Gonzalez, Nationals beat rookie Lamet, Padres 4-1 Gio Gonzalez did his best to save the Washington Nationals’ bullpen, which was down to four available pitchers Sunday afternoon. Gonzalez almost made it through seven innings before manager Dusty Baker decided the left-hander had gone far enough on 121 pitches. Gonzalez allowed […]

Nationals owner Mark Lerner had cancer, leg amputated Washington Nationals owner Mark Lerner said Thursday night in a letter to a Washington Post columnist that he had cancer and had his left leg amputated. In the letter to columnist Barry Svrluga, the 63-year-old Lerner wrote: “Thanks very much for your […]

Goodwin’s homer in 8th lifts Nationals over Marlins 3-2 On a team loaded with stars, two rookies played key roles in Washington’s win Thursday night. Brian Goodwin had two hits, including a home run into the second deck leading off the eighth inning, Andrew Stevenson made a game-saving catch and […]