The Washington Nationals had a chance Wednesday night to climb further into unfamiliar space. They gave themselves an opportunity to sweep the Atlanta Braves, but then their starter met a sudden end, their rallies unraveled in a blink and they crumbled in the ninth. For one night, they specialized in turning promising situations into undesirable outcomes.
The Nationals ended their series victory over Atlanta with a 5-1 defeat at Nationals Park, pumping a few more breaths into a division competitor on the brink. The Braves would have left town down eight games in the National League East had the Nationals not stranded six base runners in the final four innings, or if Ross Detwiler had not walked the opposing pitcher to spark the Braves' only rally prior to the final inning.
Nationals vs. Braves: Kris Medlen shuts down Washington, which misses a chance to sweep
Washington Post 8/23/2012
In a less-than-shocking twist late Wednesday, the White Sox named John Danks as the starting pitcher for their next game.
Danks, who hasn’t pitched in the majors since May 19, 2012 after he had season-ending shoulder surgery last Aug. 6, is set to pitch Friday night when the host White Sox open
Jaime Garcia, out. Jake Westbrook, out. Chris Carpenter, still out. And the Cardinals’ rotation rolls on, no matter what Memphian is added.
Lefthander Jon Gast, who features a changeup, has won his first two big-league starts in relief of Westbrook. Lefthander Tyler Lyons, a curveball specialis
The Astros don’t just appear to be playing better baseball. They are.
A 3-1 victory against Kansas City on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park gave the Astros a series win versus the Royals and a 4-3 record in their last seven games.
Righthander Jordan Lyles guided the Astros (14-33). The 22-year-
On Day 9 of a nine-day trip, and with a Memorial Day weekend showdown against former manager Terry Francona awaiting their return to Fenway Park, the Red Sox could’ve been dragging before last night’s game.
So, Clay Buchholz exhausted his playlist to keep the clubhouse lively.
But if the R
When morale was at its lowest, approximately 46 hours before Delmon Young smashed yet another home run, Charlie Manuel attempted to justify his faith in this Phillies lineup. It was Monday, the atrocious Miami Marlins had just confounded his offense, and Manuel clutched at words.
"The history of
Francisco Liriano said he worked hard this offseason to perfect a tweak in his delivery. Manager Clint Hurdle said he has watched a lot of tape and still can't see a difference.
The difference in the results, however, is undeniable.
Liriano has been dominant this season and continued that earl
C.J. Wilson got two quick outs to start the game, then served up a walk and a single and suddenly, his head was swimming.
"I thought I was going to pass out in the first inning," Wilson said. "I didn't feel good today, I ate too much pasta last night or something. When you throw the ball as hard
Two rain delays, a comical home run for Miguel Cabrera and another unusual start by Justin Verlander.
The Tigers splashed past the Cleveland Indians 11-7 on Wednesday night to complete a two-game sweep of the first-place Tribe.
They waited out delays of one hour and 50 minutes to win it.
Th
What a difference two days made for the Orioles. After their rotation looked battered and their closer teetering, they won their second straight game on Wednesday night, and looked forward to watching their phenom, Kevin Gausman, debut on Thursday.
Thanks to Jason Hammel’s 6 2/3 innings, the Or
The ball flicked off Ian Desmond’s bat in one motion and started on its path toward right field. Bryce Harper broke into a sprint from second base. As Harper slid into home and Hunter Pence’s throw to the plate sailed just wide, a collective sigh of relief from the Washington Nationals seemed to
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly criticized his team and benched All-Star right fielder Andre Ethier, then watched Los Angeles beat the Milwaukee Brewers 9-2 Wednesday.
Mattingly, in the third and final year of his contract, discussed his club's lack of mental toughness and said he wanted a balanced
Decisions, decisions.
Braves rookie sensation Evan Gattis was poised and ready at the plate Wednesday afternoon, working with a 3-0 count and the bases loaded. The question was, when the next pitch came over the plate, where was he going to put it?
Over the right-field wall was Gattis’ answe
Manager Mike Redmond has been relying on a cheat sheet of sorts during his pregame press gatherings. It’s a list of the Marlins’ injured players and where they stand in their rehab programs.
It might have gotten lengthier.
Starter Kevin Slowey departed Wednesday’s series finale against t
In a season where seemingly every bump and bruise suffered sends the player to the disabled list, Yankees manager Joe Girardi said he is supremely confident Hiroki Kuroda won’t be sidelined by the bruised right calf that forced him out of last night’s game.
“I would be shocked if he couldn
After postgame comments in which he reportedly criticized Bryce Harper’s positioning in right field, Rafael Soriano insisted he isn’t upset with Harper for a play in the bottom of the ninth inning of Tuesday’s 4-2 10-inning loss to the Giants.
With two outs and a runner on first, Harper ch
Yankees starter Hiroki Kuroda was removed midway through the third inning of Wednesday’s game against the Orioles. Kuroda appeared to favor his back after giving up a single to first baseman Chris Davis.
There was no diagnosis immediately available.
Earlier in the night, Kuroda was hit on th
Just as it has done so many times before, Ryan Madson's comeback attempt has taken another unexpected twist.
"Hopefully it's just a little glitch," manager Mike Scioscia said. "I don't think it's anything major, but he needs to get over this. He's close, as we said. Hopefully it's just a product
If the Blue Jays are going to turn around the disappointing start to their season it will be on the back of Jose Bautista.
While he is not a vocal captain and demurs at the suggestion he is anything but one of the guys, Bautista showed once again on Wednesday night that he will lead this team with
There was a moment in Wednesday afternoon's game that illustrated just how far Jorge De La Rosa has traveled on his return to being a quality big-league starter.
The lefty had just given up a fifth-inning infield single to the Diamondbacks' A.J. Pollock, followed by a bloop single to Didi Gregorius
In the first major league start of his career, Ross Wolf allowed one earned run in 5-plus innings of work to lead the Rangers to a 3-1 win on Wednesday afternoon.
Texas avoided the sweep, joining the New York Yankees as the only teams without three straight losses.
The 30-year-old right-hander
The Reds completed a three-game sweep of the Mets to wrap up a 7-2 road trip.
The Reds blew leads of 2-1 and 4-2 in this one, but they scored three runs in the ninth to put it away.
The Reds have won 10 of 12 and 11 of 13 to move to 11 games over .500 at 29-18. They did not get to 11 games ove
Manager Don Mattingly benched Andre Ethier for the Dodgers’ series finale at Miller Park on Wednesday, saying he did so because he wanted to field a lineup “that’s going to fight and compete the whole day.”
This will be the third time Ethier is out of the lineup on this six-game trip. T
Cardinals lefty Jaime Garcia will have surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder and his 2013 season is over as a result of the injury.
A team official confirmed that he'll have the season-ending procedure.
The surgery will be done Friday by Cardinals' team physician Dr. George Pale
Twins third baseman Trevor Plouffe has been placed on the seven-day disabled list after showing concussion symptoms following a collision at second base late in Tuesday night's loss.
Plouffe was examined by a doctor at Turner Field, but has yet to undergo a full impact test. That will happen in a
It doesn’t sound as if Chase Utley will be in the Phillies’ lineup on Wednesday night.
Utley felt pain and a burning sensation in his right rib cage after taking a swing in batting practice Tuesday night. He was scratched from that game. The injury will require an MRI, according to GM Ruben A
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