WASHINGTON NATIONALS

The Pirates will receive cash considerations from Washington to complete the deal.

Burch Smith will try to bounce back from his forgettable major league debut as he faces the Nationals tonight in his second career start.

The Nats' starting catcher is back on the DL with another hamstring strain.

Senators' starter Walter Johnson's first few seasons in the majors didn't go as smoothly as you might expect. Though he put up good numbers, he did so for bad teams, but a few years in the right-hander took off and eventually became a Hall of Famer.

Nationals' minor leaguer Corey Brown returned to action last night for the first time since April 14 when an oblique injury forced the 27-year-old onto the DL. Brown was 0 for 4 with a walk in his first game in a month for Triple-A Syracuse.

Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson updated reporters on the status of 27-year-old left-hander Ross Detwiler after the Nats' win in San Diego last night and the news on the pitcher's back issues wasn't necessarily good...

Stras goes deep into the game, ALR goes into right-center, and the Nats score both early and late in the game with hits, walks, and HRs.

The Washington Nationals' bounced back from back-to-back losses to the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres in which Stephen Strasburg went eight innings on the mound for the first time in the '09 no.1 overall pick's career.