May 20, 2012

Ankiel a late scratch; Bernadina OK to start

Nationals outfielder Rick Ankiel was scheduled to start as the designated hitter against the Mets on Saturday, but was scratched because of a tight hamstring.

Harper a late scratch with tight left calf

Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper was expected to start against the Astros on Thursday, but was a late scratch because of left calf tightness, according to a team spokesman.

Morse scratched late with right lat strain

Nationals left fielder Michael Morse was a late scratch on Tuesday because of right lat strain. He is listed as day to day. Bryce Harper, who was slated to enter the contest later, started in right field, with Brett Carroll sliding over to left.

Back-to-back homers too little, too late

The Nationals could not solve Arizona's starter for the second consecutive night, and their own starter again went a little too long in Wednesday's 4-2 loss in front of 17,881 at Nationals Park.

Nats hold off late rallies to even up series

It looked like Deja vu all over again on Friday night, as the Nationals leapt to an early lead before the Rockies rallied to tighten the game. But Washington rewrote the script after its series-opening loss, holding on to win, 5-3, and evening the four-game series.