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Nats option Tyler Moore to Syracuse

June 09, 2013, 7:42pm

The Nationals were allowed to have 26 players on their active roster today because of the doubleheader, but now that the two games today are over and done with, a cut needed to be made. The guy to go down will be Tyler Moore. After calling up first baseman Chris Marrero earlier today, the Nats decided to option Moore to Triple-A Syracuse after tonight's 5-4 win over the Twins. Despite having a very impressive rookie campaign last year, when he hit 10 homers and slugged .513, Moore has...

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Span, Bernadina and Solano part of Nats' Game 2 lineup

June 09, 2013, 2:15pm

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Span, Bernadina and Solano part of Nats' Game 2 lineup

After sitting out the first half of today's doubleheader with a sore ankle, Denard Span returns to the Nationals' lineup for the nightcap. Span will be back in center field and atop the batting order as the Nats look to sweep the doubleheader and take 2-of-3 from the Twins, Span's former team. Also in the Nats' lineup for Game 2 of the doubleheader are Roger Bernadina, who will play left field and hit second, and Jhonatan Solano, who will be behind the plate and hit eighth. Nathan Karns...

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Karns smacked around in the nightcap (Nats win 5-4, sweep doubleheader)

June 09, 2013, 4:40pm

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Karns smacked around in the nightcap (Nats win 5-4, sweep doubleheader)

In what very well could be his last start with the Nationals for a little while, Nathan Karns got hit pretty hard in just three innings of work. Karns allowed four runs on five hits over his three frames. He walked three, hit a batter, allowed a home run and struck out two. He needed 74 pitches to get through three innings and retired just nine of the 18 hitters that he faced. With Ross Detwiler and Stephen Strasburg looking like they're on the verge of returning to the Nats' rotation...

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Johnson, Rendon, Zimmermann and Kobernus talk after Nats' 7-0 win

June 09, 2013, 1:38pm

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Johnson, Rendon, Zimmermann and Kobernus talk after Nats' 7-0 win

Not liking the overall mindset and offensive approach he was seeing from his team lately, Davey Johnson did something before today's game that he hates doing: He held a team meeting. According to those in the room for the chat, it wasn't anything too serious. The meeting lasted just a few minutes, Johnson was upbeat throughout and he gave the team a simple message. "It was more just story time," Jordan Zimmermann said with a smile. So what was said? "He was just trying to get us...

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Rizzo on Marrero call-up, Harper's knee, Espinosa's health

June 09, 2013, 8:35am

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Rizzo on Marrero call-up, Harper's knee, Espinosa's health

Having called up Chris Marrero from Triple-A Syracuse to fill the temporary 26th spot on their roster for today's doubleheader, the Nationals will need to drop a player by tomorrow to get back down to the 25-man roster limit. They're not giving any indication yet of who will be sent down, however. "We'll make that decision after the two games today, but the rules allow us to bring a 26th man up," general manager Mike Rizzo said. "And we felt it was the thing to do." The Nats already...

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More miscues, but a lead nonetheless (Zimmermann delivers another gem)

June 09, 2013, 11:03am

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More miscues, but a lead nonetheless (Zimmermann delivers another gem)

Through 4 1/2 innings, the Nationals have had two runners thrown out on the bases, including one that was cut down at home. They've made two more errors, as Anthony Rendon dropped a pop-up that would have been the third out of the third inning and Ryan Zimmerman unleashed his 11th error - 10 of which have been of the throwing variety - in the fifth. Still, despite their repeated miscues, the Nats lead 2-0 as they come to bat in the fifth. A large reason for that is Jordan Zimmermann, who...

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Span out for Game 1, Kobernus gets first big league start

June 09, 2013, 7:51am

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Span out for Game 1, Kobernus gets first big league start

With his right foot still bothering him after he fouled a ball off it in the 10th inning of yesterday's loss to the Twins, Denard Span will not play in the first game of today's doubleheader. Span will get his foot checked out by team medical personnel, and manager Davey Johnson told his center fielder that he'll need him for Game 2 of the doubleheader. Assuming Span is feeling OK later today, he'll try and play through the soreness in that foot. In Game 1, however, it'll be Jeff...

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Nats grab second-generation hopeful, take shot on former first-rounder

June 08, 2013, 4:50pm

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Nats grab second-generation hopeful, take shot on former first-rounder

The Nationals have completed the First-Year Player draft, making their final seven picks (click here and here to get a rundown of today's previous draft action from MASNsports.com's Byron Kerr). At this point, most clubs are doing some serious prospecting on guy who may or may not pan out, but the Nationals came up with a couple of interesting names in the draft's later rounds. They took left-hander Jake Walsh out of Missouri with thir 34th-round pick, then followed up in the 35th with...

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Chris Marrero joins Nats as team's 26th guy

June 09, 2013, 6:50am

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Chris Marrero joins Nats as team's 26th guy

The Nationals have taken advantage of a rule that allows teams to bring up a 26th player for doubleheaders, recalling first baseman Chris Marrero from Triple-A Syracuse. General manager Mike Rizzo said the Nats will decide after today who will be sent down in order to get the roster back to 25. Marrero last appeared with the Nationals in 2011, when he hit .248 with 10 RBIs in 31 games. In November of that year, he underwent surgery to repair a torn left hamstring sustained while playing in...

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Johnson and LaRoche recap Nats' 4-3 11-inning loss

June 08, 2013, 5:01pm

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Johnson and LaRoche recap Nats' 4-3 11-inning loss

Another frustrating loss, another postgame press conference where Davey Johnson tries to sum up what's going wrong with his team. The Nationals fell to the Twins 4-3 in 11 innings today, dropping Johnson's team two games under .500 for the first time this season. The Nats had 10 hits but went 1-for-7 with runners in scoring position and didn't draw a single walk. Over their last seven games, the Nats have drawn a total of five walks. The offensive woes and overall effort might end up...

