Brad Lord worked five solid innings for his first career win as the visiting Washington Nationals avoided a three-game sweep against the Philadelphia Phillies with a 4-2 victory Thursday.

Suarez, whose achy but not breaky back has set him back since spring training, has finally been cleared to rejoin the club on ...

1994 — Danny Tartabull, Mike Stanley and Gerald Williams hit back-to-back-to-back home runs for the Yankees in the 6th inning of New York’s 8-4 win over Boston.

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds host the Washington Nationals on Friday to start a three-game series. Cincinnati is 17-15 overall and 8-8 at home. The Reds are 3-5 in games decided by one run.

The Phillies have a problem on their hands. It’s a good problem, but even good ones need to be solved. The Phils will have ...