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Opposite dugout: Orioles using new tricks to produce similar results

May 07, 2017, 7:03pm

Manager: Buck Showalter (8th season) Record: 20-10 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 3B Manny Machado (.237 average with 8 HR, 21 RBIs); 2B Jonathan Schoop (.296 average with 5 HR, 17 RBIs); CF Adam Jones (.268 average with 33 hits); RHP Dylan Bundy (5-1, 2.17 ERA); LHP Wade Miley (1-1, 2.27 ERA). Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (3-1 in 2016) Pitching probables: May 8: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP Kevin Gausman, 7:05 p.m., MASN2May 9: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Ubaldo JimÃ©nez, 7:05 p.m.,...

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Opposite dugout: Resurgent Zimmerman leads Nats into Battle of Beltways

May 07, 2017, 3:42pm

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Opposite dugout: Resurgent Zimmerman leads Nats into Battle of Beltways

Manager: Dusty Baker (2nd season) Record: 21-10 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: 1B Ryan Zimmerman (.435/.475/.907 with 13 HR, 34 RBIs), RF Bryce Harper (.376/.504/.723 with 9 HR, 27 RBIs), 2B Daniel Murphy (.341/.390/.556 with 5 HR, 28 RBIs), LHP Gio Gonzalez (3-0, 1.64 ERA), RHP Max Scherzer (4-2, 2.66 ERA, 51 Ks), RHP Stephen Strasburg (3-1, 2.66 ERA), RHP Matt Albers (0.77 ERA, 0.51 WHIP) Season series vs. Orioles: First meeting (1-3 in 2016) Pitching probables: May 8: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs....

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Game 33 lineups: Nats at Orioles

May 09, 2017, 11:36am

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BALTIMORE - Not that they're in any kind of serious trouble right now, but the Nationals have lost two in a row and certainly would prefer not to extend that streak to three (not to mention drop both games they'll be playing at Camden Yards this season). So there's just a hint of pressure on them tonight to beat the Orioles. The good news: Max Scherzer is on the mound, and he was electric last time out against a tough Diamondbacks lineup. The two-time Cy Young Award winner also has had...

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District 34 podcast: Crossover episode for Battle of the Beltways

May 09, 2017, 12:39pm

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District 34 podcast: Crossover episode for Battle of the Beltways

Come one, come all, baseball fans of the DMV: It's time for our annual District 34-Yard Work crossover episode for the Battle of the Beltways between the Nationals and Orioles! Bobby Blanco and Byron Kerr are joined by Brian Eller of MASNsports.com's Yard Work podcast to discuss this earlier-than-usual Beltway Series and talk all things Nats and O's. The Birds were able to take Game 1 at Camden Yards on Monday Night, thanks to three first-inning home runs off Gio Gonzalez and a baserunning...

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Reluctant Wieters appreciates warm reception from Orioles

May 08, 2017, 7:58pm

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Reluctant Wieters appreciates warm reception from Orioles

BALTIMORE - Matt Wieters isn't the type to seek attention, and so Monday at Camden Yards was in some ways a nightmare scenario for the veteran catcher. Not that Wieters wasn't excited to see his former Orioles teammates in his first appearance here with the Nationals, but he had to be uncomfortable with all the attention that was heaped upon him because of it. Wieters tried to keep his in-game chatter with Baltimore players to a minimum. "I think they know from playing with me that once the...

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Scherzer stars in Humane Rescue Alliance public service announcement

May 09, 2017, 10:56am

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Scherzer stars in Humane Rescue Alliance public service announcement

The Humane Rescue Alliance (HRA) has enlisted the assistance of an All-Star to encourage the public to adopt rescue animals. Washington Nationals All-Star and two-time Cy Young award winner Max Scherzer and adoptable dog "Glee" star in the public service announcement, which will debut this week. The public service announcement was recorded at HRA's Oglethorpe Street Adoption Center this spring. During the video, Scherzer explains to viewers that every rescue animal has a story and describes...

