Bobby Blanco

District 34 podcast: Wrapping up Cubs series and previewing West Coast trip

District 34 podcast: Wrapping up Cubs series and previewing West Coast trip
We've got a quick episode for you today, as the Nationals finish their three-game series with the Cubs. Byron and I recorded the fourth episode of District 34 leading up to Stephen Strasburg's first pitch at Nats Park. During this brief episode, we wrap up this Cubs-Nats series ahead of the rubber match and look at Strasburg's start. He is the only undefeated starting pitcher left in Major League Baseball as he looks to improve his 10-0 record against the Cubs' Jason Hammel, who has never...
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Byron Kerr

Game 66 lineups: Cubs at Nats

Game 66 lineups: Cubs at Nats
The Nationals and Cubs wrap up their regular season meetings today in D.C. The Cubs lead the season series 5-1, but the Nationals have the opportunity to win this three-game set with a victory today. The Cubs edged the Nationals 4-3 on Tuesday night. Center fielder Ben Revere knew it was going to be a battle. "It's just one of the games just got away from us," Revere said. "But hold our heads high, because we battled back, we got one more game to go, we win the series. Go on the road trip...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Cubs continue winning ways at record pace

Opposite dugout: Cubs continue winning ways at record pace
Manager: Joe Maddon (2nd season) Record: 43-18 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 2B Ben Zobrist (.324 average, 66 hits); 3B Kris Bryant (15 HR, 45 RBIs); 1B Anthony Rizzo (14 HR, .264 average); RHP Jake Arrieta (10-1, 1.86 ERA); RHP John Lackey (7-2, 2.63 ERA); RHP Jason Hammel (7-2, 2.36 ERA). Season series vs. Nationals: 4-0 Pitching probables: June 13: RHP Kyle Hendricks vs. RHP Max Schezer, 7:05 p.m., MASNJune 14: RHP John Lackey vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m., MASNJune 15: RHP Jason...
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Mel Antonen

Sizzling starts like Cubs' are difficult to beat

Sizzling starts like Cubs' are difficult to beat
As the Nationals found out first-hand this weekend, the Cubs are off to a sizzling start. They are 24-6 after sweeping Washington in Wrigley Field. The last time the Cubs were 26-4 to start a season was 1907, the year they won the World Series. The Cubs' start brings back memories of the 1984 Tigers, the Sparky Anderson-managed team that started 35-5, won 104 games and the American League East by 15 games. The Tigers were 26-4 after their first 30 games. Those Tigers won their first nine games...
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Bobby Blanco

Opposite dugout: Dominant Cubs welcome red-hot Nationals for four-game set

Opposite dugout: Dominant Cubs welcome red-hot Nationals for four-game set
Manager: Joe Maddon (2nd season) Record: 20-6 Last 10 games: 8-2 Who to watch: CF Dexter Fowler (.348/.470/.587 with 15 RBIs), 3B Kris Bryant (.303/.395/.495 with 4 HR, 17 RBIs), 1B Anthony Rizzo (9 HR, 27 RBIs), RHP Jake Arrieta (6-0, 0.84 ERA), RHP Jason Hammel (4-0, 1.24 ERA), RHP Hector Rondon (1.00 ERA with 4 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (4-3 in 2015) Pitching probables: May 5: RHP Joe Ross vs. RHP Kyle Hendricks, 8:05 p.m., MASN2 May 6: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP John...
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Steve Melewski

Playoffs game blog: Kansas City and the New York Mets need one win to advance

Playoffs game blog: Kansas City and the New York Mets need one win to advance
In search of their first World Series title since 1985, the Kansas City Royals are now one win away from a return to the Fall Classic. They take a 3-1 lead into Game 5 today of the American League Championship Series at Toronto's Rogers Centre. Kansas City has been bashing the baseball and posted a 14-2 win yesterday over Toronto. The top three in their order - Alcides Escobar, Ben Zobrist and Lorenzo Cain - went a combined 6-for-11 with a homer, four runs and nine RBIs. K.C. went 8-for-11...
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Mel Antonen

Previewing the NLCS between the Cubs and Mets

Previewing the NLCS between the Cubs and Mets
The Mets and the Cubs are playing in the National League Championship Series, and if the Cubs win, they'll put an end to a longtime drought of not appearing in the World Series. The Cubs haven't won a World Series since back-to-back titles in 1907 and 1908 and haven't been to a World Series since 1945, the year they lost to Detroit. The Cubs haven't ever won an NLCS. They are 0-3 when playing for the NL pennant. They lost to the Marlins in 2003, the Giants in 1989 and the Padres in...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Bryant getting all the publicity, but hardly Cubs' only weapon

