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Treinen reflects on ninth-inning collapse; more on Baker ejection

June 30, 2017, 3:40am

A couple of plays could have ended the game: * Pinch-hitter Victor Caratini's grounder to Daniel Murphy with one out in the ninth. Murphy appeared to have trouble getting the ball out of his glove and was only able to shovel to Stephen Drew for the lead runner Jeimer Candelario. * Javier BÃ¡ez singled. Tommy La Stella drove a 1-1 pitch over the outstretched arms of 6-foot Drew. Could the 6-foot-2 Trea Turner have gotten to it? Jon Jay's two-run double cleared the bases and gave the Cubs the...

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Sanchez gets first big league promotion with Turner placed on DL

June 30, 2017, 12:20pm

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Sanchez gets first big league promotion with Turner placed on DL

ST. LOUIS - The Nationals have promoted Adrian Sanchez from Triple-A Syracuse to take Trea Turner's roster spot, rewarding the 26-year-old infielder with his first call-up to the big leagues after a decade in their farm system. Sanchez, who was hitting .259 with four homers and a .694 OPS in 72 games with the Chiefs, had his contract purchased, a transaction that required a corresponding move to clear a spot on the 40-man roster for him. Reliever Sammy SolÃs thus was transferred from the...

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Nationals select infielder Adrian Sanchez

June 30, 2017, 12:22pm

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The Washington Nationals selected the contract of infielder Adrian Sanchez from Triple-A Syracuse on Friday, placed shortstop Trea Turner on the 10-day disabled list with a non-displaced fracture of his right wrist, and transferred left-handed pitcher Sammy Solis to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. This is the first Major League assignment of Sanchez's career, the culmination of 10 years in the...

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David Huzzard: Nats should rekindle trade talks for McCutchen

June 30, 2017, 6:01am

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David Huzzard: Nats should rekindle trade talks for McCutchen

Baseball is considered a slow sport. All the discussions on how to get young people to pay attention to the game recently are centered around pace of play, but it sure does seem to move fast at times. A week ago leadoff hitter and shortstop was the least of the Nationals' concerns and this week it has moved to the top of the docket. With a 9 1/2-game lead in the division and every division rival looking like a seller this deadline, the Nationals place atop the division is as secure as it is...

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Opposite dugout: Cards in unfamiliar territory looking up at NL Central leaders

June 28, 2017, 6:30pm

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Opposite dugout: Cards in unfamiliar territory looking up at NL Central leaders

Manager: Mike Matheny (6th season) Record: 37-41 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 3B Jedd Gyorko (.298 with 12 HR, 39 RBIs), 1B Matt Carpenter (14 HR, 40 RBIs), CF Tommy Pham (.284 with 9 HR, 25 RBIs), C Yadier Molina (9 HR, 31 RIs), RHP Mike Leake (5-6, 3.12 ERA), RHP Carlos MartÃnez (6-6, 2.88 ERA), RHP Seung Hwan Oh (16 saves, 3.75 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: June 30: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Mike Leake, 8:15 p.m., MASN2 July 1: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP...

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Trea Turner fractures wrist in loss to Cubs, no timetable set for return

June 29, 2017, 4:48pm

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$Trea Turner fractures wrist in loss to Cubs, no timetable set for return$

The Nationals fell to the Cubs 5-4 on Thursday when Blake Treinen struggled in the ninth inning and allowed three runs. But the news got worse after the game when the Nats announced that postgame X-rays revealed shortstop Trea Turner has a non-displaced fracture in his right wrist. A similar injury was suffered earlier this season by the Braves' Freddie Freeman. He was injured May 17 against the Blue Jays and is still out of the lineup. The diagnosis for Freeman was approximately eight to 10...

