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Nationals bullpen manages to outduel Yankees bullpen in extra-inning win

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Nationals bullpen manages to outduel Yankees bullpen in extra-inning win
A big key to the Yankees' nice start to the season has been their bullpen, especially right-hander Dellin Betances and left-hander Andrew Miller. In 36 combined appearances, the duo accumulated a 0.00 ERA. Miller arrived with 13 saves already this season, but the veteran hurler allowed the game-ending, two-run shot to Ryan Zimmerman in the bottom of the 10th as the Nationals stunned the Yankees, 8-6. In what was a secondary theme of the win, the Nationals bullpen ultimately outdueled the...
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Bryce Harper on back-to-back Player of the Week honors: "I hope I win it again"

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Bryce Harper on back-to-back Player of the Week honors: "I hope I win it again"
Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday for the second time in a row. Harper went 12-for-23 (.522), with a .656 on-base percentage and a 1.087 slugging percentage. He had two doubles, one triple, two stolen bases, three homers and nine RBIs as the Nationals went 5-2 vs. Arizona and San Diego. In May, Harper is hitting a blistering .411 clip, with a .529 OBP and a .982 slugging percentage. He is only the 10th player to take home the award...
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Nationals return home for rare series against the Bronx Bombers (with lineups)

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Nationals return home for rare series against the Bronx Bombers (with lineups)
The Nationals open a quick two-game series against the New York Yankees tonight. Both teams arrive 22-17, but the Nats are on a better streak, winning 15 of their last 19 games and going 5-2 on their recent road trip. The Yankees have lost five of their last six games. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez (3-2, 4.25 ERA) gets the start for the Nationals while New York sends right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (3-1, 4.14) to the hill. For the Nationals:Denard Span CF Ian Desmond SS Yunel Escobar 3B Bryce Harper RF...
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Nationals return home for rare series against the Bronx Bombers (with lineups)

Nationals return home for rare series against the Bronx Bombers (with lineups)
The Nationals open a quick two-game series against the New York Yankees. Both teams arrive 22-17 but the Nats are on a better streak, winning 15 of their last 19 games, going 5-2 on their recent road trip. The Yankees have lost five of their last six games. Left-hander Gip Gonzalez (3-2, 4.25 ERA) gets the start for the Nationals while New York sends right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (3-1, 4.14) to the hill. Here is the lineups for each team:
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Source: Jayson Werth to DL, Wilmer Difo to be called up (moves official)

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Source: Jayson Werth to DL, Wilmer Difo to be called up (moves official)
The Nationals return home to begin a five-game homestand, but may have to do without starting left fielder Jayson Werth for a couple of weeks. Werth will be placed on the 15-day disabled list today and shortstop Wilmer Difo will be called up from Double-A Harrisburg, according to an industry source. Werth was hit by a pitch on his left wrist Friday in San Diego, but an MRI on Monday reportedly confirmed that there were no broken bones or ligament damage. However, Werth has had three surgeries...
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New team store unveiled tonight, Nationals minor leaguer allows no hits for seven frames

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New team store unveiled tonight, Nationals minor leaguer allows no hits for seven frames
The Nationals will unveil their brand new team store tonight prior to their series opener against the Yankees. The new store is nearly double the size of the previous store and is located behind right-center field under the Lot C garage. You can also access the store from the street during non-game days. The first 25,000 fans to enter the ballpark through all tonight will receive a special 10-year anniversary tote bag presented by MLB Network. The Nationals also open up the Virginia Country...
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Lopez provides another solid start, plus Harper home run notes

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Lopez provides another solid start, plus Harper home run notes
Right-hander Reynaldo Lopez pitched six innings with a no-decision in high Single-A Potomac's 3-2 loss at Wilmington. Lopez allowed only one run on five hits with two walks and five strikeouts. He is still 2-0 and his ERA is 0.53. Lopez threw 85 pitches, 48 for strikes, while facing 24 batters. He induced seven groundout, three flyouts and had one hit by pitch. Lopez was reportedly hitting 96-97 mph on his fastball and touching 98 mph. He left with a 2-1 lead. Twitter reaction to his...
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Nationals' quick starts have fueled strong road trip (plus minors notes)

