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Ian Desmond on curtain call in ninth inning Sunday: "That was pretty special"

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Ian Desmond on curtain call in ninth inning Sunday: "That was pretty special"
Shortstop Ian Desmond went 3-for-3 and slammed his 19th homer of the season in what may very well have been his final home start for the Nationals in their 12-5 loss to the Phillies. Desmond scored twice and has now hit safely in five of his last six games. He received a nice ovation from the 28,661 fans at Nats Park after he was replaced by shortstop Trea Turner in the ninth inning. "That was pretty special," Desmond said. "Bittersweet. Spent a lot of time here and have a lot of special...
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Nats game blog: Gio Gonzalez looks for ninth career win vs. Phillies

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Nats game blog: Gio Gonzalez looks for ninth career win vs. Phillies
The Nationals finish up their regular season series with the Phillies Sunday as left-hander Gio Gonzalez faces off against right-hander Aaron Harang. Gonzalez is 11-8 with a 3.94 ERA this season and is 8-5 with a 2.99 ERA lifetime against the Phillies. He is also 47-29 with a 3.24 ERA in 101 starts at home. Harang is 1-2 with a 4.50 ERA in three starts this season against the Nationals. He has struggled this season to a 6-15 record with a 4.93 ERA. His last start against the Nationals was on...
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Ian Desmond on playing for the Nationals: "It's all a blessing"

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Ian Desmond on playing for the Nationals: "It's all a blessing"
One week remains in the Nationals season and it also could mark the end of veteran shortstop Ian Desmond's time with the organization he grew up with. Desmond, the longest tenured Expos/Nationals player, becomes a free agent at the end of the 2015 season. Although it may not have to come to an end if the club provides say a qualifying offer, Desmond looked back on his career so far and appreciated the opportunity he got in playing for the Nationals. "It's all a blessing," Desmond told 106.7...
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Nats game blog: Stephen Strasburg on a roll as he faces Phillies again

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Nats game blog: Stephen Strasburg on a roll as he faces Phillies again
The Nationals need a win again today against the Phillies. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg makes his final home start of the season. He is 10-7 with a 3.81 ERA. He will take on right-hander Aaron Nola (6-2, 3.84). Since August 8, Strasburg is No. 1 in the National League with a 12.00 strikeout-to-walk ratio and No. 1 in strikeouts per nine innings with 12.38. His WHIP is second in the league at 0.75, as well as batting average against (.176). He has pitched quality starts in seven of his last...
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Taylor on allowing inside the park grand slam: "I thought I had a chance on it"

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Taylor on allowing inside the park grand slam: "I thought I had a chance on it"
Nationals center fielder Michael A. Taylor tried to make a play on a line drive in front of him off the bat of the Phillies' Aaron Altherr with the bases loaded in top of the third. The ball went under his glove and rolled towards the center field wall. All four runs scored on the inside-the-park grand slam. The Phillies had a three-run lead. They went on to win the game 8-2. Manager Matt Williams commented on whether Taylor could have played the ball differently. "Yeah, but he thinks...
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Marmolejos, Voth and Williams take home organizational honors

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Marmolejos, Voth and Williams take home organizational honors
The Nationals have named first baseman Jose Marmolejos-Diaz their organization player of the year, right-hander Austin Voth pitcher of the year and right-hander Austen Williams received the Bob Boone Award, MASNsports.com has learned. Low Single-A Hagerstown lefty-hitting first baseman Marmolejos-Diaz had a breakout season for the Suns. The 22-year-old Dominican Marmolejos-Diaz hit .310 in 124 games with 39 doubles, five triples, 11 homers and 87 RBIs. His on-base percentage was .363 and his...
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Nats game blog: Harper can set walks record with two free passes tonight

