Nats Nightly

It was still 0-0 after 7 1⁄2 in the nation’s capital when Bryce Harper hit his 24th HR of the season to lift the Washington Nationals to a 3-0 win and their second straight over the Philadelphia Phillies. Max Scherzer held the Nats' NL East rivals scoreless over 6 2/3 and the bullpen did their job as well before and after Harper hit his three-run blast to right field in the home-half of the eighth in the 84th win of the season for the Nationals. 84-58. One more with Phillies tomorrow.

It was tied at 4-4 with two down in the Washington Nationals’ half of the ninth when Trea Turner hit his second home run of the game for a walk-off winner to beat the Philadelphia Philllies, 5-4. It was Turner's second home run of the game and his eighth in the majors this season. Tanner Roark put in a solid start, but the Phillies tied it at 4-4 against the Nats' bullpen before Turner's heroics saved the day and left the Nationals 83-58 on the year.

It went to extras before the Washington Nationals completed the three-game sweep of the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win, but the big news was Stephen Strasburg’s apparent injury. Strasburg left the game in the third with some sort of issue after returning from a DL stint for elbow soreness. On a long rainy night in D.C., however, the Nationals fought back and took the series finale with the Braves to improve to 82-57 overall on the year. Four with the Philadelphia Phillies starting tomorrow.

Neither starter lasted long tonight in a high-scoring game in D.C. that the Washington Nationals took, 9-7, for the second-straight over the Atlanta Braves. Gio Gonzalez didn't have anything, but luckily for him, Braves' starter Williams Perez wasn't sharp either and the Nats outlasted the Braves for a second straight win over their NL East rivals in the nation's capital. With the win the Nats improved to 81-57 on the season. One more with the Braves tomorrow at 7:05 PM EDT. Will Stephen Strasburg return?

Washington Nationals' starter Max Scherzer held Atlanta's hitters to two runs on seven hits and Trea Turner continued to punish Braves’ pitching with a three-hit game in what ended up a 6-4 win in Nationals Park.

The Nats improved to 80-57 on overall on the season and 12-2 against their NL East rivals from ATL. Scherzer earned his 16th win of the season in the first game of three with the Braves in D.C. this week. Turner was a triple shy of the cycle this afternoon.

Reynaldo Lopez didn't last long tonight in Citi Field as the Washington Nationals fell behind 3-1 early in what ended up being a 5-1 loss to the New York Mets. Lopez was out after four innings and 85 pitches, but the Mets added two runs on a Jay Bruce HR in the sixth off Mat Latos as the NL East's second place team cruised to a win and two out of three with the Nationals in Citi Field. Danny Espinosa homered for the Nationals' only run, tying his previous career high with his 21st of the season. The Nats finished the night at 79-57 on the year, now they head home to D.C. for a three-game set with the Atlanta Braves.

Washington Nationals’ starter Tanner Roark walked a career-high four batters in five innings of work in what ended up a 3-1 loss to the New York Mets.

Washington’s Nationals swept their third-straight series with the Philadelphia Phillies with a 2-1 win tonight in Citizens Bank Park. It was the Nats' ninth straight win over the Phillies and their sixth straight in Philadelphia. Gio Gonzalez put together a solid start and Jayson Werth (who homered) and Wilson Ramos (RBI single) provided all the offense the Nationals needed in their 78th win of the season. The Nationals went 11-9 in their stretch of 20 games in 20 days and left Philadelphia 78-55 overall on the year.

Washington Nationals’ starter Tanner Roark tossed seven scoreless vs the Philadelphia Phillies and the Nats scored early and added on late in a 4-0 win in Citizens Bank Park. Jayson Werth homered and Anthony Rendon, Clint Robinson and Trea Turner hit RBI singles as the Nationals improved to 6-1 in CBP this season and 7-0 in their least six games with the NL East rivals, improving to 76-55 on the year with the win in the series opener. Two more with the Phillies to come in the next two days.

The Washington Nationals took advantage of some sloppy play by Colorado Rockies and took the series opener in D.C., 8-5. Gio Gonzalez earned his 100th win in the nation's capital tonight. Jayson Werth and Daniel Murphy hit home runs. Bryce Harper drove in two with a triple and Trea Turner caused all kinds of trouble on the basepaths as the Nationals took the first of three with the Rockies to improve to 75-53 overall on the year with two more to play in Nationals Park this weekend.