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Nationals' All-Stars stump for Rendon to join them in Miami

July 03, 2017, 1:01pm

Four of the Nationals' five representatives for next week's All-Star Game in Miami - everyone save for tonight's starting pitcher, Stephen Strasburg - met with the D.C. media this afternoon to discuss their selections. Near the end of the group interview, those chosen made sure to stump for a teammate they think is equally deserving of a trip to the Midsummer Classic. Third baseman Anthony Rendon is on the outside looking in right now, a victim of a position flush with talent in the National...

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Game 83 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

July 03, 2017, 6:34am

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We begin today with sad news: Longtime Washington, D.C.-based Major League Baseball official scorer David W. Vincent died Sunday evening after a long bout with stomach cancer. The Centreville, Va., resident was 67. Vincent was a member of the Society of American Baseball Research and a founding secretary of Retrosheet, which works to collect and archive box scores and play-by-play accounts of every major league game. He had scored Nationals games since the team's arrival from Montreal for the...

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Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer named National League Pitcher of the Month

July 03, 2017, 10:26am

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After leading Major League Baseball with a miniscule 0.99 ERA across five starts in the month of June, Nationals right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer was named National League Pitcher of the Month - his third such honor as a member of the Washington Nationals. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network. Scherzer allowed just four earned runs in 36.1 innings pitched during the month. He posted an 8.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio (51 SO/6 BB) and struck out 12.63 batters per nine...

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Opposite dugout: Mets looking to change fortune against Nats before break

July 01, 2017, 3:51pm

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Opposite dugout: Mets looking to change fortune against Nats before break

Manager: Terry Collins (7th season) Record: 38-43 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: RF Jay Bruce (.261 with 20 HR, 55 RBIs), LF Yoenis CÃ©spedes (.281/.347/.541 with 9 HR, 19 RBIs), 1B Lucas Duda (14 HR, 30 RBIs), RHP Jacob deGrom (8-3, 3.55 ERA, 125 strikeouts), RHP Addison Reed (2.59 ERA, 14 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-7 Pitching probables: July 3: LHP Steven Matz vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg, 6:05 p.m., MASN2 July 4: RHP Seth Lugo vs. RHP Joe Ross, 11:05 a.m., MASN July 5: RHP Jacob...

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Marty Niland: It's far from panic time for Nats fans

July 02, 2017, 1:21pm

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Marty Niland: It's far from panic time for Nats fans

From the sense of panic among Nationals fans these days, you would think the team is in last place, rather than on a pace to win more than 90 games. Let's calm down and let general manager Mike Rizzo and manager Dusty Baker do their jobs. It's far too early for predictions of collapse. After Trea Turner broke his wrist, joining previous leadoff man Adam Eaton on the disabled list, Nats fans on Twitter started posting messages of gloom and doom. Perhaps the best was, "Leading off the the Nats...

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Harper homers twice, Scherzer piles up strikeouts (Nats win 7-2)

July 02, 2017, 5:12pm

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Harper homers twice, Scherzer piles up strikeouts (Nats win 7-2)

ST. LOUIS - Bryce Harper learned this afternoon he had received the most All-Star votes of any player in baseball, and now tonight is showing everybody why that was the case. Max Scherzer learned this afternoon he had received his fifth consecutive All-Star selection, and now tonight he is showing everybody why he deserves to start the Midsummer Classic. Harper has homered in each of his first two at-bats, providing the largest chunk of offense needed to supply the Nationals an early 5-0 lead...

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All-Stars Scherzer and Harper carry Nationals to 7-2 victory

July 02, 2017, 7:05pm

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ST. LOUIS - Bryce Harper and Max Scherzer are the Nationals' two brightest stars, and on the day each earned the fifth All-Star selection of his career, each shone bright on the national stage. Harper clobbered two early home runs and Scherzer tossed seven scoreless innings to carry the Nationals to a 7-2 victory over the Cardinals in tonight's nationally televised ballgame and avoid a weekend sweep at Busch Stadium. It was a classic performance on the big stage for both All-Stars, with...

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With another gem on big stage, Scherzer earns elite praise

July 02, 2017, 8:30pm

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With another gem on big stage, Scherzer earns elite praise

ST. LOUIS - Dusty Baker, in his five decades in baseball, has seen enough pitchers to be able to compile a short list of the very best of the best. He rattled off some of the names that came to mind tonight: Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan, J.R. Richard, Clayton Kershaw. And Max Scherzer, who a bit earlier had wrapped up yet another of his utterly dominant starts, shutting out the Cardinals over seven innings to carry the Nationals to a 7-2 victory on Sunday Night Baseball. "Guys like...

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Nationals get five All-Stars, club record three starters

July 02, 2017, 3:46pm

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ST. LOUIS - There was a time, not all that long ago, when the thought of the Nationals having three players voted into the starting lineup of the All-Star Game was laughable. Even when they had talented players, the Nationals never had the kind of fan base in D.C. or the overall recognition of baseball fans around the world to merit the kind of overwhelming support needed to win All-Star voting. So pause for a moment right now and appreciate this fact: Three members (at least) of the National...

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Game 82 lineups: Nats at Cardinals

July 02, 2017, 12:23pm

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ST. LOUIS - The Nationals need a win tonight to avoid getting swept by the Cardinals and dropping their sixth game in the last eight days. The good news: They have Max Scherzer on the mound. The bad news: They'll be facing Carlos MartÃnez, with something less than their "A" lineup. Scherzer brings his league-best 2.06 ERA, 0.783 WHIP and 151 strikeouts to his hometown, looking to carry his dominant success from June into July. He has pitched quite well against the Cardinals during his...

