WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Washington Nationals rookie Stephen Strasburg has inflammation in his pitching shoulder and his next start is unknown, the team said just seven weeks after he made one of the most talked about debuts in years. The inflammation was discovered after Strasburg, the 2009 top draft pick, was scratched minutes before a scheduled start against the Atlanta Braves on ...

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The Philadelphia Phillies stretched their winning streak to six games Tuesday with a 9-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Jayson Werth and Ryan Howard hit two-run homers in the fifth and sixth innings, while pinch-hitter Cody Ransom also cleared the fences with a two-run shot in the bottom of the seventh. Left-hander Cole Hamels pitched five innings for ...

With Stephen Strasburg suddenly scratched, reliever Miguel Batista was pressed into making his first start in nearly two years — and the 39-year-old journeyman was rather Strasburglike. Washington's Batista allowed only three singles in five scoreless innings, two throwing errors hurt Atlanta starter Tommy Hanson, and the last-place Nationals ...

Rookie sensation Stephen Strasburg has been scratched from his scheduled start for the Washington Nationals against the Atlanta Braves. About a minute before the scheduled beginning of Tuesday night's game, the Nationals said that Strasburg would be replaced on the mound by Miguel Batista. When that news ...

The Washington Nationals recalled Collin Balester from Triple-A Syracuse before their game against Milwaukee on Saturday. He replaces right-hander Luis Atilano, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list Friday with bone chips in his right elbow. Balester has not pitched for Washington this season after going 1-4 ...

Jim Edmonds replaced injured All-Star Corey Hart and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the seventh inning to lift the Milwaukee Brewers over the Washington Nationals 7-5 on Friday night. Hart hurt his right wrist in the third when he crashed into the wall down the right-field line chasing ...

The Washington Nationals have placed right-hander Luis Atilano on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 21, because of bone chips in his pitching elbow. Nationals senior vice president and general manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement Friday night before the Nationals opened a three-game series against ...

Johnny Cueto pitched six innings around a rain delay and drove home two runs Monday night, leading the Cincinnati Reds to a 7-2 victory over the Washington Nationals in a matchup of teams that hadn't been able to score lately. Both teams were coming off ...

The buzz at the Florida Marlins' ballpark is that an area near the visitors' bullpen has become infested with bees. One entire section of seats and part of another were roped off for Saturday night's game against the Washington Nationals. Dozens of bees nested on the arm ...

Stephen Strasburg struggled through a 34-pitch first inning but escaped early jams to lead the Washington Nationals past the Florida Marlins 4-0 Friday night. Strasburg (4-2) allowed two baserunners in each of the first three innings, walking three and throwing the first wild pitch of his ...