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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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Solís' MRI shows nerve inflammation, no ligament damage

Solís' MRI shows nerve inflammation, no ligament damage
Sammy Solís won't be coming off the disabled list Saturday when eligible, but the injured Nationals reliever did get encouraging results from an MRI administered today on his left elbow. Solís said he has nerve inflammation, not ligament damage as he and the club briefly feared when his arm wasn't responding to treatment over the last week while he has been on the DL. There is no formal timetable for Solís to return to the mound, but that was less of a concern to the left-hander than...
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Game 23 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 23 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
When the Nationals last played in D.C., Blake Treinen was the closer, Trea Turner was on the disabled list, Joe Ross was in the minors, the Capitals and Maple Leafs were only two games into their first-round playoff series, the Wizards hadn't opened their playoff run yet and the Nats needed Bryce Harper's walk-off homer to avoid falling to .500. So, basically, nothing has really changed since then, right? Who knew the Nationals' 10-game road trip through Atlanta, New York and Colorado would...
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Wednesday morning Nats Q&A

Wednesday morning Nats Q&A
Last week's Q&A came from 35,000 feet up in the air en route from Atlanta to New York. This week's Q&A comes from my living room sofa. Not quite as dramatic a venue, sorry. But rest assured I've been following the Nationals closely the last two nights while they've been playing in Colorado, and I've been reading Byron Kerr's coverage, so hopefully I'm still on top of things. So fire away with your questions, then check back later this morning as I attempt to answer as many of...
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Monday notes on the lineup, Scherzer, Werth and tonight's starter

Monday notes on the lineup, Scherzer, Werth and tonight's starter
NEW YORK - Some more news and notes from Sunday night's 6-3 victory over the Mets, for anyone who couldn't stay up that late (or perhaps was watching the local hockey team come up big in overtime )... * There's a lot to like about what the Nationals are doing right now, and among the things to like the most is the way their lineup has come together. It's not just the talented hitters they have, though they have plenty of those. It's the way they're stacking up and putting each other in...
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Best-in-majors Nats make early statement with sweep of Mets

Best-in-majors Nats make early statement with sweep of Mets
NEW YORK - It's three weeks into April, the Mets aren't anything close to 100 percent healthy right now and 89 percent of the regular season remains to be played. So the Nationals aren't gloating too much about their weekend sweep at Citi Field, punctuated by Sunday's 6-3 victory. Neither are they apologizing for doing what needed to be done against a weakened opponent. "I think a sweep against anyone is hard to do in this league," first baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "They're a little...
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