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Game 27 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

Game 27 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks
As impressive as Ryan Zimmerman was in April, there was no bigger surprise on the Nationals roster in the season's first month than Gio Gonzalez. After a ragged 2016, Gonzalez burst onto the scene to begin this year, going 3-0 with a 1.62 ERA in five starts. Now we find out if the lefty can keep it going and not fall back into the same traps that befell him last season after a strong start. He'll face a tough challenge tonight in the Diamondbacks, who, as we saw last night, can grind out...
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Zimmerman named NL Player of the Month

Zimmerman named NL Player of the Month
Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman was officially recognized for his remarkable April this afternoon when he was named National League Player of the Month. It was a worthy capper to a dominant month for Zimmerman, who entered the season facing major questions about his ability to bounce back from the worst year of his career and proceeded to put those questions to rest in emphatic fashion. Zimmerman ended April leading the majors in batting average (.420), homers (11), RBIs (29), hits (37),...
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Struggling Treinen seeks more strikes, faster pace

Struggling Treinen seeks more strikes, faster pace
In their quest to fix what ails Blake Treinen right now, the Nationals coaching staff isn't looking as much at the reliever's mechanics or pitch selection as the slow pace in which all those pitches are being delivered to the plate. "I'd like to see him pick up the pace," manager Dusty Baker said Tuesday night after Treinen struggled again during the Nats' 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks. "He's very deliberate. It looks like he's thinking while he's throwing versus just throwing." The...
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Uninspired Nationals slog through "kind of a downer day"

Uninspired Nationals slog through "kind of a downer day"
The game lasted 3 hours, 48 minutes. It felt like it took even longer for the Nationals to slog their way through an uninspired 6-3 loss to the Diamondbacks that bore virtually no resemblance to the high-energy, high-drama games they had played nearly every night in April. "It was kind of a downer day," manager Dusty Baker conceded. "I don't know why, but it seems like we don't bounce back with a lot of life after an off-day. 'Cause an off-day kind of just sits on you after that long...
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Nationals drop series opener to Diamondbacks 6-3

Nationals drop series opener to Diamondbacks 6-3
The Nationals aren't going to score 23 runs every night, and it's not going out on a limb to say so. But neither are they going to score six or seven runs every night, which is what they averaged in April. There are going to be nights like this one, when the lineup produces a couple of clutch hits but misses several opportunities for more. And on those nights, the Nats are going to have to rely on their pitching staff to win games. The staff couldn't deliver in tonight's series opener...
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Baker on Ross demotion: "Joe wasn't Joe"

Baker on Ross demotion: "Joe wasn't Joe"
Asked today why the Nationals made the decision to demote Joe Ross to the minors, Dusty Baker offered up a simple answer at first. "Joe wasn't Joe," the manager said. "That was it in a nutshell." There are different theories trying to explain why Ross hasn't looked like his normal self the last two times he has taken the mound. Is there a physical problem? Ross insisted to team officials there isn't. Is there a mechanical glitch that has caused him to lose his consistent arm slot? Could...
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Game 26 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

Game 26 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks
After the most impressive offensive week and month in their history, the Nationals start anew tonight when they host the Diamondbacks in the opener of a three-game series. This is a good Arizona club that comes to town with the National League's second-ranked offense and second-ranked pitching staff. One of those pitchers is Taijuan Walker, who takes the mound tonight. The young right-hander and former top Mariners prospect has opened the season 3-1 with a 3.94 ERA, having struck out 33...
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Ross optioned to Syracuse, Cole returns to major league staff

Ross optioned to Syracuse, Cole returns to major league staff
The Nationals have optioned Joe Ross to Triple-A Syracuse, a move that comes as a surprise but underscores the organization's concerns with how the right-hander has performed in limited action so far this season. Ross was formally demoted Monday, but the club didn't announce the move until today. Right-hander A.J. Cole was recalled from Syracuse to fill the roster spot, though he will need to serve a three-game suspension before he's eligible to pitch. The demotion comes in the wake of...
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After impressive April, what does May have in store for Nats?

After impressive April, what does May have in store for Nats?
Though they were far from perfect - hello, bullpen! - the Nationals did just wrap up an overwhelmingly successful opening month to the season. At 17-8, they own the best record in the majors and the second-best 25-game start to any season in club history. (Only last year's 18-7 team got off to a better start.) They lead the majors in just about every offensive category of significance, and their rotation continues to be a force. (Though their starters officially rank 16th in the majors with a...
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Zimmerman named NL Player of the Week

Zimmerman named NL Player of the Week
Ryan Zimmerman was named National League Player of the Week this afternoon. That's a nice little honor, but it probably will be overshadowed shortly, as Zimmerman is likely to be named NL Player of the Month as well. Zimmerman earned the weekly award after a torrid seven days to cap off his brilliant month. The Nationals first baseman went 13-for-26 with two doubles, five homers, 13 RBIs, 11 runs and a 1.654 OPS. And he didn't even get as many at-bats as he could have to pad his stats;...
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While lineup soars, bullpen continues to concern Nationals

