Washington Nationals

After pending thunderstorms in the Pittsburgh area led to the scheduled Friday night game being postponed, the Pirates and the visiting Washington Nationals will play a day-night doubleheader on Saturday. It was the first game postponed at PNC Park this season. The Pirates activated catcher Joey Bart, 27, from the 10-day injured list. Bart, who had been out since Aug. 26 due to a strained left hamstring, has been one of Pittsburgh's better hitters, batting .272 with 12 home runs and 39 RBIs in 63 games.

Washington Nationals (62-78, fourth in the NL East) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (66-74, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Friday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: DJ Herz (2-7, 4.09 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 88 strikeouts); Pirates: Luis Ortiz (6-4, 3.19 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 88 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Pirates -129, Nationals +109; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates take a 1-0 advantage into the next game of the series against the Washington Nationals. Pittsburgh has a 66-74 record overall and a 33-36 record in home games. The Pirates are 42-17 in games when they scored five or more runs. Washington has gone 30-41 in road games and 62-78 overall. The Nationals

Nick Gonzales highlighted a five-run second inning with a two-run single and finished with three RBIs as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Washington Nationals 9-4 on Thursday, one night after being no-hit. Oneil Cruz had a sharply hit a two-out double to right in the opening inning for the Pirates' first hit after managing just three baserunners — two walks and an error — against Chicago a night earlier when the Cubs' Shota Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combined on a no-hitter.

Xavier Edwards hit an RBI single in the 10th inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Wednesday night. Automatic runner Griffin Conine advanced to third on Nick Fortes’ groundout. Edwards followed with a soft line drive off Derek Law (7-3) that bounced into left field for Miami’s first win of the season against Washington after eight losses.

MIAMI (AP) — Keibert Ruiz was a triple shy of the cycle, Jacob Young also had three hits and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-2 on Tuesday night. Patrick Corbin continued his recent stretch of solid starts with 5 2/3 innings of two-run ball and Joey Gallo hit a three-run homer for the […]

The Chicago Cubs closed out an 8-1 road trip that also included stops in Miami and Pittsburgh

The Chicago Cubs made a series of roster moves on Sunday, activating pitcher Jordan Wicks from the injured list and recalling infielder Miles Mastrobuoni from Triple-A Iowa. The team also cleared a spot for Wicks on their 40-man roster by recalling infielder Nick Madrigal from Iowa and placing him on the 60-day injured list with a broken pinky finger. Wicks will celebrate his 25th birthday by pitching for the Cubs in their series finale against the Washington Nationals, the team announced. He ha

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nico Hoerner had two hits and scored two runs, and the Chicago Cubs beat the sloppy Washington Nationals 5-3 on Saturday for their fifth straight win. Javier Assad pitched six innings of three-run ball as Chicago won for the eighth time in nine games overall. The Cubs (70-66), who are trying to make up ground in the...

Darren Baker, best known for being carried out of harm's way as a 3-year-old bat boy during the 2002 World Series, is being called up to the Major Leagues by the Washington Nationals.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Cody Bellinger homered to cap a seven-run second inning, and the Chicago Cubs held on to defeat the Washington Nationals 7-6 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series. Chicago, which has scored 80 runs in its last eight games, improved to 6-1 on its three-city road trip. The Cubs have won 18 of 26...