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Martinez hopes to get Romero back soon, Cabrera's value soars

Martinez hopes to get Romero back soon, Cabrera's value soars
Manager Davey Martinez is still awaiting news regarding Stephen Strasburg, who underwent right hand surgery in Baltimore today to relieve his carpal tunnel neuritis. Martinez will meet with director of athletic training Paul Lessard postgame to go over the results. Strasburg is out for the season. "Waiting to hear from Paul to see how it went," Martinez said. "I haven't talked to him yet. I'll get some more information after the game here. Hopefully, it went well." Left-hander Seth Romero...
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Fedde getting closer to his goal, appreciates normal routine

Fedde getting closer to his goal, appreciates normal routine
Erick Fedde did a nice job of keeping the Nationals in the game Tuesday night, coming within one pitch of getting out of a major jam in the third. In the end, though, the Phillies beat the Nats 8-3. Fedde was saddled with his second loss in six appearances this season. But in the third, with the game tied at 1-1 and two men on and two outs, Fedde had a shot to get out of the frame with just one more pitch. J.T. Realmuto drove that next pitch, a 93.7 mph four-seam fastball, to deep right field....
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With scouts not attending games, Nats digging deep for information before trade deadline

With scouts not attending games, Nats digging deep for information before trade deadline
The Aug. 31 trading deadline is less than a week away from happening. The Nationals certainly have some issues that could be addressed at different positions, whether it's a power bat for the lineup, a starting pitcher or a left-handed reliever - or all three. If general manager Mike Rizzo, a former scout, decides to strike a deal, it will happen just one month into this abbreviated season in a time where scouts are not allowed to attend games and one where there is no minor league season. So...
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Eaton struggling without fans in the stands

Eaton struggling without fans in the stands
For the Nationals to return to the power offense they enjoyed when they were really rolling in 2019, the club needs the top of the lineup to get on base. Trea Turner and Adam Eaton are keys to the offense, setting the table for Juan Soto, Howie Kendrick, Asdrúbal Cabrera and Eric Thames. Unfortunately, the pair has not been in sync for extended periods of time at the beginning of this shortened season. Turner has been coming around. Now riding a nine-game hitting streak after Sunday's...
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Turner hot and Sánchez cool as Nats roll past Marlins 9-3 (updated)

Turner hot and Sánchez cool as Nats roll past Marlins 9-3 (updated)
Trea Turner went 3-for-3 with a triple and three RBIs and Aníbal Sánchez allowed only one run over seven innings for his first win of the season as the Nationals dispatched the Marlins 9-3 on Sunday afternoon. The Nats offense finally got rolling, tallying nine runs through five innings, including five in the fifth, to coast to their 11th victory on the season, evening the series at two games apiece. In the first, Turner singled to extend his hitting streak to nine games. He came around...
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Rizzo confident Strasburg will return for 2021 at full health

Rizzo confident Strasburg will return for 2021 at full health
Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo is disappointed that Stephen Strasburg is out for the season, but feels that taking care of his hand injury now with surgery will allow the right-hander to be back to 100 percent in time for the 2021 season. "We feel that it's unfortunate that Stras is not going to be around pitching for us for the remainder of the season, but the positive part of this thing is that we feel that the injury is not going to be anything long term for him," Rizzo said Sunday...
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Game 25 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

Game 25 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
The Nationals look to even their series with the Marlins today with a 12:35 p.m. first pitch at Nats Park. Aníbal Sánchez gets the call, looking to build off his last start where he said he felt strong at the end of the outing, which is a good sign. Manager Davey Martinez and pitching coach Paul Menhart have worked with Sánchez to get him to throw less between starts so he is fresher on game day. Sánchez (0-3, 8.50) faces Marlins right-hander Humberto Mejía (0-1, 5.68 ERA)....
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Scherzer, bullpen find way to hold off late Marlins rally for 5-4 win (updated)

Scherzer, bullpen find way to hold off late Marlins rally for 5-4 win (updated)
On a day the Nationals announced that one of their aces, Stephen Strasburg, is out for the season because he needs surgery on his right hand, Max Scherzer battled for 4 2/3 innings against a feisty Marlins lineup in the first game of a doubleheader at Nats Park. Thanks to their bullpen, highlighted by a timely strikeout from reliever Kyle Finnegan, the Nats found a way to hold on for a nail-biting, 5-4 win. The Nats managed to score five runs on six hits in the game, highlighted by two runs and...
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Strasburg out for season; hand surgery sometime next week

Strasburg out for season; hand surgery sometime next week
The Nationals' road to a repeat just got much more difficult with the announcement that World Series MVP Stephen Strasburg will undergo surgery to repair carpal tunnel neuritis in his right hand sometime early next week, manager Davey Martinez confirmed. The Nats have placed Strasburg on the 60-day injured list, effectively ending his 2020 season. Strasburg, 32, hopes to return 100 percent for the 2021 spring training. Right-hander Wil Crowe is promoted to take Strasburg's place on the roster...
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Corbin allows early runs, but "getting better and better"

Corbin allows early runs, but "getting better and better"
When the Marlins' Miguel Rojas smacked a three-run homer in the second inning Friday night, some had to worry that this might be a repeat of what happened to Nationals left-hander Patrick Corbin in his previous start. On Aug. 15, Corbin allowed the Orioles to score two runs in each of the first two innings on their way to a 7-3 victory over the Nats in Baltimore. But Corbin returned to vintage form this time around, shaking off that early home run, and bewildering the Marlins into the seventh...
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Kendrick "75 to 80 percent" recovered from hamstring issue