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Baker on Ricketts' statement: "We're not playing Todd"

June 29, 2017, 10:16am

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Baker on Ricketts' statement: "We're not playing Todd"

All-Star balloting is set to end tonight one minute before midnight Eastern. The All-Star teams are set to be unveiled at 7 p.m. Eastern Sunday on ESPN. The race for first base in the National League is coming down to the wire and today's opponent is making a late push. The Cubs' Anthony Rizzo trails Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman by only 75,000 votes: Rizzo at 1,915,790, Zimmerman has 1,989,104. Major League Baseball sent out a visualization data map showing where the votes for...

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Clubs trade early offense on hot Thursday (Nats lose 5-4)

June 29, 2017, 12:39pm

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Clubs trade early offense on hot Thursday (Nats lose 5-4)

The Cubs used a pair of two-out base hits to get to Nationals starter Joe Ross in the first. Ross struck out the first two batters in the game in Jon Jay and Ian Happ. But then Anthony Rizzo doubled. On the very next pitch, Willson Contreras singled to left field to score Rizzo. Ryan Raburn made a nice throw to Daniel Murphy to nail Contreras at second base to end the inning. The Cubs led 1-0. In the bottom of the first, Trea Turner walked and stole second. It was his sixth stolen base of the...

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Can Nationals get three pitchers on NL staff in All-Star Game?

June 29, 2017, 2:06pm

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Can Nationals get three pitchers on NL staff in All-Star Game?

The Nationals have two starters - and possibly a third - with a case to make the National League All-Star team, but NL manager Joe Maddon has no idea if there's a scenario that would put Max Scherzer, Gio Gonzalez and Stephen Strasburg on the team for the July 11game in Miami's Marlins Park. "I haven't even looked at it,'' the Chicago Cubs' manager said before Thursday's game at Nationals Park. "I'm relying on Major League Baseball to tell me what we have. I don't even know who is...

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Nats find quick-strike offense with back-to-back homers again

June 28, 2017, 7:18pm

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Nats find quick-strike offense with back-to-back homers again

A big part of the Nationals' quick-strike offense this season has been the ability to hit back-to-back homers. In their 8-4 victory over the Cubs on Wednesday night, the Nationals pulled off the feat for the seventh time this season. With the Nationals leading 1-0 in the second inning, the club attacked Cubs starter John Lackey with back-to-back homers by Anthony Rendon and Matt Wieters, extending their lead to 3-0. It was the start to a four-run rally that provided Stephen Strasburg with a...

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Patient and smooth again, Harper "getting his act back together"

June 28, 2017, 7:59pm

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Patient and smooth again, Harper "getting his act back together"

It was one of the calmest, smoothest-looking swings Bryce Harper has taken this season, the kind that you might normally expect to result in a simple, looping single over an infielder's head. Except this one left Harper's bat at 110 mph and was crushed to right-center field for a first-inning double in Wednesday night's game at Nationals Park. If you're looking for evidence of the state of Harper's swing right now, that was as good an example as any. He didn't let his shoulders fly open....

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Game 79 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs

June 29, 2017, 8:12am

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The Nationals have an opportunity to win a series today against the defending world champion Chicago Cubs. Right-hander Joe Ross gets the call, stepping in at 4-3 with a 5.40 ERA. He opposes veteran left-hander Jon Lester (5-4, 3.83 ERA). After the game, the Nats head to St. Louis for a weekend series against the Cardinals. Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy is in the midst of a 12-game hitting streak. He hit a home run on Wednesday. Murphy is hitting .378 with 10 doubles, one triple, five...

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Despite brief bout of back spasms, Strasburg in peak form

June 28, 2017, 7:32pm

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Despite brief bout of back spasms, Strasburg in peak form

He may not have the ability to do it consistently every fifth day like Max Scherzer. But there are times, when he has everything working in sync, in which Stephen Strasburg can dominate an opposing lineup like nobody else. And there were times this evening in which that was the case. As Nationals manager Dusty Baker put it: "He had it going on tonight." Save for a mid-game blip in which back spasms may have affected him, Strasburg started and finished against the Cubs in absolute peak form....

