The Washington Nationals look to sew up the top postseason seed in the National League when they close the regular season against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Washington is tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the NL’s top record but the Nationals hold the tiebreaker edge due to winning the season series. The Nationals clinched the NL East on

The Washington Nationals have clinched the National League East and the next task is earning the top record in the league. Washington is tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the best mark entering Tuesday’s game against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, but holds the tiebreaker edge on the Reds. Philadelphia will miss the playoffs for the first time since 2006 and

The Washington Nationals can clinch the National League East with a victory over the visiting Philadelphia Phillies on Monday. The Nationals have a three-game lead over the second-place Atlanta Braves with three games to play and the next Washington victory or Atlanta loss will sew up the division crown. The Nationals are also tied with the Cincinnati Reds for the NL’s top record. Philadelphia

For all of his team’s struggles this season, Cole Hamels has enjoyed a career year. The 2008 World Series MVP will look to extend his career high in victories to 17 on Sunday when the Philadelphia Phillies conclude their three-game set against the host Miami Marlins. Chase Utley drove in three runs and Jimmy Rollins collected three hits and scored three times as

Speculation abounds about the future of several Miami Marlins, starting with manager Ozzie Guillen. But right fielder Giancarlo Stanton showed in his return to the lineup Friday he can be the franchise’s cornerstone. Playing for the first time since Sept. 16, Stanton doubled and belted his career-high 35th homer in Miami’s 2-1 victory in the series opener. The win snapped the

When the season started, the Philadelphia Phillies‘ weekend series at theMiami Marlins was viewed by some as a potential showdown for the NL East crown. Injuries and unfulfilled promise, however, results in the series merely being a battle of two teams making their offseason plans. Philadelphia sits at .500 with six games remaining, while Miami has lost seven in a row to

Jayson Werth tuned out the boos and silenced the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday. Werth will look to push his former team to the brink of elimination on Thursday when the visiting Washington Nationals face their NL East rivals in the rubber match of their three-game series. Philadelphia, which sits 5 1/2 games behind St. Louis in the race for the second wild card, will

The Philadelphia Phillies won’t have to witness the Washington Nationalscelebrate a division title in the City of Brotherly Love. Philadelphia, the five-time reigning NL East champion, posted its fourth straight victory over Washington with a 6-3 triumph Tuesday. The Nationals’ magic number remained at five after Atlanta emerged victorious as well. With the champagne on ice, Washington will look to even its series

With National League East laurels in their sights, the Washington Nationalsmay have a chance to secure the title at the expense of the five-time reigning division champion Philadelphia Phillies. The Nationals extended their lead over idle Atlanta to five games while reducing its magic number to five by salvaging a split of their four-game series with Milwaukee. The visiting Nationals will look

After sweeping a six-game homestand to put themselves in the race for the National League’s second wild card, the Philadelphia Phillies are in danger of taking a major step in the wrong direction – courtesy of the majors’ worst team. The Phillies will look to salvage a four-game split and hand the Houston Astros‘ their second consecutive 100-loss season on Sunday when the