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Charlie Fliegel: Who steps up in Ramos' absence?

September 28, 2016, 5:03am

The season-ending injury to Wilson Ramos is obviously a big blow to the Nationals. And with everything Ramos has gone through, especially after the season he was having, it's hard not to feel sad for him. But the loss of one player, even one who was the team's second-best hitter this year, won't end the Nats chances. Ramos hasn't exactly been hitting well recently, with only a .764 OPS in the second half, but the team's production hasn't diminished - August was, in fact, their best month...

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Following loss of Ramos, Lobaton and Severino spark Nats comeback

September 27, 2016, 7:00pm

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Following loss of Ramos, Lobaton and Severino spark Nats comeback

The Nationals began the day with the news that starting catcher Wilson Ramos is out for the season with a torn ACL in his right knee. Manager Dusty Baker talked during pregame about the club's catching depth, and how important Jose Lobaton and Pedro Severino would be on the run the Nats hope to be on for the next month. Then Baker watched as Lobaton and Severino sparked a four-run comeback that turned a two-run deficit into a 4-2 victory over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday night. Lobaton led off...

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Rendon gets 500th hit as Nats come back and win 4-2

September 27, 2016, 5:47pm

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Rendon gets 500th hit as Nats come back and win 4-2

Right-hander Max Scherzer allowed a few hard-hit balls in his first three innings against the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Jean Segura hit a mammoth solo shot on the game's first pitch. Jake Lamb and Welington Castillo delivered doubles deep to center field in the third. The D-backs led early by two. But then, as he does many times, Scherzer started to connect. At one point he struck out seven of eight batters. He ended up with 10 strikeouts in six innings, allowing just two runs on six hits. The...

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Cole suspended five games for retaliation pitch (Nats win 4-2)

September 27, 2016, 2:08pm

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Cole suspended five games for retaliation pitch (Nats win 4-2)

Major League Baseball has suspended A.J. Cole five games for intentionally throwing at Jung Ho Kang's head during the Nationals game Sunday in Pittsburgh. Cole, who also was fined an undisclosed amount, has appealed the suspension, so he remains on the Nationals active roster until a hearing can be held and ruled upon. He's tentatively lined up to start Friday night against the Marlins, his final outing of the regular season. The five-game suspension is a fairly standard punishment for...

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Rizzo confirms Strasburg "unlikely" to pitch in NLDS

September 27, 2016, 2:14pm

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Rizzo confirms Strasburg "unlikely" to pitch in NLDS

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg is making steady progress as he recovers from right elbow soreness, but doesn't look like he will be available for the National League Division Series against the Dodgers, according to president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo. "I think it would be kind of pushing it," Rizzo said of Strasburg's availability for the NLDS versus the Dodgers. "I think that's fair to say. I haven't seen him after he did his throwing program today. But with...

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Baker gives insight on how playoff rotation might work out

September 26, 2016, 3:32pm

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Baker gives insight on how playoff rotation might work out

Manager Dusty Baker knows his club will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Division Series, which begins Oct 7. Looking ahead to how the Nationals will set up their rotation for the Dodgers, this week's pitching probables give some insight into how the NLDS will work out for Nats starters. Right-hander Tanner Roark started Monday night's opener against the Diamondbacks. The games notes list right-hander Max Scherzer for Tuesday, left-hander Gio Gonzalez for Wednesday and...

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Ramos tears ACL again, Nats try to replace All-Star catcher

September 27, 2016, 1:20pm

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Ramos tears ACL again, Nats try to replace All-Star catcher

The reaction among everyone in the Nationals dugout Monday night when Wilson Ramos crumpled to the ground and motioned for a trainer suggested an immediate recognition of the severity of what had just happened. Confirmation, though, came this afternoon when an MRI of Ramos' right knee indeed revealed a torn ACL, a crushing blow for the All-Star catcher, who suddenly will enter free agency coming off the second reconstructive surgery of his career, and for the Nationals, who suddenly have to...

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Game 157 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks (torn ACL for Ramos)

September 27, 2016, 10:53am

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Game 157 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks (torn ACL for Ramos)

We just got word just yet on Wilson Ramos' MRI, and it's not good: He has torn the ACL in his right knee and will have surgery sometime in the next week, ending his season (and potentially his Nationals career, since he's going to be a free agent). Plenty more coming on that, but in the meantime the club has called up Spencer Kieboom from Double-A Harrisburg, giving them three healthy catchers (along with Jose Lobaton and Pedro Severino) and incredibly a full 40-man active roster. (Kieboom...

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X-rays on Harper's left thumb come back negative

September 26, 2016, 8:21pm

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X-rays on Harper's left thumb come back negative

Nationals manager Dusty Baker offered a bit of positive news late Monday night after announcing that catcher Wilson Ramos would have to undergo an MRI to check the status of an apparent right knee injury suffered in the sixth inning of Monday's 14-4 loss to the D-backs. X-rays on right fielder Bryce Harper's left thumb came back negative. Harper did not play in Monday's series opener because of the injury, which occurred on an awkward slide in Sunday's 10-7 win at Pittsburgh. "Bryce's...

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Nationals select C Spencer Kieboom

September 27, 2016, 12:40pm

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The Washington Nationals selected the contract of catcher Spencer Kieboom from Double-A Harrisburg on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Kieboom joins the Nationals for the first Major League assignment of his career. The 25-year-old is a career .264 hitter with a .344 on-base percentage and a .381 slugging percentage over the course of his five seasons in the Minor Leagues. This year, with Double-A Harrisburg, Kieboom hit...

