Josh Land

Max Scherzer aims to regain dominant form (with lineups)

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Max Scherzer aims to regain dominant form (with lineups)
The Nationals send ace Max Scherzer to the mound tonight looking to end a three-game losing streak. Scherzer, who was arguably the National League's best pitcher through the first half of the season, has not been as dominant since the All-Star break. Scherzer is 1-1 with a 3.90 in his last five starts. The 31-year-old is coming off six innings on Sunday where the Rockies tagged him for three homers in the Nats' 6-4 loss. It was the second time in his last four outings that Scherzer...
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Pete Kerzel

Introducing the Nationals' All-Decade Team

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Introducing the Nationals' All-Decade Team
As part of the 10th anniversary celebration for the Nationals, MASNsports.com wanted to determine who were the best players at each position during the team's first nine seasons in D.C. Born out of some office debate, this process culminated with the selection of a Nationals All-Decade Team by a panel of 16 media members. Let's be clear: There's no perfect way to determine the best players at each of eight field positions, starting pitcher and closer. In fact, there were a couple of...
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Byron Kerr

10 in 10: Youth Baseball Academy welcomes Nats to showcase summer progress

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10 in 10: Youth Baseball Academy welcomes Nats to showcase summer progress
From the time they arrived from Montreal before the 2005 season, the Nationals have been a mainstay in the Washington, D.C., sports scene. But the Nats are also very active in the community, working diligently over the past decade to touch the lives of many in the region and proving that baseball has a further reach than wins and losses, balls and strikes, batters and pitchers. Each Thursday through mid-August, MASNsports.com's Byron Kerr will explore the Nationals' community outreach...
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Mel Antonen

Plenty of competition for Michael A. Taylor in NL Rookie of the Year race

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Plenty of competition for Michael A. Taylor in NL Rookie of the Year race
Nationals manager Matt Williams says that outfielder Michael A. Taylor deserves to be in the running for the National League Rookie of the Year. He's right, but there's plenty of competition. The Dodgers' Joc Pederson was the clear winner at the All-Star break, but his power has faded and his strikeouts have soared in the second half. If it hadn't been for his defense, the Dodgers might have sent him to the minor leagues. Taylor has done a good job filling in while Jayson Werth and Denard...
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Josh Land

Slumping Nats drop third straight

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Slumping Nats drop third straight
After suffering back-to-back shutouts in Los Angeles, the Nationals managed to muster only one run as their losing streak reached three with the Giants' 3-1 win. With the Mets completing a sweep of the Rockies earlier Thursday, Washington slid 4 1/2 games out of first place in the National League East. The night began with heavy promise when Yunel Escobar sent Ryan Vogelsong's first pitch of the game over the left-center field wall. The solo shot was Escobar's third leadoff homer of the year...
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Josh Land

Offense quiet again as Nats lose 3-1

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Offense quiet again as Nats lose 3-1
The Nationals broke a 19-inning scoreless streak right out of the gates. Yunel Escobar drove Ryan Vogelsong's first pitch of the game just over the wall in left-center for his third leadoff homer of the year. It was Escobar's eighth longball of the season and the Nats' seventh to start a game this season. After Vogelsong walked Bryce Harper, Giants shortstop Brandon Belt robbed Ryan Zimmerman on a blistered grounder to force Harper at second. Vogelsong then issued back-to-back free passes to...
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Josh Land

Nationals game blog: Stephen Strasburg looks for momentum

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Nationals game blog: Stephen Strasburg looks for momentum
The Nationals' 10-game, 11-day West Coast trip continues tonight in San Francisco as Washington opens a four-game set with the Giants. The Nats outscored the Giants 14-5 in a three-game sweep in D.C. July 3-5. Stephen Strasburg started the second game of that series and held San Francisco scoreless over 3 2/3 innings before departing with a strained left oblique. The injury forced Strasburg to the disabled list the following day, and he remained there until last Saturday when he returned to...
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Josh Land

