Ian Desmond

The Sports Xchange By Forrest Lee, The Sports Xchange Padres 2, Nationals 1 SAN DIEGO -- Everth Cabrera's RBI single in the eighth allowed the San Diego Padres to record a 2-1 victory over the Washington Nationals before 33,646 fans at Petco Park on...

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann, and Yonder Alonso homered and helped turn a heads-up double-play as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night. Zimmermann (7-2) was trying...

The Sports Xchange Padres take advantage of Zimmermann's mistakes SAN DIEGO -- Everth Cabrera was looking for a fastball. Jordan Zimmermann threw him a cutter. "It was more like a slider, a baby cutter," Cabrera said. "But he missed his spot. And I put...

1B Adam LaRoche extended his hitting streak to a career-high 14 games, homering twice in Friday's victory. He has hit 10 career home runs at Petco Park, the most of any opposing player. He also is the only visiting player to record three multi-homer games...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals went through a tumultuous stretch of injuries in 2012 that they somehow emerged from without too much damage. Those problems are starting again this season. Jayson...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Stephen Strasburg hadn't pitched too badly after winning his first start. Still, he wound up losing five straight decisions, thanks mainly to little offensive support, before...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH The Nationals' injury ledger balanced at the end of play Thursday. Two players took positive strides in their recoveries, but two others went down with new injuries....

Zack Greinke did his job, even a tad more. Then the rest of the Dodgers did just enough of theirs to emerge with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night before a Dodger Stadium crowd of 36,721. Greinke, making his first start...

Dodgers 3, Nationals 1: Zack Greinke made a triumphant return from the disabled list with 5 1/3 sharp innings as host Los Angeles won the three-game series with Washington. Greinke (2-0), who has been out since breaking his left collarbone in a bench-...

Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly was talking Tuesday afternoon about the importance of Zack Greinke's return to the rotation when he hit upon an unfortunate comparison. "Getting him back," he said "kind of gives you another Kershaw." Consider that...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Washington Nationals - INSIDE PITCH Bryce Harper brings the kind of intensity that few players have nowadays. That's a good thing. But it also can be dangerous. He sat out Tuesday's loss to the Dodgers, and manager...

LOS ANGELES _ From the outset to almost the conclusion, Clayton Kershaw made it a very special night. The Dodgers' left-hander struck out 11 on Tuesday night in out-dueling Dan Haren for 8 2/3 innings, with Kenley Jansen getting the final out in a 2-0...