Stephen Strasburg News

For a team that has struggled to produce offense, winning three of the first six games of a 10-game West Coast trip might be a success - but not by the standards held by the championship-hopeful Washington Nationals.

The Baltimore Orioles have promoted pitching prospect Kevin Gausman to the MLB team for Thursday's game against the Blue Jays.

The narrative went from bad to worse in the aftermath of a 4-2 loss at the hands of the San Francisco Giants when closer Rafael Soriano, fresh off a blown save, pinned the blame on outfielder Bryce Harper , according to USA Today , for not reeling in a Gregor While the replays clearly show that Harper pulled up short as he came within 20 feet of ... (more)

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.

Pablo Sandoval hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the 10th inning after Gregor Blanco's tying triple in the ninth, and the San Francisco Giants rallied past the Washington Nationals 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Bryce Harper returned to the Washington Nationals ' lineup Monday night, in the best ballpark atmosphere in the world, against the World Series champions.

Boston was coming off a miserable and tumultuous 69-93 season. New York entered this year with injuries to stars Derek Jeter, Mark Teixeira, Alex Rodriguez and Curtis Granderson.

Newly released police records show that Utah officials believe Josh Powell likely killed his wife and that his brother, Michael Powell, helped dispose of the body, but authorities felt they didn't have enough evidence to... The boardwalks are back, and so are most of the beaches, even if some are a little thinner this year.

Ryan Vogelsong broke his throwing hand on a swing after pitching himself toward his first win in seven starts, and the San Francisco Giants returned from a terrible road trip to beat the Washington Nationals 8-0 on Monday night.

After losing to Stephen Strasburg on Thursday night and then blowing an extra-inning game Friday night, the San Diego Padres righted themselves rather nicely against the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals .

The Padres optioned right-handed reliever Brad Brach to Triple-A Tucson Saturday afternoon before hosting the Washington Nationals at Petco Park in the third game of a four-game series.

The Nationals aren't doing themselves any favors. In his last seven starts, ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg has allowed 21 runs.

The Padres begin a crucial seven-game homestand Thursday night against the Washington Nationals and right-handed starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg.

To compensate for early exits, Jonathan Niese did some extra throwing in his bullpen session.

Coming into his Thursday night start vs the Marlins , Mat Latos had struggled in his previous two starts, giving up 9 earned runs in 11 innings.

The Washington Nationals shut down their ace last year, perhaps costing themselves a World Series championship, but we're supposed to accept it.

Adam LaRoche hit a two-run homer to back the longest outing of Stephen Strasburg's young career, as the Washington Nationals took down the San Diego Padres, 6-2, in the opener of a four-game series.

It's been a rare day this season that the Washington Nationals have been able to field a fully functional, Opening Day lineup.

The majority of analysts and fans of the MLB expected the Washington Nationals to build off their success from last season and most likely return to the postseason.

We know Stephen Strasburg can be a stubborn, hard-nosed competitor. We saw it last season when the Washington Nationals insisted on shutting him down early and Strasburg tried every trick in the book to avoid it.