Drew Storen shaky for third straight time

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Drew Storen shaky for third straight time
Drew Storen isn't pitching with the same dominance he displayed over the season's first four months. The easy assumption is either his confidence was shot or simply his focus was altered after the Nationals bumped him out of the closer role in favor of Jonathan Papelbon two weeks ago. In 38 appearances pitching the ninth inning or later before Papelbon was acquired, Storen allowed just seven runs (1.73 ERA). The 28-year-old right-hander has now surrendered eight in his last three games while...
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Josh Land

Nats hoping Stephen Strasburg continues dominant form (with lineups)

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Nats hoping Stephen Strasburg continues dominant form (with lineups)
The Nationals begin a four-game set in San Francisco needing a win to remain 3 1/2 games back of the Mets, who finished off a sweep of the Rockies earlier today. Stephen Strasburg aims to end the Nats' two-game losing streak. The right-hander returned from the disabled list to spin seven dazzling innings last Saturday night, limiting the Rockies to one run on just three hits while striking out 12 without issuing a walk. Strasburg strained his left oblique during a start against the Giants on...
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Bobby Blanco

Opposite dugout: Giants find themselves in a familiar situation in the hunt for October

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Opposite dugout: Giants find themselves in a familiar situation in the hunt for October
Manager: Bruce Bochy (9th season) Record: 60-53 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: C Buster Posey (.331/.391/.501 with 16 HR, 75 RBIs), SS Brandon Crawford (.267/.326/.495 with 19 HR, 71 RBIs), 3B Matt Duffy (.304/.340/.458 with 51 RBIs), LHP Madison Bumgarner (13-6, 3.15 ERA), RHP Santiago Casilla (27 saves, 3.89 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 0-3 Pitching probables: Aug. 13: RHP Stephen Strasburg vs. RHP Ryan Vogelsong, 10:15 p.m., MASN Aug. 14: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP Matt Cain, 10:15...
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Byron Kerr

Syracuse has won nine straight; Lopez strikes out career-high 11 for Potomac

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Syracuse has won nine straight; Lopez strikes out career-high 11 for Potomac
The Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs are on a nine-game winning streak after Wednesday's 9-5 win over Lehigh Valley. The Chiefs were 6-for-13 (.462) with runners in scoring position. Emmanuel Burriss, Jason Martinson and Dan Butler each had two RBIs and a double. Shortstop Trea Turner went 2-for-4 with two runs scored, and is now batting .304. Turner also had his 12th stolen base. Burriss is hitting .289. Caleb Ramsey went 2-for-3 and scored two runs. He is batting .286. Paolo Espino (5-5) got the win...
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Josh Land

Gap widens after Nats shut out for second straight night

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Gap widens after Nats shut out for second straight night
The reeling Nationals offense wasted a brilliant performance from Jordan Zimmermann, falling to the Dodgers 3-0. Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw retired the first 16 Nationals, taking a perfect game into the sixth before Michael A. Taylor ripped a one-out double over Joc Pederson's head in center. But Kershaw calmly coaxed two groundouts from Zimmermann and Yunel Escobar to strand Taylor. Anthony Rendon smoked a leadoff single in the seventh and Kershaw responded by fanning Bryce Harper, Ryan...
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Josh Land

David Huzzard: A closer look at the Nats skipper Matt Williams

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David Huzzard: A closer look at the Nats skipper Matt Williams
Since the trade deadline, the Washington Nationals are 4-11 and sinking fast in their National League East race against the Mets. An August/September division race is something new for the Washington Nationals. In 2012 and 2014, they were in the lead for most of the season and began to pull away at this time of year, and in 2013 the Nationals were so far out of it, a late surge made no difference. Now the Washington Nationals find themselves in a fight and they are currently behind on the...
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Kershaw outduels Zimmermann in Nats' 3-0 loss

