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Nats to open 2020 at Mets, will face entire AL West

August 12, 2019, 8:58am

The Nationals just completed a high-intensity series at Citi Field, and now they already have to start looking ahead to their next trip to Queens - in March. Major League Baseball unveiled its 2020 schedule this afternoon, never mind the fact there are still seven weeks remaining in the highly compelling 2019 season, and it features the earliest opening day in history: March 26. All 30 clubs will be in action on that Thursday, with the Nationals opening up on the road against the Mets for a...

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Cabrera delivers clutch hit in 7-4 win, Soto injury just mild sprain

August 11, 2019, 12:43pm

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Cabrera delivers clutch hit in 7-4 win, Soto injury just mild sprain

NEW YORK - The Nationals pulled off a dramatic rally late to finally beat the New York Mets 7-4, and got good news after the game on the status of Juan Soto. In the top of the seventh with the game tied at 3-3, former Mets infielder AsdrÃºbal Cabrera delivered a clutch, two-out, bases loaded two-run double down the right field line to score Adam Eaton and Anthony Rendon. "I tried to hit the ball to the other side of the field and it was a fastball in," Cabrera said of the base hit agianst...

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The good and the bad from a wild weekend in New York

August 11, 2019, 9:17pm

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The good and the bad from a wild weekend in New York

After a wild weekend in New York, here's what we know about the Nationals ... * They continue to have an issue closing out winnable games late. * They continue to put themselves in position to close out winnable games late. Yes, those back-to-back losses to the Mets on Friday and Saturday nights were gut-punches, from Sean Doolittle's bottom-of-the-ninth meltdown in the opener to Fernando Rodney's eighth-inning travails the following night. Two games the Nationals absolutely should have won...

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Nationals announce 2020 schedule

August 12, 2019, 9:13am

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The Washington Nationals - in conjunction with Major League Baseball - announced their 2020 schedule on Monday. The 16th season of Nationals baseball will commence with an Opening Day matchup against the New York Mets at Citi Field on March 26th, marking the earliest start of the season in Nationals history (2005-present). Washington's initial road trip will feature three games against the Mets before traveling to Miami to face the Marlins, March 30th - April 1st. Nationals Park will open its...

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Martinez updates Scherzer, Zimmerman, Dozier and Robles

August 11, 2019, 8:34am

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Martinez updates Scherzer, Zimmerman, Dozier and Robles

NEW YORK - Another positive update on the recovery of Max Scherzer from a mild rhomboid strain. Scherzer walked by reporters in the clubhouse after his pregame workout Sunday morning and gave a thumbs up saying "bueno" when asked how he was feeling. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said a preliminary plan is in place to get Scherzer a sim game on Tuesday at Nats Park. "He threw. He said he felt really good," Martinez said. "So, we will see where he's at tomorrow. I think tomorrow he...

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Corbin "felt really good" for six innings in no-decision against Mets

August 10, 2019, 7:43pm

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Corbin "felt really good" for six innings in no-decision against Mets

NEW YORK - Saturday night turned into a no-decision for left-hander Patrick Corbin in the Nationals' 4-3 loss to the surging New York Mets. Corbin allowed back-to-back solo homers to J.D. Davis and Wilson Ramos in the fourth inning. He surrendered a single to Michael Conforto for the Mets' first hit in the second inning. But that was it. Corbin said he was able to refocus pretty quickly after the homers. He felt pretty good about how he was pitching during the game. "I felt good. Solo homers...

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Game 117 lineups: Nats at Mets

August 11, 2019, 6:02am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals are in salvage mode Sunday after a pair of rough late-inning losses against the Mets at Citi Field. Despite enjoying leads in the eighth and ninth innings Friday and Saturday nights, the Nats fell 7-6 and 4-3 and find themselves only 1/2 game ahead of New York in the National League wild card standings. "We just come back all the way from the West Coast," said Nationals catcher Yan Gomes after Saturday's loss. "We swept the Giants over there who they were a team...

