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No bloops from Nats, one Astros blast leave series tied (updated)

October 26, 2019, 7:45pm

The defining moment of Game 4 of this World Series, the moment that will be replayed over and over and remembered fondly in Houston, was Alex Bregman's seventh-inning grand slam off Fernando Rodney, an MVP candidate blasting an erratic 42-year-old reliever deep into the D.C. night and propelling the Astros to an 8-1 victory to even up the series. The moment that created that nightmare scenario, though, the rally that was squandered by the heart of the Nationals lineup the previous inning, was...

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Suzuki remains on active roster after MRI on hip

October 26, 2019, 2:30pm

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Suzuki remains on active roster after MRI on hip

Kurt Suzuki will remain on the Nationals' active roster for Game 4 of the World Series after undergoing an MRI of his right hip that convinced club officials the veteran catcher would be available tonight if something happened to teammate Yan Gomes. Suzuki had to depart Game 3 on Friday night in the bottom of the sixth, a few minutes after he blocked a pitch and injured his right hip flexor. The 36-year-old was uncertain after the game if he'd be well enough to return for tonight's game, but...

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World Series Game 4 lineups: Nats vs. Astros

October 26, 2019, 12:15pm

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World Series Game 4 lineups: Nats vs. Astros

Perhaps with the hubbub of Friday night's festivities behind them, everything at Nationals Park tonight will feel a little more normal for the Nationals. Or at least as normal as a World Series game can feel. Point is, the outcome of tonight's game is really important for both teams. At the end of the night, the Nationals are either going to be up three games to one or the Astros are going to have tied the series and recaptured home field advantage. On paper, the Nats would seem to have...

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Suzuki's status up in the air after hip issue forces him from Game 3

October 25, 2019, 9:35pm

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Suzuki's status up in the air after hip issue forces him from Game 3

The status of Kurt Suzuki is unknown heading into World Series Game 4 on Saturday night after the Nationals catcher exited Game 3 with what manager Davey Martinez said was a right hip flexor issue. "He felt something when he went to block that ball in his hip flexor," Martinez said. "We don't know the severity of it yet. We'll know more tomorrow. But it is his right hip flexor. "His strength was good, but we'll see. I don't know if he's going to get an MRI, I haven't talked to Paul...

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Nats hope fresh bullpen gives them advantage in Game 4

October 25, 2019, 10:16pm

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Nats hope fresh bullpen gives them advantage in Game 4

Frustrating as Friday night's 4-1 loss was, the Nationals perhaps could take some solace knowing this: While the Astros had to burn up five relievers, including three of their top guys, the Nats used only three low-leverage bullpen arms. And that could prove significant tonight in Game 4 of the World Series, especially when considering the two teams' pitching plans. The Nationals will start Patrick Corbin, who threw one inning of relief in Game 1 but is rested enough to top the 100-pitch...

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Schneider and Cordero remember the day baseball returned to D.C.

October 25, 2019, 4:01pm

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Schneider and Cordero remember the day baseball returned to D.C.

The battery of closer Chad Cordero and catcher Brian Schneider was welcomed back to Nationals Park on Friday night to throw out the ceremonial first pitch prior to World Series Game 3. Cordero pitched for Montreal (2003-2004) and the Nationals (2005-2008), while Schneider played for the Expos (2000-2004) and Nationals (2005-2007). Cordero saved 113 games from 2005-2007, while Schneider hit 47 homers in his Expos/Nationals career. Schneider and Cordero were touched to be honored with the...

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Nats can't convert in clutch, lose World Series home debut (updated)

October 25, 2019, 8:10pm

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Nats can't convert in clutch, lose World Series home debut (updated)

They came looking for a party, fully expecting the first World Series game played in the District of Columbia in 86 years to produce the same kind of thrills that have become commonplace here all month long, only ratcheted up to an entirely new level that would leave the Nationals on the precipice of a championship. What the overflow gathering at Nationals Park tonight got instead was 30 minutes of pregame nostalgia and anticipatory hype, then four hours of frustration as the home team...