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Kershaw outduels Zimmermann in Nats' 3-0 loss
A leadoff walk to Joc Pederson in the third turned into the Dodgers' first run. Jose Peraza followed with a broken bat floater that Ian Desmond barehanded on one hop and fired to first for the out. But Pederson advanced to second, where he would score from on Carl Crawford's two-out single. Jordan Zimmermann has allowed one run on two hits, with one walk and four strikeouts, through four innings. Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw is perfect through four innings with four strikeouts. Update:...
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Byron Kerr

10 in 10: Military is an integral part of Nationals family

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10 in 10: Military is an integral part of Nationals family
From the time they arrived from Montreal before the 2005 season, the Nationals have been a mainstay in the Washington, D.C., sports scene. But the Nats are also very active in the community, working diligently over the past decade to touch the lives of many in the region and proving that baseball has a further reach than wins and losses, balls and strikes, batters and pitchers. Each Thursday through mid-August, MASNsports.com's Byron Kerr will explore the Nationals' community outreach...
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Josh Land

Bryce Harper returns for matchup with Clayton Kershaw (with lineups)

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Bryce Harper returns for matchup with Clayton Kershaw (with lineups)
Bryce Harper returns to the Nationals lineup for tonight's series finale against the Dodgers. The 22-year-old was scratched yesterday with soreness and swelling in his left knee, resulting from two diving attempts in right field in Monday's 8-3 win. Harper looks to build on a current 10-game hitting streak. He's batting .361 (13-for-36) over the stretch, but - despite leading the National League with 29 homers - the young slugger hasn't left the yard since jacking two bombs in a win in...
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Mel Antonen

Taking a look at other no-hitters after Hisashi Iwakuma no-hit Orioles

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Taking a look at other no-hitters after Hisashi Iwakuma no-hit Orioles
Seattle pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma threw a 3-0 no-hitter in beating the Orioles on Wednesday at Safeco Field. It was the fourth no-hitter thrown in Safeco Park history, the others coming in 2012. The ballpark opened in 1999. The White Sox's Philip Humber threw a perfect-game, 4-0 win versus Seattle in April 2012. In June of that season, the Mariners' Kevin Millwood and five relievers threw a 1-0 no-hitter against the Dodgers, and then in August, the Mariners' King Felix Hernandez threw a...
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Josh Land

Best of the Decade: Jayson Werth's epic Game 4 walk-off homer

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Best of the Decade: Jayson Werth's epic Game 4 walk-off homer
As the Nationals celebrate 10 seasons in Washington, D.C., we reflect on some of the best moments since the franchise moved to the nation's capital. Each Wednesday through mid-August, check out Nationals Pastime for a remembrance of one of the watershed moments in Nationals history. Jayson Werth's arrival in D.C. late in 2010 was not unanimously approved. Many debated the seven-year, $126 million contract given to a 31-year-old who had only once been in an All-Star. Almost two years later, in...
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Josh Land

Nationals game blog: Jordan Zimmermann aims for series win

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Nationals game blog: Jordan Zimmermann aims for series win
Jordan Zimmermann is 0-2 with a 4.25 ERA in five starts since the All-Star break. That stretch began with an abbreviated four-inning outing against the Dodgers, which was interrupted by a power outage at Nationals Park on July 17. After a lengthy delay, Zimmermann wasn't able to continue. He gave up two runs on a homer to Adrian Gonzalez before the lights went out. Despite the rough patch, Zimmermann was much sharper in his last start, limiting the Rockies to one run on four hits with no walks...
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Josh Land

Nationals lose ground after 5-0 shutout loss

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Nationals lose ground after 5-0 shutout loss
Rookie right-hander Joe Ross labored through the shortest outing of his young career and the Nationals failed to score against Dodgers ace Zack Greinke for the second time this year, falling 5-0 to slide 2 1/2 games behind the Mets in the National League East. Ross had displayed pinpoint control through his first seven starts, walking just four batters while striking out 47 over 45 innings since making his major league debut on June 6. But on Tuesday night, the 22-year-old had to battle out of...
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