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Corbin cruises, defense shines in shutout of Marlins (updated)

May 25, 2019, 2:30pm

Davey Martinez wasn't pleased at all with the Nationals' play Friday night. Yes, they beat the Marlins, but they did so in spite of themselves, booting balls in the field and burning up their bullpen on a night when their lineup scored 12 runs. Martinez wanted better play from his team. And he got it this afternoon in one of its best all-around showings of the year. Behind a four-hit shutout from Patrick Corbin, a five-run rally in the bottom of the fourth and - most importantly - some...

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Wednesday's starter up in the air (Nats lead 5-0)

May 25, 2019, 1:24pm

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Wednesday's starter up in the air (Nats lead 5-0)

The Nationals haven't decided yet who will start Wednesday's game in Atlanta, with AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez still on the injured list and Kyle McGowin having struggled in his place Friday night. SÃ¡nchez, on the 10-day IL with a strained hamstring, threw a 41-pitch simulated game Friday and was encouraged by the way he felt. Manager Davey Martinez said he'll throw a side session in the bullpen Sunday, and that would normally line him up to start three days later. But Martinez said Friday he...

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Martinez and Soto explain the slugger's latest groove

May 24, 2019, 8:38pm

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Martinez and Soto explain the slugger's latest groove

In a back-and-forth game there for the taking, the Nationals needed their big hitters to come through in clutch moments and help break a season-long five-game losing streak. The Nats came back three times Friday night to find a way to win 12-10 over the Marlins thanks in large part to their big hitters. Adam Eaton and Anthony Rendon hit homers to help the Nats come back from early 2-0 and 4-2 deficits. Down 8-4, the Nats chipped away with single runs in the fifth and sixth innings. Then Victor...

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Game 52 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

May 25, 2019, 8:22am

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Nobody would try to claim the Nationals solved all of their woes last night during a wild 12-10 victory over the Marlins. As Davey Martinez disgruntledly explained afterward, his team still played sloppy in the field and got plenty of shaky work out of its bullpen. So the season is hardly saved. But a win's a win, and the Nationals certainly need all they can get right now. Plus, there are some legitimately encouraging signs. Juan Soto is on a tear, going 15-for-30 with eight extra-base hits....

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Ross returns to Fresno to be stretched out, Bourque promoted

May 25, 2019, 11:16am

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Ross returns to Fresno to be stretched out, Bourque promoted

The Nationals converted Joe Ross into a reliever earlier this season, hoping the career change might both reinvigorate the erratic right-hander and help address the big league club's biggest need. Two months later, the Nats are shipping Ross back to the minors and appear to be converting him back into a starter. Ross was optioned to Triple-A Fresno this morning, his ERA (9.22) and WHIP (1.829) too high to warrant continued opportunities out of the major league bullpen. The Nationals promoted...

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Martinez happy with win, but still wants Nats to "clean it up"

May 24, 2019, 8:17pm

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Martinez happy with win, but still wants Nats to "clean it up"

It wasn't the prettiest of games, but the way things have gone this last week, the Nationals will take it. Juan Soto's three-run homer and Matt Adams' solo shot highlighted a four-run eighth inning as the Nats came back from an 8-4 deficit to win 12-10 over the Marlins, their first victory in a series opener at home this season. The Nationals allowed 15 hits, 10 runs, hit two batters and committed four errors. Yet they continually chipped away at early deficits and eventually took the lead...

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Nationals recall James Bourque

May 25, 2019, 8:51am

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The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitcher James Bourque from Double-A Harrisburg and optioned right-handed pitcher Joe Ross to Triple-A Fresno on Saturday. Additionally, the Nationals recalled from rehab assignment and optioned outfielder Andrew Stevenson to Triple-A Fresno. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Bourque, 25, went 3-0 with six saves and a 1.33 ERA (3 ER/20.1 IP) in 14 appearances out of Harrisburg's...

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SÃ¡nchez pitches simulated game (Nats win 12-10)

May 24, 2019, 3:50pm

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SÃ¡nchez pitches simulated game (Nats win 12-10)

Manager Davey Martinez updated the status of right-hander AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez, who is on the injured list recovering from a left hamstring strain. "He threw a sim game," Martinez said. "Forty-one pitches, went really well. He ran after he threw. Next hurdle will be he will throw a side and then we will reevaluate then. "Before he comes back he's got to do PFPs (pitchers' fielding practice), cover first, do the whole gamut, because it was a hamstring issue so we want to make sure he is...

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Game 51 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

May 24, 2019, 10:59am

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The Nationals are mired in a season-high five-game losing streak and arrive back in D.C. to take on the Marlins, who are enjoying a season-high six-game winning streak. The Nats and the Marlins each have the same number of losses at 31. It is a four-game wraparound series culminating in an afternoon Memorial Day matchup. The Nats will send out right-hander Kyle McGowin (0-0, 6.00 ERA) to face right-hander Pablo Lopez (3-5, 5.06 ERA). This is McGowin's first start with the Nats in 2019. His...

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History suggests turnaround for Nats is nearly impossible

May 23, 2019, 4:44pm

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History suggests turnaround for Nats is nearly impossible

The common refrain emanating from the Nationals clubhouse over the last several weeks has been one of optimism. As bad as things have gone, they to a man insist there's still time to salvage this season. Really, what else are they supposed to say? Nobody's going to publicly give up on Memorial Day weekend. And if you're a professional athlete, you have to believe anything is possible. It's the only way to be successful in that line of work. But we try to deal in facts here, and the simple...

