February 9, 2012

Riggleman praises Marquis for first outing

Nationals right-hander Jason Marquis pitched his first game of the spring in a 6-4 loss to the Braves at Space Coast Stadium on Friday afternoon.

Riggleman praises pitchers' effort in meeting

Nationals manager Jim Riggleman had a meeting with his 16 pitchers on Sunday morning to let them know he appreciates the hard work they put in this year.

Strasburg praises Storen's stellar relief

In the Nationals' 6-5 victory over the Mets on Saturday, right-hander Stephen Strasburg had his shortest outing of his young career, while reliever Drew Storen had arguably his best outing of the season.