While lineup soars, bullpen continues to concern Nationals
The Nationals lineup, in case you hadn't heard, is really good. As the calendar shifts from April to May, the Nats as a team lead the majors in runs, hits, doubles, RBIs, walks, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS. And on an individual level, either Ryan Zimmerman or Bryce Harper now leads the majors in runs, hits, home runs, RBIs, walks, batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage and OPS. What's not to like about this team? Well, besides the...
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A record-shattering performance to cap a remarkable month

A record-shattering performance to cap a remarkable month
There are so many numbers to put out there right now, so many records matched or broken the Nationals had to include an entire section of them in their postgame notes following today's 23-5 demolition of the Mets. Here, though, is perhaps the most important number to take away from an awe-inspiring afternoon on South Capitol Street: 77. That's the number of runs the Nationals have scored in the last seven days. Yes, four of those games were played in the thin air of Coors Field. But the first...
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Rendon leads record-setting explosion in Nats' 23-5 victory

Rendon leads record-setting explosion in Nats' 23-5 victory
As much as they know they'll miss Adam Eaton the rest of this long season, the Nationals also know they're blessed to have one of baseball's deepest lineups, one capable of putting up big numbers even without the services of their injured center fielder. And if anyone doubted that, they needed only watch today's 23-5 victory in which the Nats lineup put a sledgehammer to every Mets pitcher who had the unfortunate task of standing on the mound. (Including one guy who isn't even normally a...
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Eaton prepares for long rehab: "I'm going to win another battle"

Eaton prepares for long rehab: "I'm going to win another battle"
Adam Eaton sat at his locker inside the clubhouse at Nationals Park, his left leg wrapped and braced, a set of crutches beside him on the floor, a Capitals cap tugged low over his eyes as he tried not to turn too emotional talking about the injury he suffered Friday night and the long and unfamiliar rehab he now faces. "I've never had an injury like this," he said. "Never had legit six months ahead of me that's going to be an absolute test. But just like anything else in my life, I'm...
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Game 25 lineups: Nats vs. Mets (updated)

Game 25 lineups: Nats vs. Mets (updated)
The tide has turned for the Nationals, who in the last 48 hours have not only lost Adam Eaton to a season-ending ACL tear but also have lost two straight to the previously collapsing Mets. Now they need a win today just to avoid a three-game sweep. They'll be asking Joe Ross to bounce back from a ragged start in Colorado in which the right-hander lost velocity and appeared to lose stamina earlier than normal. Was that the thin Coors Field air or cause for concern? We'll perhaps get a better...
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Nationals' fears confirmed: Eaton has torn ACL

Nationals' fears confirmed: Eaton has torn ACL
Though they didn't know for sure when it occurred Friday night, the Nationals feared from the outset Adam Eaton suffered a serious left leg injury when he awkwardly landed on first base and went tumbling to the ground in pain. Tonight those fears were realized when the Nats learned Eaton has a torn ACL in his left knee, a season-ending injury. The diagnosis, first reported by FOX Sports' Ken Rosenthal, was confirmed by a club source. Eaton will have surgery in the coming days and likely faces...
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More on Scherzer's struggles and Zimmerman's resurgence

More on Scherzer's struggles and Zimmerman's resurgence
Adam Eaton's left leg injury was first and foremost on everyone's mind last night, and deservedly so given how bad the injury looked and what it could mean for the Nationals in the short- and long-term. (Byron Kerr will be at the park this morning and hopefully will have news of a more definitive diagnosis, so be sure to check the site for that.) There were, however, other notable developments during the Nationals' 7-5 loss to the Mets. So let's give those items their due before moving on...
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No official word yet, but Nats fear serious injury for Eaton

No official word yet, but Nats fear serious injury for Eaton
It was, for a fleeting moment, the latest in a string of energizing moments for a Nationals club that was about to mount its latest (and perhaps most impressive) ninth-inning rally. And then jubilation among the crowd of 34,562 at Nationals Park turned to silence and shock as Adam Eaton lay on the ground just past first base, clutching his lower left leg in agony. The bases were still loaded with nobody out, the Nats still were in position to pull off a dramatic comeback against the Mets, but...
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Nats can't finish off rally, fall 7-5 to Mets and lose Eaton to injury

Nats can't finish off rally, fall 7-5 to Mets and lose Eaton to injury
Nearly one month into this season, the Nationals are firmly establishing themselves as a club that is capable of doing just about anything offensively - and at any point in the game. They did it again tonight, nearly pulling off their most impressive rally to date, but it may have come at the cost of a key sparkplug to this electric offense: Adam Eaton. Despite loading the bases with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth, the Nationals were unable to finish the trick in a 7-5 loss to the Mets...
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Home runs again bedevil Scherzer (Nats trail 5-3)

Home runs again bedevil Scherzer (Nats trail 5-3)
The Nationals didn't leave their bats at Coors Field. Unfortunately, Travis d'Arnaud also made sure to bring his to South Capitol Street tonight. Despite early home runs from Ryan Zimmerman and Matt Wieters, the Nationals find themselves in a 5-3 hole thanks a pair of d'Arnaud blasts off Max Scherzer. The normally light-hitting Mets catcher has hammered a pair of Scherzer fastballs to left field in his first two at-bats, producing a career-high five RBIs in only four innings. In each...
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