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Harper back in left, hitting seventh

May 01, 2012, 2:02pm

I tried posting the lineups from my iPhone a couple of hours ago, but apparently that failed miserably. So let's try this again. Bryce Harper is hitting seventh again today, and he's back in left field with Rick Ankiel playing center against Diamondbacks right-hander Trevor Cahill. Ankiel will hit third today, and Jayson Werth is back in the lineup hitting fifth after missing Sunday's game because of a migraine. Nationals SS Ian Desmond 3B Steve Lombardozzi CF Rick Ankiel 1B Adam...

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Relaxed Harper feels no pressure to stick in the majors

May 01, 2012, 3:06pm

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Relaxed Harper feels no pressure to stick in the majors

While today will be Bryce Harper's official home debut, in some ways, yesterday was his true sporting debut in the nation's capital. Harper used his off-day to go shopping in the D.C. area, and then went on a little tour of the Mall, checking out the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument. Some fans noticed him walking by - "They saw the rat tail and the tattoos," Harper joked - and asked him to take a few hacks in their pick-up softball game which was taking place nearby. "I was...

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Komatsu could return to D.C.

May 01, 2012, 11:30am

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Remember Erik Komatsu? The 24-year-old outfielder might be an option for the Nationals yet again. The Cardinals just designated Komatsu for assignment, and if he clears waivers, must be offered back to the Nationals. Komatsu was taken by the Cardinals from the Nationals in December's Rule 5 draft. He was originally acquired by Washington last year from Milwaukee in the Jerry Hariston Jr. trade. There's a chance another team claims Komatsu - who hit .211 in 19 at-bats with the Cardinals...

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Some of this, some of that

May 01, 2012, 5:49am

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Think Danny Rosenbaum is almost ready for a promotion to Triple-A Syracuse? The 24-year-old lefty threw seven shutout innings for Double-A Harrisburg yesterday, allowing six hits with no walks and five strikeouts. Rosenbaum lowered his season ERA to 0.76 and now has gone his last three starts, spanning 23 innings, without allowing a run. In that time, he's given up just 13 hits with two walks and 16 strikeouts. Yeah, Triple-A might be calling shortly. For those who have asked, I can't...

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Early impressions of Harper sure are favorable

April 30, 2012, 10:04am

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Early impressions of Harper sure are favorable

It's just been two games. Say it with me: It's just been two games. There's no reason to read too much into Bryce Harper's first eight major league plate appearances or his first 17 innings in the Nationals outfield. He'll have plenty more opportunities to show his stuff in the big leagues in the coming days/weeks/years and there are certainly no guarantees that he won't be back playing at Triple-A Syracuse again sometime in the near future. But when we examine Harper's...

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Joe Drugan: Comparing Nationals' starters to some elite competition

May 01, 2012, 4:56am

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Blogs across NatsTown have spent the better part of a week bemoaning the lethargic offense that the Nationals have shown throughout the season, and they probably deserve it. The team has scored just 74 runs, or just 3.36 runs per game, which is sixth worst in all of baseball. Yet the Nationals are still 14-8 heading into May, and they hold a half-game lead over the Atlanta Braves for first place in the National League East. Everyone's heard how awesome this team's pitching rotation has...

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Hague finally returns to Potomac Nationals

May 01, 2012, 3:53am

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The Nationals have activated shortstop Rick Hague to Single-A Potomac's roster. The 6-foot-2, 190 lb., infielder missed over a year with dislocated shoulder suffered in the first week of last season. Hague went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles, scored a run and had two strikeouts in his first game back in Woodbridge, Va., since April 2011. When healthy, Hague is considered one of the top infielders in the system and was one of the top choices to accelerate through the system quickly before...

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Homestand kicks off with All-Star balloting

April 30, 2012, 3:58pm

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Homestand kicks off with All-Star balloting

The Nationals return home after a six-game road trip out west. Things started out well, as the Nats took two of three in San Diego, but a sweep by the Dodgers has Washington looking to rebound upon its return to Nationals Park. One thing a homestand also ensures is another set of perks and incentives for fans to get out to the ballpark and root root root for the home team and it kicks off with the annual All-Star voting beginning Tuesday when the Nationals open a series with the...

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Baltimore-born Kaline has some advice for phenom Harper

April 30, 2012, 1:19pm

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Baltimore-born Kaline has some advice for phenom Harper

Who knows what kind of production teenage sensation Bryce Harper will have with the Nationals this season? But one thing's for certain: Not many players that young have managed to play 100-plus games in a big league season. According to baseballreference.com, nine teenagers have played 100-plus games in the big leagues since Baltimore native Al Kaline, a Hall of Fame outfielder, did it in 1954 with Detroit. "The key for Bryce Harper to be successful is to have a balance of confidence and...

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D.C. Sports Hall of Fame inductees to be honored before May 6 Phillies-Nationals game

April 30, 2012, 12:48pm

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The six newest members of the Washington DC Sports Hall of Fame will be honored prior to the Washington Nationals series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday, May 6 at Nationals Park. This year, the legendary sports club will enshrine the following inductees: * Glenn Brenner, Celebrated WUSA Sportscaster (inducted posthumously) * Adrian Dantley, Former NBA All-Star and Basketball Hall of Famer * Joe Gallagher, Former St. John's College High School Head Basketball Coach and...