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Nationals' quick starts have fueled strong road trip (plus minors notes)
Sunday morning feels good to the Nationals, who have a chance to make it a very good road trip with a win today. The Nationals have taken two out of three in Arizona and now in San Diego, thanks to Saturday's 4-1 Max Scherzer special. Scherzer struck out 11 to get above .500. The Nationals have now climbed to within a half-game of the National League East-leading Mets, who led the division by eight games in late April. A victory today would also put the Nationals a season-high five games above...
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Cole's huge bounceback performance helps rest bullpen (plus minors notes)

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Cole's huge bounceback performance helps rest bullpen (plus minors notes)
Friday night was a perfect second outing for rookie right-hander A.J. Cole. After starting in his first major league game, Cole came in to pitch three string innings in the Nationals' 10-0 shutout over the Padres. Cole threw 37 pitches and 23 for strikes. He allowed only one hit and recorded nine outs, no runs, a strikeout and no walks. He recorded his first professional save. On April 28, Cole lasted only two innings and allowed nine hits and nine runs, but only four of those runs were...
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Giolito makes impressive second start, fans career high 11 in 1-0 loss

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Giolito makes impressive second start, fans career high 11 in 1-0 loss
Right-hander Lucas Giolito had a superb second start for high Single-A Potomac at Wilmington on Thursday night. The Nationals' top prospect Giolito (0-2) went six innings and allowed one run on five hits, striking out a career-high 11 batters in a 1-0 loss to the Blue Rocks. He faced 23 batters, and induced five groundouts and one flyout. Wilmington's Frank Schwindel had a triple and RBI single against Giolito that plated the game's lone tally in the sixth. The P-Nats' offense could not...
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Morning coffee: On Game 7 guarantees, the backups shining and minors notes

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Morning coffee: On Game 7 guarantees, the backups shining and minors notes
I kind of feel for Alex Ovechkin this morning. He made a guarantee statement after the Capitals lost a heartbreaking Game 6 to the New York Rangers in the NHL Playoffs. After such a loss, Ovechkin was bold enough to predict the Capitals would go to New York Wednesday night and topple the first-seed Rangers in Game 7. They almost did it, forcing the Rangers into overtime before falling 2-1. He did everything he could to will the win, scoring the only goal of the game for the Capitals in giving...
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Morning coffee: Lopez shines again, Janssen's solid rehab outing and more notes

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Morning coffee: Lopez shines again, Janssen's solid rehab outing and more notes
Nationals right-hander reliever Casey Janssen (shoulder inflammation) continued his rehab assignment up a level at Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday night. Janssen pitched a scoreless eighth as the Senators downed Reading, 4-1. Right-hander starter Joe Ross went seven innings to lift Harrisburg to their first series win of the season. Harrisburg (13-18) can earn a series sweep with a morning victory today. Paul Demny did not give up a run in the ninth to record his first save of the...
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Morning coffee: major and minor league Nats notes

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Morning coffee: major and minor league Nats notes
It has been a very good start to May for high Single-A Potomac third baseman Drew Ward. He has gone 8-for-29 (.276) with two homers and five RBIs. He has walked seven times and struck out only seven times. The 20-year-old from Leedey, Okla., has hit .278 overall with a .800 OPS, totaling 27 hits including eight doubles. Second baseman Christopher Bostick had a six-game hit streak snapped last night. But he had a game-winning hit last week in a 4-3 win over Frederick and has eight stolen bases...
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Janssen update, plus notes on Giolito, Solis, Barrett, Strasburg, Treinen and bullpen

