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Teheran's action on fastball made Nats' at-bats tough

July 30, 2019, 7:34pm

The Nationals once again could not find a way to get to Julio Teheran. And with a big lead, the right-hander took advantage, lifting the Braves to an 11-8 win at Nats Park. Teheran (6-7) finished 6 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with two walks and six strikeouts for the win. He fired 104 pitches, 72 for strikes. On July 19, Teheran carried a one-hitter into the sixth against the Nats at SunTrust Park. He gave up only one run on three hits over 5 2/3 frames, with no walks and five...

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Fedde focuses on pitch efficiency (Nats lose 11-8)

July 30, 2019, 1:43pm

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Fedde focuses on pitch efficiency (Nats lose 11-8)

Right-hander Erick Fedde embarks on his first career start against the Braves tonight. On July 24, Fedde went four innings, allowing one run on three hits with two strikeouts and two walks in the Nats' 3-2 win over the Rockies. He had to throw 79 pitches. In his previous start at Baltimore, the Nats monitored his pitch count and Fedde did well: 66 pitches over six innings. Tonight marks his ninth start of the season. "He's pitched well," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "I like to...

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Martinez plays to bullpen's strength for game-clinching hold

July 30, 2019, 3:46am

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Martinez plays to bullpen's strength for game-clinching hold

Prior to tomorrow's trade deadline, Nationals manager Davey Martinez's vision of how to hold a late lead is a seventh, eighth and ninth inning that falls to Wander Suero, Fernando Rodney and Sean Doolittle. To begin a very important series against the Atlanta Braves, Martinez had the strengths of his 'pen well rested. Rodney and Doolittle both had not pitched for four days. Doolittle had been off since last week's doubleheader Wednesday against the Rockies. So in a game in which the...

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Bruised foot still sore, Adams out of lineup again

July 30, 2019, 2:15pm

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Bruised foot still sore, Adams out of lineup again

If he could play, Matt Adams surely would have been in the Nationals' lineup tonight, with Davey Martinez wanting the lefty slugger batting fifth against Braves right-hander Julio Teheran. The drop-off to Howie Kendrick (who happens to be 6-for-18 with three doubles in his career vs. Teheran) isn't all that steep. But under normal circumstances, Adams would be the choice tonight. "Oh, yeah," Martinez said. "Howie has pretty good numbers against this guy, but you still want Matt in...

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Game 107 lineups: Nats vs. Braves

July 30, 2019, 11:13am

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Why was Monday night's win so important for the Nationals? Because it allowed them to take early control of this three-game series with the Braves, who are now the ones facing some pressure to bounce back and not let their lead in the division dwindle to 3 1/2 games. The Nationals still have plenty of work to do to take this series, and they face a stiff challenge tonight with Erick Fedde - not Max Scherzer - getting the start. Fedde hasn't faced Atlanta yet this season, but he's quietly put...

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Soto shows off improved glove with leaping grab at wall

July 29, 2019, 8:34pm

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Soto shows off improved glove with leaping grab at wall

The ball went flying off Adam Duvall's bat and all eyes immediately turned toward Juan Soto in deep left field to gauge just how well Duvall had hit it. The way he calmly backtracked to the wall, Soto certainly seemed to have a bead on it. But when he ran out of real estate and had to leap, the crowd at Nationals Park held its collective breath, waiting to see which side of said wall it would come down on. Only Soto knew for sure he was going to haul it in. "I never thought it's going to be...

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Corbin's slider on target again versus Braves

July 29, 2019, 7:42pm

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Corbin's slider on target again versus Braves

Patrick Corbin had his slider on target again Monday night, and when it mattered most against a very good opponent, he delivered big time strikeouts. The Nationals southpaw struck out eight batters and allowed only five hits and two runs over six innings, derailing what could have been a huge fourth frame in dropping the first-place Atlanta Braves 6-3. "I felt really good," Corbin said. "I thought we mixed up well to a very good-hitting team, minimized mistakes. I thought we stayed out of...

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Rendon's slam lifts Nats a step closer to Braves (updated)

July 29, 2019, 6:31pm

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Rendon's slam lifts Nats a step closer to Braves (updated)

He stepped to the plate with the bases loaded, two outs and a ballgame between the division's top two clubs tied in the bottom of the sixth. The crowd, which had been fairly docile all night, only stood to urge the batter on once he got to a 2-0 count and the scoreboard began pleading with everyone to "Get On Your Feet!" Once they rose, they didn't sit down again until Anthony Rendon had crushed the ball 412 feet to left field, circled the bases, danced through a line of teammates in the...

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Adams available to pinch-hit, Nationals DFA Miller (Nats win 6-3)

July 29, 2019, 2:08pm

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Nationals manager Davey Martinez had some cautiously optimistic news on the status of Matt Adams. The first baseman had to leave the game after getting hit by a pitch on the outside near the lateral longitudinal arch of his right foot. "He had a CT scan today - came back negative," Martinez said. "He's good. It's a contusion. He's getting treated right now. Hoping that he's available to pinch-hit today for the game." With Max Scherzer being placed on the injured list, Martinez confirmed...

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Game 106 lineups: Nats vs. Braves

July 29, 2019, 11:26am

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The Nationals wrap up their long homestand with their biggest series to date against the first-place Atlanta Braves. The Nats' deficit in the National League East is 5 1/2 games with 10 contests remaining in the regular season against Atlanta. Following Wednesday's series finale, the Nats embark on a nine-game road trip to Arizona, San Francisco and New York. The Nats and the Braves are each 30-23 at home. Atlanta's advantage comes on the road, where the Braves are 32-21 and the Nats...

