September 4, 2010

Strasburg wins fourth with Willingham's help

Josh Willingham delivered a clutch three-run double to break up a scoreless game, and that was more than enough runs for rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg to pick up his fourth win Friday night in the Nationals' 4-0 victory over the Marlins.

Olsen on track to return to Nationals soon

Rehab appears to be coming along fine for Nationals starting pitcher Scott Olsen, and he could be on schedule to rejoin the club soon, manager Jim Riggleman said.

Atilano to pitch Tuesday despite rough outing

Despite a poor outing Thursday at Triple-A Despite a poor outing Thursday at Triple-A Syracuse, Luis Atilano will likely still start Tuesday for the Nationals against the Reds.

Riggleman's charge to Nats: Play hard

The Nationals sit in last place in the National League East standings, but despite their 39-50 record coming out of the All-Star break, manager Jim Riggleman said he was pleased with the overall effort of his team.