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Monday notes on the lineup, Scherzer, Werth and tonight's starter

April 23, 2017, 9:03pm

NEW YORK - Some more news and notes from Sunday night's 6-3 victory over the Mets, for anyone who couldn't stay up that late (or perhaps was watching the local hockey team come up big in overtime )... * There's a lot to like about what the Nationals are doing right now, and among the things to like the most is the way their lineup has come together. It's not just the talented hitters they have, though they have plenty of those. It's the way they're stacking up and putting each other in...

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Bullpen in better rhythm after sweeps of Braves and Mets

April 24, 2017, 5:48pm

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Bullpen in better rhythm after sweeps of Braves and Mets

DENVER - The way Dusty Baker was able to manage his bullpen in the New York series is the ideal pattern he would like to utilize the entire season. The first week he got into a jam because Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover had not pitched yet, because of the way two games went against the Marlins. He talked at the time about how he wanted to get them in a game. Fast forward to the first weekend. The bullpen was taxed as the Phillies rallied from a 7-0 deficit to 7-6. The next night, Jeremy Guthrie...

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Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and SolÃs

April 24, 2017, 3:19pm

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Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and SolÃs

DENVER - Nationals manager Dusty Baker said Bryce Harper and Matt Wieters were not in tonight's starting lineup for the opener against the Rockies at Coors Field because they needed a day of rest. With the Nats facing their first left-hander of the season in Tyler Anderson, Baker decided to give the National League Player of the Week and catcher Wieters a day off each. Baker added he is leaning toward platooning his catchers the next few days. "Because Bryce played every day," Baker said on...

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Rockies tally first (Nats relinquish 4-1 lead, fall 8-4)

April 24, 2017, 5:22pm

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Rockies tally first (Nats relinquish 4-1 lead, fall 8-4)

DENVER - The Nationals were unable to get much going the first time through the lineup against Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson. Anderson struck out four of the first seven batters he faced. But with one away in the third, catcher Jose Lobaton blooped a single to right field. Jacob Turner laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Lobaton in scoring position. With two outs, Trea Turner struck out on a changeup to end the threat. Right-hander Jacob Turner allowed three hits in the second, and the...

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Fedde at Double-A: "He is just better than everyone he's facing"

April 24, 2017, 7:15am

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Fedde at Double-A: "He is just better than everyone he's facing"

DENVER -- Right-hander Jacob Turner is expected to make his initial start with the Nationals tonight here in Denver against the Rockies. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on paternity leave with his wife, Rachel, expecting their second child, and likely won't return to the Nats until this weekend's rematch with the Mets. Another pitcher currently in the minor leagues is making a solid statement for inclusion in the spot-start conversation this summer. It is University of...

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Game 19: Nats at Rockies lineups (Harper gets day off)

April 24, 2017, 7:17am

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Game 19: Nats at Rockies lineups (Harper gets day off)

DENVER - The two teams with the most wins in the National League begin a four-game set tonight here at Coors Field. The Nationals and Rockies each have 13 wins. Only the Astros, in the American League, can match that total. The Nationals (13-5) have the best record percentage-wise at .722. Bryce Harper is not in the Nationals' starting lineup. On the day he was named NL Player of the Week, Harper is geting the first game of the series at Coors Field off. Right-hander Jacob Turner's contract...

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Nationals select right-hander Jacob Turner

April 24, 2017, 1:51pm

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The Washington Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Jacob Turner from Triple-A Syracuse and placed right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg on the paternity list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Turner, 25, joins the Nationals after pitching to a 2.61 ERA in three starts with Triple-A Syracuse this season. A Non-Roster Invitee to Washington's 2017 Major League Spring Training, Turner has a career 12-27 record...

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Harper named National League Player of the Week

April 24, 2017, 11:16am

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Harper named National League Player of the Week

Following a week in which he hit .550 (11-for-20) with four doubles, three home runs, seven RBI, seven walks and ten runs scored, Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday. Major League Baseball made the announcement on MLB Network. The high point of the week came on April 19 at Atlanta when Harper recorded his 12th career multi-home run game, including his third career grand slam, while matching career highs in hits (4), runs (4) and runs...

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Opposite dugout: Rockies living up to hype ... so far

April 23, 2017, 5:41pm

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Opposite dugout: Rockies living up to hype ... so far

Manager: Bud Black (1st season) Record: 13-6 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 3B Nolan Arenado (.329 average with 6 HR, 13 RBIs); 1B Mark Reynolds (.318 average with 5 HR, 16 RBIs); CF Charlie Blackmon (.270 average with 20 hits); RHP Antonio Senzatela (3-0, 2.08 ERA); RHP Greg Holland (2.00 ERA, 9 saves). Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (4-2 in 2016) Pitching probables: April 24: RHP Jacob Turner vs. LHP Tyler Anderson, 8:40 p.m., MASN2April 25: RHP Joe Ross vs. TBA, 8:40 p.m.,...

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Marty Niland: Healthy Zimmerman makes a big difference for Nats

April 24, 2017, 4:58am

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Marty Niland: Healthy Zimmerman makes a big difference for Nats

One big difference between the Nationals and Mets that allowed the Nats to sweep the weekend series with their National League East rivals was overall team health. Several key members of the Mets lineup were out with injuries all weekend, while the Nats' starting lineup was intact by Sunday. One member of the Nats who is clearly benefiting from relative good health early this season is first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. The team's first draft choice after moving to Washington made it through four...