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Cabrera gets big hit, but Soto leaves with injury (Nats lead 5-4)

August 11, 2019, 10:01am

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Cabrera gets big hit, but Soto leaves with injury (Nats lead 5-4)

NEW YORK - The Nationals have had difficulty against Mets starter Jacob deGrom in the past. The right-hander is 8-4 with a 2.44 ERA in 17 starts against the Nats. Recently, he has gone 5-1 with a 1.50 ERA in his last eight starts against Washington. Nationals manager Davey Martinez believes their best chance against a pitcher the caliber of deGrom is to be just as aggressive as the hurler hopes to be. "We got to be aggressive," Martinez said. "He's going to attack the strike zone. So we got...

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Broken record: Nats bullpen cannot hold late lead in 4-3 loss to Mets

August 10, 2019, 7:29pm

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Broken record: Nats bullpen cannot hold late lead in 4-3 loss to Mets

NEW YORK - The Nationals are finding it a very difficult proposition to finish off games recently at Citi Field. Leading in the late going for the fifth game in a row in Flushing, the Nats lost their lead and fell 4-3 to the thriving New York Mets. Despite two clutch home runs from Juan Soto, the second one a solo shot in the eighth inning that broke a 2-2 deadlock, the Nats bullpen was unable to hold the advantage. "It's tough, but it is what it is," Soto said. "It happens sometimes. It...

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Scherzer "felt good" in latest bullpen session (Nats fall 4-3)

August 10, 2019, 2:34pm

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Scherzer "felt good" in latest bullpen session (Nats fall 4-3)

NEW YORK - Wearing his full road gray Nationals uniform, right-hander Max Scherzer went through a full bullpen session Saturday afternoon as he recovers from a mild rhomboid strain that has had him out of the rotation since July 26. "Good, got off the mound, progressing to where I want to be," Scherzer said of the session. "Turned the corner a few days ago, started playing catch, getting through the ball again. This is the next step to getting on the mound, made sure to throw a bullpen,...

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Strasburg on setting franchise strikeout record: "a blessing"

August 09, 2019, 8:29pm

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Strasburg on setting franchise strikeout record: "a blessing"

NEW YORK - Lost a bit in the 7-6 setback against the Mets was the pitching turned in by Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg. The right-hander recorded a quality start, twirling seven innings, allowing a couple of home runs, but only four total hits, with two walks and six strikeouts. It was a nice bounceback from the nightmare of Aug. 3, when he surrendered nine runs in just 4 2/3 innings in the 18-7 loss at Arizona. His only real blemishes came when he allowed back-to-back homers in the fourth...

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Game 116 lineups: Nats at Mets

August 10, 2019, 10:26am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals need to find a way to bounce back quickly from Friday's difficult loss and get back in their series with the scorching Mets. Washington led 6-3 heading into the bottom of the ninth. But the Mets exploded for six hits against Nats closer Sean Doolittle, including a three-run homer by Todd Frazier to tie the game and a walk-off single to right field by Michael Conforto to pull off the 7-6 comeback. The Mets have won seven games in a row. But the Nats skipper was ready to...

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Mets shock Nats with four runs in ninth off a stunned Doolittle

August 09, 2019, 7:45pm

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Mets shock Nats with four runs in ninth off a stunned Doolittle

NEW YORK - The game was set up for closer Sean Doolittle to do what he has done 25 times already this season for the Washington Nationals. With a 6-3 lead over the red-hot New York Mets in the bottom of the ninth, all Doolittle had to do was record three outs and the Nats would come away with another important divisional win. But the Mets pummeled Doolittle's fastball to the tune of four consecutive hits, highlighted by Todd Frazier's three-run game-tying homer down the left field line that...