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Nats game blog: Harper can set walks record with two free passes tonight
The Nationals begin a series with the Phillies tonight. There are 10 games remaining on the schedule. The most cherished part of tonight's game is it could very well be Jordan Zimmermann's final start at home as a Washington National. It's hard to believe, since almost one year ago to the day he threw his first career no-hitter as the Nationals waltzed into the postseason for the second time in three seasons. Manager Matt Williams talked about all the things Zimmermann brings to the mound...
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Williams, Papelbon have little to say regarding suspension

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Williams, Papelbon have little to say regarding suspension
Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon had no comment pregame Friday as he appeals a three-game suspension and fine handed down by Major League Baseball regarding his pitch that hit Orioles third baseman Manny Machado in the left shoulder Wednesday night. Manager Matt Williams had very little to say when asked about the Papelbon suspension. "It is what it is," Williams said. "I know he's appealed. He'll go through that process." Williams also would not reveal who would be the closer if...
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Tanner Roark used his changeup effectively to keep Nationals in game vs. Orioles

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Tanner Roark used his changeup effectively to keep Nationals in game vs. Orioles
Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark was able to keep his team in the game Thursday. He allowed only three runs over five innings and left with his team down 3-0. The Nationals rallied in the bottom of the fifth with two runs and then added two more runs in seventh inning to take a short-lived 4-3 advantage. The Orioles won the game 5-4 on a Matt Wieters two-run shot off of Blake Treinen in the eighth. "Felt good. A lot of my pitches were working today," Roark said. "I utilized the changeup a...
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Nats game blog: Tanner Roark looking for first victory against Birds

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Nats game blog: Tanner Roark looking for first victory against Birds
Well, this isn't working out like the Nationals might have hoped it would. The Nationals need to win games. They are as close to must-win as you can get. Actually, they are getting fearfully close to the point where they will need to win out and require the Mets to lose out. In the last three games in New York, they have the ability to do that. It's these other eight games that are the issue. And the Mets lead is 6 1/2 games, which seems tremendously robust with 11 games remaining. For two...
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Matt Williams on possible retaliation: "If something happens, we'll deal with it"

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Matt Williams on possible retaliation: "If something happens, we'll deal with it"
Nationals star outfielder Bryce Harper called Jonathan Papelbon hitting Manny Machado with a pitch one at-bat after Machado crushed a game-changing two-run shot a "pretty tired" scenario. Harper expects the Orioles to possibly retaliate by going after him today in the series finale. Manager Matt Williams said any team coming after Harper or any of his players with a pitch following a beaning incident in a previous game has his attention. "I've got concern any time any of our guys...
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Papelbon on ejection for hitting Machado: "I was pretty surprised"

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Papelbon on ejection for hitting Machado: "I was pretty surprised"
The Orioles' Manny Machado crushes a two-run shot in the seventh versus Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer. In the ninth with two outs, Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon throws a wild pitch early to Machado that's up by his batting helmet. Later in the at-bat, he drills Machado in the left shoulder. Home plate umpire Mark Ripperger throws Papelbon out of the game. Papelbon was not warned for his high pitch early in the at-bat. The benches were not warned. But the hit-by-pitch was all...
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Ryan Zimmerman on all his injuries: "It's been a rough couple of years for me"

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Ryan Zimmerman on all his injuries: "It's been a rough couple of years for me"
Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman has been out since September 7 with left oblique soreness. Manager Matt Williams said Wednesday during pregame that Zimmerman is doing light swings in the batting cage and working off a tee. It's a small step as Zimmerman looks to get back to baseball activities. "He's been swinging," Williams said. "Still feels it, unfortunately. So it's light in the cage. It's fungo and tee work, a little bit of soft toss. So he's trying to work through that part...
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Nats game blog: Max Scherzer seeks third straight quality start as he takes on Orioles

