7:23 PM - Ryan Madson (LAD) won't be an option out of the bullpen for Game 5 of the World Series against Boston on Sunday, Pedro Moura of The Athletic reports.

2:56 PM - Ryan Madson (LAD) figures to be one of the top candidates for save opportunities this weekend against Colorado, Bill Plunkett of The Orange County Register reports.

10:05 AM - Ryan Madson (LAD) was traded from the Nationals to the Dodgers on Friday in exchange for Andrew Istler, Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports.

12:51 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (back) was reinstated from the 10-day disabled list Monday, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

9:16 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (back) was throwing a bullpen session prior to Sunday's game against the Mets, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

3:55 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) has resumed rehabbing in Phoenix and will receive electric therapy for his back, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

1:52 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (back) was placed on the 10-day disabled list Tuesday, Jamal Collier of MLB.com reports.

1:24 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (back) is not listed on the lineup card for Tuesday's game and is presumably on the 10-day disabled list, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

2:05 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) doesn't believe he'll need a trip to the disabled list to deal with his back pain, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

7:42 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) Sunday's loss to the Cubs, Madson said he's been suffering from back pain that results in shooting pain in his leg, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

1:01 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) will serve as the Nationals' closer following the placement of Kelvin Herrera (shoulder) on the 10-day DL on Wednesday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

7:45 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) allowed one hit but no earned runs to record his fourth save of the season Thursday against the Mets.

8:53 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) coughed up four runs on four hits and two walks over two-thirds of an inning in Sunday's loss to the Marlins.

11:09 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) Nationals activated Madson (pectoral) from the disabled list Thursday, Chelsea Janes of Washington Post reports.

1:41 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) Davey Martinez said Madson (pectoral) will be activated from the disabled list over the weekend, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

7:10 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (pectoral) is scheduled to throw a bullpen session Sunday, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

8:02 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) picked up his third save of the season Saturday against the Diamondbacks, striking out one in a scoreless inning.

8:00 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) got the save in Washington's 8-6 victory over the Mets on Monday, working around one hit and striking out one over a scoreless ninth inning.

7:30 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) allowed one hit but recorded the final two outs against the Braves on Tuesday to earn his first save of the season.

12:10 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) tossed a perfect eighth inning in Thursday's 8-2 loss to the Mets, striking out one batter in the 11-pitch frame.

9:25 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) Nationals manager Davey Martinez said during the offseason that he intends to deploy Madson as the team's primary eighth-inning man in 2018, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports.

3:17 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) allowed two runs on three hits in an inning of work but was able to convert the save Sunday against the Phillies. He struck out one.

7:04 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) gave up a hit and struck out two in a scoreless eighth inning Thursday to collect his 20th hold of the season in a win over the Phillies.

12:40 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (finger) was reinstated from the 10-day DL prior to Friday's game against the Brewers, Mark Zuckerman of MASN Sports reports.

12:22 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (finger) will meet the Nationals in Milwaukee on Thursday for a reevaluation, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

9:50 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) is suffering from an inflammed sheath around the tendon that runs through the knuckle of his right index finger, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports. He received electric therapy that has helped eliminate daily inflammation, and the Nationals are expecting him to be ready by the postseason, at the latest.

2:08 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (finger) is getting his sprained finger analyzed in Arizona, Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post reports.

2:25 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) played catch Saturday and said he was still experiencing pain in his sprained finger, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

7:24 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) will test his sprained finger Saturday after being shut down from throwing since Monday, Jorge Castillo of The Washington Post reports.

3:36 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a sprained finger Thursday, Mark Zuckerman of MASN reports.

6:32 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (4-4) struck out two in a perfect eighth inning Thursday to get the win in a 3-2 victory over the Marlins.

1:37 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) (3-4) allowed a single hit and struck out a batter in a scoreless eighth to record the victory Wednesday against Milwaukee.

10:02 PM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) threw a scoreless eighth inning in Tuesday's win over the Angels. Meanwhile, Sean Doolittle pitched the ninth inning to record a save.

5:53 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) and Sean Doolittle, who were acquired from the Athletics on Sunday, won't join the Nationals until Tuesday's game against the Angels in Anaheim, Dan Kolko of MASN Sports reports.

