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Bryce Harper makes "Jeopardy!" for second time

July 17, 2017, 8:03am

For any Nationals fan, or frankly any baseball fan, the answer to this "Jeopardy!" question on Thursday, July 13 was fairly easy: Bryce Harper makes Jeopardy (via @KcannonDFS and @charlcies) pic.twitter.com/6QXRl2Ek0r -- Dan Steinberg (@dcsportsbog) July 13, 2017 Although, as Dan Steinberg of The Washington Post pointed out, Bryce Harper hasn't been called "Bam Bam" in nearly four years. So this could have gone over most fans' heads. This is the second time the five-time All-Star has...

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Game 92 lineups: Nats at Reds

July 16, 2017, 4:01pm

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CINCINNATI - The Nationals have selected the contract of right-hander Jacob Turner, who takes Blake Treinen's spot on the 25-man roster as a long-relief option out of the bullpen. Edwin Jackson is still in line to start Tuesday's game in Anaheim. To create a 40-man roster spot, right-hander Koda Glover has been transferred to the 60-day disabled list. Turner is 2-3 with a 5.08 ERA in 18 games (two starts) for the Nats this year. Glover's move to the 60-day DL is a signal that he's nowhere...

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Recapping big trades and previewing more to come

July 17, 2017, 6:39am

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Recapping big trades and previewing more to come

The Nationals fixed their bullpen by trading for Oakland relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson. The Chicago Cubs added starter JosÃ© Quintana, who struck out 12 batters in an 8-0 win against the Orioles in his Cubs debut Sunday at Camden Yards. As the 4 p.m. ET non-waiver trade deadline approaches on July 31, what's next for teams? The Dodgers, battling Washington for the best record in the National League, are looking for a starter and reliever, even though they start the week with a...

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Nationals select contract of right-hander Jacob Turner

July 17, 2017, 6:24am

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The Washington Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jacob Turner from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday and transferred right-handed pitcher Koda Glover to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Turner, 26, returns to the Nationals for his second Major League assignment of the season. He went 2-3 with a 5.08 ERA in 18 games (two starts) during his first stint with Washington. He reported to Triple-A...

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Rizzo and Baker on trade for Doolittle and Madson

July 16, 2017, 2:01pm

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Rizzo and Baker on trade for Doolittle and Madson

CINCINNATI - Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo had been chatting with his A's counterpart, Billy Beane, over the past couple of weeks. Their conversations began centered around a single relief pitcher to help stabilize the Nats' bumbling bullpen. But when both righty Ryan Madson and lefty Sean Doolittle became available, Rizzo couldn't pass up the opportunity to add a pair of pitchers who have worked high-leverage innings, closed games, and are capable of getting both right- and...

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Nats acquire Madson, Doolittle from A's (Nationals win 14-4)

July 16, 2017, 9:34am

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CINCINNATI - The Nationals have moved to shore up their sagging bullpen by acquiring two relievers - righty Ryan Madson and lefty Sean Doolittle - from the A's in a deal announced Sunday afternoon. In return, the A's will receive one major league piece, right-handed reliever Blake Treinen, and two prospects, Single-A Hagerstown third baseman Sheldon Neuse and rookie-level Gulf Coast League left-hander Jesus Luzardo. General manager Mike Rizzo moved quickly ahead of the July 31 nonwaiver...

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Contributions come from many in Nats' 14-4 romp over Reds

July 16, 2017, 2:25pm

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Contributions come from many in Nats' 14-4 romp over Reds

CINCINNATI - A little perspective makes the Nationals' 14-4 thumping of the Reds on Sunday afternoon all that much more enjoyable. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman got the day off, just as manager Dusty Baker had promised. Three regulars - left fielder Jayson Werth, center fielder Michael A. Taylor (who replaced the injured Adam Eaton) and shortstop Trea Turner - remain on the disabled list with no timetables established for their returns. Nats starting pitcher Tanner Roark was desperately trying...

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Examining Nats' interest in A's relievers, possible Tuesday starters

July 15, 2017, 4:54pm

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Examining Nats' interest in A's relievers, possible Tuesday starters

CINCINNATI - Yes, the Nationals are interested in obtaining a pair of A's relievers to bolster their beleaguered bullpen. And that should not come as a surprise. Last night's report by Ken Rosenthal of MLB Network that the Nationals are interested in acquiring relievers Sean Doolittle and Ryan Madson is indeed accurate and would seem to check a couple of boxes heading into the July 31 nonwaiver trading deadline. It would give the Nats two veteran bullpen arms, both of whom have closed at...

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Game 91 lineups: Nats at Reds

July 16, 2017, 4:33am

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CINCINNATI - If Tanner Roark is going to revert to form and once again become a dependable member of the Nationals rotation, there's no time like the present. With right-hander Joe Ross scheduled to undergo Tommy John ligament replacement surgery Wednesday in Texas, the rotation could use a boost. Lefty Gio Gonzalez and righty Max Scherzer have thrown 14 1/3 scoreless innings in the first two games of this four-game series against the Reds. Now it's Roark's turn. There are reasons to be...

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Nationals acquire right-hander Ryan Madson and left-hander Sean Doolittle

July 16, 2017, 9:27am

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The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Ryan Madson and left-handed pitcher Sean Doolittle in exchange for right-handed pitcher Blake Treinen, Minor League left-handed pitcher Jesus Luzardo and Minor League infielder Sheldon Neuse. In addition, right-handed pitcher Joe Ross was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Madson, 36, owns a 2.06 ERA (9 ER/39.1 IP) and ranks in the top...

