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Game 17 lineups: Nats at Mets

April 22, 2017, 8:46am

NEW YORK - It's another gray, overcast, chilly day at Citi Field. And I'm talking the about the weather, not Mets fans' emotions about their team right now. The Amazins are hurting, as was clearly evident last night when Terry Collins had to resort to pinch-hitting starting pitchers and sending injured players up to bat in extra innings because nobody else was available. They're hoping Jacob deGrom starts today after getting scratched Friday night with a stiff neck, but they've got lefty...

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Another night, another win, another string of highlights for Harper

April 21, 2017, 8:33pm

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Another night, another win, another string of highlights for Harper

NEW YORK - What's the most impressive thing Bryce Harper is doing right now? Take your pick. He's hitting home runs, including his first career blast off Matt Harvey tonight, giving him a league-leading seven for the young season. He's driving in runs, two more tonight to give him 20 RBIs, tops in the majors. He's hitting for average, going 2-for-4 tonight to raise his season number to .407, tops in the National League. He's drawing walks, including one tonight to leave him with 14 for the...

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Nationals outlast Mets, win 4-3 in 11 innings

April 21, 2017, 6:55pm

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NEW YORK - Dusty Baker didn't hesitate to throw Trea Turner back to the wolves tonight, sending his leadoff man up to bat for the first time in 13 days with the bases loaded and one out in a tie game in the top of the 11th, with Jeurys Familia on the mound for the Mets. Turns out Turner didn't need to take the bat off his shoulder to drive in the winning run. Turner drew a four-pitch walk off Familia to allow Bryce Harper to trot home with the run that gave the Nationals a 4-3, extra-inning...

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Harper finally connects off Harvey (Nats win 4-3 in 11)

April 21, 2017, 4:13pm

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Harper finally connects off Harvey (Nats win 4-3 in 11)

NEW YORK - Bryce Harper entered tonight's game with one hit in 26 career at-bats against Matt Harvey. No opposing pitcher has confounded the Nationals slugger like the Mets right-hander. Is there a reasonable explanation for Harvey's one-sided domination of one of the best hitters in baseball? "I don't know," manager Dusty Baker said this afternoon. "I don't think he knows. Matt knows it. Bryce knows it. But one thing: The law of averages is on Bryce's side. I'm hoping the law of...

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Updates on Turner, Werth, Zimmerman and Drew

April 21, 2017, 2:35pm

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Updates on Turner, Werth, Zimmerman and Drew

NEW YORK - Trea Turner is in the Nationals dugout tonight, available to come off the bench if needed. But he's not in the starting lineup just yet, with manager Dusty Baker wanting to give the just-activated shortstop a chance to rest his legs a bit after playing rehab games at extended spring training the last two days. "The thinking was: Today was supposed to be his day off from the rehab assignment," Baker said. "And we thought, 'OK, who would you rather have available on the bench?...

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Turner activated off DL, Green designated for assignment

April 21, 2017, 11:34am

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Turner activated off DL, Green designated for assignment

NEW YORK - Trea Turner is back on the Nationals' 25-man roster, activated off the disabled list in time for tonight's series opener against the Mets. Turner, out since April 8 with a strained right hamstring, may not be in manager Dusty Baker's starting lineup on a chilly evening at Citi Field, but he will be available off the bench if needed and is expected to start at shortstop Saturday afternoon. To make room for Turner on the active roster, the Nationals designated infielder Grant Green...

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Game 16 lineups: Nats at Mets

April 21, 2017, 11:05am

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NEW YORK - Hello from Citi Field, where it's about 30 degrees colder than it was yesterday at SunTrust Park in suburban Atlanta. It's going to be quite chilly out there for the series opener between the Nationals and Mets, and that's not what you ideally want for a team dealing with several minor leg injuries. With that in mind, several regulars are not in tonight's starting lineup: Trea Turner (who has been activated off the disabled list), Jayson Werth (groin), Ryan Zimmerman and Matt...

