Hot-hitting Washington Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan will miss the rest of the season with a broken left hand. The speedster suffered the injury in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Chicago Cubs during a head-first slide while trying to steal third base in the top of the first inning. The team said on its Web site that Morgan would need six weeks to recover after surgery Saturday. As soon as I hit the bag, I said, 'Oh, God.' I had so much adrenaline in me, he said.

Stephen Drew put Arizona in front with a two-run single in the eighth Wednesday, helping the Diamondbacks rally to a 4-3 win over Pittsburgh. The Pirates took a 3-1 lead into the eighth but Arizona jumped in front thanks in large part to a throwing error by Pittsburgh reliever Joel Hanrahan. Hanrahan (1-4) came on with the bases empty and one out in the eighth and immediately walked Ryan Roberts, who had hit a solo homer in the sixth.

Nyjer Morgan scored the game-winner on an error Thursday and the Washington Nationals edged Houston 11-10 in 11 innings. The contest -- originally played at Washington's Nationals Park May 5 but suspended by rain with one out in the bottom of the 11th -- was finished before Thursday's regularly scheduled

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Washington Nationals made a four-player trade Tuesday. The Pirates acquired outfielder Lastings Milledge and right-handed pitcher Joel Hanrahan in exchange for outfielder Nyjer Morgan and left-handed pitcher Sean Burnett.

Mike MacDougal got Robinson Cano to ground into a game-ending double play Wednesday, preserving Washington's 3-2 win over the New York Yankees. The Nationals ended a four-game losing streak and won for just the 17th time this season.