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Game 4 begins with back-and-forth early runs (Dodgers win 6-5)

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Game 4 begins with back-and-forth early runs (Dodgers win 6-5)
LOS ANGELES - In Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw struck out the side. With Kershaw starting Game 4 on three days' rest, the Nationals got off to a much better start. Trea Turner laced the first pitch into left field. Bryce Harper then battled through a nine-pitch at-bat to earn a free pass and put men on first and second with no outs. Daniel Murphy followed with an RBI single to right field and the Nats scored first for the first time in the...
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Baker on how scheduling affects his pitching staff for Game 4 and beyond

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Baker on how scheduling affects his pitching staff for Game 4 and beyond
LOS ANGELES - One major theme of this National League Division Series has been scheduling and how it has affected the players, managers and coaching staffs. Major League Baseball eliminated its scheduled off-day Sunday when Game 2 was postponed in Washington, D.C., due to inclement weather on Saturday. Game 2 was rescheduled and played Sunday in blustery conditions at Nationals Park. Both clubs then ventured 2,300 miles to Los Angeles and arrived around 11 p.m. PDT Sunday night. Game 3 was...
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Zimmerman on his offensive resurgence: "It's no fun not helping"

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Zimmerman on his offensive resurgence: "It's no fun not helping"
LOS ANGELES - Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman had another stellar performance in the National League Division Series Monday as his club dropped the Dodgers 8-3 in Game 3. Zimmerman went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. He is hitting 5-for-11 (.455) in the series after hitting just .218 during the season. Zimmerman actually fell below .200 in June, July and August before slightly rebounding in September and early October to .222. But this series, he looks more like...
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Nationals offense flexes muscles in 8-3 win over Dodgers

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Nationals offense flexes muscles in 8-3 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - The Nationals offense exploded with two big innings in their 8-3 series-altering victory over the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday. Jayson Werth, Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman each contributed two RBIs as the Nationals scored four runs in the third and ninth innings. They were the biggest innings the Nationals had ever enjoyed in a postseason game since their return to D.C. in 2005. The four-run ninth inning blew open a tense 4-3 contest for...
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Rendon's big blast leads rally (Nats win 8-3, lead series 2-1)

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Rendon's big blast leads rally (Nats win 8-3, lead series 2-1)
LOS ANGELES - The Nationals made Kenta Maeda work in the top of the first but were unable to tally a run to begin Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Jayson Werth singled, and Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon forced walks. With two outs and the bases loaded, Ryan Zimmerman struck out. The Dodgers' Corey Seager gave his club the lead in his first at-bat for the third straight game on the series. Justin Turner walked against lefty Gio Gonzalez with one out in the bottom of the...
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Baker not giving up on Espinosa just yet

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Baker not giving up on Espinosa just yet
LOS ANGELES - Shortstop Danny Espinosa has struggled to get on track in the National League Division Series. He is 0-for-5 with a run scored in the first two games of the series. In Game 1, he struck out his first three times up and then popped up to third base. In Game 2, Espinosa was hit by a pitch in each of his first two plate appearances, but then struck out in the sixth and eighth innings. So with five strikeouts in the first two games of the NLDS, manager Dusty Baker was asked if he...
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NLDS Game 3 lineups: Nats at Dodgers

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NLDS Game 3 lineups: Nats at Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - Greetings from Chavez Ravine, where it is an absolutely perfect day for postseason baseball in Southern California. It is expected to be 83 degrees at first pitch at Dodger Stadium. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez is 0-0 with a 3.21 ERA in three playoff starts. In his last matchup against the Giants in 2014, Gonzalez tossed four innings, allowing two unearned runs on four hits with one walk and one strikeout. He made it known Saturday he doesn't want to look back to his up-and-down...
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Gonzalez not looking back, focused on Game 3 start

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Gonzalez not looking back, focused on Game 3 start
LOS ANGELES - In Game 1 of the National League Division Series, when Max Scherzer lost to left-hander Clayton Kershaw by a single run, and the Nats rebounded in Game 2, the responsibility for the Nationals to go ahead in the series with the Dodgers turned to southpaw Gio Gonzalez this afternoon. It has not been Gonzalez's best season, but if he can come through with a solid start today in Game 3, all those shaky outings of 2016 will fade away. Gonzalez looks to give the Nationals a 2-1 lead in...
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Rich Hill remembers his time with the Nats: "Great organization"

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Rich Hill remembers his time with the Nats: "Great organization"
Dodgers Game 2 starter Rich Hill had a very good spring training with the Nationals in 2015, but the club ultimately chose Xavier Cedeno for the opening day roster. Hill had finished with a 2.25 ERA in nine spring training games, making him one of the last cuts in the bullpen. "Yeah, a great organization," the left-hander said. "Enjoyed the time that we had here in spring training, the guys here in spring training. Just the camaraderie that they had, the intensity of Max Scherzer, watching...
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Scherzer's slider not his best, two homers doomed Nats in Game 1

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Scherzer's slider not his best, two homers doomed Nats in Game 1
Right-hander Max Scherzer has allowed more home runs than he would like this season. The Dodgers followed that formula to a 4-3 win in Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Friday. Despite 20 wins this season, Scherzer has allowed 33 home runs. Corey Seager and Justin Turner hit home runs Friday to lift the Dodgers to a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. "I made some mistakes that cost me, giving up those two home runs," Scherzer said. "Really feel like that was the difference...
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Nats rally comes up short in 4-3 loss to Dodgers