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Five Nationals named to NL All-Star team

July 02, 2017, 4:37pm

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Five Washington Nationals players were named 2017 Major League All-Stars on Sunday evening, with outfielder Bryce Harper, first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, second baseman Daniel Murphy, right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer, and right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg all awarded the annual mid-season honor. Harper, Murphy, and Zimmerman were all voted by fans as starters for the NL squad, the most starting players Washington has ever had in the game. Scherzer was selected by his fellow players while...

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More on Saturday's agonizing loss in St. Louis

July 02, 2017, 5:02am

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More on Saturday's agonizing loss in St. Louis

ST. LOUIS - The focus of Saturday night's 2-1 loss to the Cardinals wound up being the final at-bat of the game, when Adrian Sanchez was rung up by Manny Gonzalez on a 3-2 pitch outside the strike zone to strand the bases loaded. But there's more worth dissecting from the game, so let's take a look back at some other developments ... * Gio Gonzalez pitched the best game of his season. Which is saying something, given how well the left-hander has pitched all season. Gonzalez was as sharp as...

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In long-awaited debut at-bat, Sanchez battles but gets burned

July 01, 2017, 7:46pm

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In long-awaited debut at-bat, Sanchez battles but gets burned

ST. LOUIS - Throughout a childhood spent learning the game in Venezuela, throughout a decade in the minors that included lengthy stops at every level of the Nationals farm system, throughout the better part of his first two nights as a major leaguer, Adrian Sanchez had ample time to think about the first at-bat of his career. Maybe it would come in a blowout. Maybe he'd actually get a chance to start a game. Maybe he'd be summoned to bat with the bases loaded and two out in the ninth inning...

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Nationals waste Gonzalez's gem, lose 2-1 to Cardinals

July 01, 2017, 6:10pm

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ST. LOUIS - The Nationals, owners of the majors' most productive lineup throughout the first half of the season, haven't exactly played the part so far this weekend. Held to one run in Friday night's blowout loss to the Cardinals, the Nationals did it again tonight. They avoided their first shutout of 2017 thanks to a two-out rally in the ninth, but they couldn't complete that rally and wound up wasting Gio Gonzalez's stellar start in a 2-1 loss at Busch Stadium. Gonzalez was brilliant,...

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Nats relieved to have SolÃs back; J. Turner is DFA

July 01, 2017, 2:23pm

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Nats relieved to have SolÃs back; J. Turner is DFA

ST. LOUIS - When Sammy SolÃs landed on the disabled list way back on April 19 with what he was told was some minor inflammation in his elbow, he assumed he'd be back pitching for the Nationals within two weeks. Then two weeks became two months, SolÃs forced to shut down for a period of time and then start a throwing program over from scratch after learning he actually had nerve irritation in his elbow. So forgive the left-hander for putting a wide smile on display this afternoon as he...

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Wacha outdueling Gonzalez early at Busch (Nats lose 2-1)

July 01, 2017, 4:34pm

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Wacha outdueling Gonzalez early at Busch (Nats lose 2-1)

ST. LOUIS - Gio Gonzalez is doing his part to put the Nationals in position to win (and perhaps earn himself a spot in the All-Star Game). But Michael Wacha is up to his usual tricks against the Nats, leaving Gonzalez in danger of yet another hard-luck loss. Wacha has tossed five scoreless innings to begin tonight's game at Busch Stadium, the Nationals having managed only three hits so far (none of them strung together). Anthony Rendon's double in the second and single in the fifth, and...

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Harper gives Nationals a scare after taking errant throw off ankle

June 30, 2017, 8:42pm

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ST. LOUIS - It was just about the last thing anybody associated with the Nationals wanted to see at that moment: Bryce Harper falling to the ground in a heap in obvious pain after running down the first base line. Given the fact Adam Eaton tore up his knee on a very similar looking play two months ago, and given the fact Trea Turner fractured his wrist only 24 hours earlier, the sight of Harper on the ground in the top of the first inning Friday night elicited some of the worst feelings...

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Game 81 lineups: Nats at Cardinals (SolÃs off DL)

July 01, 2017, 11:34am

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Game 81 lineups: Nats at Cardinals (SolÃs off DL)

ST. LOUIS - We are just slightly more than 24 hours away from the announcement of this year's All-Star rosters, so in theory tonight presents the last opportunity for players to make their case for a trip to Miami and the Midsummer Classic. Which means this could be an especially big start for Gio Gonzalez. Gonzalez has put together All-Star credentials over the last three months; he's 7-2 with a 2.87 ERA and ranks in the top 10 in the National League in many pitching categories. One more...

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Nationals reinstate left-hander Sammy SolÃs

July 01, 2017, 12:02pm

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The Washington Nationals returned from rehab assignment and reinstated left-handed pitcher Sammy SolÃs from the 10-day disabled list on Saturday and designated right-handed pitcher Jacob Turner for assignment. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Solis, 28, returns to the Nationals' bullpen after missing 65 games with left elbow inflammation. The left-handed reliever made seven appearances on rehab assignment with Triple-A...

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Roark's latest ragged start leaves Nationals in a lurch

June 30, 2017, 8:26pm

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ST. LOUIS - The Nationals have spent the better part of the last three months trying to figure out what's wrong with Tanner Roark. How has one of the majors' most consistent starters since he debuted nearly four years ago has fallen apart in the first half of this season? And after yet another ragged outing in which the right-hander lasted only three innings and set the course for the Nationals' 8-1 loss to the Cardinals, they found themselves right back where they started. What's the...