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Murphy terrorizes Mets again with grand slam (Nats win 6-3)

April 23, 2017, 5:09pm

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Murphy terrorizes Mets again with grand slam (Nats win 6-3)

NEW YORK - Daniel Murphy is back to terrorizing his former team again. Not to mention tearing the cover off the ball again. Murphy launched a grand slam off Zack Wheeler in the top of the first inning tonight, helping the Nationals take a quick 4-0 lead on the Mets in their series finale at Citi Field. The Nats loaded the bases before ever making an out, with Wheeler plunking Adam Eaton on his second pitch, then Trea Turner legging out an infield single and Bryce Harper shooting a base hit...

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Nats top Mets 6-3 to complete second straight road sweep

April 23, 2017, 6:51pm

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Nats top Mets 6-3 to complete second straight road sweep

NEW YORK - Daniel Murphy's latest big hit off the Mets gave the Nationals an early jolt of offense. Max Scherzer then did the rest, pitching the Nats to a 6-3 victory to seal a three-game sweep at Citi Field and a seven-game winning streak for the team that now owns baseball's best record. Murphy's first-inning grand slam capped a big early rally for the Nationals against Zack Wheeler and provided yet another moment for the former Mets second baseman in the park he used to call home. Ryan...

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Strasburg going on paternity leave, Turner likely to start Monday

April 23, 2017, 2:45pm

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Strasburg going on paternity leave, Turner likely to start Monday

NEW YORK - Stephen Strasburg is heading home to San Diego for the birth of his second child and won't pitch for the Nationals in Colorado this week. Strasburg's wife, Rachel, is expecting, so the Nationals plan to place Strasburg on the paternity leave list Monday. He would be required to be activated three days later, but he's not scheduled to pitch again until either Friday or Saturday in Washington against the Mets. The Nationals are expected to promote Jacob Turner from Triple-A Syracuse...

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Game 18 lineups: Nats at Mets

April 23, 2017, 12:31pm

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NEW YORK - The Nationals are on Sunday Night Baseball, looking to complete a series sweep of the Mets and head out to Colorado on a seven-game winning streak. Max Scherzer gets the ball for this finale at Citi Field, looking forward to facing New York on the big national TV stage. Scherzer has been phenomenal against the Mets in his career, going 5-3 with a 1.83 ERA in 11 games (10 starts). Zack Wheeler makes his first start against the Nationals since 2014, before he endured his litany of arm...

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Road trip halfway complete, Nationals are a perfect 5-0

April 23, 2017, 5:22am

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NEW YORK - Dusty Baker has been doing this - and by "this" we're talking about playing, coaching and managing in the major leagues - long enough to know what he should and not worry about. And Baker legitimately was worried about the road trip his Nationals began a week ago, when they departed D.C. following Bryce Harper's walk-off homer to beat the Phillies and embarked on a 10-game, 10-day, three-city excursion through Atlanta, New York and Colorado. Baker's worries about this trip may...

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Bullpen leads the way again as Nationals keep rolling

April 22, 2017, 4:46pm

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NEW YORK - When this road trip began at the beginning of the week, the Nationals bullpen looked like an unsightly blackhead on an otherwise clean face. The 10-game trip now halfway complete, the Nationals having won all five games to date, that blackhead has all but disappeared thanks to the application of some Clearasil. Or, more accurately, the redefinition of roles for this relief corps. Today's 3-1 victory over the Mets was the latest, and perhaps best, example of the dramatic turnaround...

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Baker expects flip-flop at top of lineup to be temporary

April 22, 2017, 11:26am

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Baker expects flip-flop at top of lineup to be temporary

NEW YORK - Trea Turner is back in the Nationals lineup today, but he's not back in his traditional spot atop the lineup. In his first start since injuring his right hamstring April 8, Turner is batting second against the Mets, with Adam Eaton retaining the leadoff job he has held the last two weeks with his teammate on the disabled list. The Eaton-Turner one-two combo was something Baker tried out in spring training and is something others have suggested should be a permanent alignment, given...

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Nationals get another gem, beat Mets 3-1 for sixth straight win

April 22, 2017, 3:06pm

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NEW YORK - Gio Gonzalez's early season run of dominance continues. So does his longstanding run of dominance at Citi Field. Gonzalez carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and wound up allowing just two hits to the Mets before handing things over to the Nationals' reconfigured bullpen, which pieced together the final eight outs necessary to lock up a 3-1 victory. Matt Wieters, Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman all drove in runs off Jacob deGrom to lead the Nationals to their sixth straight...

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Gonzalez up to his old tricks at Citi Field (Nats win 3-1)

April 22, 2017, 1:32pm

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Gonzalez up to his old tricks at Citi Field (Nats win 3-1)

NEW YORK - Gio Gonzalez has pitched well throughout the early portion of this season. And he has always pitched well throughout his career at Citi Field. Those two trends seem to be converging this afternoon in a positive way for the Nationals: Despite some early wildness, Gonzalez has not allowed a hit through four innings against the Mets. The left-hander battled through a ragged bottom of the first, issuing two walks and requiring 30 pitches to complete the frame. But he has retired 10...

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Saturday morning notes on Turner, Roark and Mets pitching

April 22, 2017, 5:30am

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Saturday morning notes on Turner, Roark and Mets pitching

NEW YORK - Some Saturday morning notes to chew over while contemplating the Nationals' 4-3 11-inning victory over the Mets, their five-game winning streak and their three-game lead in the division ... * Even though Trea Turner was activated off the disabled list Friday, Dusty Baker didn't want to throw his young star right back into the lineup, especially on a cold night at Citi Field. But Baker did want Turner available off the bench in case his services were needed at some point. Well, they...