9:19 AM - Ryan Madson (Wsh) was shipped to the Nationals along with fellow reliever Sean Doolittle on Sunday, Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com reports.

8:07 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) fired 1.2 scoreless innings in Sunday's 4-0 loss to the Mariners, recording a strikeout.

8:19 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was credited with his 14th hold in Tuesday's 7-6 win over the White Sox, firing a scoreless seventh inning and recording a strikeout.

9:13 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) gave up an earned run on one hit over an inning in Saturday's 4-3 loss to the Braves.

12:37 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was credited with his 11th hold in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Yankees, firing a scoreless eighth inning.

6:50 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (1-4) gave up three earned runs on two hits and a walk over two-thirds of an inning in Sunday's 11-10 loss to the Nationals.

10:02 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) notched his eighth hold in Saturday's 10-4 win over the Nationals, firing a scoreless 1.1 innings and recording a strikeout.

7:47 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) earned his seventh hold with a scoreless eighth inning in Wednesday's 3-1 win over the Indians, recording one strikeout.

1:32 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (1-3) gave up an earned run on two hits over 1.2 innings in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Mariners. He also stuck out two and was charged with his second blown save of the season.

9:05 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (0-3) gave up an earned run on two hits in Sunday's 6-4 loss to the Rangers.

7:08 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) fired a scoreless eighth inning in Monday's 3-2 extra-inning win over the Angels. He struck out two.

9:29 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (0-2) gave up an earned run on two hits in two-thirds of an inning in Tuesday's 2-1 extra-inning loss to the Angels.

3:59 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) allowed no runs on one hit while striking out three over 1.1 innings to earn his first save Saturday against the Mariners.

3:13 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) fired a scoreless eighth inning in Thursday's 9-6 win over the Mariners and recorded a strikeout.

9:01 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) allowed two hits over one scoreless inning in Thursday's 3-1 loss to the Royals. He recorded a strikeout.

12:49 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) notched his second hold in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Angels, giving up one hit and recording a strikeout over a scoreless eighth inning.

5:56 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was credited with his first hold of the season in Monday's 4-2 Opening Day win over the Angels, giving up a hit and a walk over one-third of an inning.

5:58 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) Bob Melvin said Thursday that the A's could use a closer-by-committee approach to start the season, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

2:49 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) gave up an earned run on a solo home run in one inning in Wednesday's 15-12 Cactus League loss to the Cubs.

11:55 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) fired a scoreless inning in Saturday's 11-6 split-squad Cactus League loss to the Reds, giving up two hits.

12:00 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (arm) allowed two earned runs off three hits in his spring debut against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

1:49 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (arm) is scheduled to make his first appearance of spring Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, John Shea of the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

1:00 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was held out of the A's game Thursday due to general arm soreness, Jane Lee of MLB.com reports.

7:19 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) who notched a team-high 30 saves in 2016, isn't guaranteed the closer's job heading into spring training, Joe Stiglich of CSN Bay Area reports. "We have four or five guys that have closed games before, so the tough part is identifying who is going to go where as the spring goes along," A's manager Bob Melvin said Wednesday."... We feel we have a really good bullpen, and how that works out we're not sure yet. We'll have those conversations as spring moves along."

7:29 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) allowed two runs on a walk-single to Jonathan Lucroy to blow the save in the A's 7-6 loss in Texas on Friday night.

11:58 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) struck out two and picked up his 28th save in Tuesday's win over the Angels.

3:25 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (5-4) pitched a perfect inning to earn the victory Sunday against the Athletics.

2:56 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) pitched a scoreless ninth inning on two hits while striking out one to record his 27th save of the year Sunday against the Cardinals.

8:43 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) threw a perfect ninth inning Friday against the Mariners to earn his 25th save.

10:34 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) allowed a walk and a hit but still threw a scoreless ninth to pick up his 24th save in Tuesday's win over the Orioles.

11:00 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) recorded his 23rd save and struck out two in a perfect ninth inning Monday against the Orioles.

10:10 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (3-4) allowed a two-run homer to Adrian Beltre to blow his sixth save in Monday's loss to the Rangers.