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Rizzo says no decision imminent on Martinez's status

May 24, 2019, 1:43pm

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Rizzo says no decision imminent on Martinez's status

Returning from a shocking four-game sweep at the hands of the Mets, Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo spoke prior to the series opener against the Marlins at Nationals Park. Obviously, it has not been a good week for the Nats and Rizzo. The Nats have not won a game since Saturday night, losing a season-high five games in a row. There has been a rush of talk on social media about the status of manager Davey Martinez. The club has lost 31 of its first 50 games of the season. But Rizzo is not...

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Nationals on the brink after embarrassing sweep (updated)

May 23, 2019, 11:04am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals came to Flushing at the start of the week believing they had an opportunity to get their season back on track with a four-game series against a Mets club in complete disarray and with a manager in danger of being fired. They left town this afternoon having been swept in embarrassing fashion, having fallen to depths this franchise hasn't experienced in nine years and with serious questions about the status of their own embattled manager, who let all of his frustrations...

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With foot still sore, Zimmerman backs off running (Nats down 3-1)

May 23, 2019, 7:16am

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With foot still sore, Zimmerman backs off running (Nats down 3-1)

NEW YORK - There's only one regular member of the Nationals lineup still on the injured list, but it looks like he might be there a while longer. Ryan Zimmerman, who had been progressing in his rehab from plantar fasciitis, has backed off after feeling pain in his right foot while attempting to run in recent days. Davey Martinez stopped short of referring to it as a setback. "No, just the normal soreness," the manager said. "We told him to back off. He's been getting extensive treatment on...

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What else can Nats do to prevent ship from sinking?

May 22, 2019, 8:14pm

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What else can Nats do to prevent ship from sinking?

NEW YORK - On the heels of a crushing loss that saw their bullpen blow a late lead, the Nationals gathered everyone together inside the visitors' clubhouse at Citi Field and held a team meeting. The message was simple: Even during these trying times, everyone needs to stick together. No finger-pointing. Get through this as a collective unit, not as individuals. All of this happened before Wednesday's crushing loss to the Mets. The Nationals were responding to Tuesday's crushing loss to the...

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Obama surprises scholar-athletes at Youth Baseball Academy with a visit

May 23, 2019, 9:22am

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Obama surprises scholar-athletes at Youth Baseball Academy with a visit

Like most of their peers, students at the Washington Nationals Youth Baseball Academy are counting down the days until summer vacation begins. When the weather warms up and the days until the end of school grow shorter, kids tend to get restless. How best to combat this development? How about a surprise visit from a former president? On Wednesday, the scholar-athletes at the Youth Baseball Academy were celebrating the end of the school year when President Barack Obama stopped by. Obama enjoyed...

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Doolittle coughs up six runs in shocking loss to Mets (updated)

May 22, 2019, 6:09pm

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Doolittle coughs up six runs in shocking loss to Mets (updated)

NEW YORK - Davey Martinez got five outs from three relievers before deciding he couldn't take any more chances. He walked to the mound with two outs in the eighth, signaled for the only reliable arm he has in his bullpen and asked him to protect a one-run lead against the bottom of the Mets lineup. And Sean Doolittle couldn't do it. If the only member of the Nationals relief corps who has been remotely effective all season can't get the job done, what else can Martinez and Co. do? "I'm...

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Game 50 lineups: Nats at Mets

May 23, 2019, 5:44am

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NEW YORK - Quick turnarounds are always tough. Quick turnarounds after devastating losses during agonizing seasons are even tougher. But the Nationals have no choice but to come right back to Citi Field for today's 12:10 p.m. series finale, hoping the result will be different than it was last night. And the night before that. And the night before that. Stephen Strasburg gets the start, and he's been excellent. Over his last six starts, he's got a 2.13 ERA and 0.83 WHIP while averaging more...

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Adams back in lineup, Rosenthal still struggling (Nats up 1-0)

May 22, 2019, 2:31pm

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Adams back in lineup, Rosenthal still struggling (Nats up 1-0)

NEW YORK - Matt Adams took batting practice at Citi Field on Tuesday, sending pitch after pitch into the bleachers. So when the Nationals had to decide today whether to send the big slugger (whose strained left shoulder has now healed) on a brief minor league rehab assignment or just activate him off the injured list now, they didn't hesitate to activate him and put him right in the heart of tonight's lineup against Mets ace Jacob deGrom. "He's ready," manager Davey Martinez said. "He...

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Why Fedde was pulled after only 61 pitches

May 21, 2019, 8:46pm

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Why Fedde was pulled after only 61 pitches

NEW YORK - Erick Fedde intended to pitch as long as he could Tuesday night, but the right-hander knew in his head how many innings he realistically could expect from himself when he took the mound to make his first big league start of 2019. "I honestly was really hoping for five," he said. "I think in the last month or so I've only gone three. But I was really glad to get us through five and give the guys in the 'pen a chance to finish the game off." The guys in the 'pen, of course,...

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By the slimmest of margins, Mets walk off Nats (updated)

May 21, 2019, 6:21pm

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By the slimmest of margins, Mets walk off Nats (updated)

NEW YORK - A hanging curveball to a guy who crushes curveballs. A towering drive over the foul pole ruled a home run after an inconclusive review. Two key insurance runs stranded in scoring position. And a two-hopper to short that could've sent the game into extra innings but instead sent the Mets into celebration and the Nationals into yet another demoralized dugout following yet another loss by the slimmest of margins. Flip any one of those critical moments in the final three innings of...