Adam LaRoche clubbed a go-ahead solo home run in the 15th inning of Saturday's 8-7 win over the Braves.

LaRoche didn't enter the game until the bottom of the eighth inning and his only hit was the victory-icing shot. He has 18 homers and 55 RBI in 115 games this year.

Adam LaRoche singled and belted a two-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

LaRoche's longball in the sixth inning gave the Nationals a lead that they never gave back. The first baseman's average (.238) has been a disappointment this season, and with 17 homers and 53 RBI, he's fallen well off last season's 33-homer, 100-RBI pace.

Adam LaRoche is in Friday's lineup against the Marlins.

Chad Tracy was on the original lineup card, but there was a change of plans. LaRoche is batting sixth against left-hander John Lannan.

Adam LaRoche went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts on Wednesday to finish July with a .159 average in 88 at-bats.

LaRoche is 4-for-40 with three RBI and one walk since the All-Star break. The Nationals have little choice but to ride out the slump, though. For what it's worth, he was even worse in April, hitting .136, but he bounced back to bat .330 with seven homers in May.

Adam LaRoche went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple Thursday against the Pirates.

It was LaRoche's first multi-hit game since July 6. The veteran first baseman entered Thursday's contest hitting just .180 this month. Fantasy owners will have to hope that he still has some of that second-half magic left.

Adam LaRoche is back in the Nationals' lineup Sunday.

LaRoche missed the first two games of the second half due to illness. He's batting just .208/.278/.313 this month.

Adam LaRoche (illness) is not in the Nationals' lineup again Saturday.

LaRoche remains day-to-day with flu-like symptoms. Chad Tracy will continue to start in his place.

Adam LaRoche is not in the Nationals' lineup Friday due to flu-like symptoms.

He'll be fine in a day or two. Chad Tracy is getting a spot start at first base in LaRoche's place.

Adam LaRoche is not in the Nationals' lineup Friday.

It's odd that he's not in there against a righty in the first game of the second half. He could be dealing with some sort of ailment, or manager Davey Johnson could just be sending a message with LaRoche batting just .208/.278/.313 this month. Chad Tracy is handing first base Friday.

Adam LaRoche went 0-for-4 in Thursday's loss, leaving him with a .194 average in 36 at-bats this month.

LaRoche has been an asset against righties this season, but he's been so helpless against lefties that it's left him with a .249 average and a modest 41 RBI through 87 games. The Nationals need to look at giving one of their outfielders (Scott Hairston?) a crash course at first base to give the team another option versus southpaws.

Adam LaRoche is not in the Nationals' lineup Sunday.

He's getting a breather against left-hander Robbie Erlin. Tyler Moore is starting at first base in LaRoche's place.

Adam LaRoche went 3-for-4 with a three-run homer in Tuesday's win over the Diamondbacks.

LaRoche capped off the Nationals' five-run breakthrough against Trevor Cahill in the third inning with the one-out blast. The first baseman has followed a five-game hitless streak with a six-game hit streak. He's now gone deep 11 times this season.

Adam LaRoche went 3-for-4 with a triple and two RBI against the Rockies on Thursday.

In his 69th try, LaRoche finally has his first three-hit game of the season. The triple is pretty rare for him, too; it was just his 12th in 1,255 career games.

Adam LaRoche is not in the Nationals' starting lineup on Monday night versus the Phillies.

Philly is throwing left-hander John Lannan so Chris Marrero will play first base. LaRoche has a .739 OPS, 10 home runs and 30 RBI through 65 games this season.

Adam LaRoche went 0-for-3 with a walk in the Nationals' 5-4 win against the Rockies Thursday.

It was the first game in June in which he failed to record a hit, snapping a nine-game hitting streak. In those contests, however, Laroche had no homers and just three RBI. He's batting .250/.335/.443 with 10 homers and 30 RBI over 212 at-bats.

Adam LaRoche hit a pair of homers and drove in four runs Friday in the win over the Padres.

LaRoche had a three-run shot in the fourth and then hit the second of back-to-back homers with Ryan Zimmerman in the sixth. He's now collected four homers in three games after totaling just three in his first 36 games.

Adam LaRoche has reached base in 16 of his last 24 plate appearances.

LaRoche has a modest six-game hitting streak going and has picked up multiple hits in three of those contests, raising his average from .129 to .196. The first baseman hasn't homered since April 20, but he's in a much better place at the plate, so the power should come around. "It feels good," LaRoche said after Wednesday's game. "Just being a little more patient overall, taking some walks, getting in some better hitter's counts. For a week or two there, I felt like I was 1-2 every at-bat and in defensive mode. So getting back to seeing it again is nice."

Adam LaRoche is batting sixth for the Nationals on Sunday.

LaRoche had already been moved from cleanup to the No. 5 spot, and now he's even lower in the order. The slumping first baseman is hitless over his last 22 at-bats and has struck out 10 times over that stretch. Jayson Werth is batting cleanup Sunday, with Ian Desmond hitting in the fifth slot.

Adam LaRoche is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Cardinals.

LaRoche went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts on Tuesday and is hitting just .172 through 17 games, so Nationals manager Davey Johnson is giving him a breather. Tyler Moore will make the start at first base and bat cleanup against left-hander Jaime Garcia.

Adam LaRoche went 0-for-4 with four strikeouts in the Nationals' loss to the Cardinals on Tuesday.

LaRoche left a team-high five runners on base. He is now batting .172/.262/.345 with 22 strikeouts in 17 games.