MAX SCHERZER NEWS

Surging Nationals sweep Braves, gain ground on Mets for NL East lead

Bryce Harper homered for the third straight day, and the Washington Nationals beat the lowly Atlanta Braves 8-4 on Sunday to pull within four games of NL East-leading New York head...

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Zimmerman's two homers help Nationals salvage game in St. Louis

Ryan Zimmerman homered twice, then doubled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals ended their nine-game l...

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Zimmerman homers twice, Nationals snap skid in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS (AP) Ryan Zimmerman homered twice, then doubled home the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning as the Washington Nationals ended their nine-game losing streak at St. Loui...

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Cardinals face hometown boy Scherzer while he's in a rut

If the Washington Nationals are going to make a September push, they're probably going to need Max Scherzer to start pitching like a Cy Youn...

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Moss' three-run homer ends it as Cardinals beat Nationals 8-5

Brandon Moss hit a three-run walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth, giving the St. Louis Cardinals an 8-5 win over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Reliance on fastball has Nationals' Strasburg in dominant form

Reliance on fastball has Nationals' Strasburg in dominant form

AUGUST 26, 2015

Padres look to bounce back against Nationals Wed. night

The Washington Nationals don't play the New York Mets for a couple of weeks, but they're already planning ahead for their final two series v...

AUGUST 26, 2015

Nationals bump Scherzer back to line up rotation versus Mets

Nationals bump Scherzer back to line up rotation versus Mets

AUGUST 25, 2015

Nats activating Strasburg, keeping rookie in rotation over vet

Washington Nationals activating starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg from DL, sending veteran Doug Fister to bullpen and keeping Joe Ross in rotation

AUGUST 7, 2015

Important: Nationals' Max Scherzer butchers name of game known as 'Rock-Paper-Scissors'

Blasphemy.

AUGUST 6, 2015

Starters and relievers: What if their roles were reversed?

What if Aroldis Chapman were to start? What if Max Scherzer were to relieve? Russell Carleton looks at the boundaries we set for each role,...

AUGUST 6, 2015

Corbin knocked out early, D-backs lose late vs. Nationals

Wilson Ramos blooped a two-run single to right with one out in the bottom of the eighth that helped the Washington Nationals to a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesd...

AUGUST 5, 2015

MLB Quick Hits: Pitching pair debuts Tuesday

Are Henry Owens and Jon Gray for the spotlight?

AUGUST 4, 2015

Godley runs record to 3-0 behind D-backs 4 homers

Rookie Zack Godley pitched six scoreless innings to continue a stellar start to his career, and the Arizona Diamondbacks homered four times in a 6-4 victory over the Washington Nat...

AUGUST 4, 2015

Week 17: Fantasy Baseball Two-Start Pitchers

Adam Meyer reveals his favorite and least favorite two-start pitchers for Week 17.

AUGUST 2, 2015

Nationals' Papelbon, Storen offer quick glimpse of bullpen's dominance

Nationals' Papelbon, Storen offer quick glimpse of bullpen's dominance

JULY 30, 2015

Scherzer earns win, Papelbon gets save as Nats beat Marlins

Scherzer, Papelbon lift Nationals past Marlins 1-0

JULY 30, 2015

Nationals top Marlins in pitchers' duel to take series

Max Scherzer scattered three hits over seven innings, Jonathan Papelbon got his first save for Washington with a perfect ninth inning and th...

JULY 30, 2015

Pirates get back at Scherzer after no-hitter, beat Nationals

Gregory Polanco homered and drove in three runs as the Pittsburgh Pirates exacted some measure of revenge against Max Scherzer and the Washi...

JULY 25, 2015

MLB Quick Hits: Oh, baby! Greinke expected to miss Friday start

The Dodger starter is in L.A. for the birth of his child.

JULY 24, 2015

All-Star votes, yes. Top-selling jerseys? For Royals, not so much

The Kansas City Royals dominated the voting for the American League All-Star team, but when it comes to major league jersey sales, there's n...

JULY 23, 2015

Power outage? Pinch-hitter den Dekker blasts Nats past Dodgers

Nationals defeat Dodgers 5-3 in completion of suspended game

JULY 18, 2015

Max Scherzer knows who's to blame for Nationals' blackout: Taylor Swift

The Nationals pitcher's tweet ties Friday's problem with the lights to the pop star's concerts in D.C.

JULY 18, 2015

Mailbag: Seattle Mariners' woes, Jason Hammel's rollercoaster, Jacob deGrom's dominance

Rob Neyer answers your questions about the disappointing Mariners, the inconsistent Jason Hammel, the Cy Young candidacy of Jacob deGrom, th...

JULY 17, 2015