Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson told reporters before yesterday's game that Danny Espinosa was getting a rest, but it was more of a mental break because he was beating himself up over his struggles at the plate.
According to reports from AT&T Park tonight, Nationals' right-hander Ryan Mattheus broke his slamming his glove into his locker after a rough outing Sunday in the Nats' loss to the San Diego Padres. Yunesky Maya and Fernando Abad are coming up.
Last year? Homophobic slurs on his eye black. This year? Home run celebrations that may have gone a tad too far.
San Francisco Giants pitcher Matt Cain has had a rough go of it in 2013, sporting a 5.43 ERA and 5.30 FIP. Historically, Cain has been close to an average +4 win pitcher. So what's going on this year? And what can the Washington Nationals expect?
Thanks to a clutch bases clearing double by Edwin Encarnacion the Blue Jays prevailed yesterday afternoon against the Rays. Today's links include a profile of Sean Nolin, Miguel Cabrera's greatness and some of the best insects to chow down on.
20-year-old Washington Nationals' slugger Bryce Harper returns to the lineup tonight in AT&T Park in San Francisco as the Nats take on the Giants in the first game of a three-game set with the NL West's second-place team. Zach Duke gets the start...
Tuesday's SaberSphere goes from the majors, where we look at a Padres pitcher, Miguel Cabrera, and Ian Desmond to the AL East farm systems of the Blue Jays and Orioles.
After 44 games, the Washington Nationals are 23-21, 2.5 games out of first in the NL East with some good pitching, weak offense and at-times awful defense. Does anything need to change, or is it just a matter of waiting for everyone to get healthy an
We were treated to one of the best bullpens in franchise history last season. Possibly even the best. When Walt kept the band together, it was easy to assume we were in for another season of...
The Nationals are 3-4 seven games into the current 10-game road trip, and they head to San Francisco's AT&T Park tonight to take on the Giants in the first game of a 3-game series. Zach Duke gets a spot start in place of the injured Ross Detwiler.
