Ross Detwiler

Fantasy World: These four pitchers have struggled

2013-06-15 15:55:00

One of the toughest jobs for a fantasy owner is deciding how long to stick with a struggling pitcher. Staff writer Tim Hubbard looks at four usually reliable starters whose problems on the mound are making life miserable for their owners. Cole...

Derek Jeter is cleared to resume full baseball activities

2013-06-13 18:11:00

New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter has been medically cleared to resume full baseball activities and running on his surgically repaired left ankle. The Yankees said Thursday that Jeter was examined by Dr. Robert Anderson in Charlotte, N.C., and that...

Phillies defeat Nationals behind Lee

2013-06-18 20:20:05

PHILADELPHIA Tuesday night's game with the Washington Nationals was delayed by rain for an hour and 10 minutes. Phillies lefthander Cliff Lee pitched like he was making up for lost time. He's hoping the Phillies do the same in the remainder of the...

Commentary: Younger Nationals and older Phillies in the same boat

2013-06-18 18:35:04

The Phillies and the Washington Nationals have more than Jayson Werth in common these days. The teams went into Tuesday night separated by one game in the standings. Both arrived at Citizens Bank Park more than a week's worth of games behind the first-...

Lee, Young lead Phils over Nats

2013-06-18 20:43:00

Cliff Lee struck out nine in eight impressive innings, Michael Young tied a career high with three doubles and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 4-2 Tuesday night. Lee (9-2) allowed two runs and five hits to win his fifth straight...

Phillies edge Nationals to move into second-place tie

2013-06-18 21:01:00

PHILADELPHIA — So, OK, maybe it's not time to bury Ruben Amaro Jr. after all. It might not be time to praise the Phillies general manager either, after his team's second straight win over the Washington Nationals, a 4-2 gem on Tuesday night in a...

Brown delivers as Phillies edge Nationals

2013-06-17 20:12:00

Domonic Brown hit an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 5-4 on Monday night. The Nationals tied it at 4 when Chad Tracy hit a solo homer with two outs in the ninth off...

Zimmerman, Desmond help Nats cement win against Rockies

2013-06-13 20:07:00

The Washington Nationals’ pitching staff is getting healthy, and with the way Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond are hitting, the defending NL East champions are hitting their stride just as summer heats up. Zimmerman homered, doubled and drove in...

Scoreboard: June 14

2013-06-14 01:05:29

TODAY AUTO RACING Brown County Speedway, 7:30 p.m BASEBALL Amateur Aberdeen Circus Sports Bar vs. Redfield Pheasants, Fossum Field, 7 p.m. American Legion Aberdeen Smittys at Fargo Tournament, day one of three Aberdeen 15-16 JV Legion...

Jeff Schultz: Nationals blew it with Stephen Strasburg

2013-06-08 13:05:04

ATLANTA We're barely into June and the Braves already hold an eight-game lead over the Washington Nationals, the team that had been given the most likely chance to win the National League East and the pennant. This doesn't guarantee that the Braves are...

Rainout gives Nationals time to heal

2013-06-07 20:29:00

Nationals manager Davey Johnson got what he wanted, a second consecutive rainout to give his battered team an extra day to heal. Maybe the mental break will turn out to be the catalyst the Nationals have been seeking. Certainly, nothing else has worked...

Nats' Strasburg suffers Grade 1 lat strain

2013-06-02 20:19:00

The Nationals revealed that right-hander Stephen Strasburg suffered a Grade 1 lat strain Friday in his start against the Atlanta Braves, according to Nationals athletic trainer Lee Kuntz. The injury to the latissimus dorsi muscle, meaning broadest...

The Orioles' Adam Jones , left, is greeted by teammates Matt Wieters , center, and Nick Markakis after hitting a two-run homer off Nationals starter Ross Detwiler in the third inning. Markakis hit a two-run home run of his own two innings later.

2012-05-19 00:00:00