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Game 37 lineups: Nats at Dodgers (Parra signed)

May 09, 2019, 5:23am

LOS ANGELES - The Nationals arrive at Chavez Ravine looking to snap their longest losing streak of the season (four) and having lost 13 of their last 18 games. They are currently eight games under .500 for the first time since September 17, 2011 (71-79). The three-game sweep at the hands of the Brewers was the first sweep versus Milwaukee since May 2011. Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson (2-1) allowed six runs, but only three earned, in the game's first two frames of a 7-3 setback. Second baseman...

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How do Nationals flip narrow losses into narrow wins?

May 08, 2019, 4:57pm

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The Nationals knew this was going to be a tough road trip. But this tough? Yikes. Already 1-5 at Philadelphia and Milwaukee, the Nats now must head to Los Angeles for a four-game series at Dodger Stadium against the National League's best team to date in 2019. And they'll do so with a lineup still decimated by injuries, a bullpen still lacking in reliable arms and a defense still unable to make routine plays (let alone non-routine plays). This team has gone 3-14 over the last 2 1/2 weeks. And...

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Lifeless Nats fall into early hole, get swept for first time (updated)

May 08, 2019, 12:35pm

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Lifeless Nats fall into early hole, get swept for first time (updated)

MILWAUKEE - No matter how agonizing the losses have been up to this point, the Nationals have been able to legitimately say they played hard and walked off the field at the end of the day confident that a lack of effort was not the issue. They had to answer that question, though, after today's 7-3 loss to the Brewers, even after a last-ditch rally in which they brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth inning. The outcome of the game was understandable, but the manner in which they came...

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Source: Nats in talks with veteran outfielder Parra (down 7-3)

May 08, 2019, 8:24am

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Source: Nats in talks with veteran outfielder Parra (down 7-3)

MILWAUKEE - Desperate for healthy position players and more veterans on their bench, the Nationals are in discussions with outfielder Gerardo Parra and could finalize a deal in the coming days, according to a source familiar with the talks. No deal is done at this point, the source said, but the addition of Parra would make sense for a Nationals club that has been decimated by injuries to its lineup and has felt the domino effect on its bench. Parra, 32, is a career .277 hitter with a .324...

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Game 36 lineups: Nats at Brewers

May 08, 2019, 6:40am

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MILWAUKEE - The Nationals haven't been swept in any of the 11 series they've played to date. For all their woes, they've managed to go 8-3 in series finales and 5-0 when facing a potential sweep. So that's what's at stake this afternoon at Miller Park, where the Nats have dropped two in a row despite getting dominant starts from Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. Obviously, they could use a quality start out of Jeremy Hellickson today. But as we've seen, that's not enough. They have to...

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Martinez pleads for hitters to start putting the ball in play

May 07, 2019, 8:31pm

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Martinez pleads for hitters to start putting the ball in play

MILWAUKEE - The Nationals have been fielding a lineup lacking a host of key regulars for a while now, that's nothing new. Guys are starting to return, with Anthony Rendon coming off the injured list Monday, Juan Soto hopefully joining him Saturday and Trea Turner perhaps within two weeks of his activation off the IL. How, though, do the Nats score any runs in the meantime? They've scored 21 runs over their last eight games. But that includes a 10-run outburst in Philadelphia on Saturday...

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Game falls apart in seventh as Nats fall on road again (updated)

May 07, 2019, 6:41pm

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Game falls apart in seventh as Nats fall on road again (updated)

MILWAUKEE - Anthony Rendon was a welcome addition to the Nationals lineup, until he got ejected. Stephen Strasburg was dominating a tough lineup, until he couldn't get one final out. And Dan Jennings ... well, he simply couldn't get any outs, turning a competitive game into a rout. The Nationals' 6-0 loss to the Brewers tonight was dripping with all sorts of new drama, none of it positive for a team that has now lost 10 of 13 and is barely hanging on by a thread. Not even Strasburg's...

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Nationals announce roster moves

May 07, 2019, 12:44pm

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The Washington Nationals made the following roster moves on Tuesday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Reinstated third baseman Anthony Rendon from the 10-day Injured List Recalled right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde from Double-A Harrisburg Optioned infielder Carter Kieboom to Triple-A Fresno Placed left-handed pitcher Tony Sipp on the 10-day Injured List with a strained oblique Rendon, 28, returns to the active...

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Nats lose two more players, another series opener (updated)

May 06, 2019, 7:14pm

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Nats lose two more players, another series opener (updated)

MILWAUKEE - The sleep-deprived Nationals landed in Milwaukee 16 hours later than scheduled, thanks to a travel nightmare late Sunday night and early this morning in Philadelphia. They had every reason to complain about their travails, and the fact they now had to open another tough road series while fielding an injury depleted lineup. But they chose to try to look on the bright side. They shrugged off their charter flight mechanical problems and wondered if somehow the whole experience might...

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Rendon on track to return to lineup Tuesday (game tied 2-2)

May 06, 2019, 3:17pm

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Rendon on track to return to lineup Tuesday (game tied 2-2)

MILWAUKEE - The first key injured member of the Nationals lineup is on the verge of returning to the active roster. Anthony Rendon is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list Tuesday, and manager Davey Martinez said the club is preparing for its star third baseman to be activated for the second game of this week's series against the Brewers. "He's going to hit today in the cage," Martinez said. "And then hopefully barring no setbacks, he should be ready tomorrow." Rendon, who hasn't...

