Nats Nightly

Washington Nationals' righty Tanner Roark tossed seven scoreless. Jose Lobaton hit a seventh inning solo home run and Clint Robinson hit a two-run bomb in the eighth in a 3-2 win over the Milwaukee Brewers that snapped the Nats' seven-game losing streak. Nats now 44-32.

Washington Nationals' lefty Gio Gonzalez struggled again and the Nats dropped their seventh straight in a 6-5 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in Miller Park.

Patrick Reddington and Dave Nichols from Federal Baseball discuss the Washington Nationals game against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Tanner Roark tossed seven scoreless in Los Angeles, but a three-run home run by Dodgers' catcher Yasmani Grandal put the Dodgers ahead 3-2 and the Washington Nationals dropped their fourth straight. 3-2 final in LA. Bryce Harper and Danny Espinosa homered, but it wasn't enough. Nationals now 43-29.

The big news of the night is that Stephen Strasburg was scratched from his scheduled start against the Los Angeles Dodgers with an upper back strain, disappointing fans who were ready for Strasburg's matchup with Clayton Kershaw. The Dodgers' ace was predictably good, holding the Nationals to one run in seven innings in what ended up a 4-1 win in the series opener in LA. Will Strasburg make his next start? Will we have to endure another round of "hothouse flower" hot takes? We'll discuss it all at 1:30 AM...

The Washington Nationals took the first two games of their four-game set with the San Diego Padres in Petco Park, and were on their way to three straight before things went all pear-shaped in the eighth inning last night, and they dropped the finale today as well, settling for a split in Southern California. Gio Gonzalez struggled on the mound and was out after just 5 1/3. Michael A. Taylor did what he could on a 4 for 4, 2 HR day, but it wasn't enough. Nationals now 43-27 and on to LA for three with the Dodgers.

Washington's Nationals took a 3-1 lead into the eighth inning tonight, but struggling left-handed reliever Felipe Rivero had a disastrous outing, giving up three hits and two walks (one intentional) and ultimately six runs, five earned as the San Diego Padres rallied for a 7-3 win. The loss snapped the Nationals' four-game win streak and left them 43-26 overall on the year with one more to play in Petco Park tomorrow afternoon. Gio Gonzalez vs Drew Pomeranz at 4:10 PM.

Washington won their seventh game in the last eight, their 10th in the last 12 and their 14th in the last 18, with a 7-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Friday night in Petco Park. Joe Ross got the win over the team that drafted him in 2011. Ryan Zimmerman (10) and Daniel Murphy (12) homered off Padres' lefty Christian Friedrich and Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon drove in runs in the Nationals' second straight in San Diego and their third straight win overall.

After a long, late flight out west, the Washington Nationals took the series opener with the San Diego Padres, 8-5 tonight in Petco Park. Bryce Harper, Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon homered. Tanner Roark gave up four runs in six innings of work on the mound and the bullpen came through with Blake Treinen, Felipe Rivero and Shawn Kelley finishing the Padres off. WIth the win, the Nats improved to 42-25 on the year. Three more with the Padres to come...

Washington and Chicago were tied up at 3-3 after eight in D.C. but a leadoff walk came around to score on an RBI double to left-center by Albert Almora, Jr. in what ended up a 4-3 win for the Cubs in Nationals Park. The win gave Chicago a 5-1 advantage in the season series with Washington and set up a rubber match in the nation's capital which will feature Stephen Strasburg vs Jason Hammel at 4:05 PM. We'll talk tonight's game and Jonathan Papelbon to the DL on Nats Nightly...