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CJ Abrams' leadoff homer lifts Nationals over Dodgers 2-0
LOS ANGELES (AP) — CJ Abrams homered in the first at-bat of the game and the Washington Nationals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-0 on Wednesday to take the series. Nationals starter Jake Irvin (1-1) threw six scoreless innings to get his first win of the season and gave up just...
Jackie Robinson remembered around MLB on 77th anniversary of him breaking baseball's color barrier
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball marked the 77th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking the sport’s color barrier on Monday. Robinson started at first base for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947, beginning the end of the racial segregation that had relegated Black...
Abrams homers, drives in 3 as Nationals beat Giants 5-3
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — CJ Abrams homered and drove in three runs after missing three games with a bruised left pinkie, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3 on Tuesday night. “It always feels good to be out there on the field playing baseball,” Abrams...
Nationals opening day starter Josiah Gray has an injured pitching elbow
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Washington Nationals opening day starter Josiah Gray went on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a right elbow and forearm problem, among of a series of pitchers hurt around the majors early this season. “It’s a flexor strain,” Nationals manager Dave...
Bryce Harper hears boos at Nationals Park. His three hits help the Phillies beat the Nats 4-0
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bryce Harper, still hearing boos at Nationals Park all these years later, doubled twice and singled in a run to back Aaron Nola's 5 2/3 scoreless innings, helping the Philadelphia Phillies beat Washington 4-0 on a chilly Friday night. Another former player for the...
Joey Gallo stops rough start to the season with a homer and adds 2 more hits: 'Thank God.'
WASHINGTON (AP) — This, then, is what was running through Joey Gallo's mind as the miss-or-mash slugger for the Washington Nationals rounded the bases after his 447-foot, second-deck homer ended an 0-for-12 start to 2024: “Thank God. I did something good." And this is what his...
Joey Gallo goes from 0-for-12 to 3 hits, including a homer, and the Nationals beat the Pirates 5-3
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joey Gallo emphatically ended an 0-for-12 season-opening drought with an upper-deck homer that traveled 447 feet and two other hits, and the Washington Nationals beat the Pirates 5-3 on Wednesday night, Pittsburgh's first loss of 2024. “Just feels good to help...
Eddie Rosario's sacrifice fly caps 3-run 9th inning off Alexis Díaz as Nationals beat Reds 7-6
CINCINNATI (AP) — Eddie Rosario capped a three-run ninth inning off All-Star closer Alexis Díaz with a tiebreaking sacrifice fly, and the Washington Nationals beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-6 on Saturday. Pinch-hitter Nick Martini gave the Reds a 6-4 lead with a two-run double in the...
Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel won't need surgery on broken right hand. Lipscomb promoted
CINCINNATI (AP) — Washington's Nick Senzel won't require surgery on his broken right hand, and Nationals manager Dave Martinez isn't sure when the third baseman will return. "It comes down to pain tolerance now,” Martinez said Saturday. Senzel fractured a bone in...
Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel fractures thumb before opener, expected to miss 3 to 4 weeks
CINCINNATI (AP) — Washington Nationals third baseman Nick Senzel was scratched from the opening-day lineup after breaking a thumb during batting practice Thursday. Senzel fractured his right thumb on a bad hop and could be out three to four weeks, according to manager Dave...
