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Nationals select contract of infielder Carter Kieboom

April 26, 2019, 10:44am

The Washington Nationals selected the contract of infielder Carter Kieboom on Friday. On Thursday, the Nationals optioned infielder Jake Noll to Triple-A Fresno. Additionally, the Nationals transferred right-handed pitcher Koda Glover to the 60-day Injured List. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Kieboom, 21, joins the Nationals after hitting .379 (25-for-66) with six doubles, one triple, three homers, 18 RBI, 16 walks and 14 runs...

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Time for Nats to make a decision on Rosenthal

April 24, 2019, 8:43pm

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Time for Nats to make a decision on Rosenthal

DENVER - They've been putting this off for several weeks now, hoping beyond hope things would get better and they could proceed as they intended all along. But the time has probably come for the Nationals to do something with Trevor Rosenthal. They can't afford to keep waiting and keep hoping. They've put Rosenthal on the mound seven times in the last month. They've yet to see him come anywhere close to throwing a clean inning of relief. Even though there were some legitimately encouraging...

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Nats can't sustain momentum, drop another series (updated)

April 24, 2019, 1:59pm

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Nats can't sustain momentum, drop another series (updated)

DENVER - They lose one, they win one, they lose one, they hope to win the next one. It was the Nationals' recurring pattern in 2018, and it has become the recurring theme in 2019 as well. One day this team looks like a mess, dropping a series opener and digging itself into a hole. The next day, all looks right again and there seems reason for optimism. And then the next day, it falls apart amid poor pitching, poor defense and poor clutch hitting. "I don't know why; it's really hard to...

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Pregame injury updates from Colorado (Nats down 6-3)

April 24, 2019, 10:19am

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Pregame injury updates from Colorado (Nats down 6-3)

DENVER - Some injury updates for you before the Nationals and Rockies wrap up their three-game series ... * Anthony Rendon is out of the lineup for the fourth straight game with a bruised left elbow, but the Nationals remain optimistic about their third baseman and believe he's on the verge of returning to action. Rendon, who hasn't played since he was struck by a pitch Saturday night in Miami, has taken swings in the batting tunnel each of the last two days. He had seen enough improvement...

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Nats easing Ross into higher-leverage situations

April 23, 2019, 11:04pm

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Nats easing Ross into higher-leverage situations

DENVER - The day began with Davey Martinez mentioning he felt like it was time to start putting Joe Ross on the mound for significant situations. "We're going to have to use him as more than a long man," the Nationals manager said Tuesday afternoon. So when the bottom of the seventh arrived a few hours later, the Nats clinging to a 4-3 lead over the Rockies, who did Martinez summon from the bullpen but the young right-hander who came up as a starter and only now is trying to learn how to...

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Game 23 lineups: Nats at Rockies

April 24, 2019, 8:39am

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DENVER - The Nationals are 1-7 in series openers so far this season, and that's a bad thing. But they're 6-1 in series finales, and that's a good thing. Despite digging themselves into a hole every time they open new set against a new opponent, they've found a way to climb out of it and emerge still in one piece. They'll try to do that again today and pull off a series victory at Coors Field after dropping the opener but winning a tense affair last night. They'll ask AnÃbal SÃ¡nchez...

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Asked to hold slim lead at Coors, Nats bullpen delivers (updated)

April 23, 2019, 7:54pm

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Asked to hold slim lead at Coors, Nats bullpen delivers (updated)

DENVER - The Nationals seemed determined to make the four early runs they scored tonight hold up through an entire ballgame. At Coors Field. With the majors' least effective bullpen. A bold strategy, to say the least. And yet somehow they pulled it off. (With a little help from two long-awaited insurance runs via ineffective relief from the opposition.) Behind three scoreless innings from four relievers - some of them used in unfamiliar fashion - the Nationals survived the harrowing late...

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Rendon out of lineup but resumes swinging (Nats up 4-3)

April 23, 2019, 5:43pm

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Rendon out of lineup but resumes swinging (Nats up 4-3)

DENVER - Though he's out of the Nationals lineup for the third straight day, Anthony Rendon is showing signs of progress in his recovery from a bruised left elbow. Rendon, who was struck by a pitch Saturday night in Miami, was able to take swings in the batting tunnel today at Coors Field and the results were encouraging. "He swung today, so he feels pretty good," manager Davey Martinez said. "He's still a little tight in there, but he got some swings in and we'll see where he's during...

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Scherzer still on track for Friday start after throwing off mound

April 23, 2019, 3:52pm

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Scherzer still on track for Friday start after throwing off mound

DENVER - Max Scherzer believes he'll be good to make his next scheduled start as planned Friday night. But even if he isn't, the Nationals ace is grateful he's only dealing with a mild ribcage strain after dodging a foul ball Sunday in Miami that could have caused far more damage had it struck him. "First of all, you've got to understand: This is best-case scenario," Scherzer said this afternoon. "That ball was hit over 100 mph, right at my head. I'm just lucky I still have one blue...

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On Dozier, pinch-hitting decisions and losing series openers

April 22, 2019, 9:23pm

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On Dozier, pinch-hitting decisions and losing series openers

DENVER - It got lost in the Nationals' 7-5 loss to the Rockies that saw the home team score the final five runs, but in the larger picture the Nats have to be encouraged by Brian Dozier's recent resurgence at the plate. Dozier, among the biggest disappointments on the roster through the season's first three weeks, has come back to life on this road trip. He has now homered in three of his last four games, including a towering, three-run blast to left Monday night that temporarily gave the...

