February 8, 2012

Nats making pitch for free-agent lefty Buehrle

The Nationals have made an offer to free-agent left-hander Mark Buehrle, a team source confirmed to MLB.com on Sunday night. Terms of the offer were not disclosed.

Milone homers on first pitch he sees in Majors

Nationals left-hander Tom Milone, making his Major League debut, hit a home run on the first pitch in his first at-bat on Saturday night against the Mets.

Strasburg still expected to pitch on Saturday

Hurricane Irene is not expected to hit Syracuse, N.Y., which means Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will pitch on Saturday for Triple-A Syracuse, as expected.

Breaking pitch Strasburg's focus in rehab start

Stephen Strasburg threw 60 pitches (40 strikes) over three innings in his fourth rehab start Monday with Class A Hagerstown. He struck out six but struggled to find command of his breaking pitches.

Morse hit in elbow by pitch, exits game

Nationals first baseman Michael Morse left Thursday's game against the Cubs after being hit on his left elbow by a pitch. He is listed as day-to-day.