Did Bryce Harper just rescue the Nationals from their horrible skid?

The Nationals climbed out of a three-game losing streak with Stephen Strasburg striking out 13 Pittsburgh batters in just six innings of work. He also hit a double to raise his batting average to .308.

The Capitals staved off elimination and beat the Rangers in critical Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to send the series back to New York for a decisive seventh game. Meanwhile, the Nationals lost.

The Nationals couldn’t hold a late-inning lead against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Meanwhile, the Capitals and Rangers resume their playoff series tonight at the Verizon Center.

The Washington Nationals found themselves in a familiar position Sunday afternoon. After dropping their first two games against the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Nats again were trailing in the third and final game of the series. Down 3-1 in the seventh, and in danger of being swept for the fourth time in a month’s time, the Nationals turned to pinch-hitter Alex Escobar. With Jose Guillen on board with a walk, Escobar drilled a shot over…

It’s been eight months since their last home series win, but the Nationals finally captured two out of three at RFK from their opponent as they downed the Pirates yesterday afternoon. For the Nationals, these games were as much much-win games as any team 10 games under .500 ever plays. Coming off a disastrous two-game home sweep at the hands of the lowly Florida Marlins, the Nats faced the Pittsburgh Pirates, off to their…

(Entry written by DCist contributor Chris Kelly) The Nationals saw their 12 game home winning streak come to an end yesterday at RFK as a result of a 9-5 roasting at the hands of the Toronto Blue Jays. Orlando Hudson of the Jays broke a 5-5 tie in the 8th with a two-run home run off of Luis Ayala. Sunny Kim gave up two more in the 9th to put the game out of reach….