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Opposite dugout: Mets scuffling as injury bug bites hard

April 27, 2017, 5:20pm

Manager: Terry Collins (7th season) Record: 8-13 Last 10 games: 1-9 Who to watch: RF Jay Bruce (.289 average with 6 HR, 14 RBIs); OF Michael Conforto (.302 average with 4 HR, 8 RBIs); 2B Neil Walker (17 hits, 27 total bases); SP Jacob deGrom (0-1, 2.55 ERA); RP Addison Reed (3.38 ERA, 4 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 0-3 Pitching probables: April 28: RHP Jacob deGrom vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg, 7:05 p.m., MASN2April 29: RHP Zack Wheeler vs. RHP Max Scherzer, 1:05 p.m., MASN2April 30: TBA...

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With Strasburg returning, Baker details plan for Jacob Turner

April 27, 2017, 10:31am

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With Strasburg returning, Baker details plan for Jacob Turner

DENVER - The Nationals reinstated right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg from the paternity list Thursday. Earlier this week, Strasburg and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their second child, a baby girl. The club optioned left-hander Matt Grace to Triple-A Syracuse. Grace got four outs allowing one hit in a scoreless appearance here last night. That means the Nationals have decided to keep right-hander Jacob Turner, who started Monday night's game. Turner pitched a quality start, going six...

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A pair of doubles helps Nats take early lead (Nats win 16-5)

April 27, 2017, 12:13pm

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A pair of doubles helps Nats take early lead (Nats win 16-5)

DENVER - The Rockies were able to score first in the series finale, facing left-hander Gio Gonzalez. With two outs in the bottom of the first, Nolan Arenado launched a solo homer over the left field wall on a 2-0 offering to give the Rockies a 1-0 lead. The homer was his seventh of the season and travelled an estimated 408 feet. Bryce Harper walked in the first, but the Nationals were unable to score. He has reached base nine times in the three full games he has started this series. In the...

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Game 22 lineups: Nats at Rockies

April 27, 2017, 8:05am

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DENVER - Left-hander Gio Gonzalez takes to the hill on a getaway day here at Coors Field. The Nationals have an opportunity to go 9-1 on this 10-game road trip with a win today. It is also Science Day here at Coors Field, with thousands of school children coming through the gates three hours and 40 minutes before first pitch. There is, however, a good chance of precipitation. Snow is in the forecast this weekend in Denver. The Nationals' 15-6 record is tied for their best start in franchise...

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Roark battles for win, Zimmerman continues home run parade

April 26, 2017, 9:35pm

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Roark battles for win, Zimmerman continues home run parade

DENVER - Tanner Roark got into a tough jam in the fifth inning Wednesday night when he walked three consecutive batters. But after throwing 104 pitches, Roark came out as the victor as the offense feasted on Rockies pitching and the bullpen held the lead for a resounding 11-4 Nationals victory. Roark (3-0) lasted five innings, scattering five hits and allowing only two runs despite a season-high four walks. He struck out four. It was only the fourth time in his last 38 starts that he had given...

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Nationals reinstate right-hander Stephen Strasburg

April 27, 2017, 9:39am

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The Washington Nationals reinstated right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg from the paternity list on Thursday and optioned left-handed pitcher Matt Grace to Triple-A Syracuse. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Strasburg, 28, is 2-0 with a 2.89 ERA in four starts this season. Strasburg has tossed at least 7.0 innings in each of his first four starts of the season for the first time in his career. In his last start, prior to being...

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Wednesday morning Nats Q&A

April 25, 2017, 7:18pm

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Last week's Q&A came from 35,000 feet up in the air en route from Atlanta to New York. This week's Q&A comes from my living room sofa. Not quite as dramatic a venue, sorry. But rest assured I've been following the Nationals closely the last two nights while they've been playing in Colorado, and I've been reading Byron Kerr's coverage, so hopefully I'm still on top of things. So fire away with your questions, then check back later this morning as I attempt to answer as many of...

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Nats' lineup, 1 through 5, matching starting rotation for supremacy

April 26, 2017, 9:23pm

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Nats' lineup, 1 through 5, matching starting rotation for supremacy

DENVER - The Nationals were able to do something that manager Dusty Baker might not have thought was possible at the high-scoring happy confines of Coors Field: Score a ton of runs, but also keep the Rockies from having a big inning. The Nationals stopped the Rockies 11-4, slamming three home runs. Trea Turner came within a triple of hitting for the cycle on consecutive nights. The bullpen allowed only two runs over the final four innings. The 'pen had surrendered 12 runs in the first two...

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Dusty Baker has talk with struggling reliever Joe Blanton

April 26, 2017, 3:52pm

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Dusty Baker has talk with struggling reliever Joe Blanton

DENVER - With the news that Koda Glover has a sore hip, the Nationals realize what might have been causing the right-hander's struggles against the Rockies last night. He ended up allowing two runs in the seventh inning. But as for right-hander Joe Blanton, there is no obvious injury that could be pinpointed as the reason for the struggles the veteran has had recently. Blanton had allowed four runs in three appearances two weeks ago against St. Louis and Philadelphia. Then, after six days off,...

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Glover lands on DL with hip injury, Matt Grace called up from Syracuse

April 26, 2017, 3:39pm

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Glover lands on DL with hip injury, Matt Grace called up from Syracuse

DENVER - The Nationals announced that right-hander Koda Glover has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left hip impingement. The club has called up left-hander Matt Grace from Triple-A Syracuse. "Had a little mishap last night," Glover said. "I think I landed wrong or something. A little pinch in the hip. It's just a precautionary thing. We talked about it. I'm good. I'm staying on top of my therapy. It's just one of those things where it's more important late than it is...

