Jordan Zimmermann

As Miguel Cabrera and Mike Trout lay the foundation for another spirited race for American League most valuable player, imagine how frightened pitchers might be if Cabrera followed Trout in the lineup. It could have happened, in the Angels lineup....

RHP Yunesky Maya was designated for assignment Friday, just four days after he had been called up from Triple-A Syracuse. Maya made one appearance, allowing two runs in one-third of an inning against San Francisco. The Nationals recalled INF Jeff Kobernus...

Lombardozzi helps Nationals beat Phillies WASHINGTON - The Washington Nationals and Philadelphia Phillies have labored mightily to score runs this season. When each was given the chance to break Friday's game open, the Phillies squandered their shot...

The Washington Nationals didn’t have a close shave, and neither did Davey Johnson. The 70-year-old manager still looked closer to 80 after the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night, sporting the scraggly beginnings of facial...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals need to get their bullpen right if they are going to get a surge going heading into June. The likes of Tyler Clippard, Drew Storen and Rafael Soriano were expected...

DETROIT -- Joe Mauer is becoming quite the spoiler.  For the third time in his career, Mauer broke up a no-hitter in the ninth inning, lining a clean single off Detroit’s Anibal Sanchez on Friday night. That was the only hit for Minnesota, and the...

May 24 (Reuters) - Detroit's Anibal Sanchez was denied a no-hitter but still struck out 12 batters in a pitching gem as the Tigers sent the Minnesota Twins crashing to their 10th straight defeat with a 6-0 victory on Friday. Sanchez was heading towards a...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Nationals 5, Phillies 2 Nationals 5, Phillies 2: Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven solid innings to become the National League's first eight-game winner and Stephen Lombardozzi's two-run double capped a four-run fifth inning to...

The Sports Xchange By Elliott Smith, The Sports Xchange WASHINGTON - Steve Lombardozzi had three hits and Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner as Washington used a big fifth inning to beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Friday...

WASHINGTON - Steve Lombardozzi had three hits and Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner as Washington used a big fifth inning to beat Philadelphia 5-2 on Friday in the teams' first meeting of the season. With regular...

The Sports Xchange By Elliott Smith, The Sports Xchange EditorsNote: adding score in headline Nationals 5, Phillies 2 WASHINGTON - Steve Lombardozzi had three hits and Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner as Washington...

DETROIT (AP) — Joe Mauer is becoming quite the spoiler. For the third time in his career, Mauer broke up a no-hitter in the ninth inning, lining a clean single off Detroit's Anibal Sanchez on Friday night. That was the only hit for Minnesota, and...