Walk-off shot in 12th lifts Nats to fourth win in row

(Photo by Reuters Pictures. Julian Tavarez mistakes Willie Harris for a 600 lb. J-Lo moments after Willie's 12th inning walk-off.) "Everything is just starting to come together." (Willie Harris, via Washington Post, 6/21/2009) Streaking! Nats 5, Jays 3: Four wins in a row? Willie did it (with bat, glove)...

With each passing day, it's becoming more and more obvious that the Washington Nationals have an impressive stable of young starting pitchers. Those five impressionable hurlers have drawn rave reviews, not only from within the organization but from opponents, too. And with more help still on the way in the form of Stephen Strasburg, Collin Balester and another wave of starters in...

How bad have the Washington Nationals been at pulling out late victories this season? Take your pick of some telling stats. Entering Friday night's game against the Toronto Blue Jays, the Nationals were 0-8 when tied after seven innings. They were 0-5 when tied after eight innings. And when the game went into extra innings? They were an abysmal 0-8. Plain and simple, the Nationals...

By the time Ryan Zimmerman stepped to the plate in the first inning Sunday, the Washington Nationals already trailed the Toronto Blue Jays by four runs. The afternoon's tone had been set by right-hander Shairon Martis, who got off to a horrible start and was mostly responsible for his team's 9-4 loss. Zimmerman, though, had a golden opportunity to get the needle moving in the other...

The Nationals have reinstated outfielder Josh Willingham from the bereavement list and optioned outfielder Corey Patterson to Triple-A Syracuse to make room on their roster.

If familiarity breeds contempt, unfamiliarity may breed base hits. Ryan Church, who never before had batted against Rays reliever J.P. Howell, made the most of his first meeting against the left-hander with an eighth inning RBI single for an...

He will try to survive an entire season as a Detroit Lions fan. He has been preparing his body for the constant losing over the summer by watching Washington Nationals games, but nothing can truly prepare you for the horror of watching the real thing. He has bought a Matthew Stafford jersey, and even set the Lions to his favorite team on his Facebook. He will attempt to stay interested...

The Washington Nationals activated outfielder Josh Willingham from the bereavement list Saturday.

Tom Andersen sends this link about the Yankees lack of success facing young pitchers. In the last four games, the Yankees are 0-3 against Washington’s Stammen and John Lannan and the Mets’ Fernando Nieve. Shairon Martis of the Nationals also pitched effectively, but recorded a no-decision. While there has long been a belief that the [...]

The Washington Nationals will try to push their season-high winning streak to five games this afternoon, when they close out a three-game interleague series versus the Toronto Blue Jays at Nationals Park.