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Nats rally comes up short in 4-3 loss to Dodgers
Right-hander Max Scherzer struck out Chase Utley to begin the National League Division Series and the sellout crowd at Nationals Park went crazy. But shortstop Corey Seager crushed the first offering after the strikeout, a 96 mph four-seam fastball, well over the center field fence, for a 1-0 Dodgers lead over the Nationals. Left-hander Clayton Kershaw announced his presence by striking out the side in the bottom of the first employing three different out pitches. He got Trea Turner on a...
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Game 2 starter Roark on past playoff losses: "It irks a lot of guys"

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Game 2 starter Roark on past playoff losses: "It irks a lot of guys"
The Nationals officially announced what many expected for more than a week: Right-hander Tanner Roark will start Game 2 of the National League Division Series versus the Dodgers on Saturday. Manager Dusty Baker also confirmed that left-hander Gio Gonzalez will start Game 3 in Los Angeles on Monday. Roark earned the start by going 16-10 with a 2.83 ERA over 210 innings. Roark went 7 1/3 innings in his only start against the Dodgers this season in Los Angeles on June 22. He allowed three runs on...
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Werth believes experience carries weight for his club in NLDS

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Werth believes experience carries weight for his club in NLDS
Left fielder Jayson Werth is making his eighth playoff appearance today. He brings a wealth of knowledge of how to perform well in important moments. In 2008 and 2009, he appeared in the World Series. He brings experience to a Nationals club that has good amount of guys that made it to the postseason in 2012 and 2014 and he knows that experience is worth something. "This is my team. We've been through it," Werth said. "This is our third trip to the postseason. We're battle-tested, we're...
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Baker confirms Pedro Severino will start at catcher in NLDS Game 1

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Baker confirms Pedro Severino will start at catcher in NLDS Game 1
Nationals manager Dusty Baker set his battery for Game 1 of the National League Division Series with the announcement today that rookie Pedro Severino will catch Max Scherzer in Friday's opener. "OK, No. 1, Severino is catching tomorrow," Baker said "He's pretty good against left-handed pitchers. I don't think he's seen one quite like this in (Clayton) Kershaw before. He's worked with our guys and (Jose) Lobaton is a little bit injured, and that's one reason why he's not catching...
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Pedro Severino ready to embrace next challenge of NLDS

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Pedro Severino ready to embrace next challenge of NLDS
Nationals 23-year-old catcher Pedro Severino started playing baseball in the infield until a coach recommended he become a catcher. That's where Severino realized how good he was at throwing runners out and how he enjoyed the moment so much. During the Marlins series to end the season, Severino threw a runner out at second base and could be seen on MASN cameras nodding his head several times in agreement when the runner was called out. "When I was 14 years old I was third baseman," Severino...
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Dusty Baker reflects on the time he was traded to the Dodgers

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Dusty Baker reflects on the time he was traded to the Dodgers
The Nationals face off against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series starting Friday. Inevitably, the matchup will bring back memories for manager Dusty Baker about his time as a player with the club. Baker played for the Dodgers from 1976-1983. He was traded to the Dodgers from the Atlanta Braves, where he started his big league career in 1968. Baker was asked what he felt about getting traded to the Dodgers. It turned out to be another one of the all-time great Baker...
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Trea Turner the difference maker Nats have been searching for

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Trea Turner the difference maker Nats have been searching for
In any professional sports matchup, to separate two evenly matched teams you need a difference maker, an elite talent that is a cut above or brings something to the table the other team can't match. In football, it's a tall wide receiver or a pass rusher that is too fast for a quarterback. In baseball, it can be a guy who has the bat, the speed and the glove that can change a game. Early in 2016, the Nationals were not finding that in their leadoff spot until they converted their would be...
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Nats have experience, but new blood could spell difference this postseason

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Nats have experience, but new blood could spell difference this postseason
The Nationals have a good blend of experience and youth, and are hoping that will be the blend that will carry them to the next round of the postseason. It is a goal that the Nats have been unable to reach in their last two playoff appearances. "I think the experience helps from '12 and '14," said president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo. "We got two more playoff experiences under our belt. It doesn't feel any different to me. I'm fired up for playoff action. "You...
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A look back at the importance of 95 wins in 2016

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A look back at the importance of 95 wins in 2016
The Nationals won the National League East for the third time in the past five seasons and now prepare for a matchup with the Dodgers on Friday. Their 95 wins tied the Rangers for second-best in the major leagues behind the Cubs' 103 victories. In 2012, the Nationals won 98 games. In 2014, they tallied 96 victories. It is the fifth time in 21 years manager Dusty Baker's illustrious career that one of his teams reached at least 95 wins. Baker said all season that his monthly goal was 15 wins a...
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Espinosa hoping to take good feeling into series with Dodgers

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Espinosa hoping to take good feeling into series with Dodgers
When the postseason begins, the Nationals need their stars to step up and contribute to advance. A late arrival like catcher Pedro Severino or right-hander Reynaldo Lopez could also play an important part. But what about another veteran like Danny Espinosa? Could he get going for a couple of weeks and provide a boost to the offense? The last two games may give an indication. After an 0-for-20 slump he is 3-for-4. A small step, but a positive one. Espinosa walked twice, scored three runs and...
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