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Janssen update, plus notes on Giolito, Solis, Barrett, Strasburg, Treinen and bullpen
Nationals right-hander Casey Janssen, who is on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation, got knocked around Sunday in his second rehab assignment with the high Single-A Potomac Nationals. Arriving in the seventh, Janssen allowed a home run, double and triple, but finished the inning. Of course, you don't want to get knocked around in a rehab outing, but more importantly for Janssen is how the shoulder feels the day after. If he feels good Monday, his next outing would likely be Tuesday....
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Zimmermann fought fastball command, but still found way to eat up innings in comeback win

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Zimmermann fought fastball command, but still found way to eat up innings in comeback win
The Nationals found a way in the end to come back and beat the Braves 5-4 on Sunday and sweep their three-game series. Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was staked to an early 3-0 lead. Normally, he is able to take full advantage of such a cushion. But the Braves chipped away quickly, scoring two in the second inning and one in the third to tie the game at 3-3. Atlanta scored one more in the seventh and led 4-3. Zimmermann knew it wasn't his most even outing with control issues - he had only two...
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Fister cites work with Lobaton, Harper's play as reasons why are Nats finally getting above .500

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Fister cites work with Lobaton, Harper's play as reasons why are Nats finally getting above .500
It might be a bit lost in all the hoopla of another walk-off home run from the sensational Bryce Harper, but right-hander Doug Fister played his part in the Nationals' 8-6 win over the Braves on Saturday. Fister provided 6 2/3 innings to the Nationals' cause, allowing three runs on six hits, with no walks and three strikeouts. He got into a jam in the seventh after recording two quick outs, but the Braves managed only one run off of his pitching in the first six frames. Fister said his...
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Strasburg reveals discomfort was in ankle not shoulder, says bullpen "went good"

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Strasburg reveals discomfort was in ankle not shoulder, says bullpen "went good"
Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg had a good bullpen session today, four days removed from his May 5 loss to the Marlins in which he felt tightness in his shoulder. Strasburg revealed that it was actually his ankle that was bothering him in that start, causing him to change his mechanics to try to protect it. That, in turn, caused the slight pain in his shoulder. "It went good," Strasburg said. "No problems. I actually threw it for the first time without having my ankle taped up, it...
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Giolito allows eight hits and five runs in debut, has "a lot of stuff to work on"

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Giolito allows eight hits and five runs in debut, has "a lot of stuff to work on"
Nationals top prospect right-hander Lucas Giolito made his first start for high Single-A Potomac, going 4 1/3 innings in a no-decision against Frederick. He allowed eight hits, seven of which were singles, and five runs, while striking out five and walking two. Giolito faced 23 batters and got seven groundouts and one flyout with one wild pitch before 5,041 at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Va. Frederick won the game, 8-7. After the game, he spoke to reporters about finally getting a chance to...
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Gonzalez finally got fastball to click and then offense cranked it up for 9-2 win

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Gonzalez finally got fastball to click and then offense cranked it up for 9-2 win
Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez has had a lot of success with the team since his arrival in 2012. Amazingly, though, he had never defeated the Braves at Nats Park until Friday night. Gonzalez (3-2) went seven strong innings in a 9-2 shellacking of Atlanta. The left-hander gave up only two earned runs on five hits with one walk. He struck out eight hitters. Gonzalez has now struck out 25 batters in his last three starts. The Braves managed a couple of runs in the first three innings against...
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Janssen's rehab outing went so well, he feels like he "could pitch today"

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Janssen's rehab outing went so well, he feels like he "could pitch today"
Nationals right-hander Casey Janssen (right shoulder inflammation) surprised even himself with how good he felt today following his first rehab outing Thursday in Woodbridge, Va., for high Single-A Potomac. "Definitely a nice step, probably a bigger step than I originally thought it was going to be," Janssen said following one scoreless inning to begin Game 2 versus Wilmington. He faced three batters, threw nine pitches and struck out one. Janssen did not allow a base runner. He said he...
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