Outfielders Austin Kearns and Shelley Duncan agreed Tuesday to minor league contracts with the Cleveland Indians. Kearns, who has played with Cincinnati and Washington, had his 2009 season with the Nationals cut short by an injury to his right thumb. The 29-year-old batted .195 with three homers ...

The Washington Nationals have placed outfielder Austin Kearns on the 15-day disabled list and called up outfielder Jorge Padilla from Triple-A Syracuse. Kearns is out with a right thumb injury. His move to the DL on Wednesday is retroactive to Aug. 4. Kearns is batting only ...

Austin Kearns drove in the winning run with a two-out, 10th-inning single, and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 3-2 on Sunday. Nyjer Morgan, held out of the starting lineup with a tight left hamstring before entering the game as a pinch hitter in ...