Cavalli tosses 6 scoreless, Ruiz drives in 5 as Nationals reach .500 with 13-3 win over Orioles

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cade Cavalli tossed six scoreless innings, Keibert Ruiz homered and drove in a career-high five runs and the Washington Nationals reached the .500 mark for the first time in two years with a 13-3 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Jacob Young and Brady House also homered for the Nationals, who […]

Nationals win 8-6 to complete first sweep of Brewers since 2011

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keibert Ruiz singled home two runs to break an eighth-inning tie and the Washington Nationals defeated Milwaukee 8-6 on Sunday to complete their first series sweep of the Brewers in 15 years. Washington’s last sweep of the Brewers came in April 2011. The Nationals hadn’t swept the Brewers in Milwaukee since June […]

MacKenzie Gore is being traded to the Rangers from the Nationals for prospects, AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — All-Star left-hander MacKenzie Gore is headed to the Texas Rangers in a trade that sends five prospects back to the Nationals in the biggest move of new Washington president of baseball operations Paul Toboni’s roster rebuilding efforts, a person with knowledge of the swap told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person […]