Alex Escobar

With the Capitals in the playoffs, Washington sports fans have something to cheer about this spring.  That…and the Redskins moving up to the number two pick in this month’s NFL draft. But let’s be honest, the underachieving Caps and Redskins have done enough disappointing over the last decade.  With a two-time MVP, the Caps locked up the number one seed in the Eastern Conference in 2010 and 2011, yet failed to make the Stanley Cup Finals both...  

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Aaron Cook is headed to the minors. If he keeps pitching the way he did yesterday, he might not stay there long. Cook threw five solid innings, Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 4-2.  

The Washington Nationals are aiming for a June 8 return for outfielder Michael Morse, but Morse believes he will be ready a week prior. The theory is that Morse will DH for the series against the Boston Red Sox beginning on June 9 at Fenway Park.  

WASHINGTON (WUSA) -- Which Nationals have been the most important this season? It's a wee bit difficult to compare and contrast pitchers versus position players, but for the sake of this list, I'm doing it anyways. Here's the rubric I went by: *70 percent ...  

Rafael Soriano worked the ninth for his third save, retiring Alcides Escobar with a runner on third to end Kansas City's five-game winning streak away from home. Third baseman Alex Rodriguez fielded Escobar's grounder behind the bag and made a ...  

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Outfielder Jason Repko's bid to make the opening-day roster for the Boston Red Sox finished with quite a flourish. He drove in the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning, then threw out a runner at the plate for the game's last out, and the Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals 8-7 Tuesday in the exhibition finale for both clubs. "I worked hard and showed how I can help the team win, and it's in their hands, and I...  

Starter Jordan Zimmermann gives up three runs as the Washington Nationals experiences a 2-4 defeat against Boston Red Sox at JetBlue Park Fenway South in Lee County, Florida on April 2, 2012 in their Grapefruit League encounter. As soon as Nationals in the ...  

Lee County and city of Fort Myers officials took steps Thursday ... Lee County recently opened $80 million JetBlue Park, the Boston Red Sox new spring training home. The county also is hoping to make perhaps $60 million in improvements to ...  

The Washington Nationals, who are negotiating with Lee County about possibly moving into the former Boston Red Sox spring training stadium, are here in Fort Myers at the new one. Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo declined to talk ...  

2012 in Washington. Evan Vucci / AP Washington Nationals pitcher Edwin Jackson delivers a pitch to the Boston Red Sox during the first inning of an exhibition baseball game on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Washington. Evan Vucci / AP Boston Red Sox ...  

MIAMI (AP) — Alex Rodriguez drove in three runs with a double and a ... Red Sox 4, Nationals 2: Aaron Cook pitched five solid innings, Adrian Gonzalez had two hits and the Boston Red Sox beat the Washington Nationals, 4-2, on Monday.  

NewsdayWashington Nationals beat New York Mets 12-0 in Spring Training - MLB Updatebettor.com (blog)Matt Harvey gave up five earned runs in one inning as the New York Mets suffered their 14 th loss in Spring Training as the Washington Nationals humiliated them 12-0 in their Grapefruit League encounter at Space Coast Stadium in Melbourne, ...Mets aren't worried about sluggish offenseTCPalmall 14 news articles »  

Washington Nationals Saturday News, Notes: Bryce Harper, John Lannan, Drew Storen.Federal Baseballby Patrick Reddington on Mar 24, 2012 11:48 AM EDT In spite of the injuries and the persistent rumors this Spring, DC GM Mike Rizzo told reporters on Friday that he didn't see any significant moves happening before Opening Day.  

Boston.comAstros 5, Nationals 1ESPNHouston Astros starting pitcher Bud Norris warms up against the Washington Nationals in the first inning during a... Associated Press KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Chris Johnson's strong spring has made him a leading candidate to be the Houston Astros' opening ...SPRING TRAINING/GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE - HOUSTON ASTROS (9-9) VS. WASHINGTON ...The Cypress TimesWashington Nationals suffer 1-5 defeat against Houston Astros in...  

For the Fish to win the division would be no shock. 3. Washington Nationals. Everyone agrees the Nats are better. Stephen Strasburg is back, too. If Jayson Werth rediscovers his pre-2011 self, this team could be a wild-card darkhorse.