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Michael Taylor's two-run, two-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning tied the game before the young center fielder stole second and scored the winning run as the Nationals rallied for a 4-3 win over the second-place Mets in a Wednesday afternoon rubber match in Washington.

Denard Span beat out an infield single that scored the winning run in the top of the 11th inning as the Nationals ended the Yankees' win streak with a 5-4 victory in the Bronx on Wednesday.

Masahiro Tanaka threw seven strong innings and outlasted Max Scherzer to help the Yankees earn their seventh straight win, a 6-1 victory over the Nationals in the Bronx on Tuesday night.

Last week, my wife and I were in Washington, D.C., and of course a must stop was a Washington Nationals game (which they lost to St. Louis by one run). Part of the tradition at Nationals Park is the "Racing Presidents", where mascot Presidents Washington, Lincoln, Jefferson, and Teddy Roosevelt race around the ballpark between innings. And Teddy always loses, except one time.

The Mets were just one strike away from an Opening Day win at Citi Field on Monday before their bullpen coughed up the lead for the second time, not only costing the team a win, but also Juan Lagares' chance to play hero.

A new season has officially arrived for the New York Mets as the 2014 season begins this afternoon with the Metropolitans playing host to the Washington Nationals at Citi Field.

After 51 hours in captivity, Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was rescued on Friday after being kidnapped from his home in Venezuela. Investigators quickly found the car used to abduct Ramos, and the house used to prepare for the kidnapping. From there, they zoned in on a cabin in the mountains where they suspected Ramos was being held.

Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was kidnapped at gunpoint at his home in Venezuela on Wednesday night. Little information is known about the abduction, but reports say that four men had driven past Ramos’ mother’s home before grabbing him and speeding away.

The slow and steady rise of Bryce Harper is gaining speed. The highly-touted number one overall pick of the Washington Nationals in last year’s draft was called up to Double-A Monday where he made an immediate splash by going 2-for-3 for the Harrisburg Senators.