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Harper on Bryant's injury: "Hopefully, he's doing OK"

June 28, 2017, 7:04pm

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Harper on Bryant's injury: "Hopefully, he's doing OK"

Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant stepped on third base awkwardly as he concentrated skyward in pursuit of a Matt Wieters' popup in the fifth inning. Bryant twisted his ankle on the base but still made the catch for the out. But after the play he limped off the field with help from the Cubs trainer and did not return. The Cubs reported Bryant was diagnosed with a mild-to-moderate ankle sprain. Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper, Bryant's childhood friend and fellow Las Vegas native, said he...

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Nationals pound Lackey, Strasburg blows away Cubs in 8-4 win

June 28, 2017, 5:55pm

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On Tuesday the Nationals used the unlikely combination of contact and speed at the plate and a low strikeout total from Max Scherzer to beat the Cubs. Tonight, they reverted back to their more typical formula for success: Their lineup clobbered the ball, and Stephen Strasburg made Chicago's batters whiff over and over again. Behind Strasburg's 13-strikeout performance and home runs from Anthony Rendon, Matt Wieters and Daniel Murphy, the Nationals captured an 8-4 victory to ensure at least a...

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Lackey digs big hole, Strasburg on target (Nats win 8-4)

June 28, 2017, 3:50pm

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Lackey digs big hole, Strasburg on target (Nats win 8-4)

What a beginning to this game for Stephen Strasburg. John Lackey? Well, not so much. Strasburg allowed a single by Kris Bryant in the first inning, but nothing else. He proceeded to strike out the side in the second. Facing Lackey, Bryce Harper doubled with two outs in the bottom of the first. He came home on a Ryan Zimmerman RBI single. In the second, Anthony Rendon (No. 15) and Matt Wieters (No. 7) slammed back-to-back home runs. It marked the seventh time this season two Nats have left the...

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Baker on Lind, Kelley and Montero

June 28, 2017, 2:00pm

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Second-round selection right-hander Wil Crowe has signed with the Nationals, a source with knowledge of the negotiations confirmed. Crowe pitched for the University of South Carolina and has been drafted three times, the previous two by the Indians. He has fully recovered from Tommy John surgery he underwent in 2015. The 22-year-old Crowe toured Nats Park and met Nats players prior to Wednesday's game against the Cubs. He was 6-5 with a 3.41 ERA in 92 1/3 innings last season with the...

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Glover reveals shoulder injury, leaving his return uncertain

June 28, 2017, 1:44pm

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Glover reveals shoulder injury, leaving his return uncertain

It doesn't appear Koda Glover will be pitching for the Nationals anytime soon. And that could dramatically impact the way general manager Mike Rizzo approaches next month's trade deadline. Glover revealed today he has "severe inflammation of the rotator cuff and two strains" in his right shoulder, an injury he admits he had been dealing with prior to landing on the disabled list 2 1/2 weeks ago with lower back stiffness. There is no concrete timetable for Glover's return, but the reliever...

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Game 78 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs

June 28, 2017, 11:07am

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It's been a busy day already here at Nationals Park, but not because of anything the home team has done. Rather, it's the Cubs who are making news after designating catcher Miguel Montero for assignment. You may remember Montero from last night's postgame rant "Don't Blame Me for Stolen Bases! Blame the Pitchers!" Well, the Cubs decided to blame Montero after all, or at least cut ties with him and eat the remainder of his $14 million salary for being a bad teammate. It'll be interesting...

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Treinen hoping to build off of positive recent results

June 28, 2017, 4:26am

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Treinen hoping to build off of positive recent results

The Nationals bullpen did their job Tuesday night, putting up three scoreless and hitless innings against the Cubs in a 6-1 win. Blake Treinen, alongside Enny Romero, Oliver PerÃ©z and Matt Albers, walked one batter and struck out one batter on their way to getting the last nine outs of the game. Manager Dusty Baker assessed Treinen's scoreless eighth inning in which he struck out Javier BÃ¡ez and collected a pair of outfield flyouts from pinch-hitter Addison Russell and Jeimer...