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The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Marco Scutaro's hitting streak ended at 19 games on Wednesday, but even so, the 37-year old journeyman is continuing to cement himself as one of the most astute pickups in recent...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Outfielder Bryce Harper blamed himself for not making the play on a long fly ball by the San Francisco Giants' Gregor Blanco on Tuesday. It turned into the tying run and the...

1B Brandon Belt suffered from Stephen Strasburg-itis on Tuesday night, claiming a stiff back contributed to his 0-for-4, two-strikeout performance that included a whiff with the bases loaded in the first inning. Apparently manager Bruce Bochy was...

Nationals 2, Giants 1 (10): Bryce Harper blasted his 12th home run and scored the tiebreaking run in the 10th on Ian Desmond's one-out single as visiting Washington snapped its four-game losing streak. Harper led off the sixth inning with a solo homer...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Nationals 2, Giants 1 SAN FRANCISCO - Ian Desmond's single scored Bryce Harper from second base with one out in the 10th inning Wednesday as the Washington Nationals avoided a sweep at the hands...

The Sports Xchange By Dave Del Grande, The Sports Xchange Harper hustles home with Nats' game-winner SAN FRANCISCO -- Washington Nationals trainer Lee Kuntz approached Davey Johnson in the ninth inning of a 1-1 game Wednesday, informing the manager...

This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits at the plate to help the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday. San...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Right-hander Stephen Strasburg appears back in a groove. And at just the right time for the Nationals. On Tuesday in San Francisco, Strasburg went seven innings but did not factor...

MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH Left-hander Madison Bumgarner has seven quality starts this season and just four wins. That's a ratio that is bound to improve, especially because he's supported by one of the National League's best...

LHP Fernando Abad has pitched well enough at Triple-A Syracuse (1.06 ERA in 17 appearances) to warrant a promotion to the big club. However, Abad was added to the Nationals roster Tuesday because he does something no one else currently in the Washington...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals' West Coast trip likely will be remembered for two incidents involving players experiencing difficulties with immovable objects. First, on May 13, Bryce Harper ran...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - San Francisco Giants - INSIDE PITCH What awful timing for Ryan Vogelsong. Just as the Giants right-hander was putting together his best outing of the year, he was struck in the right hand while swinging at a pitch...