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Astros seeing SÃ¡nchez well early on (Nats fall 4-1)

October 25, 2019, 5:32pm

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Astros seeing SÃ¡nchez well early on (Nats fall 4-1)

The Astros tallied a run in second inning of Game 3 of the World Series, thanks to three hits in a row against Nationals right-hander AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez. Carlos Correa doubled to left field. Josh Reddick dropped in a single to score Correa and Houston led 1-0. The throw home from Juan Soto went over the head of catcher Kurt Suzuki, allowing Reddick to take second. Robinson Chirinos singled to put men on the corners. Zack Greinke's sacrifice to third base put two runners in scoring position....

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Cabrera gets nod over Kendrick at second base

October 25, 2019, 2:22pm

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Cabrera gets nod over Kendrick at second base

In choosing to start AsdrÃºbal Cabrera over Howie Kendrick tonight, Nationals manager Davey Martinez went with the numbers. Cabrera has excellent career numbers versus Astros starter Zack Greinke, and so he gets the nod over Kendrick, who has been among the biggest contributors to the Nationals' run to the World Series. Cabrera is 16-for-37 with a .512 on-base percentage and 1.079 OPS in his career against Greinke, no insignificant sample of head-to-head at-bats. "AsdrÃºbal has history...

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Long layoff no big deal for SÃ¡nchez, and he's ready to go in Game 3

October 25, 2019, 3:32am

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Long layoff no big deal for SÃ¡nchez, and he's ready to go in Game 3

Tonight the Nationals host a World Series game for the first time in their franchise history. Nats manager Davey Martinez has selected veteran right-hander AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez to face off against Zack Greinke and the Astros. This will be SÃ¡nchez's third start in the postseason. He started Game 1 of the National League Championship Series, going 7 2/3 shutout innings and allowing one hit in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals. He is 1-0 with a 0.71 ERA over 12 2/3 innings with 14 strikeouts and...

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World Series Game 3 lineups: Nats vs. Astros

October 25, 2019, 12:26pm

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World Series Game 3 lineups: Nats vs. Astros

It's Oct. 25 and there's a ballgame being played on South Capitol Street tonight. How cool is that? Welcome to the World Series, Washington. It's kind of a circus around here, but there's no better reason to have a circus in town than this. There's also the matter of the actual ballgame, which let's not forget is kind of important. The Nationals had a great time in Houston, but now they need to keep the positive vibes going and not give the Astros reason to feel like they're right back...

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After an 86-year wait, the World Series comes to Washington

October 24, 2019, 9:38pm

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After an 86-year wait, the World Series comes to Washington

There have been 4,183 major league baseball games played in the District of Columbia since 1934. Long-gone Griffith Stadium hosted 2,150 of those through the 1961 season, with RFK Stadium opening in 1962 and hosting 1,047 games through the 2007 season (with, of course, a 33-year gap in the middle of all that). And then Nationals Park opened in 2008 and has since been the site of 986 ballgames, 16 of those coming in the postseason. None of those previous games, not one, was played this late in...

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Strasburg's evolution on full display during Game 2 win

October 24, 2019, 12:18am

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Strasburg's evolution on full display during Game 2 win

HOUSTON - So much has been asked, answered and written about the evolution of Stephen Strasburg. Here, though, is the perfect encapsulation of it all, viewed entirely through the prism of the final batter he faced in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Embroiled in a tense, 2-2 game in the bottom of the sixth, Strasburg was facing Astros pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker with two on and two out. He fell behind in the count 2-0, and as the sellout crowd of 43,357 at Minute Maid Park rose and...

