Nationals third baseman Jerry Hairston Jr. had just one hit in 23 at-bats to start the season before breaking out with a 3-for-3 performance in Game Two of Washington's 5-1 doubleheader sweep of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Hairston got the offense going for the Nationals with a solo home run against Brewers right hander and former Nationals pitcher Marco Estrada. His round-tripper, only the 60th of his career, came in the middle of four consecutive strikeouts by the Milwaukee starter and lifted...
A quick update on Potomac Nationals shortstop Rick Hague, who was injured last week sliding into second base. Hague suffered a slight labrum tear in his right shoulder and had been placed on the seven-day disabled list.
A team official expects it to be a 10-day recovery period for Hague. After recovery, he would most likely head to Florida to get some at-bats at the minor league camp before returning to Potomac, but nothing is imminent for Hague at this time.
Harrisburg Senators catcher...
The Potomac Nationals will have to move their next home series to Frederick because of inadequate and unsafe field conditions at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Va.
Minor league baseball officials inspected the field Friday and deemed it unplayable. In the offseason, a new drainage system was installed in the outfield, and grass has not completely grown around the area where the drainage system was placed.
The P-Nats' first game in Frederick will be Monday and they will be the visiting team....
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Bryce Harper, last year's No. 1 overall draft pick by the Washington Nationals, made his home debut for the Single-A Hagerstown Suns on Friday night, going 0-for-3 with a walk and a strikeout in an 8-4 loss to the Lakewood BlueClaws, the Phillies' South Atlantic League affiliate.
The game, the home crowd's first chance to get a peek at the slugging catcher-turned-right fielder, drew a sellout crowd of 6,017 to 80-year-old Municipal Stadium, making it perhaps the most...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Hagerstown Suns right fielder Bryce Harper went 0-for-3 with a walk in his home debut, a Lakewood BlueClaws 8-4 victory before a sold-out 6,017 at Municipal Stadium.
The 2010 No. 1 draft pick, Harper said he was concerned more about the loss than not getting a hit in four at-bats.
"Not really frustrated about anything, actually," Harper said. "I am more frustrated that we lost. I am having good at-bats. I feel good up there. I feel strong up there. It is just going to...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - In the bottom of the seventh inning, Bryce Harper walked with two outs and a man on second base.
Facing Lakewood pitcher Tyler Knigge, Harper worked the count to 2-2, then 3-2.
Harper then fouled off a pitch and forced the walk. The 2010 No. 1 overall pick is now 0-for-3 with a walk on the game.
Lakewood continues to lead the Suns 8-4.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Lakewood led the Suns 8-2 heading into the bottom of the sixth inning.
Bryce Harper, who was 0-for-2 with a groundout and a strikeout, led off the inning with a sharp grounder to the Lakewood first baseman, who gloved it cleanly and threw to the pitcher for a 3-1 putout.
Harper now 0-3 on the night.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - Lakewood led 5-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth. Bryce Harper was due up second in the inning.
Adrian Sanchez led off with a clean base hit, the first of the game for the Suns. Harper then worked the count to 2-2 before striking out swinging on a changeup from BlueClaws starter David Buchanan.
Harper is now 0-2 in his home debut.
The Suns scored a run in the inning on an error by the shortstop.
Lakewood leads 5-1 heading to top of fifth.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Lakewood BlueClaws lead the Suns 5-0 in the bottom of the third. The BlueClaws scored three runs on four hits off Hagerstown starter Chris McKenzie in the second.
Then in the third, Torre Langley smacked a two-run double down the right field line that Bryce Harper got to, but then he air-mailed the cutoff man at first base.
Harper is 0-1 at the plate and is six batters away from his next at-bat, likely in the fourth inning.
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Hagerstown Suns (6-2) are hosting the Lakewood Blueclaws on Friday night in their home debut from Municipal Stadium.
Lakewood did not score in the top of the first.
In the bottom of the first inning, designated hitter Randolph Oduber led off with a walk, but second baseman Adrian Sanchez followed by grounding into 5-4-3 double play.