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Lind, Turner and Baker explain ninth-inning misplays in loss to Orioles

May 08, 2017, 7:26pm

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Lind, Turner and Baker explain ninth-inning misplays in loss to Orioles

BALTIMORE - In a game that seemed out of reach, the Nationals clawed their way back and had a shot at tying or taking the lead in the ninth inning. The Orioles won the game 6-4, but the Nationals must have felt like they let a huge opportunity tslip away. Down 6-3 in the top of the ninth against Orioles reliever Brad Brach, Daniel Murphy started off with a walk. After Anthony Rendon struck out, Adam Lind singled to move Murphy to second. Former Orioles catcher Matt Wieters stepped into the...

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Positive return to lineup for Bryce Harper in opening loss to Orioles

May 08, 2017, 9:09pm

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Positive return to lineup for Bryce Harper in opening loss to Orioles

BALTIMORE - Monday was a very positive return to the lineup for the Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper. Playing his first game in four days because of a groin injury, Harper crushed a solo homer and also had an RBI single, finishing 2-for-3 with two RBIs and a run scored. Harper's single in the sixth made it 6-2. His homer in the eighth cut the lead to 6-3. The Orioles eventually outlasted the Nationals 6-4. Harper singled to center field to score Jayson Werth from third for the Nationals'...

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Gonzalez, Nats confounded by trio of first-inning homers

May 08, 2017, 7:32pm

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Gonzalez, Nats confounded by trio of first-inning homers

BALTIMORE - Only once in his Nationals career had Gio Gonzalez surrendered three homers in a game. Never in his major league career had he surrendered three homers in an inning. So imagine the shock the left-hander and his teammates were experiencing around 7:15 p.m. Monday night when Joey Rickard, Mark Trumbo and Trey Mancini all went deep the span of six batters, turning the bottom of the first at Camden Yards into a stunning display of power. Then again, if anybody knows the potential of the...

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Wieters receives nice ovations in return (Orioles win 6-4)

May 08, 2017, 3:33pm

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Wieters receives nice ovations in return (Orioles win 6-4)

BALTIMORE - Catcher Matt Wieters received a nice ovation and a video montage to the theme from the 1970s hit TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter" as he took warmup pitches from left-hander Gio Gonzalez tonight in the bottom of the first. Then the home crowd gave much louder cheers as the Orioles blasted three homers in the first to take a 4-0 lead after one frame. Gonzalez allowed solo homers to Joey Rickard, Mark Trumbo and a two-run shot to Trey Mancini. In the top of third with one out, Wieters...

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Goodwin wants to be "aggressive" in return to big leagues

May 08, 2017, 2:07pm

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Goodwin wants to be "aggressive" in return to big leagues

BALTIMORE - The Nationals announced prior to the series opener at Camden Yards that they have recalled outfielder Brian Goodwin from Triple-A Syracuse and optioned outfielder Rafael Bautista to the Chiefs. The 26-year-old Goodwin is hitting .256 at Triple-A with four doubles, two homers, 10 walks, nine runs scored, two stolen bases and 11 RBIs. He has hit safely in 11 of his last 13 games. He had a nine-game hitting streak from April 21-30. Manager Dusty Baker was asked the reasoning for the...

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Harper returns, Drew getting close, Kelley and Glover throw

May 08, 2017, 2:28pm

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Harper returns, Drew getting close, Kelley and Glover throw

BALTIMORE - Slowly but surely, the Nationals are getting closer to getting their injured players back on the field. Bryce Harper returns to the lineup tonight after missing three games with a sore groin. Stephen Drew is hoping to begin a rehab assignment this weekend, putting the shortstop on track to return from his hamstring injury next week. And Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover each threw off the bullpen mound at Camden Yards this afternoon as the relievers get close to a return from the...

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Nats fall behind early, drop series opener 6-4

May 08, 2017, 6:04pm

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Nats fall behind early, drop series opener 6-4

BALTIMORE - If the next four nights represent the Nationals' toughest test of the season to date, they didn't exactly pass Part One. Gio Gonzalez served up three home runs during a nightmare first inning, and the Nats never recovered during a 6-4 loss to the Orioles in the opener of this year's Battle of the Beltways. Gonzalez was rocked from the moment he took the mound at Camden Yards, digging his team into a deep hole. The league's most productive lineup, meanwhile, wasn't buoyed enough...