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Nationals recall 1B/OF Chris Marrero from Syracuse

June 09, 2013, 6:51am

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The Washington Nationals today recalled first baseman/outfielder Chris Marrero from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Marrero batted .306 (64-for-209) with nine doubles, one triple, 10 home runs, 44 RBI, 14 walks and 26 runs scored in 55 games this season with Syracuse. His RBI total ranks fourth in the International League. The 24-year-old appeared in 31 games with...

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Werth brings the pop, LaRoche's errors adding up (Nats lose 4-3 in 11)

June 08, 2013, 1:36pm

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Werth brings the pop, LaRoche's errors adding up (Nats lose 4-3 in 11)

The Nationals have been lacking any real offensive production out of the No. 2 spot in their lineup for much of the last five weeks. Jayson Werth is now back after missing nearly all of May with a hamstring injury, and he's brought the pop back to the No. 2 hole. Werth crushed a two-run homer to left with two outs in the third inning, putting the Nats on the scoreboard. It was Werth's fifth homer of the season and first since he returned to the Nats' lineup earlier this week. That's been...

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Nationals conclude 2013 First-Year Player Draft

June 08, 2013, 4:17pm

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The Washington Nationals today selected 30 players on the third day of Major League Baseball's 2013 First-Year Player Draft. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo, Nationals Assistant General Manager & Vice President of Player Personnel Roy Clark and Nationals Director of Scouting Kris Kline made the joint announcement. Over the three-day Draft, the Nationals selected a total of 39 players: 14 right-handed pitchers, eight left-handed...

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Nationals draft selections for Rounds 16 through 33

June 08, 2013, 12:13pm

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Following the selection of center fielder William Ballou in the 15th round, the Nationals picked another center fielder in the 16th round. At No. 496, the Nationals picked Willie Allen out of Western Oklahoma State College. The 6-foot-2, 191-pounder, is in his second season at the JuCo level, and throws and bats right-handed. In the 17th round, the Nationals selected catcher Geoffrey Perrott out of Rice University. The 22-year-old batted .271 in 57 games, with nine doubles, one triple, one...

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Strasburg on track to start next Sunday, Harper improving (and Espinosa update)

June 08, 2013, 10:34am

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Strasburg on track to start next Sunday, Harper improving (and Espinosa update)

After throwing a bullpen session today and reporting no discomfort in or around his strained lat muscle, Stephen Strasburg has been put on a track to return to the Nationals rotation next Sunday, June 16, the first day that he's eligible to come off the disabled list. Assuming he doesn't report any issues in the coming days, Strasburg will throw a simulated game Tuesday in Colorado, and then would be lined up to pitch next Sunday against the Indians. "He had a great bullpen," manager...

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Rendon at second base again (plus Twins lineup)

June 08, 2013, 10:41am

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Rendon at second base again (plus Twins lineup)

Anthony Rendon is back at second base for the Nationals in the delayed opener of a three-game interleague series against the Minnesota Twins. Here are the lineups for today's 4:05 p.m. game at Nationals Park. For the Twins: 3B Jamey Carroll C Joe Mauer RF Ryan Doumit LF Josh Willingham 1B Justin Morneau CD Aaron Hicks 2B Brian Dozier SS Pedro Florimon RHP Kevin Correia For the Nationals: CF Denard Span RF Jayson Werth 3B Ryan Zimmerman 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond 2B Anthony Rendon LF...

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Nationals go after Division I talent as final draft day continues

June 08, 2013, 10:09am

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Following the selection of Cody Gunter, the Nationals have made these selections: At No. 226 in the seventh round, the Nationals selected University of Delaware first baseman James Yezzo, the Colonial Athletic Association Player of the Year. The 21-year-old Yezzo is 6-foot-1 and 190 lbs., bats left and throws right. Yezzo hit .410 and slugged .714 for the Blue Hens this past season. At No. 256 in the eighth round, the Nationals picked left-hander David Napoli out of Tulane University. The...

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Ohlendorf to start for Nats on Wednesday, Garcia will remain a reliever

June 08, 2013, 11:05am

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Ohlendorf to start for Nats on Wednesday, Garcia will remain a reliever

The two rainouts over the last two days gave the Nationals a chance to rest some banged-up players and get a bit of a breather after a 10-1 whipping at the hands of the Mets on Wednesday. It also allowed them to not need to call up a starter to pitch today against the Twins, but that was only a temporary fix. Tomorrow's doubleheader will leave the Nats short of rested starters Wednesday, meaning they'll need to bring up someone to make a start against the Rockies in Colorado. That guy will...

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Gate times announced for Twins-Natonals make-up game

June 08, 2013, 11:07am

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Gate times announced for Twins-Natonals make-up game

The Nationals will play a split doubleheader against the Twins on Sunday, June 9 with the rescheduled game beginning at 7:05 p.m. Gates for the 7:05 p.m. game will open 1.5 hours after the last out of the 1:35 p.m. game or 6:00 p.m., whichever is later. For more information on exchanging tickets purchased through nationals.com or the Nationals telephone charge line, please call 202.675.NATS(6287). On gamedays, the Nationals Park Box Office is open Monday through Saturday, 10:00 a.m. until 30...

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About Sunday night's game ... (updated)

June 08, 2013, 9:52am

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Because of Friday night's rainout - thanks, Tropical Storm Andrea - the Twins and Nationals will play a split doubleheader Sunday. You can check out the particulars here, including the times of the games and ticket exchange policies. Now if you're not heading to the (hopefully) sunny shores of the Anacostia on Sunday evening, you'll probably be watching the game on MASN. Because the network wasn't given permission to broadcast the game until Friday evening - long after most television...