Kendrick "75 to 80 percent" recovered from hamstring issue
Nationals manager Davey Martinez said he will decide after tonight's game how he plans to set up the starting rotation for the remainder of this wraparound series with the Marlins. It appears he wants to go with experience rather than new starters in Saturday's doubleheader. Martinez had mentioned the possibility that right-hander Wil Crowe or left-hander Ben Braymer might get the chance to pitch in one of the games on Saturday. Max Scherzer is scheduled to start one of the...
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Suzuki's pregame throwing drill helps his pitcher's in-game success

Suzuki's pregame throwing drill helps his pitcher's in-game success
During early pregame at Nationals Park, Kurt Suzuki and bullpen coach Henry Blanco perform a catching drill in the outfield. Suzuki stands in uniform with his catcher's glove and a baseball in center field, about 50 to 60 yards away from Blanco, who takes his spot on the right field foul line close to Nationals bullpen. Suzuki begins the program by throwing the baseball as hard as he can to Blanco, who catches it and throws it back. After Suzuki throws the first ball, he walks toward Blanco...
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Game postponed, rescheduled for Sept. 4 doubleheader

Game postponed, rescheduled for Sept. 4 doubleheader
Tonight's game between the Nationals and the Braves at Truist Park has been postponed due to inclement weather in Atlanta. The game will be made up as part of a traditional doubleheader on Friday, Sept. 4, starting at 4:10 p.m. The Nats will be flying in from Philadelphia for that series on Thursday night, Sept. 3. The Nats do not have a game until Friday night, when they open a rare five-game set against the Marlins at Nats Park. So this helps a tired bullpen get back on a normal schedule,...
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Young guys fit right in with a Nats team looking for repeat

Young guys fit right in with a Nats team looking for repeat
One trend that has been noticeable early this season is how the young guys, most of them making their major league debuts, have fit in from the beginning with the Nationals, and have looked like they belong in the big leagues. Luis García, 20, has hit the ground running. Carter Kieboom, 22, had only 11 games of experience coming into 2020, but he also fits in nicely this season. Young pitchers, or pitchers making their major league debuts, have held their own. "They are all doing well, and...
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Thames more relaxed further down the order

Thames more relaxed further down the order
First baseman Eric Thames went 2-for-5 with three RBIs in the Nationals' 8-5 comeback win over the division rival Braves on Tuesday night, all from the No. 8 spot in the order. Along with Trea Turner and Adam Eaton, Thames was credited with a team-high three hard-hit balls on the night, according to Statcast. Thames contributed an RBI single in the second inning that got the Nats on the board. In the fifth with the bases loaded and one out, his hotshot grounder dropped out of the glove of...
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Martinez on Robles' acrobatic catch in center field: "Game saver"

Martinez on Robles' acrobatic catch in center field: "Game saver"
Fresh off a four-run scoring outburst that erased a 5-2 Braves lead, the Nationals were desperate to hold the slim advantage for reliever Wander Suero in the bottom of the fifth. Leading 6-5, Suero allowed an Adam Duvall single. With two outs, the go-ahead run was at the plate in Austin Riley. The Braves third baseman got a hold of a 92 mph Suero cutter and lined it deep to center field. Victor Robles tracked the ball, which had an exit velocity of 103 mph and would have traveled 409 feet, the...
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Castro to have right wrist surgery on Friday

Castro to have right wrist surgery on Friday
Nationals second baseman Starlin Catro will have surgery on Friday to repair his broken right wrist. If everything goes well in rehab, Castro expects to be back around the beginning of October. "Castro will have surgery on Friday," manager Davey Martinez said on today's pregame Zoom call. "They are putting a pin in his wrist. I talked to him this morning. He sounded upbeat. He said by doing it this way, he can recover a lot quicker. He said, 'Just get to the playoffs and I'll be back...
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Hudson on allowing walk-off homer: "It stinks"

Hudson on allowing walk-off homer: "It stinks"
The Nationals bullpen walked the tightrope all night long as it attempted to hold the lead and managed to find a way to get within one out of pulling it off. Until all that walking on a tightrope turned into a walk-off. Dansby Swanson delivered a dramatic two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth off Nats closer Daniel Hudson, part of a four-run Braves rally that resulted in a stunning 7-6 loss. "They're really tough, man," Hudson said during a postgame Zoom video call. "They don't hurt...
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Martinez being careful with Kendrick; updates on Strasburg, Castro

Martinez being careful with Kendrick; updates on Strasburg, Castro
He owns two of the most meaningful home runs in Nationals history. So when Howie Kendrick is not available, it certainly changes the makeup of the lineup and the quick strike ability for this club. A grand slam to beat the Dodgers and a go-ahead foul pole-clanging two-run homer against in World Series Game 7 against the Astros will forever go down in Nats lore. Those big hits might have made some forget that Kendrick fought through a left hamstring strain that kept him out of the lineup for 11...
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Turner on youngsters García and Kieboom: "It's fun playing with them"

Turner on youngsters García and Kieboom: "It's fun playing with them"
Nationals shortstop Trea Turner made his major league debut about this time in 2015. Turner was 22 and went 0-for-2 against the Brewers. His double play counterpart five seasons later, 20-year-old second baseman Luis García, made his major league debut four days ago. Third baseman Carter Kieboom made his debut last April at 21. Juan Soto, who plays behind Turner in left field, made his debut in May 2018 at 19. In center field, Victor Robles made his debut in September 2017 at 20. All around...
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