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Steve Mears: "Next man up" and the postseason roster

September 27, 2016, 6:51am

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Steve Mears: "Next man up" and the postseason roster

The Nationals have been holding tryouts for the postseason roster, and last night, Dusty Baker made some calculated moves, some interesting moves and some moves out of necessity. The moves out of necessity were to replace Bryce Harper and Daniel Murphy, as both are nursing injuries. Then Baker had to replace Wilson Ramos, who left the game with an apparent right knee injury. Baker went to Pedro Severino over Jose Lobaton in what Baker described after the game as "next man up." While you...

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Baker's challenge: balancing rest vs. home field advantage

September 26, 2016, 9:32pm

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Baker's challenge: balancing rest vs. home field advantage

Dusty Baker faces a tricky challenge over the next week. His Nationals have already clinched the National League East title, and some key regulars are dealing with nagging injuries and could use some rest. (And that was true even before Wilson Ramos suffered a potentially serious knee injury last night.) Yet his team needs a strong week to hold off the Dodgers and secure home field advantage for itsupcoming National League Division Series. How does a manager find the right balance? "One...

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Baker: Ramos, set for Tuesday MRI, "doesn't look too good"

September 26, 2016, 8:07pm

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Baker: Ramos, set for Tuesday MRI, "doesn't look too good"

Just two days after clinching their third National League East title in five seasons, the Nationals may have lost their starting catcher with only handful of games remaining. Wilson Ramos came down awkwardly on his right leg as he went after a high throw from first baseman Ryan Zimmerman on a relay from right field in the top of the sixth. Ramos dropped the ball when he hit the ground and was crumpled in pain before head athletic trainer Paul Lessard came out to attend to him. Ramos left the...

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Diamondbacks win 14-4, Ramos injured

September 26, 2016, 3:57pm

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One of the many bright spots among the Nationals' September callups has been the play of right fielder Brian Goodwin. Coming into this week, Goodwin is batting .313 with three RBIs. Manager Dusty Baker said early last week how impressed he has been with Goodwin, and the former North Carolina Tar Heel has delivered at the plate and in the field in Monday's opener against the Diamondbacks. Facing right-hander Tanner Roark to lead off the game, Arizona's Jean Segura lined the first offering...

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Wilson Ramos goes down with apparent knee injury, leaves game

September 26, 2016, 5:57pm

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Wilson Ramos goes down with apparent knee injury, leaves game

Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos was injured when he collapsed on his right leg after leaping to take a throw from right field in the top of the sixth against the Diamondbacks on Monday night. Ramos appeared to injure his right knee on a relay throw from first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. D-backs right fielder Yasmany Tomas doubled to score two runs on the play. The second run scored on a Zimmerman's high relay throw on a peg from right fielder Brian Goodwin. Ramos leaped to catch the throw, came...

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Nats not worried about Harper's thumb, expect Murphy for NLDS

September 26, 2016, 2:11pm

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Nats not worried about Harper's thumb, expect Murphy for NLDS

The Nationals don't yet have test results on Bryce Harper's left thumb, but the sense around the club remains that the right fielder's injury isn't serious. Harper is out of the lineup for tonight's series opener against the Diamondbacks, and the Nationals may take the precautionary route and give him more time to heal before putting him back on the field, given the fact they've already clinched the National League East title. The 23-year-old admitted Sunday he initially was worried he...

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Solis returns, will look to get into games before postseason

September 26, 2016, 2:09pm

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Solis returns, will look to get into games before postseason

The Nationals announced that left-hander Sammy Solis has been activated from the disabled list. He had been out with left shoulder inflammation since Aug. 16. Solis makes the Nats roster total 39 active players. Catcher Spencer Kieboom is the only player on 40-man that is not currently on the active roster. Solis has been a solid contributor out of the 'pen this season, throws in the mid-90s and has ability to be a long reliever if the Nats need him to. But manager Dusty Baker has said as late...

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Game 156 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

September 26, 2016, 10:53am

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And so we have reached the final week of the regular season, and thus the final homestand of the regular season. Way back when, we probably figured these would be meaningful games, with the Nationals engaged in a tense pennant race down to the wire. In reality, their run to the National League East title was much easier than that, and they clinched Saturday night in Pittsburgh. There is, of course, still something on the line this week: Home field advantage for what is now officially an...

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On the Nats' resilient win in Pittsburgh, NLDS vs. Dodgers

September 25, 2016, 4:05pm

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On the Nats' resilient win in Pittsburgh, NLDS vs. Dodgers

PITTSBURGH - The events of the third inning - Jung Ho Kang's fake tag, Bryce Harper's awkward slide and injured left thumb as a result, A.J. Cole's fastball behind Kang's back and the benches-clearing skirmish that ensued - stole the spotlight yesterday at PNC Park. Perhaps lost in that, however, was a fairly remarkable 10-7 victory by the Nationals over the Pirates. Which shouldn't be lost. In the wake of their National League East clincher Saturday night, Dusty Baker rested most of his...

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Matt Skole earns minor league Gold Glove

September 26, 2016, 8:29am

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Matt Skole earns minor league Gold Glove

The Nationals announced that Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs first baseman Matt Skole has been named a minor league Gold Glove winner for 2016. Skole recorded just one error in 874 chances for a .999 fielding percentage. The 27-year-old Skole, a 2011 fifth-round selection out of Georgia Tech, has worked his way up the organizational ladder after hitting a road block in 2013. On a freak play at first base, Skole injured his elbow and had to undergo Tommy John and missed the entire season. Skole, a...