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Quietly, like a pro, Wilmer Difo keeps Nats rolling

April 21, 2017, 3:32am

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Quietly, like a pro, Wilmer Difo keeps Nats rolling

He made another big play defensively in the ninth inning to help Shawn Kelley earn the save as the Nationals swept out of Atlanta with a 3-2 win over the Braves. I am talking about 25-year-old shortstop Wilmer Difo, who has done a very good job of playing defense and has worked hard in each at-bat. He has been crucial to the Nationals, not missing a beat while Trea Turner and Stephen Drew recover from right hamstring strains. Difo has started eight games since April 11. He has committed only...

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Nationals reinstate SS Trea Turner

April 21, 2017, 12:06pm

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The Washington Nationals reinstated shortstop Trea Turner from the 10-day disabled list on Friday and designated infielder Grant Green for assignment. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Turner, 23, returns to the Nationals after missing 10 games with a right hamstring strain. The fleet-footed shortstop appeared in two extended spring training games this week in West Palm Beach, going 5-for-7 with two doubles, a triple, three walks...

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Opposite dugout: Injuries, ineffectiveness plague middling Mets

April 20, 2017, 6:11pm

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Opposite dugout: Injuries, ineffectiveness plague middling Mets

Manager: Terry Collins (7th season) Record: 8-8 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: OF Michael Conforto (.320), C Travis d'Arnaud (.263, 9 RBIs), RF Jay Bruce (.293/.379/.638 with 6 HR, 14 RBIs), LF Yoenis CÃ©spedes (6 HR, 10 RBIs), RHP Jacob deGrom (0-0, 1.89 ERA), RHP Matt Harvey (2-0, 2.45 ERA), RHP Addison Reed (4 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (7-12 in 2016) Pitching probables: April 21: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Jacob deGrom, 7:10 p.m., MASN April 22: LHP Gio Gonzalez...

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David Huzzard: A closer look at Nats' closer troubles

April 20, 2017, 6:24pm

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David Huzzard: A closer look at Nats' closer troubles

A couple of days ago, the Nationals made a much-needed change by removing Blake Treinen from the closer's role and replacing him with Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover. This is the current best option and the only option the Nationals truly have at this point. After the Nationals got outbid for Mark Melancon and Kenley Jansen, and Arlodis Chapman only wanted to play for the Yankees, the Nationals were no longer going to get a closer during the offseason. Earlier in the offseason the Nationals'...

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Reworked bullpen wraps up a win ignited by Strasburg, Zimmerman

April 20, 2017, 7:52pm

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Reworked bullpen wraps up a win ignited by Strasburg, Zimmerman

ATLANTA - There are any number of key moments in a one-run game, and there were plenty to choose from in the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Braves tonight. But the one that may resonate the most, the one that felt like the most significant moment in this game, came from a guy who had all but disappeared from the roster. Oliver PÃ©rez was last seen on the mound throwing a pitch 12 days ago, way back on April 8, as one of the four relievers forced to put in yeoman's work after Jeremy Guthrie...

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Friday morning Nats Q&A from 35,000 feet over America

April 20, 2017, 8:06pm

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Friday morning Nats Q&A from 35,000 feet over America

OK, these are always fun for me. I'm not just answering your Nats questions today. I'm answering them from seat 27F on my flight from Atlanta to New York, roughly 35,000 feet up in the skies over the East Coast. (That's assuming Delta's on-board WiFi works with no problems, of course.) If all goes according to plan, I should be able to start answering questions around 11 a.m. EDT. I'll try my best to get to everything before the descent into LaGuardia. So, as always, submit your questions...