Opposite dugout: Bryant getting all the publicity, but hardly Cubs' only weapon
Manager: Joe Maddon (1st season) Record: 27-24 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 1B Anthony Rizzo (.317/.443/.574 with 9 HR, 31 RBIs), 3B Kris Bryant (.270/.382/.459 with 7 HR. 33 RBIs), SS Starlin Castro (.267 with 23 RBIs), RHP Jason Hammel (4-2, 2.82 ERA, 0.90 WHIP), RHP Jake Arrieta (4-4, 3.18 ERA), RHP Hector Rondon (3.22 ERA, 9 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: June 4: RHP Jake Arrieta vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m. MASN June 5: LHP Tsuyoshi Wada vs. RHP Tanner...
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Byron Kerr

Scherzer and Janssen use similar styles to close down series in Chicago

Scherzer and Janssen use similar styles to close down series in Chicago
The two biggest offseason pitching acquisitions came through huge for the Nationals in the same game Wednesday night in Chicago. Starter Max Scherzer and reliever Casey Janssen, alongside Matt Grace and Drew Storen, held the Cubs without a run in a series-clinching 3-0 victory at historic Wrigley Field. Scherzer struck out a season-high 13 batters over seven innings, allowing only five hits. He walked only one in twirling 108 pitches, 72 for strikes. Then, with two men on and no outs in the...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Youth movement has served improved Cubs well

Opposite dugout: Youth movement has served improved Cubs well
Manager: Joe Maddon (1st season) Record: 24-19 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Anthony Rizzo (.316/.440/.574 with 9 HR, 29 RBIs, 9 SB), 3B Kris Bryant (.273, 5 HR, 29 RBIs), RF Jorge Soler (.280, 16 RBIs), SS Starlin Castro (.271, 24 RBIs), LHP Jon Lester (4-2, 3.56 ERA), RHP Hector Rondon (9 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (3-4 in 2014) Pitching probables: May 25: RHP Tanner Roark vs. LHP Tsuyoshi Wada, 2:20 p.m., MASN2 May 26: RHP Jordan Zimmermann vs. RHP Kyle...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Cubs throw familiar faces at O's in rare meeting at Wrigley

Opposite dugout: Cubs throw familiar faces at O's in rare meeting at Wrigley
Manager: Rick Renteria, first year Record: 55-72 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Anthony Rizzo (.278/.377/.512, 21 doubles, 29 HR, 69 RBIs, 80 R); LF Chris Coghlan (.273/.345/.446, 29 extra-base hits, 23 RBIs); RHP Jake Arrieta (6-4, 2.61 ERA, 1.02 WHIP); RHP Kyle Hendricks (5-1, 1.48 ERA, 0.95 WHIP) Season series vs. O's (2013): Did not play Pitching probables Aug. 22: Jake Arrieta vs. Kevin Gausman, 2 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 23: Kyle Hendricks vs. Bud Norris, 2 p.m., MASN HD Aug. 24:...
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Byron Kerr

Werth delivers early for the Nats against Arrieta (Nats win 2-1)

Werth delivers early for the Nats against Arrieta (Nats win 2-1)
The Nationals and Cubs are wrapping up their three-game holiday weekend series with a marquee matchup, with right-hander Jordan Zimmermann against right-hander Jake Arrieta. Zimmermann has allowed two earned runs or less in six consecutive starts, while Arrieta has taken a no-hitter into the seventh inning two starts in a row. The Nationals are looking to go nine games above .500 for the first time this season, keep pace with the Braves and upset Arrieta, all before the much-anticipated Beltway...
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Roark, Span and Barrett after 7-2 loss to Cubs

Roark, Span and Barrett after 7-2 loss to Cubs
Right-hander Tanner Roark suffered his sixth loss of the season Friday, 7-2 to the Cubs at Nationals Park. That is the second loss to Chicago in as many starts. Each time, he allowed four runs. "They did what they did last time, base hit me, just got beat," Roark said. He also had a chance to impact the offense when he came up with two men on and no outs in the fifth, but was unable to lay the bunt down. His bunt went foul toward third base on a 3-2 count and he struck out. The Nationals...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Cubs send out top three starters, meet Nats for second time in three series

