HUNTER HARVEY: Pitching on dad’s birthday, gets 11th hold of season

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com WASHINGTON, D.C. — Pitching on his dad’s birthday, reliever Hunter Harvey got back on track Friday night as the Washington Nationals nipped visiting Philadelphia, 8-7. Harvey, a hard-throwing right-hander, pitched two-thirds of an inning for the Nationals (25-32) as their third pitcher. He gave up one hit, walked one and struck out one to gain his …

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: Burleson ends up at .188 in 16 games with Cardinals

By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com ST. LOUIS — Alec Burleson, a high school baseball star at East Lincoln High, was not on the wild-card playoff roster for the St. Louis Cardinals. Philadelphia knocked host St. Louis out of the post season with wins of 6-3 and 3-0 over the weekend. The Phillies begin a best-of-five series against the Braves in Atlanta …

HUNTER HARVEY: Finishes strong, completes season at 2-1 with 2.52 ERA

Former Bandys High star eligible for salary arbitration with Nationals   By CHRIS HOBBS HobbsDailyReport.com NEW YORK — Former Bandys High star Hunter Harvey finished the major league season strong with three strikeouts in two sinmgle-inning appearances. He pitched one inning on Wednesday night in the Washington Nationals’ 9-2 loss at the New York Mets after going one inning on …