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Rendon out of lineup but works out on field; 25 draft picks sign

June 20, 2017, 2:22pm

MIAMI - Anthony Rendon is out of the Nationals lineup tonight, his neck still sore after an awkward diving play that forced him out of Monday night's series opener at Marlins Park. Rendon suffered a neck "stinger," according to manager Dusty Baker. It's not a typical baseball injury, and because the Nationals third baseman has never experienced it before, there seems to be less certainty about how much time he'll need to recover than more standard ailments. "I asked him if he ever played...

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Game 71 lineups: Nats at Marlins

June 20, 2017, 11:29am

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MIAMI - It's a new day at Marlins Park, where the Nationals will try to rebound from last night's aggravating 8-7 loss, one that featured a host of poor performances and costly mistakes. Given how much they needed their bullpen (six total innings), the Nats will be asking for length tonight from Gio Gonzalez. Gonzalez, the Miami native, is trying to continue his strong first-half run, one that could earn him a trip back home next month for the All-Star Game. This actually is the lefty's...

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After another poor start, Roark searches for answers

June 19, 2017, 8:32pm

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After another poor start, Roark searches for answers

MIAMI - Tanner Roark thought he had solved his problems a few weeks ago, when he emerged from a rough stretch to begin the season with three consecutive dominant starts. Now the Nationals right-hander finds himself right back where he started, still searching for answers after a third consecutive subpar outing. At this point, Roark is getting pretty mad. At himself. "My body felt good. My arm felt good," he said. "I just need to stop pitching like crap." Monday night's 8-7 loss to the...

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Nationals agree to terms with 25 players from 2017 MLB First-Year Player Draft

June 20, 2017, 12:48pm

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The Washington Nationals have agreed to terms with 25 members of their 2017 First-Year Player Draft class. Nationals President of Baseball Operations & General Manager Mike Rizzo and Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Scouting Operations Kris Kline made the joint announcement. An updated list of players is below. Signed players are in bold.

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After losing Rendon to neck injury, Nats beat themselves up over loss

June 19, 2017, 8:05pm

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After losing Rendon to neck injury, Nats beat themselves up over loss

MIAMI - Tonight's 8-7 loss to Miami was disheartening enough for the Nationals, who have suffered their share of comparable losses this season. But this one stung a little more, with players inside the visitors clubhouse at Marlins Park particularly upset because of the manner in which this game was lost. And that doesn't even take into account the loss of Anthony Rendon to a neck injury. (Though the news on that front was relatively encouraging.) "He had a stinger in his neck," manager...

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Turner's stolen base ability adds lethal dimension to potent offense

June 20, 2017, 4:17am

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Turner's stolen base ability adds lethal dimension to potent offense

On Sunday in New York, shortstop Trea Turner earned a career-high and club record four stolen bases in the 5-1 loss to the Mets. Turner has 26 stolen bases on the season. Manager Dusty Baker said former major leaguer and current first base coach Davey Lopes has been a good influence on the speedy Turner. Lopes stole 557 bases in his career - 77 stolen bases in 1975 was his high water mark. "Well, yeah, improvement because Davey Lopes is working with him on reads and breaks and slides," Baker...

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Nats blow early six-run lead, lose 8-7 on Ozuna's walk-off hit

June 19, 2017, 6:44pm

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Nats blow early six-run lead, lose 8-7 on Ozuna's walk-off hit

MIAMI - Up six runs against yet another division rival hopelessly trying to get within striking distance of the comfortable division leaders? What could possibly go wrong for the Nationals? Well, a lot, as it turned out. Not only did the Nats blow a six-run lead to the Marlins, their subsequent 8-7 loss in tonight's series opener also saw Anthony Rendon depart with an apparent injury. The Marlins stormed back to score six runs off Tanner Roark in the bottom of the third, tied the game again in...

