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Has Young pitched his last game for the Nats?
Chris Young gave up one unearned run over four innings and pitched what was likely his last start in a Nationals uniform as the Astros rallied with a five-run seventh inning to beat the Nats 6-4 at Osceola County Stadium.
Zimmermann shines, Espinosa and LaRoche homer in win over Braves
Jordan Zimmermann allowed one earned run over six innings while Danny Espinosa and Adam LaRoche each homered to lead the Nationals to a 9-3 win over the Braves in rain-shortened seven inning game at Space Coast Stadium.
Blog: Strasburg pitches well but Nats lose to Tigers
WTOP's Craig Heist is with the Nationals for spring training in Viera, Fla.
Blog: Young and Harper lead Nationals over Marlins
WTOP's Craig Heist reports on the Nationals' progress during spring training.
Zimmermann turns in a gem but Tigers still beat Nats
Nationals pitcher Jordan Zimmermann turned in his best outing of the spring by tossing six scoreless innings allowing one hit and striking out one, but the Nats lost to the Tigers 5-1, falling to 10-11-2 in Grapefruit League play.
Washington Nationals cut roster down to 33
The Nationals cut a total of eight players Monday before their game with the Detroit Tigers at Space Coast Stadium, with opening day just two weeks away.
Detwiler pitches well as Nats win a slugfest
Ross Detwiler allowed one run on three hits over four solid innings in his return from the World Baseball Classic, and Tyler Moore hit two home runs as the Nationals outslugged the Tigers 12- 10.
Nats Dan Haren 'lit up' by Cardinals
Dan Haren was roughed up for five runs, six hits and two home runs over five innings as the Cardinals beat the Nationals 5-1 at Roger Dean Stadium.
Tigers nip Nats, Haren is solid on the mound
Rick Porcello threw five shutout innings allowing three hits while striking out four, out-pitching Dan Haren as the Tigers beat the Nationals 2-1 at Joker Marchant Stadium.
Blog: Zimmerman and Harper go deep in Nats win
Ryan Zimmerman had three hits on the day as he continues to get at bats as a designated hitter while continuing to strengthen his surgically repaired shoulder in hopes of returning to play third base later this spring.
Spring Training is time for father-son bonding
WTOP's Craig Heist goes in-depth with Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche on fatherhood
Spring training blog: Gio preps for Classic but Nats fall to Astros
Gio Gonzalez tuned up for the World Baseball Classic by throwing three scoreless innings, allowing three hits with one walk and three strikeouts. But it wasn't good enough to prevent the Nationals second straight loss as they fell to the Astros 4-2.
Blog: Halladay gets best of Strasburg as Nats fall to Phils
Roy Halladay out-pitched Stephen Strasburg throwing four scoreless innings as the Phillies beat the Nationals 6-3 at Bright House Field Wednesday.
Heist: Nats beat Cardinals and make cuts
Ross Detwiler made his last start before heading off to the World Baseball Classic, Chad Tracy hit a two-run homer and Ryan Zimmerman went 1-for-3 with an RBI single in his first appearance of the spring as the Nationals beat the Cardinals 7-6.
Nats players whine about Florida cold snap
For those dealing with the back end of winter in D.C., I present to you some not-so-happy Washington Nationals ballplayers who are also dealing with "winter" in the Sunshine State this weekend.
Nats hit 3 HRs in beating the Cardinals
The Nationals faced a rematch against the St. Louis Cardinal Saturday, the team that knocked them out of the post-season last year, during an exhibition game in Florida.
Heist: Strasburg is sharp as Nats and Mets play to a tie
Stephen Strasburg allowed one run on three hits and struck out six in his second start of the spring as the Nationals and Mets played to a 4-4 tie at Space Coast Stadium.
Haren makes Nats debut in loss to the Marlins
Dan Haren allowed one run on two hits while striking out three in his first start of the spring as the Nationals fell to Marlins 5-1 at Space Coast Stadium.
Detwiler OK but Nats lose to Braves
Nationals pitcher Ross Detwiler threw a decent couple of innings in his first start of spring training. But the Nationals lost to the Atlanta Braves, a team that is expected to be a top competitor for the division champs this season.
Nats bang out 17 hits and beat the Mets
Gio Gonzalez made his first start of the spring a good one, throwing two hitless innings as the Nationals beat the Mets in front of 3,611 fans at Tradition Field.
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