May 20, 2012

Detwiler, Werth take center stage in victory

Left-hander Ross Detwiler showed once again that he wants to be in the big league rotation next year, guiding the Nationals to a 4-1 win over the D-backs on Monday night at Nationals Park.

Peacock excited to take part in Futures Game

Brad Peacock, the top pitching prospect in the Nationals' organization, was excited to be in Phoenix for Sunday's XM All-Star Futures Game. He's projected to join the club's rotation by 2013, alongside Stephen Strasburg and Jordan Zimmermann.

Nats' offense strands chance to take Game 1

The problems on offense continues to haunt the Nationals, who lost to the Pirates, 5-3, in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon.

Johnson to take over as Nationals manager

Davey Johnson will become the manager of the Nationals, a baseball source confirmed to MLB.com. ESPN.com was the first to report the story.

Nats take advantage of miscues, reach .500

The Nationals did more than defeat the Mariners, 2-1, on Wednesday night at Nationals Park; Washington also reached the .500 mark for the first time since May 11.