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Espinosa replaces Cabrera at second base

Espinosa replaces Cabrera at second base
PHILADELPHIA - Asdrubal Cabrera, who experienced tightness in his side while swinging in yesterday's game, will not be in the starting lineup at second base when the Nationals open a three-game series against the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. Instead, Danny Espinosa will get the nod at second base. Washington's Tanner Roark (12-7, 2.80 ERA) faces Philadelphia's A.J. Burnett (6-14, 4.42 ERA) in a battle of right-handers. The Nats are seeking their 13th win in 14 games. For the Nationals CF...
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Everyone contributing

Everyone contributing
PHILADELPHIA - After that ridiculous homestand, the Nationals are in pretty good shape with 33 games left on their schedule. They are 21 games over .500 on the season, and hold the best record in the National League. They have an eight-game lead over the Braves in the NL East, the largest division advantage in baseball. Their largest margin at any point during 2012 was 8 1/2 games, so they aren't too far off from matching that mark. They've won 12 of 13, with yesterday's win over the Giants...
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Lobaton gets start in finale vs. Giants (with Giants lineup)

Lobaton gets start in finale vs. Giants (with Giants lineup)
The Nationals are seeking their fourth straight series win this afternoon. With a win over the Giants, the Nats will finish their 10-game homestand with a 9-1 record. Stephen Strasburg will face the Giants' Ryan Vogelsong. Strasburg is 2-0 with 0.60 ERA in 15 innings pitched over his last two starts. Catcher Jose Lobaton was behind the plate in both of Strasburg's previous two starts. For the Nationals CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond LF...
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Williams discusses Nats' 6-2 win over Giants

Williams discusses Nats' 6-2 win over Giants
The Giants held a 2-0 lead two batters in, but then Jordan Zimmermann bounced back. And the Nationals as a whole bounced back from dropping the opener of this three-game set, a defeat that snapped a 10-game winning streak. The Nats took the middle game of this series by an 8-2 score, with Zimmermann working eight stellar innings, Jayson Werth contributing two hits and two RBIs, Asdrubal Cabrera smoking a solo homer into the red seats in left-center and Denard Span again setting the table,...
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Nats select the contract of Schierholtz, Taylor optioned to Triple-A (plus lineup)

Nats select the contract of Schierholtz, Taylor optioned to Triple-A (plus lineup)
The Nationals didn't wait long before bringing Nate Schierholtz up to the big leagues. Signed to a minor league contract just five days ago, Schierholtz will be in uniform for the Nats this afternoon. The team has selected the contract of the 30-year-old outfielder, with Michael A. Taylor getting optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to clear a spot for Schierholtz. In order to open up a spot on the 40-man roster, Nate McLouth has been transferred to the 60-day disabled list. McLouth underwent...
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Williams on Harper's baserunning errors

Williams on Harper's baserunning errors
Matt Williams has tried to instill an aggressive mentality on his ballclub this season. He's willing to tolerate some miscues on the bases, because he feels like if his players take an aggressive mindset and push the issue, it will pay off more often than not. Williams has needed to answer quite a few questions about Bryce Harper's baserunning style this season, however. Part of that is because he's Bryce Harper, and anytime Bryce Harper makes an error or runs into an out, people are going...
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Williams discusses Nats' first loss in 11 games

Williams discusses Nats' first loss in 11 games
It couldn't go on forever. The Nationals' winning streak ends at 10 after a 10-3 loss to the Giants tonight. There would be no dramatic late comeback or a walk-off finish in this one. Doug Fister allowed four runs over six innings and Tim Hudson limited the Nats to two runs (one earned) over 5 1/3 innings. The Giants went 5-for-8 with runners in scoring position and hit two homers, including a three-run shot by rookie Joe Panik. This marked the first time since June 15 that Fister had allowed...
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Nationals lineup against Giants, Hudson

Nationals lineup against Giants, Hudson
The Nationals try for their 11th straight victory tonight, which would establish a new franchise record. But in order to get there, they've got to beat a guy who's decidedly had their number. Tim Hudson will be on the hill for the Giants. In 30 career starts against the Nats, he's 17-5 with a 2.37 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Ironically, though his career dates to 1999, he never faced the Expos before they moved to the nation's capital. All of that damage has come against guys with interlocking Ds...
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Span getting closer to a personal milestone

Span getting closer to a personal milestone
After last night's win, the Nationals' 10th straight, Denard Span was asked how it felt to notch his 28th stolen base on the season, given how close he is to reaching his personal goal of 30 bags in a single year. "Twenty-seven," Span responded, cracking a smile. "Twenty-seven. I know. I know these things." He's on top of it, all right. Span's 27th stolen base of the season was a big one. And according to him, it might've just been the most meaningful bag of his career. With the game...
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Williams on the Nats' 10th straight win and his Babe Ruth impersonation

Williams on the Nats' 10th straight win and his Babe Ruth impersonation
The Nationals' winning streak hit double digits. And, of course, win No. 10 came on a walk-off. What else would you expect? The Nats notched their 10th straight win on their fifth walk-off in their last six games. They are the first team to have five walk-off wins in a six-game span since the 1986 Astros, according to Elias. This win means that at some point, Matt Williams will have to follow through on his promise to do his Babe Ruth impersonation. The Nats' skipper agreed to break out the...
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Day off for Desmond in finale vs. Diamondbacks

