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Nats rally late, then fall apart in ninth in dagger of loss

June 07, 2019, 10:21pm

SAN DIEGO - They got the string of clutch hits they needed to tie the game in the seventh. They got a pair of scoreless innings of relief from the two righties who have shown signs of potential as reliable setup men. And then they got the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth with good execution and then a fortuitous wild pitch from the opposition. All the Nationals needed to pull off a solid win over the Padres tonight were three outs from Sean Doolittle. "You go into the bottom of the ninth...

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Nationals reinstate Trevor Rosenthal

June 08, 2019, 3:00pm

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The Washington Nationals returned from rehab assignment and reinstated right-handed pitcher Trevor Rosenthal from the 10-day Injured List and optioned right-handed pitcher Kyle McGowin to Double-A Harrisburg on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Rosenthal, 29, returns to the active roster after missing 39 games while on the 10-day Injured List. He appeared in 10 games with Double-A Harrisburg while on rehab assignment,...

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Zimmerman ramps up again after "frustrating" rehab (Nats lose 5-4)

June 07, 2019, 5:19pm

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Zimmerman ramps up again after "frustrating" rehab (Nats lose 5-4)

SAN DIEGO - Ryan Zimmerman has missed considerable time with injuries before, too many times during the course of his career. He's dealt with setbacks. He's had timetables for recovery extended. The bout of plantar fasciitis the Nationals first baseman has now been trying to recover from for six weeks, though, may top the list for the sheer aggravation it has caused. "It's been really frustrating," Zimmerman said today. "It's been probably one of the more frustrating things I've gone...

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Corbin seeks mechanical tweak after back-to-back duds

June 06, 2019, 10:46pm

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Corbin seeks mechanical tweak after back-to-back duds

SAN DIEGO - It was only 13 days ago when Patrick Corbin stood at the center of the diamond at Nationals Park and got to start the end-of-game handshake line, the kind of honor that's only possible for a starting pitcher when he records all 27 outs. That 116-pitch shutout against the Marlins represented the high point of a fantastic opening two months in Washington for Corbin. The 29-year-old left-hander was 5-2 with a 2.85 ERA and was making a case to be considered the most consistently...

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Up four runs quick, Nats then go silent in San Diego (updated)

June 06, 2019, 9:19pm

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Up four runs quick, Nats then go silent in San Diego (updated)

SAN DIEGO - The first 22 minutes of tonight's ballgame at Petco Park were just lovely for the Nationals. Sure, the sky was overcast and the gametime temperature of 63 degrees wasn't exactly what an outsider was looking for on an early summer evening in San Diego. But the four-spot posted by the visitors in the top of the first more than made up for anything else and seemingly had this road trip off to a rousing start. By the time the Padres wrapped up a 5-4 victory three hours later, the...

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Game 63 lineups: Nats at Padres

June 07, 2019, 2:38pm

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SAN DIEGO - The Nationals have been a much more productive team against left-handers this season than right-handers. Against lefties, they're batting a collective .287 with an .851 OPS, both second-best in the National League (behind the Diamondbacks). Against righties, they're batting a collective .237 with a .710 OPS, both 12th in the NL (behind a whole bunch of teams). So this weekend's series against the Padres, who are starting at least three lefties (Saturday's starter is still TBA),...

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One more outing for Rosenthal before decision (Nats down 5-4)

June 06, 2019, 7:34pm

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One more outing for Rosenthal before decision (Nats down 5-4)

SAN DIEGO - It looks like the Nationals will send Trevor Rosenthal to the mound one more time for Harrisburg before making a final decision whether to bring the erratic reliever back to the majors or cut ties with him. Rosenthal pitched back-to-back games at Double-A on Tuesday and Wednesday, the first time he's done that since beginning a rehab assignment four weeks ago. Manager Davey Martinez said the right-hander will take a couple days off, then is scheduled to pitch again this...

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Nats face daily bullpen dilemma: Who's available?

June 06, 2019, 5:37pm

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Nats face daily bullpen dilemma: Who's available?

SAN DIEGO - Just as he does after batting practice each evening, Davey Martinez planned to meet with each of his relievers and find how everyone's arm was feeling. Find out who's available to pitch in tonight's series opener against the Padres. And find out if anyone might be unavailable to pitch because of excessive usage the last few days. It's a daily routine, and there's always one or two guys whose status is up in the air, but it felt like there were even more question marks today,...

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Game 62 lineups: Nats at Padres

June 06, 2019, 2:44pm

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SAN DIEGO - It's an overcast, cool afternoon here at Petco Park, kind of a disappointment for anyone expecting fun in the sun on this road trip. Then again, give me a cool marine layer over East Coast humidity any day of the week. The Nationals, on the heels of an oh-so-brief, two-game homestand (and sweep) against the White Sox, are back on the road. They've got four games against the Padres this weekend, then head to Chicago for a return two-day gig with the White Sox. And they're feeling...

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Nationals make 30 selections on final day of draft

June 05, 2019, 6:46pm

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The Nationals concluded the 2019 First-Year Player Draft with a total of 39 selections. The Nats selected 13 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, two outfielders, 14 infielders and four catchers. 24 of the selections came from four-year universities, seven from junior colleges and eight from the high school ranks. Adding to the nine selections made on the first two days, the Nats started the final day of the draft by selecting Fresno State shortstop J.T. Arruda in the 11th...