4:20 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) struck out a pair in a clean ninth inning to earn his 21st save of the season Sunday versus the Rays.

12:17 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) picked up his 20th save as he worked around a hit for a scoreless ninth inning Monday against the Astros.

12:41 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was able to notch his 19th save in Saturday's 5-4 victory over the Blue Jays despite giving up a solo homer over an inning.

10:15 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) recorded a perfect inning of work to notch his 18th save of the season Friday versus the Blue Jays.

4:46 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) allowed a run on two hits to blow his second consecutive save Sunday versus the Astros.

8:06 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (3-3) allowed three runs on two hits while striking out one over 0.1 innings to take the loss Friday at the Astros.

9:21 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) secured his 17th save of the season Thursday versus the Astros with a perfect inning of work.

7:26 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) threw a scoreless ninth, allowing one hit and one walk, to earn his 16th save.

12:19 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) picked up his 15th save despite allowing three runs on four hits and two walks over two innings in Tuesday's win over the Giants.

5:14 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) struck out one against the Brewers on Tuesday while recording his 13th save of the season.

7:57 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (0-2) surrendered two hits and the winning run in 0.1 innings in Saturday's 6-5 extra-inning loss to the Astros.

4:35 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) threw a scoreless inning with two strikeouts to earn the save Monday against Minnesota.

12:42 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) blew his second save as he served up a walk-off two-run home run to Leonys Martin in Tuesday's loss to the Mariners.

3:49 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) (2-0) blew his first save of the season, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out one in an inning of work against the Rangers on Tuesday.

9:38 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) picked up his 11th save with a clean inning including a strikeout in Monday's win over the Rangers.

7:07 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) needed just four pitches to record a perfect ninth inning and pick up his 10th save of the season in Sunday's win over the Rays.

2:13 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was officially named the team's closer Saturday, the San Francisco Chronicle's Susan Slusser reports.

8:57 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) earned his eighth save in Saturday's 2-0 victory over the Astros, surrendering a hit and two walks over an inning of work. He also struck out a batter.

10:24 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) pitched a scoreless ninth on Friday night against the Astros and earned the win after Yonder Alonso hit a game-winning three-run homer.

7:22 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) pitched a perfect 12-pitch ninth inning Friday against the Blue Jays to record his seventh save of the season.

3:29 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) got his fifth save of the season in Tuesday's extra-innings game against of the Yankees.

3:46 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) picked up his fourth save with a scoreless ninth inning while allowing one hit and striking out one Sunday against the Royals.

9:55 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) notched his third save while giving up a hit, an unearned run and a walk over an inning of work in Saturday's 5-3 victory over the Royals.

10:26 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) threw a scoreless ninth in Friday against the Mariners to earn his second save.

9:41 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) got the call in the ninth inning Wednesday against the white Sox, pitching around a single while striking out one for his first save of the year.

1:27 PM - Ryan Madson (Oak) tossed a scoreless eighth inning in Monday's opener against the White Sox.

7:00 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) was confirmed by manager Bob Melvin on Saturday to be the team's planned set-up man, Joe Stiglich of CSN California reports.

6:10 AM - Ryan Madson (Oak) agreed to a three-year, $22 million deal with the Athletics on Sunday, Jerry Crasnick of ESPN.com reports.

1:34 PM - Ryan Madson (KC) (arm) pitched one-third of an inning Saturday against the Orioles, striking out a batter.

1:38 PM - Ryan Madson (KC) (arm) will throw a bullpen session Thursday, Andy McCullough of the Kansas City Star reports.

12:54 PM - Ryan Madson (KC) is dealing with a case of dead arm, the Kansas City Star's Andy McCullough reports.

6:26 PM - Ryan Madson (KC) pitched a scoreless 13th inning Saturday, allowing one hit and striking out one, to pick up his first save of the season.

12:13 PM - Ryan Madson (LAA) Zolecki of MLB.com reports that the Phillies are unlikely to sign Ryan Madson.

8:20 AM - Ryan Madson (LAA) Kilgore of the Washington Post reports that the Nationals were one of the teams in attendance at Ryan Madson's throwing session Friday.