Day off for Desmond in finale vs. Diamondbacks
The Nationals try to complete a four-game sweep of the Arizona Diamondbacks this afternoon, and are seeking their 10th straight victory. But they'll have to accomplish those feats without shortstop Ian Desmond in the starting lineup. Desmond, who has played in 123 of the team's 125 games this season, is getting a day off. He'll be replaced at shorstop by Danny Espinosa. Washington's Gio Gonzalez will face Arizona's Wade Miley in a battle of left-handers. For the DiamondbacksCF Ender...
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Harper coming around of late

Harper coming around of late
Bryce Harper scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the ninth last night, coming in from third on Anthony Rendon's single down the left field line. He touched the plate with the Nationals' third run of the night, giving them their ninth straight win, fourth walk-off in five games and sixth one-run victory during this winning streak. All good stuff. But what Matt Williams liked most about what Harper did last night wasn't the leadoff single in the ninth to set up the game-winning run....
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Williams on yet another Nationals walk-off win

Williams on yet another Nationals walk-off win
This is starting to get ridiculous. The Nationals have won nine games in a row. They've had four walk-off wins in their last five games. They've had three blown saves in a four-game span, and it hasn't seemed to matter. They continue to come back, they continue to scratch out runs late in games, and they continue to roll off victories. If you're a Nats fan, it doesn't get much better than this. Tonight, the Nats took a 2-0 lead into the eighth, until Tyler Clippard surrendered a...
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Rendon gets rare day off vs. D-backs

Rendon gets rare day off vs. D-backs
Anthony Rendon gets a rare night off as the Nationals look to extend their season-best winning streak to nine in a row. Rendon has played every inning of every game since sitting out June 7-9 with a sore right hand. Instead, he'll be a valuable bat off the bench as the Nats hope to secure a series victory over the Diamondbacks. Kevin Frandsen is playing third in Rendon's place. He'll bat eighth. Tanner Roark is on the mound against Arizona right-hander Trevor Cahill, who is 2-0 with a...
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Two wins away from an entertaining trip around the bases

Two wins away from an entertaining trip around the bases
As I did a couple of days ago, I will issue a warning to the superstitious readers out there. If you feel that me discussing a winning streak will in any way impact the Nationals' performance on the field tonight, or if such conversation will upset you, it might be best to click off this page and return to MASNsports.com later this afternoon. Glad that we've gotten that out of the way. Back in the early stages of this season, Nats manager Matt Williams sat down with my colleague F.P....
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Williams discusses Nats' eighth straight win

Williams discusses Nats' eighth straight win
Eight in a row. The winning streak has now reached eight games, the second-longest stretch in Nationals team history. The Nats are 18 games above .500 and are clicking on all cylinders. And tonight, they didn't even need a walk-off to claim the victory. Stephen Strasburg allowed just one run on three hits in eight innings of work, notching his 10th win of the season. Ian Desmond drove in four and Asdrubal Cabrera delivered a bases-clearing double that was part of a six-run third in an 8-1...
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McLouth to have shoulder surgery, out for season

McLouth to have shoulder surgery, out for season
Outfielder Nate McLouth's first season with the Nationals has come to an early end. This afternoon, the team announced that the 32-year-old will undergo surgery to repair the labrum in his right shoulder on Thursday. He has been on the disabled list with shoulder inflammation since Aug. 4. McLouth signed a two-year, $10.75 million contract with Washington in the offseason, and the first year didn't go according to plan. While the Nats' fourth outfielder provided the club with a good...
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Ramos gets a night off as Nats try to extend winning streak

Ramos gets a night off as Nats try to extend winning streak
The Nationals are attempting to win their eighth straight game tonight. They will have to do that without Wilson Ramos, who is getting the night off. Jose Lobaton will get the start behind the plate. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg will try to build on his previous outing in which he went seven innings, allowed just three hits, one unearned run and struck out eight. In his career, Strasburg is 2-1 with a 2.53 ERA with 27 strikeouts in five starts against the Diamondbacks. For the...
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Starting to get a little bit of a 2012 vibe

Starting to get a little bit of a 2012 vibe
Back in 2012, the Nationals had a knack for the dramatic. They excelled in the late innings that season, posting 37 comeback wins. 10 times that year did they get to celebrate a walk-off win on the field at Nationals Park, games that seemed to build momentum and bring the clubhouse even closer together. It's still just mid-August, but it seems like the 2014 Nationals are following that same script, to an extent. So far this season, just a little over three-quarters of the way through the...
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Williams meets with the media after Nats' third straight walk-off win

Williams meets with the media after Nats' third straight walk-off win
Three games, three walk-offs. They're going to run out of Gatorade at Nationals Park. Too much of it is getting dumped on the walk-off heroes. Adam LaRoche played the role of the hero tonight, crushing a 3-1 curveball from Will Harris deep to right for his first career walk-off homer, sending the Nats players and coaches spilling onto the field for the third straight night to celebrate another wild victory, this one by a 5-4 score. The Nats scored two runs in the seventh on Wilson Ramos'...
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