RF Bryce Harper reached base four times with two walks, an RBI single and being hit by a pitch. Dating back to Game 5 of the 2012 National League Division Series, Harper has hit safely in seven of his past eight postseason games, going 10-for-33 (.303).

RF Bryce Harper went 1-for-4 Sunday in Game 2 against the Dodgers. "The one thing that Bryce is not lacking is confidence," manager Dusty Baker said. "And sometimes I think people can misconstrue that as arrogance, which it's not. He's a fine young man, and I enjoy being around him. He's very respectful."

OF Bryce Harper dealt with a sore thumb in the final week of the regular season. He had a double to right in his second at-bat Friday against Clayton Kershaw and ended up 1-for-5. "Bryce was starting to roll before he hurt his hand. You know, he had a good stroke going. We're hoping that he can continue that," Washington manager Dusty Baker said.

RF Bryce Harper started for the third day in a row after he was injured Sept. 25 when he slid into third after a fake tag by Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang. Harper was 1-for-4 Sunday and ended the year hitting .243.

RF Bryce Harper started for the second day in a row after he was injured Sept. 25 when he slid into third after a fake tag by Pirates 3B Jung Ho Kang. Harper drove in a run Saturday as Washington won. He drove in a run in the first with a single after striking out four times Friday. "I mean, that's encouraging, it's encouraging to the fact that he didn't have a very good day yesterday and like I said he had to get the rust off," Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. "And it was against a left-hander and that's who he's going to see the first two games of this series is left-handers. And to get a RBI single to put us on top and hopefully that can happen in the playoffs because most of the time who gets a lead early is the team that usually wins, I think 70, 75 percent of the time whoever scores first so that was big today."

RF Bryce Harper has not played since he injured his thumb during a slide into third base in the third inning on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Harper, hitting .244 with 24 homers, could see action this weekend against the Miami Marlins.

RF Bryce Harper (thumb) was out of the starting lineup. Harper (.244, 24 homers) has not played since Sunday.

RF Bryce Harper, the 2015 National League MVP, was not in the starting lineup Monday after he injured his thumb during a slide into third base in the third inning on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Harper, hitting .244 with 24 homers, left the game later in the third inning and Nationals manager Dusty Baker said after Monday's game that the X-rays were negative on Harper, which was good news.

RF Bryce Harper, the 2015 National League MVP, was not in the starting lineup after he suffered a thumb injury during a slide into third base in the third inning on Sunday in Pittsburgh. Harper, batting .244 with 24 homers, left the game later in the third inning and Nationals manager Dusty Baker said before Monday's game that he did not have any information on X-rays.

Miami Marlins ace Jose Fernandez, an All-Star starting pitcher who escaped Cuba to become one of the best young arms in baseball, was killed in a boating accident early Sunday morning at the age of 24.The Marlins canceled their scheduled game Sunday afternoon against the Atlanta Braves.Fernandez was one of three people killed in the boat crash near Miami Beach, police said early Sunday. The Coast Guard discovered an overturned boat around 3:30 a.m. Fernandez was on a 32-foot vessel that had a "severe impact" with a jetty, according to authorities. Fernandez was killed as a result of the impact of the crash and did not drown.The boat carrying Fernandez and two others was traveling at a significant speed when it struck rocks, authorities said.--Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with an apparent left thumb injury.The 2015 National League MVP was injured while sliding into third base on a triple in the third inning. He remained... [More]

RF Bryce Harper left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with an apparent left thumb injury. The 2015 National League MVP was injured while sliding into third base on a triple in the third inning. He remained in the game and later scored before he was replaced by Chris Heisey. Harper was one of the few Washington regulars in the starting lineup a day after the Nationals clinched their third NL East title in five years.

RF Bryce Harper left the game in the third inning after injuring his left thumb sliding into third on a triple when Pittsburgh 3B Jung Ho Kang motioned for a fake take with the throw from right going off-line. Harper, the 2015 NL MVP, remained at third after getting medical attention and then scored on Anthony Rendon's single, but he then came out of the game. He is expected to get X-rays Monday.

PITTSBURGH -- Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper left Sunday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with an apparent left thumb injury.The 2015 National League MVP was injured while sliding into third base on a triple in the third inning. He remained in the game and later scored before he was replaced by Chris Heisey.Harper was one of the few Washington regulars in the starting lineup a day after the Nationals clinched their third NL East title in five years.

RF Bryce Harper was 1-for-4 with two RBIs, but didn't rely on his power to drive in those runs. He had an RBI single and an RBI fielder's choice.

RF Bryce Harper, a four-time All-Star and the National League MVP last year, was given a break and held out of Monday's starting lineup. He flied out as a ninth-inning pinch hitter. On Sunday, he finally snapped a 0-for-17 skid with a single in his final at-bat.

RF Bryce Harper, a four-time All-Star and the National League MVP last year, was given a break and held out of Monday's starting lineup. On Sunday, he snapped a 0-for-17 skid with a single in his final at-bat.

OF Bryce Harper ended an 0-for-17 streak with a single in the sixth inning. Over the seven games, Harper has seven strikeouts. Harper also misplayed a ball in right field and allowed it to go over his head. Manager Dusty Baker said coach Davey Lopes has talked to Harper about the need to play deeper in the outfield.

RF Bryce Harper was 0-for-2 Wednesday and left three runners on. A year after his MVP season, he is batting .246 with 24 homers.

RF Bryce Harper struck out in his first three trips to the plate Saturday. But he hit a three-run homer in his fourth trip, in the eighth inning, and that was the difference in the 3-0 win. "I was just trying to get a pitch I could drive," said Harper, who is hitting .250 with 24 homers and 80 RBIs. "I got pretty good wood on it. Down the stretch you want to win as many games as you can. We have to lock this (division title) up. We have to play the best of our abilities."

RF Bryce Harper stole his 20th base Tuesday, as he reached the 20-20 mark for the first time in his career. His previous career best was 18 steals. "I'm glad of that because then it forces them to pitch to him more. If he wasn't stealing, then they'd just walk him and it'd be no big deal. But now, the threat of him stealing -- when I was in Miami earlier in the year, Barry Bonds kind of challenged him to steal more. But he still needs to work on sliding so he doesn't hurt himself because he's not an excellent slider yet. We'll work on that next spring," said manager Dusty Baker.