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Game 34 lineups: Nats at Brewers

May 06, 2019, 12:59pm

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MILWAUKEE - The Nationals successfully made it to Milwaukee, albeit 16 hours later than originally scheduled. After landing at the airport shortly after 11:30 a.m., they decided to push back their pregame routine and give guys more time to rest up at the hotel. So there's no formal batting practice today, and the clubhouse doesn't even open until two hours before first pitch. (It typically opens 3 1/2 hours before first pitch.) So the team that takes the field for tonight's series opener...

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Nats finally heading to Milwaukee after being grounded in Philly

May 06, 2019, 6:50am

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Nats finally heading to Milwaukee after being grounded in Philly

MILWAUKEE - How banged up are the Nationals right now? Even the team's charter plane was physically unable to perform Sunday night. A mechanical issue on the club's Delta charter left the entire team sitting on the tarmac in Philadelphia nearly eight hours late Sunday night and early Monday morning. After all that, the entire traveling party went back to its downtown hotel to get a little bit of sleep before returning to the airport this morning. The Nationals finally took off from...

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Pressure's on veterans to produce until lineup gets healthy

May 05, 2019, 5:58pm

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Pressure's on veterans to produce until lineup gets healthy

MILWAUKEE - The Nationals are in a real bind right now. That's not some kind of major revelation, but it's the truth. When you lose the Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 hitters from your opening day lineup, plus the guy who took over as cleanup hitter because of one of those injuries, plus the No. 4 outfielder who had been thrust into the daily lineup, you're going to struggle to score runs. Few teams could overcome that many injuries to that many important hitters. (And before anyone asks about the...

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Injury-ravaged Nationals fold late in loss to Phillies (updated)

May 05, 2019, 1:09pm

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PHILADELPHIA - They might not have ever admitted it publicly, but the Nationals knew the deck was stacked against them when they took the field for today's series finale against the Phillies. On a gray, windy, rainy Sunday afternoon, the Nats fielded a lineup with only three regulars who started on opening day. Their usual leadoff hitter was batting third. Their backup catcher was batting cleanup. Their fourth-string first baseman had just flown in on a red eye from Las Vegas. And yet for five...

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Adams latest to IL, Rendon could return Tuesday (Nats down 7-1)

May 05, 2019, 9:40am

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Adams latest to IL, Rendon could return Tuesday (Nats down 7-1)

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals added yet another significant position player to the injured list today, with Matt Adams now off the active roster due to what for now is being called a left shoulder strain. Michael A. Taylor, meanwhile, remains on the active roster even though he underwent an MRI this morning on his left wrist after jamming it into the turf trying to make a diving catch in center field Saturday night. Not that the Nationals have any more players who could be summoned from the...

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Game 33 lineups: Nats at Phillies

May 05, 2019, 7:47am

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PHILADELPHIA - It's an absolute mess in South Philly today. In every possible way. The weather is terrible. The traffic is terrible because of the nearby Broad Street Run. There's a Sixers playoff game across the street at 3:30 p.m. And then there's the Nationals roster. For now, the Phillies say they're going to try to get this game in, though it won't start on time at 2:05 p.m. The Nats, meanwhile, haven't put out a lineup yet because they're waiting for MRI results on Matt Adams'...

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Depleted, dejected Nationals pull off dramatic win (updated)

May 04, 2019, 7:13pm

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PHILADELPHIA - They are underachieving, there is no question of that. Their bullpen remains a mess, and their lineup is now in shambles, with regulars dropping like flies and even their backups falling victim to injury. They have dug themselves into a hole in the highly competitive National League East, and they're going to face a devil of a time trying to climb their way out of it, given the state of the roster and the daunting schedule that awaits them. But let's pause for just a moment and...

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State of the Nats roster after the latest bout of injuries

May 04, 2019, 8:58pm

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State of the Nats roster after the latest bout of injuries

PHILADELPHIA - So, about the state of the Nationals roster ... Everyone inside the visitors' clubhouse was aglow last night following a 10-8 win over the Phillies that defied logic, but the reality of the situation also had to set in at some point. This team is decimated by injuries right now, and two more players joined the club during this game. Matt Adams and Michael A. Taylor each departed by the fourth inning with injuries. Adams jammed his left shoulder diving into first base to complete...

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Fedde will pitch out of bullpen in minors (Adams, Taylor injured)

May 04, 2019, 4:10pm

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Fedde will pitch out of bullpen in minors (Adams, Taylor injured)

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals are going to try Erick Fedde out as a reliever again. After watching the right-hander dazzle during a four-inning relief appearance against the Padres earlier this week, the Nats decided not to move him back to the rotation at Double-A Harrisburg but instead to let him continue to work as a reliever. If things go well, they'll likely bring him back to the majors sometime in the near future and see if he can help resolve the club's biggest problem area. "We're...

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Nationals recall Jake Noll

May 05, 2019, 8:37am

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he Washington Nationals recalled infielder Jake Noll from Triple-A Fresno and placed first baseman Matt Adams on the 10-day Injured List with a left shoulder strain on Sunday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Noll, 25, joins the Nationals after hitting .387 (12-for-31) with three doubles, four RBI, three walks and three runs scored in his last seven games with Triple-A Fresno. He hit safely in all seven games, including four...