Gio Gonzalez

This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits at the plate to help the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday. San...

WASHINGTON — Dale Sveum called last year's sweep by the Nationals in Washington the "worst butt-whipping" he had experienced as a player, coach or manager. But after losing Friday's opener of the three-game series, the Cubs came back to win...

WASHINGTON — The shoe was on the other foot for once, and this time the Cubs weren't the ones shooting themselves in it. An attempted throw to third by Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki on a double steal deflected off the bat of batter Welington...

WASHINGTON -- After going 6-for-12 with runners in scoring position on Saturday, the Chicago Cubs finally climbed to the .200 mark in that category for the season. They’ll face Washington left-hander Gio Gonzalez this afternoon at Nationals Park,...

If Adam Dunn is to remain in the lineup, why not drop him down after Ramirez?  Shouldn't the better hitters be lumped together?  Dunn just leaves too many on base to bat fourth.  Do it before the Sox totally drop out of contention, which will be soon if...

Anyone looking for evidence of how hard Bryce Harper plays the game needs to look no further than the blood on the Dodger Stadium wall. Harper was injured and left Monday's game after he ran face-first into the fence attempting to catch A.J. Ellis'...

Stephen Strasburg was at his dominant best in the early going Saturday, retiring 13 of the first 14 Chicago Cubs he faced, seven via strikeout. And then it all fell apart for the Washington Nationals’ right-hander after a teammate’s error....

All games on WGN-AM 720. Season series: First meeting. Nationals 6-1 in 2012. Friday: 6:05 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9. RH Jeff Samardzija (1-4, 3.09) vs. LH Ross Detwiler (1-3, 2.50). Saturday: 3:05 p.m., CSN. RH Edwin Jackson (0-5, 6.39) vs. RH Stephen...

Tyler Moore knew what Clint Hurdle was thinking. With one out and first base open in the eighth inning of a one-run game, Moore fully expected the Pittsburgh Pirates’ manager to intentionally walk the batter in front of him. Moore was hitting...

It took a rare team meeting for the Washington Nationals to get what lately has been a rare victory when Stephen Strasburg starts. Strasburg struck out eight in seven innings and the Nationals won one of his outings for the first time since opening day...

As a .179 career hitter, Tim Hudson doesn’t expect much when he steps to the plate. After pulling off the unlikely feat of hitting a homer in his 200th career win, Hudson concluded “The stars were aligned and it was meant to be.”...

Andrelton Simmons hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the seventh inning, then made an eye-popping play to start the ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Monday night and ended their four-game losing streak. Atlanta beat the...