Max-imum effort: Scherzer, Nats wiggle to win Series opener
HOUSTON (AP) — He could have been Mad Max on a night his best was missing. Instead, he fenced and fought, shuffled and juggled. And so did the Washington Nationals bullpen. As the Houston Astros kept...
View ArticleSoto, Nationals top Cole, Astros 5-4 in World Series opener
HOUSTON (AP) — Juan Soto and the Washington Nationals quickly derailed the Cole Express. A 20-year-old prodigy with a passion for the big moment, Soto homered onto the train tracks high above the left...
View ArticleAiling Suzuki delivers big swing as Nats near title
HOUSTON (AP) — Kurt Suzuki is beat up physically, with a sore back and other ailments after grinding behind the plate from spring training through late October. All of that would be worthwhile for the...
View ArticleAstros' Verlander 1st pitcher to go 0-5 in World Series
HOUSTON (AP) — All of Justin Verlander's illustrious accomplishments mean little right now. Not those 225 wins, not the 3,006 regular season strikeouts, not the record 202 postseason Ks. Not the eight...
View ArticleStrasburg stars as Nats rout Astros 12-3 for 2-0 Series lead
HOUSTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg's time had come. Famously held out of the postseason seven years ago, Strasburg delivered on the biggest stage of all Wednesday night. The right-hander outpitched...
View ArticleNats lead Astros 2-0 as World Series finally returns to DC
WASHINGTON (AP) — Walking off the field after the final out, Juan Soto smiled as he approached manager Dave Martinez and held up a pair of fingers. "Two more," Soto told his skipper. By then, Minute...
View ArticleKendrick out of Washington's lineup for World Series Game 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — NL Championship Series MVP Howie Kendrick is out of the Washington Nationals' lineup for Game 3 of the World Series. Kendrick was the designated hitter in the first two games, which...
View ArticleThe Latest: Astros cut their deficit to 2-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 3 of the World Series (all times local): 12:10 a.m. José Altuve doubled twice and scored both times, Zack Greinke repeatedly worked out of trouble, and the Houston...
View ArticleAltuve, Astros show up in World Series, win Game 3 in DC 4-1
WASHINGTON (AP) — From the moment George Springer jumped on the game's third pitch for a single, then quickly swiped a base, to the way he and his teammates sprinted off the field after the final out a...
View ArticleSuzuki out of Nats' starting lineup for World Series Game 4
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals catcher Kurt Suzuki was out of the starting lineup for Game 4 of the World Series on Saturday night after injuring his right hip flexor. Suzuki had not been expected to...
View ArticleSoto's struggles typify Nats offensive drought in Series
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two games into the World Series, Juan Soto was knocking the ball all over the park and the Washington Nationals were gleefully pounding the Houston Astros. Soto hasn't had a hit...
View ArticleUrquidy, Bregman lead Astros over Nats 8-1 to tie Series 2-2
WASHINGTON (AP) — Not bad for a TBA. Unheralded rookie José Urquidy outpitched all those big-name aces who preceded him, quieting Washington's bats and the Nationals Park crowd, too. Alex Bregman...
View ArticleNationals fans get empty feeling after 3 straight losses
WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals fans hoped to celebrate a championship with the home team this weekend at the first World Series in Washington since 1933. Instead, the red-clad, towel-waving faithful...
View Article0-5 in World Series, Verlander eyes Astros clinch in Game 6
WASHINGTON (AP) — Good as Justin Verlander is, he's the only pitcher in baseball history to go 0-5 in World Series games. For all his excellence, Verlander has failed to close things out in the...
View ArticleCole, powerful Astros hammer Nats 7-1, lead World Series 3-2
WASHINGTON (AP) — Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros went to Washington, hoping to snap out of their funk and bring the World Series back to Minute Maid Park. Not only are they heading home with more...
View ArticleBon Voyage: Road teams win 1st 5 Series games for 3rd time
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander, Joe Smith and Will Harris tossed the ball at Minute Maid Park as slanting light from the late-afternoon sun streaked through the large glass panels and across right...
View ArticleScherzer set up to start Game 7 if Nationals get that far
HOUSTON (AP) — Max Scherzer is all warmed up. The Washington ace put aside his recent injury woes for a little light tossing in left field Tuesday, a day before he hopes to start for the Nationals in...
View ArticleThe Latest: Nats beat Astros 7-2, force Game 7
HOUSTON (AP) — The Latest on Game 6 of the World Series (all times local): 10:47 p.m. Stephen Strasburg gutted through without his best fastball to throw five-hit ball for 8 1/3 innings Tuesday night,...
View ArticleVerlander World Series loser again as Nats beat Astros 7-2
HOUSTON (AP) — Justin Verlander is a true top of the line ace, a starter who's likely headed for the Hall of Fame. But in the World Series, he showed he's no closer. Verlander wasn't bad in Game 6 on...
View ArticleWhat to expect from Mad Max? World Series goes to Game 7
HOUSTON (AP) — This is Max Scherzer's shot. Hurting so much over the weekend that it seemed his season might be over, Mad Max instead gets the ball for a final time — in Game 7 of the World Series....
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