Byron Kerr

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

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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

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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

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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

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Game 21 lineups: Nats at Rockies
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

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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

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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

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Nationals recall left-hander Matt Grace
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

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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)

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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 Márquez 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 González bobbled the ball in right field. There was no RBI in the play and González 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.)

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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

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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

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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

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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...
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Voth delivers clutch start; Desmond may not be ready next week

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Voth delivers clutch start; Desmond may not be ready next week
Right-hander Austin Voth (rhymes with "both") tossed six scoreless innings as Triple-A Syracuse dropped Norfolk 3-0. The Chiefs pitchers have now not allowed a run in 19 consecutive innings. In the third inning, Brian Goodwin delivered a run-scoring single. Clint Robinson's groundout moved runners into scoring position. Brandon Snyder then delivered a two-run single, scoring Caleb Ramsey and Goodwin. The three runs were all the Chiefs would need, thanks to Voth and the bullpen. Right-hander...
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Monday notes on the lineup, Scherzer, Werth and tonight's starter

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

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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 Solís

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Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and Solís
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)

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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"

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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)

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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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