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Game 22 lineups: Nats at Rockies

April 23, 2019, 1:12pm

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DENVER - What a difference a day makes. It's currently 20 degrees warmer at Coors Field than it was for last night's series opener, and there isn't a cloud in the sky, either. Now the Nationals have to hope the result on the field differs from last night as well. After dropping that game 7-5 - their seventh loss in eight series openers so far this season - the Nats face another uphill climb and will need to win the next two games to return home with a series victory and a .500 record. And...

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Nats score early, not late in 7-5 loss to Rockies (updated)

April 22, 2019, 7:43pm

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Nats score early, not late in 7-5 loss to Rockies (updated)

DENVER - Davey Martinez has participated in enough games at Coors Field - as a player, as a coach and as a manager - to know what kind of mindset anyone in uniform must bring to this park. "You gotta try to score as many runs as possible," he said this afternoon. "No game's ever over." So even when the Nationals scored two runs in the top of the first tonight, Martinez certainly knew that wouldn't be enough. And even when they added three more in the top of the fourth via Brian Dozier's...

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Rendon out of lineup again, but no IL move yet (game tied 5-5)

April 22, 2019, 3:45pm

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Rendon out of lineup again, but no IL move yet (game tied 5-5)

DENVER - Though they don't believe Anthony Rendon will need to miss much time with a bruised left elbow, the Nationals decided they couldn't proceed any longer without any backup infielders, so they recalled Jake Noll from Triple-A today and sent reliever Austin Adams to Fresno to clear a roster spot. Rendon, who was struck in the elbow by a pitch Saturday night in Miami, has been out of the lineup since. But there were signs of improvement today: He's able to bend his arm, according to...

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Robles gaining experience for next battle with outfield wall

April 22, 2019, 3:42am

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Robles gaining experience for next battle with outfield wall

Nationals outfielder Victor Robles had a couple of plays that drove him into the center field wall on Saturday night at Marlins Park. In the sixth inning, on a sharp drive by Isaac Galloway, Robles collided with the wall and the ball bounced out of his glove for a double. One batter later, Robles made the catch on another screaming drive to deep center field off the bat of Curtis Granderson. But Robles crashed into the wall and went down in a daze. By the time he was able to gather himself, the...

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Game 21 lineups: Nats at Rockies (Noll recalled)

April 22, 2019, 1:15pm

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Game 21 lineups: Nats at Rockies (Noll recalled)

DENVER - Hello from Coors Field, where the air is not only thin but really cold. At least today, it is. The high temperature might crack 50 degrees this afternoon, and it'll be dropping down through the 40s during tonight's series opener. You'd think that would be a bad thing for hitters, but I'm not sure it's possible for any game in this ballpark to be bad for hitters. The Nationals certainly hope the altitude helps get their bats going after a sluggish weekend in Miami that at least...

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Strasburg logs vintage performance as Nats shut out Marlins 5-0

April 21, 2019, 1:24pm

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Strasburg logs vintage performance as Nats shut out Marlins 5-0

MIAMI - Right-hander Stephen Strasburg lifted the Nationals past the Marlins 5-0 with a vintage performance, a much-needed salvage of the third game of their series at Marlins Park. Strasburg pitched a season-high eight shutout innings, striking out a season-high 11 batters. He now has 41 games in his career with 10 or more strikeouts. Plus, he added another page to the record books by reaching 1,260 1/3 innings pitched with the Nats, a new club record, passing left-hander Gio Gonzalez's...

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Rendon out of lineup, Taylor emergency infielder

April 21, 2019, 8:34am

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Rendon out of lineup, Taylor emergency infielder

MIAMI - Third baseman Anthony Rendon has the day off with a sore left elbow after getting hit by a pitch and leaving the game Saturday against the Marlins. The elbow was still in a small wrap as he got off the team bus for Sunday's series finale at Marlins Park. "He's pretty stiff today," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "He's got a little swelling still in the elbow, so we don't want to push it. We just want him to get right. "I figured he was going to be stiff today. I even told...

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Strasburg all-time Nats leader in innings pitched (Nats win 5-0)

April 21, 2019, 9:59am

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Strasburg all-time Nats leader in innings pitched (Nats win 5-0)

MIAMI - Marlins shortstop Miguel Rojas' groundout to short in the bottom of the second inning lifted Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg to 1,253 2/3 innings pitched, making him the all-time leader in innings pitched with the organization (2005-present). Left-hander Gio Gonzalez held the mark at 1,253 1/3 frames for his work from 2012-2018. Strasburg also now has 211 career starts, two away from Gonzalez's team lead of 213. Strasburg allowed a two-out single to Brian Anderson in the...

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On verge of Nats record, Strasburg continues to build

April 21, 2019, 3:30am

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On verge of Nats record, Strasburg continues to build

MIAMI - Right-hander Stephen Strasburg gets the ball today in the Nationals' series finale against the Marlins at Marlins Park. With one inning pitched today, Strasburg will match left-hander Gio Gonzalez for most innings twirled in Nationals history. That is 1,252 1/3 innings since 2010. Strasburg is five wins away from 100 for his career. He has 210 starts with the Nationals, three away from Gonzalez's franchise mark of 213. At 30, Strasburg pointed out during spring training that he is the...

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Rendon's x-rays negative, Scherzer laments location

April 20, 2019, 6:43pm

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Rendon's x-rays negative, Scherzer laments location

MIAMI - The Nationals lost 9-3 to the Marlins on Saturday night, but the biggest concern after the game was the status of third baseman Anthony Rendon. Rendon had to leave the game in the third inning after getting hit by a pitch on the left elbow. With his departure, Rendon's career-high 17-game hit streak came to an end. Fortunately, Rendon's X-rays came back negative. "I'm still breathing," Rendon said. "So, I'm doing all right. It's just a little swollen. X-rays were negative, so...