Topic: Washington Nationals

Phillies offense blast Nats in 7-3 win

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia's offense sprang to life in the third inning to score six runs and send the Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday.The Phillies sent 10 men to the plate in ...

Lee shines as Phillies blank Nationals

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cliff Lee pitched a complete game, three-hit shutout to help lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 4-0 road victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday."I was pretty much putting the ball where I wanted to most of the time," ...
Person familiar with negotiations: Nationals, Adam LaRoche agree to deal, pending physicalA person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Washington Nationals and free-agent first baseman Adam LaRoche have agreed to a two-year contract, pending a physical.Speaking on condition ...
Lefty reliever Sean Burnett, Nationals agree to $3.95M, 2-year deal with 2013 mutual optionLeft-handed reliever Sean Burnett and the Washington Nationals agreed Thursday on a $3.95 million, two-year contract with a mutual option for 2013, avoiding salary arbitration.Burnett went 1-7 with three ...
Outfielder Rick Ankiel agrees to $1.5 million, 1-year contract with Washington NationalsOutfielder Rick Ankiel and the Washington Nationals have agreed to a $1.5 million, one-year contract.The deal announced Monday includes $1.25 million in performance bonuses: $200,000 each for 100, 150, 200, 250 ...

Washington Nationals hang on to Taiwan's Wang

The Washington Nationals have re-signed Taiwanese pitcher Wang Chien-ming, who is trying to come back after shoulder surgery and hasn't pitched since July 2009.Wang, who missed all of last season, received a one-year major league contract.Wang was a 19-game winner in 2006 ...
RHP Chien-Ming Wang re-signs with Nationals; out of majors since July 2009 because of injuryThe Washington Nationals have re-signed Chien-Ming Wang, who is trying to come back from shoulder surgery and hasn't pitched since July 2009.The 30-year-old right-hander gets a one-year major ...
People with knowledge of the deal say A's finalizing trade with Nats for Josh WillinghamTwo people with knowledge of the deal say the Athletics are close to finalizing a trade with the Washington Nationals to bring outfielder Josh Willingham to Oakland for ...
The $126 million man: Werth says he got assurances from Nationals before signing 7-year dealClean-shaven and optimistic, Jayson Werth says he feels good about the Washington Nationals' chances of becoming a winning team. Werth says at his introductory news conference Wednesday that ...
Mike Schmidt: Werth cashes in, but $126 million deal brings a lot of weighty responsibilityIt's old news in the baseball world, happened a few days ago: Jayson Werth, former Phillies right fielder and free agent, agreed to accept $126 million over seven ...