Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa burst onto the scene at the beginning of September and ignited the team with his aggressive and exciting play in the Nats infield. He got off to a sizzling ...

The Nationals will have to adjust their infield next season with the departure of longtime shortstop Ian Desmond. Of the in-house candidates, should Yunel Escobar, Trea Turner or Danny Espinosa ...

Nevertheless, Espinosa is a clear step up from what the team had to work with all of last season. While the 29 year-old (30 in April) is not a superstar by any means, he is a starting caliber ...

Espinosa homered for the Nationals, but he was the only player to get past first base against Lynn until the sixth. Zimmermann (1-1) allowed four runs, only one of them earned, in seven innings.

OH DANNY BOY: Danny Espinosa of the Washington Nationals slides past Philadelphia Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz (51) to score on an RBI single by Ross Detwiler during the sixth inning ...