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Scherzer, Rendon help Nats survive late meltdown in 10-7 win

July 15, 2017, 7:53pm

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Scherzer, Rendon help Nats survive late meltdown in 10-7 win

CINCINNATI - What should have been a cakewalk - a feel-good story punctuated by another 10-strikeout start by Max Scherzer and another offensive outburst by Anthony Rendon - turned into another reminder of why the Nationals so desperately need to find a couple of reliable bullpen arms - and fast. First the good news: The Nats won again Saturday night, prevailing in a 10-7 slugfest over the Reds that never should have gotten so close. Now the flip side: Handed a 10-0 lead, rookie Austin Adams...

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Nats top Reds 10-7, plus updates on Kelley, Taylor and Werth

July 15, 2017, 3:24pm

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Nats top Reds 10-7, plus updates on Kelley, Taylor and Werth

CINCINNATI - If reliever Shawn Kelley can get through throwing long toss and on flat ground today and Sunday, he could be in line to throw a bullpen session early next week "It could be Monday (or) Tuesday," Kelley said. "The bullpen depends on how the next two days of throwing goes." Kelley has been on the 10-day disabled list since June 18 (retroactive to June 17) with a right trapezius strain. It's his second stint on the DL this season, having previously been down with a lower back...

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Joe Ross to undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday

July 15, 2017, 2:47pm

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Joe Ross to undergo Tommy John surgery on Wednesday

CINCINNATI - The MRI arthrogram performed on Joe Ross' right elbow confirmed a "full-thickness tear of the ulnar collateral ligament," Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Saturday afternoon, and the right-hander will undergo Tommy John ligament replacement surgery Wednesday in Texas. "I think we knew (based on) the MRI it was going to be serious," said Rizzo. "Obviously, you don't know to what degree and the (MRI) arthrogram made it very clear what happened to him." Manager Dusty...

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Game 90 lineups: Nats at Reds

July 15, 2017, 8:10am

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CINCINNATI - For a pitcher prone to the home run ball - and Nationals ace Max Scherzer certainly qualifies - pitching in a bandbox like Great American Ball Park can be a challenge. Though he's turned in one sterling start after another this season, the right-hander has still yielded 13 homers through 128 1/3 innings. That's an improvement over the pace that saw him serve up 31 gopher balls in 228 1/3 frames last year during his Cy Young season, but more than Scherzer would like. At least...

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By answering the call, Grace making Baker take note

July 14, 2017, 8:31pm

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By answering the call, Grace making Baker take note

CINCINNATI - It took Matt Grace one pitch to escape a bases-loaded, two-out jam in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night. But the 90 mph sinker he got Reds catcher Tucker Barnhart to ground to second base for the game's final out was more than just a shining example of pitch efficiency of a pitcher whose stock continues to rise. When Stephen Drew dove to his left to smother the grounder, throwing to first base for the 27th out the Nationals needed to secure a 5-0 win, Grace got his first...

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Harper and Gonzalez play workhorses in series-opening 5-0 win

July 14, 2017, 7:16pm

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Harper and Gonzalez play workhorses in series-opening 5-0 win

CINCINNATI - So much for the notion that Bryce Harper could benefit from a day off because he was tired from all of the festivities surrounding the All-Star Game in Miami. Harper passed when offered the chance to take a breather in the opener of a four-game series against the Reds and the Nationals are glad he did. Harper supplied the bulk of the offense - homering twice and driving in three runs at hitter-friendly Great American Ball Park, where he had previously only hit one longball, a...

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Baker on days off, Glover, Kelly and Adams (Nats win 5-0)

July 14, 2017, 2:39pm

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Baker on days off, Glover, Kelly and Adams (Nats win 5-0)

CINCINNATI - Second baseman Daniel Murphy's absence from the Nationals lineup for tonight's opener of a four-game series against the Reds is nothing more than a day off, manager Dusty Baker's way of making sure a guy who was busy during the All-Star break gets some much-needed rest. "I've just learned over the years that whoever goes to the All-Star Game - I've had Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent, I've had some of the best come back and start slow because they don't' get that mental and...

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Opposite dugout: Reds still in the midst of rebuilding process

July 13, 2017, 6:56pm

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Opposite dugout: Reds still in the midst of rebuilding process

Manager: Bryan Price (4th season) Record: 39-49 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Joey Votto (26 HR, 68 RBIs), SS Zach Cozart (.316/.394/.547), CF Billy Hamilton (38 stolen bases), RHP Raisel Iglesias (1.69 ERA, 16 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: July 14: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP Tim Adleman, 7:10 p.m., MASN2 July 15: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Luis Castillo, 7:10 p.m., MASN2 July 16: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Homer Bailey, 1:10 p.m., MASN2 July 17: RHP Stephen...

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Nats awaiting results after Ross undergoes MRI arthrogram

July 14, 2017, 2:10pm

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Nats awaiting results after Ross undergoes MRI arthrogram

CINCINNATI - Right-hander Joe Ross, who was placed on the 10-day disabled list with a right elbow sprain on Friday afternoon, has undergone an enhanced diagnostic procedure called an MRI arthrogram, where dye is injected into the joint to determine the severity of an injury. News that Ross, who left Sunday's start after 3 1/3 innings with what was termed triceps tenderness, has a sprained elbow ligament could be a signal that the Nationals are preparing to be without him in the rotation for an...

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Nationals recall right-handers Austin Adams and Trevor Gott

July 14, 2017, 4:57pm

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The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitchers Austin Adams and Trevor Gott from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, optioned left-handed pitcher Sammy Solis to Syracuse, and placed right-handed pitcher Joe Ross on the 10-day disabled list (retroactive to July 11) with a right elbow sprain. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Adams, 26, joins the Nationals for the first Major League assignment of his career. In his first season in...