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District 34 podcast: Nats rolling to start season

April 20, 2017, 12:23pm

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District 34 podcast: Nats rolling to start season

If you're Capitals or Wizards fan like I am, you'll probably join me in being thankful that the Nationals are cruising along through these first couple of weeks of the season. While stressing during the Caps and Wizards' playoff wins last night, it was nice to watch the Nats roll the Braves for an easy 14-4 victory. And with the big win at the new SunTrust Park came a lot of news out of the Nationals clubhouse, giving Byron Kerr and myself a lot to talk about on this week's episode of the...

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Murphy scratched with leg tightness, plus more injury updates

April 20, 2017, 2:47pm

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Murphy scratched with leg tightness, plus more injury updates

ATLANTA - The Nationals aren't dealing with any major injuries right now, but they are dealing with a growing list of nagging injuries, and Daniel Murphy joined that list today. Murphy was initially penciled into Dusty Baker's lineup for tonight's series finale against the Braves but had to be scratched after telling his manager he was dealing with "tightness" in his right leg. The veteran second baseman had started all 14 games to date and had a 10-game hitting streak to open the season....

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Nationals top Braves 3-2 to complete series sweep

April 20, 2017, 6:17pm

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ATLANTA - Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Strasburg were up to their old tricks, providing the Nationals the slimmest of leads heading into the late innings of tonight's game. The Nats bullpen then found some new tricks to seal the deal in a 3-2 victory and complete a sweep of the Braves. Zimmerman's two-run homer off R.A. Dickey gave the Nationals the lead for good, Strasburg churned out seven more quality innings and then the relief trio of Oliver PÃ©rez, Koda Glover and Shawn Kelley held that...

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Dickey's knuckleball presenting challenges tonight (Nats win 3-2)

April 20, 2017, 4:49pm

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Dickey's knuckleball presenting challenges tonight (Nats win 3-2)

ATLANTA - The Nationals haven't seen too many knuckleballs the last few years, but they're seeing one tonight, and they'd better be ready to see a lot more of it as this season plays out. R.A. Dickey is on the mound for the Braves tonight at SunTrust Park for the first of what should be several starts against the Nationals in 2017. The 42-year-old right-hander used to be a regular conundrum for veteran Nats hitters when he pitched for the Mets, but he spent the last four years in Toronto, so...

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Game 15 lineups: Nats at Braves (update: Murphy scratched)

April 20, 2017, 12:00pm

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Game 15 lineups: Nats at Braves (update: Murphy scratched)

ATLANTA - The Nationals go for the series sweep of the Braves tonight, which wouldn't be a bad way at all to end the first leg of a tough, 10-game road trip that continues Friday night at Citi Field and then heads west Monday to Coors Field. Dusty Baker will hope for a continuation of last night's offensive explosion, though he'll have a different lineup out there for this one. Daniel Murphy has been scratched. Jayson Werth, who had to leave last night's game in the third inning with groin...

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Opposite dugout: Injuries, ineffectiveness have hurt middling Mets

April 20, 2017, 12:28pm

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Opposite dugout: Injuries, ineffectiveness have hurt middling Mets

Manager: Terry Collins (7th season) Record: 8-7 (UPDATE) Last 10 games: 5-4 Who to watch: C Travis d'Arnaud, RF Jay Bruce, LF Yoenis CÃ©spedes, RHP Jacob deGrom, RHP Matt Harvey, RHP Addison Reed Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (7-12 in 2016) Pitching probables: April 21: RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Jacob deGrom, 7:10 p.m., MASN April 22: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP Matt Harvey, 4:05 p.m., MASN April 23: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Zack Wheeler, 8:08 p.m., ESPN Inside the Mets: Fans in...

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Ross impresses in long-awaited Nationals season debut

April 19, 2017, 10:25pm

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ATLANTA - In his perfect world, Joe Ross would have spent opening day at Nationals Park, not NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse. But Ross didn't take his season-opening demotion to Triple-A personally, recognizing that the Nationals weren't sending him down for performance reasons, but rather because it made the most sense for a club that didn't need a full-time fifth starter until now. Wasn't that still difficult to accept for a guy whose last start came in Game 4 of the National League Division...