Opposite dugout: Cubs send out top three starters, meet Nats for second time in three series
Manager: Rick Renteria, first year Record: 37-46 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Anthony Rizzo (.281/.392/.502, 17 HR, 44 RBIs); SS Starlin Castro (.288/.334/.470, 25 doubles, 11 HR, 48 RBIs); RHP Jake Arrieta (5-1, 1.81 ERA, 1.01 WHIP); RHP Jason Hammel (7-5, 2.98 ERA, 1.01 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 2-2, 14 runs scored, 15 runs allowed Pitching probables July 4: Jason Hammel vs. Tanner Roark, 11 a.m., MASN HD July 5: Jeff Samardzija vs. Gio Gonzalez, 4 p.m., MASN HD July 6: Jake...
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Josh Land

Opposite dugout: Cubs set to throw solid rotation, strong bullpen at Nats in Chicago

Opposite dugout: Cubs set to throw solid rotation, strong bullpen at Nats in Chicago
Manager: Rick Renteria, first year Record: 32-44 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 1B Anthony Rizzo (.284/.399/.524, 17 HR, 44 RBIs, 52 R); SS Starlin Castro (.287/.333/.479, 23 doubles, 11 HR, 45 RBIs); RHP Jeff Samardzija (2-6, 2.53 ERA, 1.19 WHIP); RHP Jason Hammel (6-5, 2.99 ERA, 1.02 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 3-4, 36 runs scored, 31 runs allowed Pitching probables June 26: Travis Wood vs. Doug Fister, 8 p.m., MASN HD June 27: Jason Hammel vs. Tanner Roark, 4 p.m., MASN HD June 28...
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Dan Kolko

Squeezing out some runs (Werth keeps on crushing)

Squeezing out some runs (Werth keeps on crushing)
CHICAGO - Last night, the Nationals put 21 runners on base and just four of them came around to score. Through two innings tonight, they've put four runners on and plated three of them. That's a much better ratio there, fellas. The Nats have a 3-1 lead going to the third thanks to a couple hard-fought at-bats, a hot-shot Kurt Suzuki groundball that got under the glove of Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and a well-executed squeeze by Ross Ohlendorf. With one out in the inning, Ian Desmond...
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Bernadina signs with Phillies, Ohlendorf returns (plus Nats lineup)

Bernadina signs with Phillies, Ohlendorf returns (plus Nats lineup)
CHICAGO - Roger Bernadina was released by the Nationals on Monday, but he won't be going too far, either geographically or within the realm of Major League Baseball. Bernadina has signed with the Phillies, the team announced today, meaning the Nats will see the speedy outfielder in about a week and a half when they head to Philadelphia for a three-game set against their division rivals. After clearing waivers, Bernadina - who had been the longest-tenured Nats player prior to Monday - was...
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Dan Kolko

Missed chances galore for both sides (Nats win 4-2)

Missed chances galore for both sides (Nats win 4-2)
CHICAGO - Call this the game of missed opportunities. And not just for the Nationals, for once. For both teams. The Nats and Cubs have combined to go 0-for-11 with runners in scoring position through the first four innings tonight. Seven of those missed chances have fallen at the feet of the Cubs, who have put runners on early in innings but haven't been able to do much of anything with them. Ryan Zimmerman's RBI double in the first inning and Brian Bogusevic's solo homer in the fourth...
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Dan Kolko

Moore, Hairston starting for Nats

Moore, Hairston starting for Nats
CHICAGO - Davey Johnson is again loading up his lineup with right-handed hitters against a left-handed starter, leaving Adam LaRoche and Denard Span on the bench in favor of Tyler Moore and Scott Hairston. Moore will play first base and bat sixth, while Hairston will play left field and bat eighth. Bryce Harper will slide over and play center field tonight and hit leadoff as the Nats face Cubs left-hander Chris Rusin. Rusin has a 3.06 ERA in six starts this season, and he's surrendered just...
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DeJesus recaps a wild day after learning of trade to Nats (game update)

DeJesus recaps a wild day after learning of trade to Nats (game update)
CHICAGO - At around 1 p.m., David DeJesus looked down at his cell phone and saw that he had a missed call from Cubs team president Theo Epstein. DeJesus and his wife Kim were out getting green juice at the time, and DeJesus mentioned who the missed call was from. "You probably got traded," Kim DeJesus joked. They weren't laughing a few minutes later. DeJesus quickly called Epstein back and learned the news - that he'd been shipped from the Cubs to the Nats in exchange for a player to be...
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