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Low run totals becoming a tired act

April 30, 2012, 4:56am

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So apparently, Jayson Werth not playing in yesterday's game was less of a manager's decision and more of a migraine decision. Manager Davey Johnson told reporters in Los Angeles after yesterday's game that Werth was scratched from the Nationals' series finale against the Dodgers because he was suffering from a "severe migraine," which forced Johnson to insert Tyler Moore into the lineup just hours after the 25-year-old learned he was getting called up to the big leagues for the first...

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Bryce Harper's catch at wall a reminder of what's yet to come

April 29, 2012, 5:40pm

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Bryce Harper's catch at wall a reminder of what's yet to come

Those kinds of catches must be second nature to Bryce Harper. But they are new to Nationals fans. Get used to it. The kid can make the spectacular seem routine. Showing no fear, the 19-year old went hard to his left toward the center field wall at Dodger Stadium after a shot off the bat of Juan Uribe on Sunday. Not breaking stride, Harper jumped into the padded concrete wall and caught the ball as the collision occurred. Falling onto his back it took a moment or two for Harper to get back...

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Ted Leavengood: A Hollywood script with much left to write

April 30, 2012, 5:52am

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Ted Leavengood: A Hollywood script with much left to write

No team in the National League East had a better April than the Nationals, and Saturday night the Hollywood script writers worked over time on a fairy tale ending. Bryce Harper's first game in the major leagues was the setting. It drew so much press attention to Dodger Stadium that the Queen of England could have slipped into town unnoticed. Harper may have been the headline for the Nationals' weekend at Dodger Stadium, but Stephen Strasburg's brilliant performance Saturday night made real...

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Gonzalez already setting Nationals records (Nats lose 2-0)

April 29, 2012, 1:15pm

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Gio Gonzalez has now made five starts in his Nationals career. In that brief time, he already has set a Nats team record. Including his three scoreless innings starting today's ballgame, Gonzalez has now thrown 23 straight scoreless frames, the most in team history. It breaks the previous record of 21 consecutive scoreless innings, shared by John Lannan (2008) and Drew Storen (2011). Over the course of these 23 shutout innings, Gonzalez has allowed just seven hits and five walks, and if you...

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Werth a late scratch, Moore to make his major league debut (updated)

April 29, 2012, 11:41am

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Werth a late scratch, Moore to make his major league debut (updated)

It turns out Tyler Moore will start today, after all. The Nationals have made a few late changes to their starting lineup: Jayson Werth has been scratched, and with the right fielder out, manager Davey Johnson has decided to move Xavier Nady from left field over to right and insert Moore into the starting lineup in left. Danny Espinosa, originally scheduled to hit sixth, will now bat third today. Moore will make his major league debut just hours after arriving in Los Angeles. The 25-year-old...

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Tyler Moore called up to Nationals (updated)

April 29, 2012, 5:37am

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In has been a rough couple of days on the field, but the Nationals are not resting on their laurels. With injuries to key personnel continuing to mount, general manager Mike Rizzo has made another move to shore up an offense that is averaging just three runs per game. When third baseman Ryan Zimmerman went on the disabled list with a shoulder injury, Rizzo called up phenom Bryce Harper. Now it appears the Nationals are ready to make another big move. According to this tweet from the...

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Tyler Moore coming to the majors, Mark DeRosa going to the DL (updated)

April 29, 2012, 8:23am

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Tyler Moore coming to the majors, Mark DeRosa going to the DL (updated)

The Nationals will place first baseman/outfielder Mark DeRosa on the 15-day disabled list, and will recall first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore from Triple-A Syracuse. DeRosa's injury is not yet known. Moore will make his major league debut sometime in the near future after hitting .286 with a whopping seven home runs and 20 RBIs in 22 games this season for Syracuse. If you combine the 2010 and 2011 seasons, Moore hit 62 home runs between Single-A Potomac and Double-A Harrisburg. His...

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Nationals recall first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore, place infielder Mark DeRosa on DL

April 29, 2012, 10:29am

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The Washington Nationals today recalled first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League and placed infielder Mark DeRosa on the 15-Day Disabled List, retroactive to April 28, with a left oblique strain. Nationals Executive Vice President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Moore batted .286 (22-for-77) with three doubles, seven home runs, 20 RBIs and 10 walks in 22 games this season with Syracuse. His home run and...

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Beasley on Bryce Harper's reaction: "He was stunned"

April 27, 2012, 3:00pm

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Beasley on Bryce Harper's reaction: "He was stunned"

Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo revealed to the media Friday that phenom left fielder Bryce Harper was being called up to the majors for the first time in his career, replacing third baseman Ryan Zimmerman on the Nationals' 25-man roster. Zimmerman was placed in the 15-day disabled list with a shoulder injury. But was it Rizzo that told Harper he was heading to the bigs? No, Rizzo said he gives that "honor and luxury" to the manager of the player. So, Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs...

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Chien-Ming Wang strong in first rehab start

April 28, 2012, 5:28pm

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Chien-Ming Wang strong in first rehab start

I can't blame anyone if Chien-Ming Wang isn't exactly the top Nationals player in on their mind tonight. But while Bryce Harper was getting set to debut at the major league level a couple hours ago, Wang was making his 2012 debut on the minor league level. Pitching for Single-A Potomac in his first rehab start since suffering a left hamstring injury March 15, Wang went four innings against the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, allowing just one run on four hits. Wang walked none and struck out...