Tyler Clippard

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Nationals 6, Padres 5 SAN DIEGO -- Chad Tracy's pinch-home run with two outs in the 10th inning lifted the Washington Nationals to a 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night at Petco...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10) Nationals 6, Padres 5 (10): Chad Tracy hit a pinch-hit tiebreaking home run in the 10th inning and Adam LaRoche blasted two homers and drove in four runs as visiting Washington edged San Diego....

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Stephen Strasburg hadn't pitched too badly after winning his first start. Still, he wound up losing five straight decisions, thanks mainly to little offensive support, before...

MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals' injury ledger balanced at the end of play Thursday. Two players took positive strides in their recoveries, but two others went down with new injuries. Outfielders Bryce Harper and...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Bryce Harper brings the kind of intensity that few players have nowadays. That's a good thing. But it also can be dangerous. He sat out Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers, and manager...

Anyone looking for evidence of how hard Bryce Harper plays the game needs to look no further than the blood on the Dodger Stadium wall. Harper was injured and left Monday's game after he ran face-first into the fence attempting to catch A.J. Ellis'...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Anyone looking for evidence of how hard Bryce Harper plays the game needs to look no further than the blood on the Dodger Stadium wall. Harper was injured and left Monday's game...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Nationals' third baseman Ryan Zimmerman continues to have the backing of manager Davey Johnson despite his defensive issues. The question is -- for how long? Zimmerman's always...

RHP Stephen Strasburg, who will pitch Saturday, has not faced the Chicago Cubs since Opening Day at Wrigley Field in 2012. Strasburg went seven innings and allowed five hits and one run in that game. OF Bryce Harper was not in the starting lineup...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals recent hot streak parallels the resurgence of Adam LaRoche and Ryan Zimmerman. On Wednesday, Zimmerman went 3-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI in the Nationals' 5-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann's scoreless streak was snapped, but he still was able to survive a very difficult Detroit Tigers lineup Wednesday. His career-tying 20-inning...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann has been pitching well against nearly every team he has faced. He has done especially well against some of the top-hitting teams in the major...