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Game 21 lineups: Nats at Rockies

April 26, 2017, 12:47pm

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DENVER - As with Joe Ross last night, tonight will be right-hander Tanner Roark's first career start at Coors Field. He has gone 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in his last three starts. Gerardo Parra is 4-for-10 with a homer against Roark in his career. Roark is 2-0 in four starts this season with a 3.65 ERA. Adam Eaton has now reached safely in 17 of 20 games this season and has hit safely in 13 of them. He has three hits in the series and has scored four runs. Daniel Murphy went 3-for-5 last night with...

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Turner on cycle, Murphy on Zimmerman lineup change and Ross's walk

April 26, 2017, 7:53am

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Turner on cycle, Murphy on Zimmerman lineup change and Ross's walk

DENVER - Here's some more insight from Daniel Murphy on his talk with Nationals manager Dusty Baker about switching the lineup up a bit to go lefty-righty-lefty. Murphy believes it was the right call to move Ryan Zimmerman to the cleanup role behind Bryce Harper because of Zimmerman's hot start. Zimmerman is hitting .371 with seven homers and 18 RBIs. "Ryan is having an unbelievable start to the year," Murphy said. "I think it puts the opposing manager in a little bit of a tougher...

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Ross battled without his good slider and usual velocity

April 25, 2017, 10:47pm

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Ross battled without his good slider and usual velocity

DENVER - It wasn't the best start for Joe Ross in Tuesday's 15-12 slugfest win for the Nationals over the Rockies. His slider wasn't sliding and his velocity was lower than usual. He said that having to warm up again after a 66-minute rain delay didn't help. Could his lower velocity be attributed to the rain and cold at Coors Field? "A little bit. It's kind of tough," Ross said. "I went out in my normal time just to get ready and then find out there's going to be a rain delay, plus...

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Nationals recall left-hander Matt Grace

April 26, 2017, 1:28pm

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The Washington Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher Matt Grace from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday and placed right-handed pitcher Koda Glover on the 10-day disabled list with a left hip impingement. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Grace, 28, joins the Nationals for his first Major League assignment of the season. The left-hander has a 3.60 ERA in 31 career Major League games, including five appearances last season over which he...

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Luke Erickson: Checking out some early-season surprises on the farm

April 25, 2017, 6:56pm

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Luke Erickson: Checking out some early-season surprises on the farm

We're roughly three weeks into the minor league seasons - still in small sample size territory, but large enough to use as a story peg take notice. Before you start champing at the bit for these guys to get promoted, remember two things: The entire league hasn't seen them yet, and there has to be a space for him at the next level. At Single-A Hagerstown, Daniel Johnson caught my eye last season by racking up nine assists and four errors last summer in 62 games for short-season Single-A...

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Turner's cycle tops hit parade (Nats survive 15-12)

April 25, 2017, 6:25pm

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Turner's cycle tops hit parade (Nats survive 15-12)

DENVER - The Nationals jumped on recently called-up right-hander German MÃ¡rquez early to take the lead. This is his fourth major league start. In the first, Trea Turner singled to right field with one out. Bryce Harper then doubled down the right field line. Turner scored from first because Carlos GonzÃ¡lez bobbled the ball in right field. There was no RBI in the play and GonzÃ¡lez was given an error. After a Ryan Zimmerman strikeout, Daniel Murphy singled past a diving Trevor Story into...

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Game 20 lineups: Nats at Rockies (start time now 9:45 p.m.)

April 25, 2017, 1:00pm

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Game 20 lineups: Nats at Rockies (start time now 9:45 p.m.)

DENVER - The Nationals have low lost three of their last four games at Coors Field after Monday's 8-4 setback against the Rockies. The Nationals are still 7-3 overall on the road and 6-1 on this 10-game road trip, but their seven-game win streak was snapped. The Rockies have won a season-high four in a row. Ryan Zimmerman now has seven homers in April, and has hit a homer in back-to-back games. He is batting .429 (9-for-21) with four homers and 11 RBIs in his last six games. Joe Ross makes his...

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Jacob Turner did all he could to keep Nats in the game

April 24, 2017, 10:18pm

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Jacob Turner did all he could to keep Nats in the game

DENVER - Unfortunately, the Nationals could not hold the lead Monday night in Denver. The Nats led 4-1 but fell 8-4 to the red-hot Rockies. If the Nationals had been able to hold their lead and win their eighth straight game, there would be talk about Ryan Zimmerman's mammoth homer to center field and the pitching of Jacob Turner. The right-hander, 25, came through in one of the most difficult places to pitch in the major leagues. Turner dialed up a quality start: six innings, allowing three...

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Bullpen questions return after Nats can't hold lead in Denver

April 24, 2017, 8:49pm

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Bullpen questions return after Nats can't hold lead in Denver

DENVER - The Rockies turned up their offense in the late going, dropping the Nationals 8-4 after Jacob Turner had provided a quality start and Ryan Zimmerman had hit a 425-foot two-run homer. The Nationals bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to score four runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Zimmerman's seventh homer in April, a 425-foot blast over the center field wall. But Colorado had the final answer, tallying seven runs in their final three innings, pounding out seven straight runs...

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Best-in-majors Nats make early statement with sweep of Mets

April 23, 2017, 8:29pm

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Best-in-majors Nats make early statement with sweep of Mets

NEW YORK - It's three weeks into April, the Mets aren't anything close to 100 percent healthy right now and 89 percent of the regular season remains to be played. So the Nationals aren't gloating too much about their weekend sweep at Citi Field, punctuated by Sunday's 6-3 victory. Neither are they apologizing for doing what needed to be done against a weakened opponent. "I think a sweep against anyone is hard to do in this league," first baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "They're a little...