RHP Joe Ross, who entered the game with a 5.98 ERA, allowed one run in seven innings to get the win Saturday.Washington began the day leading the league with a team batting average of .276 and league-best 114 homers. The Nationals scored 23 runs on April 30 against the New York Mets in a game that Ross started at home on a Sunday afternoon.

RHP Joe Ross is slated to start Saturday against the Reds. In his third big league season he has struggled, going 3-3 with a 5.98 ERA in nine starts. Ross began the year at Triple-A Syracuse and his best game with the Nationals was when he fanned 12 Baltimore Orioles in early June at home.

RHP Joe Ross will look to get back on track Sunday afternoon, when he takes the mound for the Nationals in the finale of a four-game series against the New York Mets at Citi Field. Ross didn't factor into the decision in his most recent start on Tuesday, when he gave up five runs on nine hits and three walks while striking out two over 5 2/3 innings as the Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves, 10-5. He was in line for the loss before the Nationals took the lead by scoring five runs in the bottom of the sixth. Ross has allowed at least five runs in five of eight starts this season. He is 1-1 with a 5.16 ERA in four career starts against the Mets.

RHP Joe Ross, coming off a strong start with 12 strikeouts, threw a season-high 102 pitches and gave up nine hits and five runs in 5 2/3 innings against the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday. He did not figure in the decision.

RHP Joe Ross, coming off a strong start, will try to make it two good outings in a row when he pitches Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves. Ross fanned a career-high 12 batters in at home Thursday against the Baltimore Orioles. But Ross, who began the year at Triple-A, is 3-2 with a 6.16 ERA this year.

RHP Joe Ross continues to get tons of run support. The Nationals scored 62 runs in his four starts, the most for any pitcher in his first four starts of the year. Ross made his seventh start Thursday and sure enough the Nationals scored four runs in the first and one in the second. This time he made it hold up as he fanned a career-high 12 batters and got the win over the Orioles as he allowed one run in 7 1/3 innings.

RHP Joe Ross, who grew up in Oakland, had a rough homecoming at the Oakland Coliseum in his first career appearance against the Athletics. Ross (2-2) allowed seven runs (six earned) on six hits over three innings in a 10-4 loss to Oakland on Saturday afternoon. He struck out five, walked two and gave up two home runs. "I was trying to be a bit too fine," Ross said. "I was throwing around the zone and then I had to come in and they hit it."

RHP Joe Ross, a former minor leaguer with the Padres, gave up two runs in the first inning Sunday in his third start against San Diego. Ross was taken out in the fifth with no outs. He gave up 12 hits and five earned runs in four innings as his velocity on his fastball went from 94 early on to 89 by the time he left. It was the fifth major league start of the year for Ross, who began the season at Triple-A. "I just think it was the command of his slider. He left some pitches out over the middle of the plate and didn't have the sharpness that he had last time," said bench coach Chris Speier, who was filling in as manager in place of Dusty Baker.

RHP Joe Ross will start Sunday against the San Diego Padres, the team that drafted him out of high school. The Nationals have scored 62 runs in the first four starts of the year for Ross. That is the most runs ever for the first four starts of a season for any pitcher. He is 2-0 in two career starts against the Padres.

RHP Joe Ross, called up Tuesday from Triple-A Syracuse, tied a career high as he went eight innings and got the win in a 10-1 game as he allowed just one run to Seattle. "It was very important," Washington manager Dusty Baker said of Ross giving his bullpen a breather. "He didn't want to come out. That is the guy that we know. Joe was pitching with confidence and conviction. Those runs didn't hurt."

RHP Joe Ross was sent to Triple-A Syracuse on Tuesday after some subpar outings as a starter. He began the year at Syracuse, then was called up to be part of the rotation. He is 1-0 in three starts with a 7.47 ERA this year for the Nationals and 13-10, 3.83 in 28 career MLB starts. "Joe wasn't Joe. This is it in a nutshell," manager Dusty Baker said when asked about the demotion. "It was a tough decision." Ross will throw a bullpen with Syracuse on Wednesday then take a few days off, Baker said. "He is young. He will learn from this," Baker said Tuesday. "His arm slot isn't the same (as the past). I talked to him quite a while yesterday."

RHP Joe Ross gave up five runs in four innings Sunday and did not figure in the decision. He could be pitching himself out of the rotation and now has a 7.47 ERA. He began the year at Triple-A Syracuse since the Nationals didn't need a No. 5 starter. Part of the rotation for much of last year, Ross was covered by the explosive Washington offense. How long that lasts remains to be seen.

RHP Joe Ross will make his third start of the season on Sunday at home against the New York Mets. He is 1-1 in three career starts against the Mets with a 3.86 ERA. Ross was in the starting rotation much of last year for the Nationals but began this season at Triple-A Syracuse.

RHP Joe Ross won his season debut on Wednesday after being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse, working seven innings in the Nationals' 14-4 rout of the Braves. Ross allowed six hits and three runs while striking out seven and walking one. He threw 100 pitches, 66 of them strikes.

RHP Joe Ross has been recalled from Triple-A Syracuse and will make his first start on Wednesday. Ross went 7-5 with a 3.43 ERA in 19 starts last season, but went on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation and missed 66 games. Ross began the season in Triple-A Syracuse. In two minor league starts, he was 0-1 with a 3.72 ERA in 9 2/3 innings. He had nine strikeouts and three walks. In two career starts against Atlanta, Ross is 0-1 with a 6.14 ERA. He has allowed 11 hits and five runs in 7 1/3 innings against the Braves.

RHP Joe Ross, part of the Washington rotation last year, went seven innings Thursday for Triple-A Syracuse and gave up one run. He was the No. 5 starter most of last year for the Nationals and is on track to join the rotation in Washington next week, according to manager Dusty Baker. "That is a tough spot," Baker said of being No. 5 in the rotation.

RHP Joe Ross failed to make it out of the third inning against the Dodgers. Ross, in his first postseason start, allowed four runs on three hits in 2 2/3 innings but didn't figure in the decision. Ross struck out three, walked two and hit a pair of batters. Ross hit 3B Justin Turner with a pitch before Dodgers 1B Adrian Gonzalez launched a two-run homer in the first inning off Ross.

RHP Joe Ross went four innings and threw 90 pitches Thursday. He was not involved in the decision as he gave up three hits and one run. Ross could make a start in the playoffs for Washington. "Ninety pitches is too many for four innings," he said.

RHP Joe Ross is slated to start Thursday at home against Arizona, a team he has never faced. He was out from early July to mid-September due to right shoulder inflammation. In his latest start, Saturday in Pittsburgh, he lasted just 2 2/3 innings as he gave up five hits and one run with one walk and four strikeouts.

RHP Joe Ross could be one of the starters in the playoffs for the Nationals, manager Dusty Baker said Monday. Baker said that Ross is closer to being himself that RHP Stephen Strasburg is to being at his best. Ross is 7-5 with a 3.48 ERA in 18 starts, the last which came on Saturday in Pittsburgh.