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After surviving Dodgers, banged-up Nats now host Braves

July 28, 2019, 7:33pm

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After surviving Dodgers, banged-up Nats now host Braves

The Nationals survived their weekend series with the Dodgers. That's probably the best way to describe what took place the last three days on South Capitol Street, where the majors' hottest team of the last two months took on the majors' best team of the entire season and suffered a pair of frustrating losses before bouncing back to win Sunday's finale. Given the matchup and the state of their pitching staff, the Nats couldn't complain about the 1-2 result. Nor their 3-4 overall record...

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Scherzer placed on IL, Fedde recalled (updated)

July 29, 2019, 11:18am

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Scherzer placed on IL, Fedde recalled (updated)

Max Scherzer spent a grand total of 20 days on the injured list in his first 11 1/2 seasons as a big league pitcher. Among all his other achievements during a potential Hall of Fame career, his ability to take the ball every turn through the rotation for more than a decade stood out as especially rare in today's game. Now a lingering back injury is guaranteed to keep the Nationals ace sidelined at least 26 total days in the span of a month, all during a critical portion of the season in which...

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Martinez on trade deadline and his own trade history as a player

July 28, 2019, 4:25am

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Martinez on trade deadline and his own trade history as a player

The Major League Baseball trade deadline is now three days away, and not many former players can speak to what it is like to be traded the way that Nationals manager Davey Martinez, who was traded several times in his 17-year major league career, can. With a veteran clubhouse before him in D.C., he has told his troops to stay online with what the Nats are trying to do and not worry about outside rumors. "The toughest thing at this point is to focus on what's at hand," Martinez said. "Don't...

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Strasburg again leads the way in much-needed win (updated)

July 28, 2019, 12:48pm

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Strasburg again leads the way in much-needed win (updated)

Max Scherzer was trying to get his upper back healthy enough to pitch again. Davey Martinez and Adam Eaton were fuming in the clubhouse after getting ejected in the bottom of the first. Matt Adams was in the trainer's room getting his injured right foot treated. The Nationals were missing plenty this afternoon as they faced the very real prospect of a weekend sweep at the hands of the Dodgers, and their first four-game losing streak since May. But they had something their vaunted opponents did...

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Nationals recall Erick Fedde

July 29, 2019, 11:13am

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The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde from Double-A Harrisburg and placed right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer on the 10-Day Injured List (retroactive to July 26) with a mild rhomboid strain. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Fedde, 26, is 1-1 with a 3.40 ERA in 13 games (eight starts) for Washington in 2019. His last start came on June 24 vs. Colorado when he allowed one earned run on three hits in 4.0...

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Scherzer's chances of facing Braves dwindling (Nats win 11-4)

July 28, 2019, 8:54am

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Scherzer's chances of facing Braves dwindling (Nats win 11-4)

Max Scherzer's chances of missing another start against the Braves appear to be growing, leaving the Nationals again facing the prospect of a critical series with the National League East leaders without the services of their ace. Scherzer, still dealing with a lingering upper back injury that has limited him to one start in the last three weeks, has not yet thrown a ball since receiving a stem cell injection Friday for what he described as a "mild strain" of the rhomboid muscle on top of...

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Game 105 lineups: Nats vs. Dodgers

July 28, 2019, 6:22am

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The Nationals haven't been in this position for a while, needing to win a series finale to avoid a sweep. It was an all-too-common scenario back in April and May, but they've usually found themselves in the polar opposite situation since. But after dropping their first two games to the Dodgers this weekend - not to mention after dropping Thursday's finale against the Rockies as well - they really need a win this afternoon. Stephen Strasburg's on the mound, and that's a good thing for the...

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Grace has good opening, but Ross struggles in 9-3 loss to Dodgers

July 27, 2019, 4:15pm

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Grace has good opening, but Ross struggles in 9-3 loss to Dodgers

The Matt Grace experiment as an opener could not have gone much better. The Nationals found a way to get to Clayton Kershaw early on. All looked good for the Nats after they jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning Saturday afternoon before 39,616 at Nats Park. Grace ended up pitching in two innings. But once he left, right-hander Joe Ross allowed seven runs as the potent and unrelenting Dodgers lineup demonstrated they can take over games. Will Smith went 3-for-3 with a homer, two doubles...

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Martinez did research before putting Grace in to start (Nats fall 9-3)

July 27, 2019, 10:18am

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Martinez did research before putting Grace in to start (Nats fall 9-3)

Nationals manager Davey Martinez decided to make an unorthodox move and start left-hander Matt Grace for today's Game 2 matchup against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It will be Grace's first start this season and second of his career. He last started Aug.18, 2017, at San Diego after Max Scherzer was a late scratch with neck inflammation. Grace delivered with 4 1/3 innings without allowing a run on two hits. The Nats beat the Padres 7-1. Grace has thrown at least two innings six times this season....

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Game 104 lineups: Nats vs. Dodgers

July 26, 2019, 8:29pm

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The Nationals will make the unusual step today of not using a traditional starting pitcher in Game 2 of this home series versus the Dodgers. Left-hander Matt Grace will take the mound as the opener for the Nats. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said postgame Friday night, after the club's 4-2 loss to Los Angeles, that right-hander Joe Ross will make his second start of the season for Game 2. Plans have changed, however, with Grace getting the ball to start. Dodgers three-time Cy Young winner...