Ian Desmond

It's a successful return for Zack Greinke in Dodgers' 3-1 victory

2013-05-15 22:30:00

Zack Greinke did his job, even a tad more. Then the rest of the Dodgers did just enough of theirs to emerge with a 3-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on Wednesday night before a Dodger Stadium crowd of 36,721. Greinke, making his first start...

Dodgers' Clayton Kershaw dominates Nationals in 2-0 victory

2013-05-14 22:58:00

Dodgers Manager Don Mattingly was talking Tuesday afternoon about the importance of Zack Greinke's return to the rotation when he hit upon an unfortunate comparison. "Getting him back," he said "kind of gives you another Kershaw." Consider that...

Hunter returns to lineup against Nationals; Walden to remain as closer

2011-06-28 21:33:39

Giants fall to Harper and Nationals

2013-05-22 19:05:05

SAN FRANCISCO Before this three-game series between National League powers, Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper took to Twitter to express his excitement about facing the Giants in a ballpark he called one of his favorite places to play. For two days,...

Harper, Desmond lift Nationals past Giants in 10 innings

2013-05-22 19:35:00

This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits at the plate to help the Washington Nationals beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday. San...

Nats slip by Giants in 10

2013-05-22 21:03:04

Ian Desmond's RBI single in the top of the 10th inning sent Washington past San Francisco, 2-1, in the finale of a three-game set. Bryce Harper's sixth-inning homer was the only other offense for the Nationals, who avoided a sweep and put the brakes...

Giants fall to Harper and Nationals in 10 innings

2013-05-22 21:35:03

SAN FRANCISCO Before this three-game series between National League powers, Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper took to Twitter to express his excitement about facing the Giants in a ballpark that he called one of his favorite places to play. For...

Cabrera, Alonso lead Padres over Nationals

2013-05-18 20:58:00

Everth Cabrera singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth against Jordan Zimmermann, and Yonder Alonso homered and helped turn a heads-up double-play as the San Diego Padres beat the Washington Nationals 2-1 Saturday night. Zimmermann (7-2) was trying...

Dodgers blank the Nationals

2013-05-15 03:34:01

LOS ANGELES _ From the outset to almost the conclusion, Clayton Kershaw made it a very special night. The Dodgers' left-hander struck out 11 on Tuesday night in out-dueling Dan Haren for 8 2/3 innings, with Kenley Jansen getting the final out in a 2-0...

Bryce Harper cuts chin in scary collision with outfield wall

2013-05-14 08:31:54

Anyone looking for evidence of how hard Bryce Harper plays the game needs to look no further than the blood on the Dodger Stadium wall. Harper was injured and left Monday's game after he ran face-first into the fence attempting to catch A.J. Ellis'...

I've got some issues with hot topics in baseball

2013-05-12 08:44:00

Baseball, perhaps more than any other sport, is a game of strategy. The glory is, that with 162 games, managers and coaches get the chance to tinker with things much more than football, ice hockey and basketball coaches. The downside to that is it means...

Samardzija losing streak at 5 after Cubs' loss to Nationals

2013-05-10 19:37:00

WASHINGTON — It seems like eons ago that Jeff Samardzija beat the Pirates on opening day at PNC Park in a start Cubs manager Dale Sveum called the best game Samardzija had pitched. "I'd say 'pitch' is the key word there," Samardzija said...

Kevin Youkilis waits for the throw to complete a double play on the Nationals' Ian Desmond after a fly out during the fourth inning.

2012-06-09 00:00:00

Ian Desmond #20 of the Washington Nationals is doused with Gatorade by his teammates after hitting the game winning sacrifice fly to center in the bottom of the tenth inning against the Miami Marlins at Nationals Park on April 21, 2012 in Washington, DC.

2012-04-21 14:50:00

Chicago Cubs second baseman Darwin Barney bobbles the throw on a pick-off attempt against Washington Nationals shortstop Ian Desmond in the third inning at Wrigley Field .

2012-04-05 00:00:00