Nationals aim to continue winning trend, host Dodgers

There’s a strange trend in place as the Los Angeles Dodgers and host Washington Nationals begin a three-game series Tuesday night. It’s the Nationals who appear to be the hotter team, while the Dodgers will be looking for some answers at the beginning of a nine-game road trip. While the Dodgers won 10-0 on Sunday against the New York Mets, that was the highlight of a 3-6 homestand. That includes a 1-2 mark against the

Nationals bring momentum into rubber match vs. Astros

The Washington Nationals should have some momentum going into Sunday afternoon’s series finale against the visiting Houston Astros. The series is even at one game apiece after the Nationals rallied for a 5-4, 10-inning victory Saturday. They scored two runs in the ninth and one run in the extra inning. “We’re in it until we’re not,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said. “And they believe that. They believe that at any given moment they can score

Astros aim to maintain focus in rematch vs. Nationals

The Houston Astros enjoyed a get-well game with one of the top pitchers in the big leagues in action for the first time this season. Now it’s a matter of carrying those good vibes into another game. After Justin Verlander logged six innings in the series opener Friday, giving up two runs on four hits, the Astros will visit the Washington Nationals on Saturday for the middle contest of a three-game set. This weekend marks

Just-in Time: Verlander debuts for ailing Astros in Washington

Justin Verlander’s season debut comes at a great time for the Houston Astros. The veteran right-hander takes the ball for the first time this season when the Astros visit the Washington Nationals on Friday night. This is the start of the Astros’ six-game road trip. Houston has managed to score only seven runs across its last 29 innings. It’s the start of the 2024 season for Verlander, 41, who was held back to begin spring

Dodgers’ Landon Knack to make MLB debut vs. Nationals

Amid a roster scramble, the Los Angeles Dodgers will add another pitcher to the collection Wednesday afternoon as right-hander Landon Knack is set to make his major league debut against the visiting Washington Nationals. Knack already has been with the club this week in Los Angeles, and manager Dave Roberts confirmed the roster move late Tuesday. The 26-year-old Knack pitched in two games with the major league club during spring training and gave up a

Nationals’ Patrick Corbin hopes to rebound in matchup vs. Dodgers

Intent on getting his season on track, Washington Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin will visit familiar surroundings on Tuesday night. When he faces Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium, the outing will give Corbin (0-2, 8.44 ERA) his most appearances at a venue he has never called his home park. Once a member of the Dodgers’ National League West rival Arizona Diamondbacks, Corbin will make his 15th outing at Dodger Stadium, but just his fourth there since

Dodgers’ Tyler Glasnow takes aim at Nationals

It’s hard for a pitcher to be any better than Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow was in his most recent start last Tuesday at Minnesota. Since pitch count was tracked officially for the first time in 1988, Glasnow became the first pitcher to strike out 14 hitters while using less than 90 pitches. He threw 88 and matched his career high in strikeouts during seven shutout innings in a 6-3 win. Glasnow (3-0, 2.25

Nationals looking for win, bullpen relief against A’s

The Washington Nationals will take the type of dominance they got Saturday out of MacKenzie Gore every day. Well, hopefully not every day, according to manager Dave Martinez. Gore showed why he was one of the centerpieces of the 2022 trade that sent star outfielder Juan Soto to San Diego in exchange for a haul of Padres prospects, striking out 11 over five innings in a 3-1 win in Oakland. But in piling up the

Once-lowly A’s face Nats again, aim to keep rolling

The Oakland Athletics are doing the little things necessary for big things to happen. After losing 102 games in 2022 and 112 last season, the A’s are showing spunk early in 2024. They’ve gained momentum by winning five of their past six games. They have come out on top in back-to-back one-run games, including Friday night’s 2-1, 10-inning decision against the visiting Washington Nationals. The teams will meet again Saturday afternoon, with the Athletics liking

Nationals, A’s look to break through against strong pitching

Pitching largely has been a plus this week for the Washington Nationals and Oakland Athletics. Whichever team can break through with the bats might be in better shape as they begin a three-game series Friday night in Oakland. This will be the Athletics’ first home game since the announcement late last week that they will play home games from 2025-27 in Sacramento, Calif., in advance of an anticipated relocation to Las Vegas. Oakland will be