February 8, 2012

Royal blast: Prince's homer lifts NL past AL

Prince Fielder smacked a three-run homer to power the National League past the American League, 5-1, in the 82nd All-Star Game, providing the NL with home-field advantage in the 2011 World Series.

Royal blast: Prince's homer lifts NL past AL

Prince Fielder smacked a three-run homer to power the National League past the American League, 5-1, in the 82nd All-Star Game, providing the NL with home-field advantage in the 2011 World Series.

Stairs' walk-off single lifts Nats over Pirates

Matt Stairs' RBI single in the bottom of the ninth inning helped the Nationals defeat the Pirates, 2-1, at Nationals Park on Friday night and give Davey Johnson his first victory as Washington's manager.

Zimmermann lifts Nats with arm, key bunt

Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann showed that he could pitch in close games as the Nationals edged the Giants, 2-1, at AT&T Park on Tuesday night.

Desmond's hit lifts Nationals over Braves

Ian Desmond's two-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning helped the Nationals defeat the Braves, 4-2, at Nationals Park on Sunday afternoon.