Washington Nationals

Nats' Espinosa has broken bone in right wrist

Danny Espinosa's .163 batting average makes a lot more sense. He's been playing with a broken wrist.

Nats' Zimmermann first in NL to win 8 games

Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first eight-game winner, and the Washington Nationals followed a calamitous road trip with a winning start to a homestand, beating the Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 Friday night.

Zimmermann wins 8th; Nationals top Phillies 5-2

Big Fourth Inning Leads Nationals To Win

Jordan Zimmermann becomes first NL pitcher to win eight games.

Nationals problems mirror those of Phillies

Five things to watch this weekend

The first-place Cleveland Indians strode into Fenway Park on Thursday night to face the Boston Red Sox, which normally wouldn't be significant but the return of Tribe skipper Francona to the place he managed to two World Series titles in his eight-year stint made it so.

Philadelphia Phillies (23-24) at Washington Nationals (24-23), 7:05 p.m. (ET)

How did they get here - Part 2

It's easy enough to dismiss most of what has happened this year to bad luck or at least things out of the team's control. Werth's injury. Ramos' injury. La Roche starting slow.

Here come the Phillies