Nationals' Bryce Harper Wears Special Roberto Clemente Cleats
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper wore his own tribute to "The Great One."
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Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper wore his own tribute to "The Great One."
Nationals GM Mike Rizzo waved the white flag Tuesday by trading two of the team's veteran players, despite still being firmly in the playoff race.
The ball cleared the center field wall, and the sellout crowd roared. Bryce Harper threw his bat in the air, thrust both index fingers skyward and yelled with delight as a shower of streamers rained upon the crowd of 43,698.
Starling Marte hit a two-run home run and Trevor Williams combined with four relievers on a five-hitter as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday.
Anthony Rendon hit a two-run homer, Daniel Murphy doubled twice and had four hits, and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-1 on Tuesday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates went on to a 6-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
If Max Scherzer continues to perform like he has through the first few months of the season, it will be hard to argue against him taking home his first National League MVP Award.
Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman homered in the sixth inning and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 Thursday to complete a four-game sweep.
Bryce Harper hit a leadoff homer and drove in three runs, Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 and the Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 9-3 on Wednesday night for their fourth straight win.
The Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 12-4 Wednesday night.
The Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Monday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates wrapped up the regular season Sunday with an 11-8 victory over the Washington Nationals.
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the NL East champion Washington Nationals 4-1 Saturday night.
The Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 on Friday night.
The Pittsburgh Pirates fell to the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Thursday night.
The Washington Nationals have had plenty of success in recent years—just not in the playoffs.
Bryce Harper's $21 million contract for 2018 bodes well for the Nats and reflects an MLB that lets teams more fairly compete for players.
Adam Frazier had a career-high four RBIs, Josh Bell and John Jaso homered, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 10-4 victory over the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
Gerrit Cole shut down the best offense in the majors, holding the Washington Nationals to three hits in seven innings to win for the first time in a month as the Pittsburgh Pirates eased to a 6-1 victory Wednesday night.
Bryce Harper belted his 13th home run, Ryan Zimmerman smacked a two-run double to add to his major league-leading RBI total and the Washington Nationals held off the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates 8-4 on Tuesday night.
The Nationals now turn to a young player to man the shortstop position with Danny Espinosa going to the Angels in the offseason.
In the middle of the worst season of his professional career, the Pirates talked with the Washington Nationals about a potential deal involving Andrew McCUtchen.
The Washington Nationals scored five runs off former teammate Felipe Rivero in the eighth inning to rally past the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Things became tense when the Pittsburgh Pirates faced off against the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
The Washington Nationals clinched their third National League East title in five years, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1.
