Garrett Mock News

Nats right-hander Garrett Mock and Astros right-hander Chris Sampson hosted a Winter pitching camp Wednesday for kids between the age of 8-15 at LoneStar Baseball Academy in Baytown, Texas.

How much playing time do you think Ivan Rodriguez will get? I think it would be a waste if he gets only the amount of playing time Wil Nieves had last year.

Last week at the Winter Meetings, it was revealed that the Nationals had interest in free-agent right-hander Jason Marquis.

Steve McCatty will be in his first full season as Nationals pitching coach in 2010, and he made it clear recently that he wants to see his staff improve from last year.

Growing up in the blue-collar suburbs east of the Houston, Astros relief pitcher Chris Sampson dreamed of being able to take batting practice in an indoor facility such as the one he stood in on Monday afternoon.

BCA baseball coach Kade Johnson, a former Milwaukee Brewer, is teaming up with other professional baseball players to provide the community with a top of the line baseball and softball complex.

Garret Anderson doesn't know whether he will play long enough to join the illustrious group of Major Leaguers who have collected 3,000 hits.

Good pitching performances are a terrible thing to waste. And the way Garrett Mock and Tyler Clippard pitched Thursday night at Turner Field, the Washington Nationals would have been kicking themselves had they not ultimately found a way to win.

Without Tommy Hanson, the Braves' postseason hopes likely would have died some time ago.

Right-hander Garrett Mock is looking to show that he belongs in the Nationals' rotation, but he has a lot to prove.

The Braves still have an outside shot at earning the National League Wild Card berth.

Cliff Lee threw a six-hitter, Carlos Ruiz hit a three-run double and Philadelphia beat Washington 5-0 on Tuesday night.

NEW YORK, Sept. 20 -- Neither science nor sabermetrics has yet devised a method for measuring energy, so any attempt to moderate a debate on the Washington Nationals' energy level Sunday afternoon might be as futile as the baseball itself.

It's hardly worth assembling the anecdotal evidence, either, because that would require some brave steward to revisit the details locked away within three hours of best-forgotten baseball. Just know this: Sunday, a 97-loss team became a 98-loss team. The Nationals were down early, soon down by more, and quickly down for good. Even their own manager, a charitable judge of quality, called the game 'lackluster.'

The Mets close out their series with the Nationals this afternoon at Citi Field.

For all of the action from Major League Baseball, please see all the games and photos at www.deseretnews.com/sports/mlb/ PHILADELPHIA - Cliff Lee threw a six-hitter, Carlos Ruiz hit a three-run double and Philadelphia beat Washington 5-0 on Tuesday night.

The list of worst ballgames played by the Washington Nationals in 2009 is lengthy and painful to recall.

After setting the bar at astronomical, unsustainable heights in his first five starts, Cliff Lee would settle for a quality start to get back on track tonight against Garrett Mock and the Nationals.

NATIONALS at PHILLIES Tonight, 7:05: RHP Garrett Mock vs. LHP Cliff Lee Wednesday, 7:05: RHP Livan Hernandez vs.

Garrett Mock's start against the Phillies on Tuesday will not be just another day at the ballpark.

Nationals starter Garrett Mock reacts after giving up a two-run homer to Florida's John Baker in the third, Mock's final inning of the evening.