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Potomac's season ends in Frederick with 3-2 loss

September 12, 2011, 5:35pm

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Potomac's season ends in Frederick with 3-2 loss

The Single-A Potomac Nationals fell at Frederick 3-2 on Monday night, ending their defense of the Mills Cup.

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Nationals' instructional league roster: Pitchers

September 12, 2011, 10:30am

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The Nationals are preparing their prospects for the instructional league schedule, which will begin Sept. 23 at home in Viera, Fla., against Atlanta. Report date is Sept. 16 and the first workout is Sept. 17. Each day of the current road trip we will focus on the roster and today our focus is on the pitchers. Here is the list of the 24 pitchers expected on the roster: Name (Age) Position Gregori Baez (19) LHP A.J. Cole (19) RHS Paul Demny (22) RHS Brian Dupra (22) RHS Pedro...

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Potomac rallies to extend series; Harrisburg eliminated

September 11, 2011, 12:11pm

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Potomac rallies to extend series; Harrisburg eliminated

The Single-A Potomac Nationals scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth frame to topple Frederick 6-1 in a must win Game 4 at Pfitzner Stadium in Woodbridge, Va. The deciding game five at 7 p.m. Monday night in Frederick. Zach Walters, Destin Hood and Jose Lozada each had a pair of RBIs for Cameron Selik, who notches the win. Richmond dropped Harrisburg 2-1 to sweep the series 3-0. The Senators' lone run came on an Erik Komatsu double and then he scored on a Stephen King base hit. ...

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Jesus Flores building back strength and confidence in game follows

September 11, 2011, 9:15am

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Jesus Flores building back strength and confidence in game follows

The Nationals' catcher Jesus Flores has had a good homestand and has been able to hit the ball well to the outfield, especially the left field corner in his past few games. Flores has gone 5-for-8 with two doubles and an RBI during the Nationals' homestand against the Mets, Dodgers and Astros. Flores said his confidence is growing as he gets more playing time and gets farther away from the shoulder and labrum issues that sidelined him for close to two seasons. "I feel like I am having a...

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Nationals versus Astros lineup 9/11/11

September 11, 2011, 7:27am

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Here is the Nationals' lineup for the series finale with the Astros. Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â Desmond - SS Ankiel - CF Zimmerman - 3B Morse - LF Werth - RF Espinosa - 2B Marrero - 1B Ramos - C Strasburg - P Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â

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Johnson says Espinosa might be "over trying" to get out of slump

September 10, 2011, 6:57pm

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Johnson says Espinosa might be "over trying" to get out of slump

Nationals second baseman Danny Espinosa went 0-for-4 Saturday in Washington's 9-3 setback to the Houston Astros, striking out his last three at-bats. He has gone 0-for-his-last-11 at the plate, and has struck out 11 of his last 15 at-bats. His average has dipped to .226 but that does not bother Nationals manager Davey Johnson, who said Espinosa is working harder than anyone he has seen to figure out what is going wrong in the batter's box. "Well, he is so driven," Johnson said. "He is...

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Frederick Sends Potomac to brink of elimination

September 10, 2011, 6:09pm

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Frederick Sends Potomac to brink of elimination

The Single-A Potomac Nationals face elimination Sunday after falling 5-1 in Game 2 of their divisional series against the Frederick Keys Saturday night in Woodbridge, Va. The P-Nats managed just three hits against the Keys with Scott Copeland getting stronger as the game went on. Copeland retired 11 of the final 12 hitters he faced. Destin Hood crushed a solo home run for the P-Nats' lone tally. The Keys lead the best-of-five series two games to one. Evan Bronson lasted 4 2/3 innings,...

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Lombardozzi relishes opportunity to play pair of infield positions

September 10, 2011, 3:02pm

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Lombardozzi relishes opportunity to play pair of infield positions

Nationals infielder Steve Lombardozzi has been able to play shortstop and second base in his first three games in the big leagues and doesn't mind being moved around. "It has been awesome," Lombardozzi said. "I was glad I got a chance to play short. I am getting comfortable at both positions. The more positions I get to play, the better for me. I am happy to do whatever it takes." Lombardozzi says he has been playing on the right side of the infield for most of his career, but he is...

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Potomac goes for series lead at home tonight against Frederick

September 10, 2011, 2:23pm

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Potomac goes for series lead at home tonight against Frederick

The Single-A Potomac Nationals shutout the Frederick Keys 8-0 to even their best-of-five series at one. Brian Peacock and Francisco Soriano smacked home runs while Eury Perez went 3-for-4 with a double and four runs scored. Left-hander Sammy Solis went 4 2/3 innings, scattering five hits, allowing no runs with one walk and seven strikeouts. Neil Holland, Joe Testa and Cameron Selik shut down the Keys from that point to preserve the win. Game Three tonight a Pfitzner Stadium features Evan...

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Could top prospect Tyler Moore switch to the outfield for the Nationals?

September 09, 2011, 9:31am

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Double-A Harrisburg Senators first baseman Tyler Moore continues to make outstanding progress up the Nationals chain. His power numbers have drawn rave reviews and he has been a solid contributor to the first-place Senators as they venture into the divisional series at Richmond this weekend. Unfortunately, Metro Bank Park is under water so the entire best-of-five series will have to be played entirely in Virginia. "We had to evacuate two days ago," Moore said. "They were showing us...

