Nationals

According to FOX Sports' Jon Morosi, a trade sending Jonathan Papelbon to the Nationals.  In return, the Phillies will receive Double-A right-hander Nick Pivetta. Pivetta is ranked as the No. 12 overall prospect in the Nationals organization...

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Todd Zolecki of MLB.com reports that the Phillies are "very much still in the running" for A.J. Burnett.  FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal reported that A.J. Burnett is "in discussions with multiple clubs," and confirmed that the Phillies are in on the right-hander...

PHILADELPHIA -- Jordan Zimmermann became the National League's first 16-game winner, pitching seven solid innings to lead the Washington Nationals past the Philadelphia Phillies3-2 on Wednesday night. Zimmermann (16-8) struck out five, walked one and allowed two runs in winning his fourth straight start...

PHILADELPHIA—The last time Cliff Lee took the hill, the state of his team had him venting frustration after the game. There would be none of that tonight. For the second straight night against their division rivals, the Phillies punched a complete performance, this time for a 4-2 win over the Nationals at Citizens Bank Park tonight...

Phillies (34-37) vs. Washington Nationals (34-35) Last night’s 5-4 walk off win over the Nationals was uplifting for a few reasons. Maybe tops among them: if only for one game, the Phillies were able to right wrongs that had dampened their record and momentum all year...

The Phillies have agreed to sign John Lannan, reports Jim Salisbury of CSNPhilly.com (on Twitter), Lannan, 28, was non-tendered by the Nationals. The agreement is pending a physical and Jon Heyman of CBS says it's a 1-year, $2.5 million guaranteed deal that he could make additional $2...

For the second straight day, a center fielder figured to be at the top of the Phillies wish list has landed elsewhere. For the second straight day, feel free to shrug. Denard Span, who was plucked from the Twins by the Nationals in exchange for top relief prospect Alex Meyer, isn't a loss to be mourned...

Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports that the Phillies met with free agent outfielder B.J. Upton earlier this week.  Upton seemed to enjoy his stop in Philly, he tweeted that he is "really blown away by the love other cities are showing me right now...

The Phillies (61-67) finished something with Saturday's 4-1 winner over the Nationals (77-50), something that had only been done three times before. They swept the best team in baseball.