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Rendon, Soto and Robles announced as NL Gold Glove finalists

October 24, 2019, 2:56pm

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Rendon, Soto and Robles announced as NL Gold Glove finalists

The finalists for the 2019 Gold Glove Awards were announced by Rawlings today. Three Nationals - third baseman Anthony Rendon, left fielder Juan Soto and center fielder Victor Robles - made the top three at their position in the National League. The Rockies' Nolan Arenado and the Braves' Josh Donaldson made the list with Rendon. Arenado has won the Gold Glove in all six of his major league campaigns. Soto, whose 21st birthday is tomorrow, is looking for his first Gold Glove. He is in the...

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Martinez confirms Corbin will start Game 4

October 24, 2019, 3:14pm

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Martinez confirms Corbin will start Game 4

Nationals manager Davey Martinez confirmed this afternoon that left-hander Patrick Corbin will start Game 4 of the World Series against the Astros on Saturday night. Corbin appeared in Game 1 as a reliever, allowing one hit and striking out two during a scoreless sixth inning in the Nats' 5-4 victory at Minute Maid Park. Now he gets his shot at his first World Series start and his third start of the postseason. Corbin is 1-2 with a 6.91 ERA, due in large part to one bad inning in relief...

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Nats blow out Astros and seize control of World Series (updated)

October 23, 2019, 8:09pm

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Nats blow out Astros and seize control of World Series (updated)

HOUSTON - The late-inning implosion came not from the Nationals but from the Astros. The relievers who gave up six runs in the seventh wore a block H on their caps, not a curly W. The fielders who kicked the ball around the infield to prolong the inning and turn a once-tense ballgame into a rout played for Houston, not Washington. If you've watched this season from start to finish, you know the narrative that has surrounded the Nationals all along. But if you've watched this postseason at...

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World Series bright lights no concern for electric Soto

October 23, 2019, 12:05am

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World Series bright lights no concern for electric Soto

HOUSTON - When he arrived at Minute Maid Park Monday evening for the first time in his life, Juan Soto couldn't help but be tantalized by the tall, out-of-town scoreboard wall that sits a mere 315 feet away down the left field line. The young outfielder, who turns 21 on Friday, started attacking the wall during batting practice, hitting balls off and over the scoreboard, recognizing this ballpark might just be a perfect fit for his offensive approach. "Last couple of days, we've been working...

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SÃ¡nchez to start Game 3, Corbin could relieve again (Nats win 12-3)

October 23, 2019, 2:48pm

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SÃ¡nchez to start Game 3, Corbin could relieve again (Nats win 12-3)

HOUSTON - AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez will start Game 3 of the World Series, a reflection not only of the Nationals' confidence in the veteran right-hander but also evidence of their continued willingness to use Patrick Corbin out of the bullpen if the opportunity arises. Manager Davey Martinez had been holding off naming a Game 3 starter, in part because he wanted to see if Corbin was needed in relief in the first portion of this series against the Astros. The left-hander indeed entered from the...

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Nationals go for broke and take Game 1 of World Series (updated)

October 22, 2019, 7:55pm

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HOUSTON - It's been his mantra all season long, certainly since May 24 and most definitely throughout October. Davey Martinez gets mocked at times for insisting his Nationals simply try to "go 1-0 today," but there's a method to his madness. And you can't dispute the results. And just because they were in the World Series for the first time in franchise history tonight, the Nationals and their manager weren't about to start changing philosophies now. When the opportunity presented itself...

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World Series Game 2 lineups: Nats at Astros

October 23, 2019, 12:33pm

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World Series Game 2 lineups: Nats at Astros

HOUSTON - And we're back. If Game 1 of the World Series wasn't thrilling and/or nerve-racking enough for you, you're in luck because the Nationals and Astros are right back at it tonight for Game 2, with no shortage of storylines to consume. The most significant, of course, is the overall state of the series following the Nats' 5-4 win last night. All of a sudden, they're sending Stephen Strasburg to the mound with a chance to head home up two games to none in the best-of-seven series. How...