Bryce Harper, batting third, took a called strike and a ball to even the count at 1-1.
On the third pitch of the at-bat, Harper broke his...
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Hagerstown Suns have posted their lineup for tonight's Bryce Harper home debut at Municipal Stadium versus the Lakewood BlueClaws.
The team arrived home by sleeper bus from Lexington, Ky., at 8 a.m. The team was required to be back at the stadium by 2:30 p.m.
Here is the lineup for the Suns (6-2):
Randolph Oduber DH
Adrian Sanchez 2B
Bryce Harper RF
David Freitas C
Mills Rogers 1B
Wade Moore LF
Blake Kelso 3B
Jason Martinson SS
Michael Taylor CF
Righthander Chris...
The Potomac Nationals have placed shortstop Rick Hague on the seven-day disabled list with a right shoulder injury.
Hague injured his shoulder Wednesday night making a headfirst slide into second base. An MRI on Thursday came back negative.
Jose Lozada has been promoted from Single-A Hagerstown to take Hague's place on the P-Nats' roster.
There is a new reliever in town. If you have missed him, you haven't really been paying attention. Remember the big redhead barreling in from the bullpen in Florida? That's him.
He is right-hander Todd Coffey, who has been a groundout inducing machine with the Milwaukee Brewers and Cincinnati Reds since 2005. He is known for being a workhorse. Three times in that span he led those clubs in appearances.
With the Nationals, the Forest City, N.C., native notched his first win in Miami on...
The starting pitching the Nationals face this week against the Phillies has been a focal point of the series. Jayson Werth said it after game one: "It was good to get a win off Joe Blanton, because it will not get any easier facing Roy Halladay and Cliff Lee." After all, the Nationals avoided Cole Hamels and Roy Oswalt in this series.
It is a difficulty the Nationals will face almost every week in the National League East. The Braves have Derek Lowe, Tommy Hanson and Tim Hudson, not to...
Single-A Potomac Nationals shortstop Rick Hague suffered a right shoulder injury Wednesday night against the Winston-Salem Dash.
Hague hurt his shoulder on a headfirst slide into second base. No details as to the extent of the injury, but as soon as I know, I will pass along to you.
Hague is batting .357 in four games with one homer and four RBIs.
The P-Nats split their doubleheader with the Dash and their record now stands at 2-3.
Nationals No. 1 draft pick Bryce Harper crushed his first home run of the season in the South Atlantic League on Wednesday night.
Harper hit a two-run homer in the top of the third inning, giving the Single-A Hagerstown Suns a 4-0 lead at Lexington, Ky. Lexington eventually rallied to win 6-4 in the second game of a doubleheader.
A source at the game reported, "the homer came with one on and no outs. It was a line drive shot that didn't arc very high at all and found its way over the...
The Phillies topped the Nationals 3-2 Wednesday night behind a complete game from one of their aces, Roy Halladay.
John Lannan was hanging with Halladay through three innings before getting into some trouble in the fourth. In that frame, Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond committed two errors. The first miscue allowed Jimmy Rollins to reach base when Desmond bobbled the ball. Later, Rollins was awarded third base when Desmond was called for interference as he tried to cover second base.
"It...
Phillies right-hander Roy Halladay is the opposing starter tonight as the Nationals go for the series win against Philadelphia at Nationals Park.
Halladay (1-0, 0.69 ERA) has started the season off, well, like a reigning National League Cy Young Award winner should.
In his first two starts, Halladay has allowed only one run on 11 hits in 13 innings while walking one and striking out 13.
Halladay was particularly good against the Nationals last season, going 3-0 with a 0.39 ERA in three...
The Phillies had just scored two big runs to cut the deficit to 6-3, and even though it was the eighth inning, the Nationals knew the defending division champions were not going to go away.
In the bottom of the eighth, Danny Espinosa went to work, drawing a walk from Phillies reliever Danys Baez. After a groundout by Jerry Hairston Jr. got him to second base, Alex Cora smacked a single to left field to plate a critical insurance tally, and the Nationals led, 7-3.
Crucial to the success of...
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