Brad Lord worked five solid innings for his first career win as the visiting Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 victory Thursday.

Washington Nationals (13-18, fourth in the NL East) vs. Philadelphia Phillies (17-13, second in the NL East) Philadelphia; Thursday, 6:45 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Brad Lord (0-3, 4. ...

PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: Brad Lord (0-3, 4.67 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, 13 strikeouts); Phillies: Taijuan Walker (1-2, 2.78 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 20 strikeouts) Phillies -170 ...

PHILADELPHIA — The Washington Nationals ... allowed a two-out triple in the ninth before getting a line out from Rafael Marchán to end it and snap the Nationals’ three-game skid.

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Alec Burleson hit a two-run homer and rookie Michael McGreevy pitched 5 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for the Cardinals.

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As a pitcher for Boston, Babe Ruth had three hits, including his first major league home run when he connected off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. 1917 — Bob Groom of the ...

Nationals infielder Paul DeJong is on the 10-day injured due to a fractured nose he suffered when an errant pitch hit him in ...

The Washington Nationals continue to move intriguing talent through their farm system as two top prospects recently got promoted to the next level. Andrew Golde ...

The Washington Nationals ... getting the call up to Triple-A, putting them just one step away from the bigs. Lile is currently the highest-rated outfielder in the Nationals' farm system.

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