Marcell Ozuna homered and Austin Gomber tossed six shutout innings to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night.
Barrett, a 30-year-old right-handed reliever, is trying to get back to the major leagues after enduring Tommy John surgery in September 2015 under the direction of reknowned Dr. James Andrews.
It may be time to reconsider the Lerners’ adoption of super-agent Scott Boras as an unofficial part of the Nationals family.
On an afternoon that felt like a turning point, facing a game that seemed far more important than just one of 162, the Nationals scraped together a win — and they did it without a hobbled Bryce Harper and with a struggling Gio Gonzalez, who won for the first time since May.
Ryan Zimmerman will officially be “Zim,” Daniel Murphy will be “Murph” and Bryce Harper will be “Mondo” when the Washington Nationals play a series at the New York Mets Aug. 24-26.
Washington, chasing Atlanta and Philadelphia in the National League East, needed a win Thursday to even the four-game series against the Braves. The Nationals got it behind Gonzalez’s revitalized effort, in which he completed seven innings of one-run baseball.
Braves rookie star Ronald Acuna Jr. is day to day after being plunked on the left arm by Miami's Jose Urena.
A sheriff's department in Alabama is investigating a report of hazing at a high school earlier this year.
Ronald Acuna Jr. is good for baseball.
It was looking all too familiar to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Another lead lost, another reliever buckling in a big moment.
A look at what's happening around the majors today:
Amid the serene graves at Gate of Heaven Cemetery sits the one where visitors leave baseballs and bats instead of bouquets, tributes to a baseball superstar who still outshines others seven decades after his death.
In his first game back from a knee injury, Rene Rivera was big trouble for his old team.
Throughout their five-game losing streak, the Houston Astros failed time and again to get a big hit when they needed it.
Curtis Granderson held up both hands, showing 10 fingers, one for each grand slam.
Wilson Ramos became an instant favorite with his new team.
The sight of Cincinnati's Billy Hamilton speeding home with the potential tying run didn't shake up Yonder Alonso.
St. Louis infielder Matt Carpenter left the Cardinals' game Wednesday night against the Washington Nationals after being hit on the hand by a pitch from Matt Grace in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Brandon Lowe went through his first 100 minor league games this season without a clue of what a slump felt like.
The New York Mets enjoyed a memorable night in the midst of a season that's worth forgetting.
The Atlanta Braves and their manager had plenty of reasons to be unhappy even after completing their first four-game sweep of the Miami Marlins since 2006.
Washington Nationals right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was removed from Wednesday night's game in St. Louis in the fifth inning after colliding with Cardinals outfielder Harrison Bader at the plate.
Ronald Acuna's chance to extend his three-game streak of leadoff homers was put on hold when the Marlins' Jose Urena hit him with his first pitch on Wednesday night, triggering a melee that led to benches and bullpens for Atlanta and Miami emptying twice.
Slugging rookie Ronald Acuna Jr. was hit by a pitch before he could take the Marlins deep again, but Dansby Swanson filled the power void for Atlanta, hitting a two-run homer that led the Braves to a 5-2 win over Miami on Wednesday night.