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Flooding forces Double-A Senators to move playoff series to Richmond

September 08, 2011, 3:40pm

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Flooding forces Double-A Senators to move playoff series to Richmond

Rain impacted the Nationals' schedule this week, but it has also affected two minor league playoff series for two Nats' affiliates - Single-A Potomac of the Carolina League and Double-A Harrisburg in the Eastern League. The worst has been in the Harrisburg, Pa., area where City Island and Metro Bank Park are completely flooded and

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Despite four runs allowed, Johnson sees Wang making progress

September 08, 2011, 1:40pm

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Despite four runs allowed, Johnson sees Wang making progress

Despite allowing two runs in the first and third frames, Chien-Ming Wang managed to go six innings for the Nationals in a no decision Thursday in Game One of a doubleheader versus the Dodgers. He did not walk a batter and struck out three. Wang said through an interpreter that the Dodgers tried to "get my first pitch. So, later on I threw more breaking balls." Wang said he would like to adjust his warmups so that he gets started a little earlier, that maybe that will help him get in a groove...

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Potomac looks to even series in Frederick tonight

September 08, 2011, 8:14am

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Potomac looks to even series in Frederick tonight

The Potomac Nationals fell, 5-1 in Game 1 of their divisional series with the Frederick Keys. Steven Souza smacked a solo homer for the only offense for the P-Nats. Paul Demny did well in the first two innings but the Keys managed a three-run shot by Miguel Abreu to take the lead for good. The game was shortened to six innings due to the torrential rains. Game 2 is tonight at Harry Grove stadium with Sammy Solis getting the call to even the series against Rick Zagone at 7:05 p.m. I am...

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Potomac's Demny primed for Game 1 tonight at Frederick

September 07, 2011, 12:23pm

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Potomac's Demny primed for Game 1 tonight at Frederick

The Single-A Potomac Nationals begin defense of their Mills Cup tonight at Harry Grove stadium in Game 1 of their divisional series against the Frederick Keys. Right-hander Paul Demny gets the call for Matt Lecroy, opposed by the Keys' Jake Pettit. Demny was 10-10 with a 4.32 ERA. Left-hander Petit was 7-0 with a 1.62 ERA. Demny comes into game one on a roll, 3-0 with a 2.00 ERA in his last five starts, allowing just six runs in the last 27 innings. One of the hottest hitters for the...

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Peacock knows he doesn't need to rush delivery to be effective

September 07, 2011, 12:04pm

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Peacock knows he doesn't need to rush delivery to be effective

Nationals pitcher Brad Peacock gave up a couple of hits and a walk in his major league debut, but didn't let that bother him. He still felt very good about his first outing. After all, he was excited and nervous during his first start with the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs back on July 16. He settled down following that game and reeled off five straight wins from July 22 to August 29. Peacock said during those last few weeks, Syracuse pitching coach Greg Booker helped him to calm down on the...

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Peacock unfazed by four hits allowed in Nationals debut

September 06, 2011, 8:24pm

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You really had to feel for Nationals prospect Brad Peacock. He made his major league debut in less than ideal conditions. He had to follow Stephen Strasburg. Doug Slaten allowed two hits and tallied one out in front of him. On a cold and rainy Tuesday night, the Nationals top strikeout artist in the minors allowed four hits, one walk and no strikeouts, including a two-run single by the Dodgers Andre Ethier that tied the game at 3. In 1 1/3 innings, Peacock was charged with one earned run....

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Nix hopes to return to lineup by weekend; Desmond will play winter ball again

September 06, 2011, 1:49pm

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Nix hopes to return to lineup by weekend; Desmond will play winter ball again

Nationals outfielder Laynce Nix, who tweaked his groin against the Atlanta Braves last week said rest is helping him and he expects to return the the lineup Saturday or Sunday against the Houston Astros. Nix said the slight groin injury is healing well and his body heals quickly when he shuts down completely for a few days. His achilles has been tender for awhile and this time off has also helped that injury. Nix said when he returns to Dallas, Texas., in the offseason, he has his own...

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Are Nationals rushing Strasburg back too early?

September 06, 2011, 3:44am

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There is some concern about the possibility that the Nationals might be rushing right-hander Stephen Strasburg back for tonight's game. The reasoning is that an entire season of rehab might be a better answer, so he is not subjected to the possibility of re-injury or new injury. After all, the Nationals are out of the race. There is no need to "chance" it. But it is also very difficult to tell to a pitcher with the makeup of Strasburg that he has to sit this one out. It is like that...

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New Nat Marrero eager to improve at top level

September 05, 2011, 3:22am

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New Nat Marrero eager to improve at top level

Nationals first baseman Chris Marrero is into his second week with the big club and has registered seven hits in eight games, batting .241. He has hung in there at first base as he gets acclimated to the speed of the game and has leaned on the coaching staff and his teammates to help him get better. Marrero said it has been an exciting couple of weeks playing for the Nats. "Yes, definitely. I am playing every day here I am having fun," Marrero said. "I am just getting used to playing with...

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Rizzo: Harper could still play in postseason for Harrisburg

September 04, 2011, 8:41am

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Rizzo: Harper could still play in postseason for Harrisburg

Quick news and notes from Nationals Park.... Nationals first baseman Chris Marrero said he is hoping to play in the Dominican league for winter ball. Last year, he played in Puerto Rico. He said it has always been important for him to face top flight challenges in off season to maintain his consistency at the plate and in the field. Marrero says he thinks Syracuse catcher and former teammate Jhonatan Solano is likely to join him in the Dominican, and there is potential for other teammates to...