October 16, 2019 Washington Nationals sweep St. Louis Cardinals for DC's first trip to World Series in 86 years The Washington Nationals picked the right time to get hot.
October 14, 2019 Nationals' Strasburg dominant in 8-1 win over Cardinals; 1 win from World Series Stephen Strasburg took his turn silencing the Cardinals' struggling bats, Nationals postseason star Howie Kendrick doubled three times and drove in three more runs, and Washington moved one win from the city's first World Series appearance in 86 years by beating St. Louis 8-1 Monday night to take a 3-0 lead in the NL Championship Series.
October 14, 2019 Washington Nationals' Sean Doolittle comes to defense of Daniel Hudson amid paternity leave criticism Washington Nationals pitcher Daniel Hudson missed the first game of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals for the birth of his third child and received criticism for it.
October 14, 2019 Washington Nationals' Adam Eaton credits 'Seinfeld' character with clutch hit in NLCS Game 2 Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton delivered a clutch hit in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals -- and you can thank George Costanza for it.
October 12, 2019 Nationals take 2-0 NLCS lead over Cardinals as Scherzer takes no-hitter into 7th Max Scherzer followed AnÃbal Sánchez's near no-hitter with a try of his own and the stingy Washington Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Saturday for a 2-0 lead in the NL Championship Series.
October 12, 2019 Nationals beat Cards 2-0 in NLCS opener as Sanchez carries no-hitter into 8th inning AnÃbal Sánchez carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning, Howie Kendrick had two more big swings and the Nationals beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0 on Friday night in the NL Championship Series opener.
October 10, 2019 Washington Nationals' Howie Kendrick delivers go-ahead grand slam against former team in NLDS Before he belted a go-ahead grand slam in the 10th inning, Howie Kendrick spent 2015 and 2016 in Dodger blue.
October 10, 2019 Clayton Kershaw has another postseason debacle in Dodgers loss: 'It might linger for a while' Clayton Kershaw will be taking the brunt of the criticism after the Los Angeles Dodgers failed to win the World Series while coming off a seventh straight National League West division title.
October 10, 2019 Nationals eliminate Dodgers 7-3 on Kendrick's grand slam in 10th inning Howie Kendrick hit a tiebreaking grand slam off Joe Kelly in the 10th inning, and the Washington Nationals overcame a three-run deficit with a late rally to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-3 Wednesday night and advance to the NL Championship Series against St. Louis.
October 8, 2019 Scherzer, Zimmerman lead Nationals past Dodgers 6-1 to force Game 5 For a guy whose teams kept losing in the postseason, Max Scherzer sure is delivering now. Every time he's pitched this October, the Washington Nationals have won.