky bullpen couldn't hold the lead for Washington as the Giants came back to win 4-2 in 10 innings Tuesday night.

Instant analysis: Giants 4, Nationals 2

steveftroney@gmail.com — Wed, 22 May 2013 05:24:43 +0000

The showdown between aces got off to a shaky start before materializing as promised, but the a blown save by Rafael Soriano and a walkoff home run by Pablo Sandoval wasted Strasburg's effort.

Around the NL East: Phillies in trouble

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 16:46:20 +0000

The Braves are starting to heat up, while the Phillies are falling hard. Here is how the Nats' rivals fared over the last week.

Desperate Nats forced to remake bullpen

MZuckerman@ComcastSportsNet.com — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:59:08 +0000

The Nationals' already overworked bullpen lost another member when Ryan Mattheus broke his hand punching his locker out of frustration.

Nats shut out in San Fran

vbaccellieri — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:47:18 +0000

Bryce Harper went 0 for 4 in his return to the lineup as the Nationals were shut out by the Giants 8-0.

Werth's DL stay not over yet

MMoore30 — Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:47 +0000

Manager Davey Johnson said Monday that outfielder Jayson Werth may have a longer stint on the DL than originally thought after seeing the results of an MRI on his injured hamstring.

Nationals desperately need healthy Harper, Werth

MZuckerman@ComcastSportsNet.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:09:29 +0000

What's the biggest reason the Nationals have struggled to score runs? The lack of injured outfielders Jayson Werth and Bryce Harper in their lineup.

State of the Nats-5/20

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Mon, 20 May 2013 03:51:00 +0000

The Nationals rose and then fell this week as injuries became the big takeaway.

Blanks, Venable, Alonso homer in Nats' Loss

MMoore30 — Sun, 19 May 2013 23:42:29 +0000

Kyle Blanks and Will Venable homered off Dan Haren to lead the San Diego Padres to victory against the Nationals.

A piece of D.C. baseball history

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:34:46 +0000

Here is a look at a 1930's pamphlet commemorating Walter Johnson's 50th birthday, signed by 'The Big Train' himself.

Padres edge Zimmermann, Nats

mdewhurst — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:52:48 +0000

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night.

Tracy's HR in 10th lifts Nats over Padres 6-5

bjackson — Sat, 18 May 2013 06:11:18 +0000

Adam LaRoche hit two towering home runs and Chad Tracy's solo shot in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night.

Nats quarterly report-5/18

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:51:08 +0000

Here is a look at the team through roughly one-fourth of the year and how they compare to last season, plus some predictions for the next 41 games.

Nats minor league report-5/17

chhughes@comcastsportsnet.com — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:55:06 +0000

Pitching continues to be the story for most of the Nats' affiliates, but Anthony Rendon is crushing it at Harrisburg.