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Rendon departs in fifth with apparent injury (Nats lose 8-7)

June 19, 2017, 5:19pm

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Rendon departs in fifth with apparent injury (Nats lose 8-7)

MIAMI - The Nationals thought they had tonight's series opener in hand, up six runs in the third inning. But that lead dissipated in a hurry against Tanner Roark. And if that wasn't agonizing enough to watch, Anthony Rendon then had to be removed from the game with an apparent injury. Rendon had made a quick-reflex, diving snag of Giancarlo Stanton's rocket grounder in the bottom of the third - the ball left the Miami slugger's bat at a whopping 114 mph - and managed to throw across the...

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Harper extends hit streak to 12 games with homer

June 19, 2017, 4:36pm

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Harper extends hit streak to 12 games with homer

MIAMI - That slump Bryce Harper appeared to be digging himself into on the West Coast a couple weeks ago? Yeah, he's out of it. With his latest home run, Harper not only extended his hitting streak to a career-best 12 games. He also set the tone for the Nationals on a night in which everybody is teeing off against Marlins left-hander Justin Nicolino. Unfortunately, Miami did the same to Tanner Roark in the bottom of the third. Harper destroyed a 3-2 fastball from Nicolino in the top of the...

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Werth, back in D.C., still not cleared for baseball activities

June 19, 2017, 2:15pm

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Werth, back in D.C., still not cleared for baseball activities

MIAMI - It has been 16 days since Jayson Werth fouled a ball off his left foot, six days since the Nationals outfielder was eligible to return from the disabled list. And it's going to continue to be a while until Werth is back in the Nats lineup. Despite initial hope he wouldn't need more than the minimum 10 days on the DL, Werth remains out. He remains in Washington, rehabbing with the club's non-traveling training staff, not yet having been cleared for baseball activities. "We were...

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Game 70 lineups: Nats at Marlins

June 19, 2017, 11:29am

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MIAMI - Hello from beautiful - oh, who are we kidding? - Marlins Park. I will say this about the Least Popular Ballpark in the National League: At least it has a roof, because it has been pouring here all day. So weather will not be a factor for tonight's opener between the Nationals and Marlins, nor for the rest of this three-game series. Fresh off a strong weekend in New York, where they took 3-of-4 from the Mets, the Nats now face a quietly improving Miami club. These guys have won 13-of-20...

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Baker preaches close-knit club when fighting for title: "I demand it"

June 18, 2017, 11:00am

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Baker preaches close-knit club when fighting for title: "I demand it"

NEW YORK - Baseball is a sport primarily focused on the individual matchups: a pitcher facing a batter, a batter trying to get a hit against a pitcher. It's not 11-on-11 like football, or even five against five like in basketball. But similar to football, units of the team must play well for the entire team to succeed. If you have a football team and the offense and defense are good, but the special teams continue to fumble when receiving punts, then it is not a complete team that will win...

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Opposite dugout: Marlins can hit for average, but power not producing enough

June 19, 2017, 4:11am

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Opposite dugout: Marlins can hit for average, but power not producing enough

Manager: Don Mattingly (2nd season) Record: 30-37 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 2B Dee Gordon (.293 with 27 SB), LF Marcell Ozuna (18 HR, 49 RBIs), 1B Justin Bour (17 HR, 44 RBIs), RF Giancarlo Stanton (17 HR, .277/.358/.542), RHP AJ Ramos (4.30 ERA, 9 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: June 19: RHP Tanner Roark vs. LHP Justin Nicolino, 7:10 p.m., MASN2June 20: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP Edinson Volquez, 7:10 p.m., MASN2June 21: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Dan Straily,...

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Despite 5-1 loss, Ross gaining confidence in changeup

June 18, 2017, 1:14pm

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Despite 5-1 loss, Ross gaining confidence in changeup

NEW YORK - Joe Ross pitched fairly well, but Jacob deGrom was better, shutting down the potent Nats offense in a 5-1 series finale Mets victory. deGrom went eight innings, allowing only one unearned run in the first at-bat, scattering three singles with two walks and six strikeouts. The Nationals mustered only four hits against Mets pitching on Sunday. Daniel Murphy's double in the ninth was their lone extra base knock. He now has reached base safely in all 29 games against his former...