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Nats game blog: Max Scherzer seeks third straight quality start as he takes on Orioles
The Nationals have been unable to gain ground this season when presented with opportunity from the Mets. It seems that almost every time the Mets are idle, the Nationals have lost the game they play that day. So instead of gaining a 1/2 game, they lose that 1/2 game. And ever since they lost their division lead in early August, when the Mets have lost or look like they will lose, the Nationals have not been able to win their game that same day. Last night, the Mets went down 4-1 early against...
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Gio Gonzalez felt he should have stuck to game plan in 4-1 loss to Orioles

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Gio Gonzalez felt he should have stuck to game plan in 4-1 loss to Orioles
Left-hander Gio Gonzalez got into some trouble in the second inning with an issue that has hurt him in the past: walks. Two walks in that frame fueled an Orioles rally. Baltimore got back-to-back run-scoring base hits from Ubaldo Jimenez and Nolan Reimold to lead 2-0. Later, the top of the order went after Gonzalez in the fifth. RBI doubles from Chris Davis and Steve Pearce added to the Orioles' advantage. The Orioles eventually won the game 4-1. "The inning that (Gonzalez) gave up the two...
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Are Nationals looking to build another home run bat in their system?

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Are Nationals looking to build another home run bat in their system?
Since 2010, the Nationals enjoyed a solid run from Tyler Moore, Steven Souza Jr. and Michael A. Taylor, who displayed home run power at the minor league level. Moore hit 107 homers and drove in 435 RBIs in the minors. Souza crushed 93 homers and had 421 RBIs. Taylor launched 51 homers and had 273 RBIs in the minors. Souza is now with the Tampa Bay Rays after a trade that brought starter Joe Ross and shortstop Trea Turner to the Nationals. Moore has been a solid bench bat for a few seasons now...
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Nats game blog: Gio Gonzalez looking to repeat last start against Orioles

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Nats game blog: Gio Gonzalez looking to repeat last start against Orioles
The Nationals and Orioles begin a rare series in late September. Both teams are in difficult predicaments in their quest to make the postseason. Last season, both squads had already clinched division titles at this time of the year. On September 21, 2014, the Nationals dropped the Marlins 2-1 behind Stephen Strasburg and led the National League East by 15 games. That day, the Orioles lost the Red Sox 3-2, but still led the American League East by 13 games. The Nationals took two of three in...
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Ryan Zimmerman still not able to swing bat, Danny Espinosa has strained hamstring

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Ryan Zimmerman still not able to swing bat, Danny Espinosa has strained hamstring
With the season winding down, the chances of seeing Ryan Zimmerman play again during the 2015 regular season are dwindling. Zimmerman has been out of the lineup since September 7 against the Mets. He has been listed as day-to-day with left oblique soreness. Every day the media comes into pregame and asks Nationals manager Matt Williams if Zimmerman has returned to baseball activities. Specifically, has he been swinging a bat? "No, not yet," said Williams. "We were thinking about it over the...
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Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg named co-NL Players of the Week (with lineups)

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Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg named co-NL Players of the Week (with lineups)
The Nationals and Orioles tangle in Game 1 of the Beltway Series, D.C. edition, from Nationals Park. Prior to the game, the Nationals announced that outfielder Bryce Harper and right-hander Stephen Strasburg have been named co-National League Players of the Week. The duo were back-to-back No. 1 overall selections by the Nationals in the First-Year Player Draft in 2009 and 2010. In seven games last week, Harper hit .519 (14-for-27) with a double, five walks, five homers and 10 RBIs. Strasburg...
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More Tyler Moore means more runs for Nationals

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More Tyler Moore means more runs for Nationals
It hasn't been easy for first baseman Tyler Moore to get a ton of starts or extended playing time this season. But in the final two games of the series against the Marlins, he showed what he can do when he gets consistent at-bats. Moore slammed a three-run shot in the sixth inning, giving him six homers on the season. He also hit a homer Saturday. In his three starts in the series, Moore hit .375 (3-for-8) with a double, two homers, a walk, two runs scored and four RBIs. Manager Matt Williams...
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