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One month later, Guthrie still coping with career-ending start

May 07, 2017, 4:02pm

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One month later, Guthrie still coping with career-ending start

One month has passed, one month since that Saturday night at Citizens Bank Park when Jeremy Guthrie turned into the loneliest man in the world, stuck on the mound with no place to hide, the Phillies battering him all over the park, the Nationals watching helplessly as a 38-year-old pitcher's career came to an agonizing end. Twelve batters faced. Six hits allowed. Four walks issued. Two outs recorded. Ten runs crossing the plate. Forty-seven pitches thrown. An uplifting story about a longtime...

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Game 32 lineups: Nats at Orioles

May 08, 2017, 11:09am

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BALTIMORE - The Nationals and Orioles don't typically play each other this early in the season. It's usually quite warm and muggy when the Nats make their annual trek to Camden Yards, and it most definitely is not warm nor muggy today. But no matter the temperature, this always remains a great place to hit, and so the majors' most productive lineup should be licking its chops at the prospect of taking some hacks here for the next two nights. The Nationals have Bryce Harper back in the lineup...

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Nationals recall outfielder Brian Goodwin

May 08, 2017, 11:06am

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The Washington Nationals recalled outfielder Brian Goodwin from Triple-A Syracuse on Monday and optioned outfielder Rafael Bautista to Syracuse. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Goodwin, 26, joins the Nationals for his first Major League assignment of the 2017 season. In 25 games for Triple-A Syracuse, Goodwin is hitting .256 (23-for-90) with four doubles, two home runs, 11 RBI, 10 walks, two stolen bases and nine runs scored. He...

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Wieters hopes to carry over legacy from Baltimore to Washington

May 07, 2017, 11:40am

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Wieters hopes to carry over legacy from Baltimore to Washington

When catcher Matt Wieters came up to the Orioles at 23 in 2009, his plan was to win a World Series and be an Oriole for life. Then in 2014, when Nick Markakis signed with Atlanta and Nelson Cruz went to Seattle, the reality of baseball as a business hit Wieters for the first time. He wondered about his future. "When Nick and Nelson left, I realized we weren't going to have a 12-year run with the same guys,'' Wieters said. "I think every player wants to play his entire career with the team...

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Marty Niland: A Nats fan's response to a youngster in search of a team

May 08, 2017, 5:16am

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Marty Niland: A Nats fan's response to a youngster in search of a team

Baseball fans may have heard the story of Pete Van Vleet of Ashland, Va., who wrote to every major league team, asking each to make a case for his newborn son, Jack, to be their fan. The 42-year-old Richmond native, a former colleague at The Associated Press, did not have a home team to root for growing up, and chose the Houston Astros because they were a National League contender in the early 1980s. He wants his kids to choose a team as he did. His 5-year-old daughter, Madeline, roots for the...

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Baker, Nats left to hope for the best with the bullpen they've got

May 07, 2017, 3:56pm

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Baker, Nats left to hope for the best with the bullpen they've got

PHILADELPHIA - Most managers, especially those of good teams, have a short list of regular candidates to summon from the bullpen for the final innings of a close game. A couple of setup men, a lefty specialist, a closer. Dusty Baker has a good team, the best team in the majors by record through the season's first five weeks. He does not, however, have the aforementioned short list of reliable relievers to call upon with his team leading by a few runs late. At least not at the moment. Shawn...

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Does Turner stay in 'pen or return to rotation? (Nats lose in 10)

May 07, 2017, 10:22am

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Does Turner stay in 'pen or return to rotation? (Nats lose in 10)

PHILADELPHIA - Jacob Turner has turned into an unlikely pitching weapon for the Nationals. The question now is where (and when) should Turner next pitch for the Nats? The club needs a fifth starter after sending struggling Joe Ross to the minors. The club also needs as much help as it can get in the bullpen right now. At the moment, Turner's ability to pitch in relief seems to take precedence. He tossed four scoreless innings out of the bullpen Wednesday night against the Diamondbacks, then...