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Hard-throwing Rainey earning Martinez's trust out of 'pen

June 05, 2019, 2:24pm

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Hard-throwing Rainey earning Martinez's trust out of 'pen

If Nationals manager Davey Martinez needs him out of the bullpen in tonight's opener of a four-game series at Petco Park against the Padres, right-hander Tanner Rainey will be ready. Being willing to pitch is a reliever's calling card, a sure way to curry favor with a manager - no small thing when you're a newcomer to an organization and still trying to carve out a niche in the bullpen. Granted, having thrown in two straight games may mean Rainey is due a day off. But with righties Wander...

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Turner's walk-off blast caps imperfect 6-4 win, Nats' first home sweep

June 05, 2019, 1:52pm

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Turner's walk-off blast caps imperfect 6-4 win, Nats' first home sweep

In a perfect world, AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez's second strong start off the injured list wouldn't have been rendered an afterthought. In a perfect world, Juan Soto's homer-robbing grab at the left field wall would get significantly more attention. In a perfect world, the Nationals would prefer not to contemplate another bullpen meltdown - or the ramifications for asking too much of too many pitchers on yet another occasion. But Nationals baseball in 2019 is far from perfect, even if the ending...

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Notes on Dozier, Robles, Rosenthal, bullpen (Nats win 6-4)

June 05, 2019, 8:23am

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Notes on Dozier, Robles, Rosenthal, bullpen (Nats win 6-4)

The Nationals appear to have dodged the injury bug with both second baseman Brian Dozier and center fielder Victor Robles. However, only Robles is listed in the starting lineup for today's matinee against the White Sox. Dozier was hit in the left arm by a Reynaldo LÃ³pez pitch in the second inning of last night's 9-5 Nats victory. He stayed in the game for two innings before being replaced at second base by Howie Kendrick and sported a sizeable bruise after the game. But X-rays were...

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Game 61 lineups: Nats vs. White Sox

June 05, 2019, 5:34am

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A win today would not only give the Nationals their first four-game winning streak of the season, it would give them a series sweep at home for the first time this year. The Nats have won three straight series. Right-hander AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez takes the mound for the home team, coming off his best outing of the season. SÃ¡nchez came off the injured list after a left hamstring strain on May 29 and threw six innings of one-hit ball at Atlanta, walking one and striking out seven to pick up his...

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Strasburg credits teammates for his 100th victory

June 04, 2019, 8:04pm

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Strasburg credits teammates for his 100th victory

Stephen Strasburg notched his 100th win as a member of the Nationals Tuesday with a 9-5 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox. But it certainly didn't start out feeling like a good night for the right-hander. The White Sox were able to plate four runs on three hits in the first inning, highlighted by run-scoring singles from James McCann and Eloy JimÃ©nez, and then a somewhat surprising two-run single with two-outs and the bases loaded from No. 8 hitter Yolmer SÃ¡nchez. Just like that,...

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Nats recap first two days of draft, including Rutledge and Cronin

June 04, 2019, 8:42pm

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Nats recap first two days of draft, including Rutledge and Cronin

The Nationals completed day two of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft with nine overall selections. Nationals assistant general manager Kris Kline was pleasantly surprised the club was able to select right-hander Jackson Rutledge at No. 17 out of San Jacinto North junior college, believing he is top 10 talent. "When I woke up yesterday I didn't think we could get Rutledge, but we did," Kline said. "The whole group is absolutely thrilled to get this guy: 6-foot-8, 250 pounds,...

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Lineup delivers another big rally as Nationals stay hot (updated)

June 04, 2019, 6:39pm

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If the Nationals are going to claw their way back into a pennant race that seemingly left them in the dust 10 days ago, this is how they're going to have to do it: With offense. Lots and lots of offense. As much as they talk about building a championship contender behind a dominant rotation, the Nationals' biggest strength at this moment - believe it or not - is their lineup. It's nearly at full health again. It has speed at the top, power in the middle and depth at the bottom. And as the...

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Giolito returns to D.C. with new team, just misses matchup with Nats

June 04, 2019, 2:03pm

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Giolito returns to D.C. with new team, just misses matchup with Nats

Former Nationals right-hander Lucas Giolito is back in D.C. for the first time with his new team since he was traded in December of 2016 to the Chicago White Sox. After an up-and-down 2018 campaign, Giolito is off to his best start in his young career, winning a career-high seven games in a row since April 12, now 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA. It is a far cry from where Giolito was in 2016 with the Nats when he was called up for six appearances, including four starts. In that run with the Nats he went...

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Nats face rehab decision on Rosenthal at week's end

June 04, 2019, 1:54pm

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Nats face rehab decision on Rosenthal at week's end

Trevor Rosenthal is slated to make another rehab appearance tonight for Double-A Harrisburg, once again trying to put together the kind of clean inning of relief that convinces the Nationals he can be trusted to return to the big league bullpen again. This has been going on for nearly four weeks now, but it cannot go on long enough to reach a fifth week. The Nats have managed to delay this decision as long as they can, but they're about to be forced into making it, one way or the other. MLB's...

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Game 60 lineups: Nats vs. White Sox

June 04, 2019, 11:06am

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Don't blink or you might miss the Nationals' homestand. Seriously, it's only two games and tomorrow's finale against the White Sox is a matinee. Not sure I can ever remember a homestand that brief. The Nats and White Sox actually will face each other four times over the next week-plus, with a two-game series on the South Side coming up next Monday and Tuesday. So maybe it's better to think of this as a four-game series with a long break (in San Diego) in the middle. Whatever the case,...