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Ross and deGrom trade runs early (Mets win 5-1)

June 18, 2017, 10:12am

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Ross and deGrom trade runs early (Mets win 5-1)

NEW YORK - We're seeing some outstanding pitching to begin the series finale at Citi Field. The Nationals scored in the first inning versus Mets starter Jacob deGrom. With one out, second baseman Wilmer Flores made a fielding error that allowed Brian Goodwin to reach base safely. Bryce Harper singled to the opposite field. A passed ball by Travis d'Arnaud allowed the runners to move up. Ryan Zimmerman's sacrifice fly to right field scored Goodwin. The Nats led 1-0. Right-hander Joe Ross did...

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Game 69 lineups: Nats at Mets

June 18, 2017, 7:21am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals turn to right-hander Joe Ross as they look for the four-game sweep of division-rival New York Mets. Ross has been the beneficiary of 85 runs in his eight starts this season. He has enjoyed an average of 11.34 runs of support per game. The Mets go to right-hander Jacob deGrom to salvage the final game of the series. He is 5-3 with a 4.33 ERA. Right-hander A.J. Cole is available after right-hander Shawn Kelley was put on the disabled list with a right trapezius...

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Kelley to disabled list again, Cole called up from Syracuse

June 18, 2017, 6:16am

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Kelley to disabled list again, Cole called up from Syracuse

NEW YORK - The Nationals have recalled right-hander A.J. Cole and placed right-hander Shawn Kelley on the 10-day disabled list with a right trapezius strain. The move is retroactive to June 17. Kelley pitched in Friday's game, but his fastball velocity was way down to 88 mph and manager Dusty Baker said Kelley felt "tightness" in his neck. He said Saturday that Kelley was unlikely to pitch in that day's game. Now the club has returned Kelley to the disabled list for the second time this...

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Trea Turner on bunting: "Get in there and battle"

June 17, 2017, 1:17pm

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Trea Turner on bunting: "Get in there and battle"

NEW YORK - In the top of the seventh Friday night at Citi Field, Trea Turner grounded out softly to pitcher Steven Matz, who threw to first base to record the second out of the inning. Earlier in the at-bat, Turner attempted to bunt until the count got to two strikes. It was a rare play that had Turner bunting. The Nationals usually use power to score runs (106 homers and counting as of Saturday afternoon). They are a club that doesn't rely on small ball as much as other teams might need...

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Lobaton and Romero heroes in Nats' 7-4 win over Mets

June 17, 2017, 4:56pm

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Lobaton and Romero heroes in Nats' 7-4 win over Mets

NEW YORK - Jose Lobaton broke out a recent slump and the bullpen helped out Stephen Strasburg this time around in a 7-4 series-clinching victory before 38,059 at Citi Field on Saturday. Strasburg was only able to finish 5 1/3 innings, but he kept the Mets at bay, allowing only two runs. Then, the bullpen was able to take over. The much maligned bullpen surrendered only two runs over 4 2/3 innings to keep the Nationals in front. Manager Dusty Baker was proud of his releivers, who have struggled...

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Kelley feeling tightness in neck, Baker details lineup strategy

June 17, 2017, 10:59am

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Kelley feeling tightness in neck, Baker details lineup strategy

NEW YORK - Nationals right-handed reliever Shawn Kelley pitched the ninth inning in Friday's 7-2 victory over the Mets, allowing a solo homer to Jay Bruce. He then managed to induce two outfield flyouts and a groundout to third base to end the game. But it certainly wasn't an easy three outs for the veteran. Last year, Kelley was hitting around 93-94 mph on his fastball. Last night, the velocity was dropping to 88-90 mph and touching 91. His slider was around 78-80 mph. Manager Dusty Baker...