Ian Desmond News

Kyle Kendrick concluded it was needless to back up home plate. He watched Steve Lombardozzi's double skip to the warning track in the fifth inning of a 5-2 Phillies loss.

It will not be known until Saturday if Nationals left-hander Ross Detwiler will be able to start Tuesday against the Orioles.

's streak of seven straight starts allowing two runs or fewer was snapped last weekened against the Reds, but he still managed to minimize the damage and keep the Phils in the game against a potent Cincinnati offense.

Runs and hits have become difficult to come by for the Washington Nationals and perhaps a return home will ignite a team that's supposed to make a deep run in the playoffs.

The Nationals didn't arrive back home from a grueling 10-game West Coast trip until around 4 a.m. ET on Thursday, but several players still turned out to Nationals Park to support Ryan Zimmerman's fourth annual "A Night at the Park" fundraiser.

Danny Espinosa is one of several Nationals who have not matched their performances from the first portion of last season.

Today's game and yesterday's were 99% similar. A close, low-scoring game went to extras.

Kershaw scattered five hits, struck out 11 and pitched 8 2-3 innings in the Dodgers' 2-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

The ball flicked off Ian Desmond 's bat in a seemingly effortless motion and began its path toward right field.

Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson accepted an invitation from San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy to be a coach on his staff at the 2013 All-Star Game.

Washington Nationals' Ian Desmond tries to grab a ground ball in front of Washington Nationals' Steve Lombardozzi on a hit by San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford in the fifth inning at AT&T Park in San Francisco, Calif.

Danny Espinosa burst through the doors of the visitors' clubhouse at AT&T Park on Monday afternoon with his bat in hand and his shirt drenched in sweat.

The Nationals' Zach Duke and the Giants' Ryan Vogelsong both are in need of solid starts as they get ready to square off in the opener of a three-game series Monday night at AT&T Park.

In the quality of his performance, LaRoche toggles between extremes. He can swing toothpicks for a month.

Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers throws a pitch against the Washington Nationals at Dodger Stadium on May 14, 2013.

The Washington Nationals dropped two of three to the Chicago Cubs with Sunday's loss and now they head out on the road for a long trip through California which starts with tonight's game in LA.

Shortstop Ian Desmond was a fan favorite in Harrisburg when he played for the Senators in 2006, 2008 and 2009.

Kurt Suzuki was ejected for the first time in his career on Sunday. It was a ninth-inning called third strike that sent the Nationals' catcher over the edge.

Today's game was not good. Read the regular recap to get the gritty, gruesome details, but the gist is that Stephen Strasburg struggled with the help of pretty much everyone else.

Jackson wound up with a two-run double in an 8-2 win over the Nationals, his first victory in a Cubs' uniform.