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Scherzer could throw 'pen session Saturday; Rendon's toe "is fine"

August 09, 2019, 1:53pm

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Scherzer could throw 'pen session Saturday; Rendon's toe "is fine"

NEW YORK - Nationals manager Davey Martinez said Max Scherzer did not have his bullpen session today but hopes the right-hander will be able to conduct the session Saturday. Martinez said Scherzer instead went through a measured workout prior to tonight's series opener against the Mets. "He's progressing," Martinez said. "He threw again today, light, but if he feels up to it tomorrow, he might throw a bullpen. We'll see how he feels tomorrow." There had been a preliminary plan to have...

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With Scherzer still out, Nats adjust rotation for Mets

August 07, 2019, 11:14am

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With Scherzer still out, Nats adjust rotation for Mets

SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals wanted to have Max Scherzer face the Braves twice in recent weeks but were unable to send their ace to the mound against the National League East leaders. They wanted to have Scherzer start at least one game during this West Coast trip against either the Diamondbacks or Giants but were unable to get him out there against the pair of fringe wild card contenders. Now, as a weekend series with the suddenly resurgent Mets looms, the Nationals again would love to have...

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Minor league pitcher Fuentes suspended 50 games (Nats up 4-0)

August 07, 2019, 1:15pm

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Minor league pitcher Fuentes suspended 50 games (Nats up 4-0)

SAN FRANCISCO - Double-A Harrisburg pitcher Steven Fuentes has been suspended 50 games after testing positive for a stimulant in violation of the minor league drug prevention and treatment program. Fuentes, rated the organization's 21st best prospect by MLB Pipeline, tested positive for the stimulant Heptaminol, Major League Baseball announced this afternoon. The 22-year-old right-hander was signed by the Nationals out of Panama in 2013 and has slowly climbed his way up the organizational...

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Ross steps up again to pitch Nats to series sweep (updated)

August 07, 2019, 2:44pm

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Ross steps up again to pitch Nats to series sweep (updated)

SAN FRANCISCO - They arrived in the cool Bay Area late Sunday night having just gotten smoked in the Arizona desert, losers of three straight series for the first time in three months. The Nationals needed a bounceback week against a Giants club trying to mount a surprising run at a wild card berth. That's exactly what they got. With a pair of shutout wins orchestrated by the supposedly weak back end of their rotation, the Nationals swept the Giants, thanks to today's 4-1 victory, and headed...

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With deeper bullpen, Nats finally confident closing out games

August 07, 2019, 5:14pm

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With deeper bullpen, Nats finally confident closing out games

SAN FRANCISCO - As the bottom of the ninth played out Wednesday afternoon at Oracle Park, the Giants getting an RBI double from Brandon Crawford and suddenly threatening to make things interesting, Davey Martinez might have been tempted to send Sean Doolittle or Fernando Rodney down to the bullpen to start warming up. Only a week or two ago, that's probably what would've happened. If a game was close late, Martinez would have felt compelled to at least warm up his closer or primary backup,...

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Hagerstown updates: Mendoza, Cronin and Cluff

August 06, 2019, 2:15pm

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Hagerstown updates: Mendoza, Cronin and Cluff

Here are some updates on a few of the 2019 draft selections getting some playing time for low Single-A Hagerstown these past few weeks: left-hander Matt Cronin, shortstop Jackson Cluff and third baseman Drew Mendoza. Hagerstown manager Patrick Anderson said Cronin has picked up where he left off from his college relief work, demonstrating an ability to produce copious swings and misses. LHP Matt Cronin Round 4, 2019 Arkansas 0-0, 0.82 ERA, 9 games, 23 strikeouts in 11 innings "Matt Cronin came...

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Game 115 lineups: Nats at Mets

August 09, 2019, 5:23am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals bounced back from three series losses in a row with an emphatic three-game sweep in San Francisco and now arrive at Citi Field to face off against the hottest team in Major League Baseball. The New York Mets (59-56) have forced their way back into the playoff picture by winning 13 of their last 14 games, including sweeps over the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox and Miami Marlins. Pitching has been key as it usually is with these kind of streaks: the Mets have...