Stephen Strasburg left Saturday's Washington Nationals game with an undisclosed injury. Preferring to err on the side of caution, Nationals manager Jim Riggleman pulled his young starter in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. There was no immediate word from the Nationals regarding the nature of Strasburg's injury, but one is expected shortly, the Washington Post reports. Strasburg grabbed his right wrist and shook it after a pitch to Dominic Brown.

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Roy Halladay is putting up great numbers in his first season with Philadelphia, but all the Phillies ace cares about is winning.

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Roy Halladay pitched seven shutout innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 1-0 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. The Phillies, who have won 13 of 17 games, are 2 1/2 games behind the Braves in the NL East. Halladay (16-8) won his sixth straight while allowing eight hits, striking out five and walking three, matching a season high.

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The Washington Nationals say outfielder Josh Willingham is facing knee surgery and not expected to return this season. The Nationals placed Willingham on the 15-day disabled list on Thursday. Manager Jim Riggleman says Willingham will have surgery next week to repair a medial meniscus tear in his left knee.

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Back from the minors, John Lannan is racking up quality starts and trimming points from his ERA. Lannan pitched into the sixth inning and Nyjer Morgan had two hits in his return from the disabled list, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 6-2 on Thursday. Lannan (5-5) gave up two runs and seven hits in 5 1-3 innings, improving to 3-0 with a 3.09 ERA in four starts since he…

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Adam Dunn cares. About baseball. About winning in D.C. About his friends . About restocking the oyster population of…

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The Braves know the routine. Get it down to their final swing. Come through with the big hit. Run onto the field to celebrate. The Atlanta Braves did it again in their last at-bat, beating the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Jason Heyward's two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth inning Wednesday night.

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Left fielder Josh Willingham has been having a strong season for the Washington Nationals, batting .268 and…

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Little-used Diory Hernandez sparked Atlanta with a pinch-hit homer, All-Star Martin Prado returned from the disabled list with three hits and Mike Minor claimed his first big league win, 10-2 over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night. Coming off their majors-best 20th victory on the final swing, the first-place Braves didn't need any dramatics beginning a series against the lowly…

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Just like last year, the Washington Nationals and agent Scott Boras agreed to a contract for baseball's top draft pick with just a few seconds to spare. Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals settled on a $9.9 million, five-year contract just before Monday's midnight deadline, one of 14 first-round selections to sign on the final day.

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