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Hellickson to start Saturday, Roark on Sunday (Nats down 7-5)

September 14, 2018, 2:18pm

ATLANTA - Jeremy Hellickson said he only thinks of himself as a starter, not a reliever. And the Nationals will let the veteran right-hander do what he's always done - for at least the time being. Hellickson will start Saturday afternoon's game against the Braves, his first game appearance since he sprained his right wrist exactly one month earlier. Manager Davey Martinez had options for the rest of this weekend's series, but he chose Hellickson over rookie Jefry Rodriguez for Saturday's...

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Game 148 lineups: Nats at Braves

September 14, 2018, 11:51am

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ATLANTA - Throughout the summer, the Nationals and Braves have known they'd be playing each other just once in September: this weekend at SunTrust Park. The way things were going, it had the potential to be a critical series in the National League East race. Emphasis on "had," not "has." Yes, the Nats still technically are alive, and perhaps a weekend sweep would put some pressure on the Braves for the season's final two weeks. But here's the key fact: Every day since August 16, the...

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Scherzer heads to Atlanta early (Nats fall 4-3 in 10)

September 13, 2018, 11:12am

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Scherzer heads to Atlanta early (Nats fall 4-3 in 10)

Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer left the clubhouse around 1:30 p.m. to his catch plane to Atlanta ahead of Friday's critical start against the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park. As for the club's run of three games in three cities in three nights, manager Davey Martinez said that is what the schedule dictates and the team must play them in a short period of time because the season is running out of days. He just hopes the weather doesn't get involved again. "It's been a grinding week,...

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Nats players initiate auction to help Doug Harris

September 13, 2018, 11:26am

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Nats players initiate auction to help Doug Harris

Nationals players have organized an auction named "Bidding to Beat Cancer" in an effort to help offset costs for treatment to help assistant general manager and vice president of player personnel Doug Harris as he battles leukemia. Harris has been fighting leukemia since 2015. A new cutting-edge treatment known as CAR-T cell therapy will give Harris a chance to beat the disease. His wife, Lisa, started a GoFundMe page which raised over $150,000 towards the goal of $400,000. That page is now...

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Joe Ross proud to finish his first start since Tommy John

September 14, 2018, 2:58am

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Joe Ross proud to finish his first start since Tommy John

Right-hander Joe Ross took a big step in his return from Tommy John surgery by going five full innings in a game and pitching very well. But getting greedy, he certainly would have loved to pitch for the win. He left with a no-decision Thursday. The Cubs edged the Nationals 4-3 in 10 innings. "Just being back says a lot. Not enough, but a lot," Ross admitted. "I would have liked to go a little deeper in the game. Unfortunately, I wasn't really getting ahead in certain situations, then my...

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Opposite dugout: Braves boast formidable mix of youth and experience

September 13, 2018, 6:24pm

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Opposite dugout: Braves boast formidable mix of youth and experience

Manager: Brian Snitker (3rd season) Record: 82-64 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: LF Ronald AcuÃ±a Jr. (25 HR, 14 SB), 1B Freddie Freeman (.307/.388/.500, 85 RBIs), RF Nick Markakis (.306/.371/.457, 88 RBIs), CF Ender Inciarte (25 SB), RHP Kevin Gausman (3.89 ERA), RHP Arodys VizcaÃno (15 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 9-7 Pitching probables: Sept. 14: RHP Max Scherzer (17-6) vs. RHP Kevin Gausman (9-10), 7:35 p.m., MASN2Sept. 15: TBA vs. RHP Julio Teheran (9-7), 1:05 p.m., FOXSept....

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Velocity still down, but Strasburg pitching better

September 12, 2018, 7:42pm

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Velocity still down, but Strasburg pitching better

PHILADELPHIA - Some might see the radar gun, with a fastball velocity in the 92-94 mph range, and wonder what's wrong with Stephen Strasburg. Davey Martinez sees it as an opportunity for the veteran right-hander to show off his skills that don't require velocity. "He's pitching now," Martinez said after Strasburg tossed seven innings of one-run ball to beat the Phillies on Wednesday. "He's mixing all of his pitches in and attacking the strike zone. He fell behind a couple times and got...

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Ryan Sullivan: Victor Robles flashes his offensive, defensive skills

September 14, 2018, 5:45am

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Ryan Sullivan: Victor Robles flashes his offensive, defensive skills

Yesterday, the Nationals interrupted a road trip to play contest at Nationals Park against the Cubs rescheduled due to rain. At this point in the season, neither team likely wanted to make the trip, but it was one of the most entertaining and well-played games of the season. Unfortunately the Nationals were unable to come away with the victory, but a silver lining in this difficult loss was the play of rookie Victor Robles. Robles served as Washington's leadoff hitter and starting center...

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Nats give away extra outs in 10th, allowing Cubs to take 4-3 win

September 13, 2018, 5:10pm

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Nats give away extra outs in 10th, allowing Cubs to take 4-3 win

In a game that stretched to extra innings, and close to four hours, the Chicago Cubs found a way to generate enough offense in the 10th to score a run on closer Sean Doolittle and beat the Nationals 4-3. The Nats' (74-73) win streak ends at five games. They now quickly head to Atlanta for a three-game series against the Braves. In the top of the 10th with one-out against Doolittle (3-3), Kris Bryant doubled to left-center field. Former Nats second baseman Daniel Murphy reached on an infield...

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Game 147 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs

September 13, 2018, 9:31am

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Welcome back to Nats Park for the Nationals one-game homestand against the Chicago Cubs. This game is the rescheduled game from Sunday's rainout. The Nats are enjoying their second longest win streak of the season, having won five in a row following a series sweep of the Phillies and a 5-1 win last night. They won six in a row twice this season: May 25-30 and April 29-May 4. After the game tonight, the club boards a charter and heads for an important three-game set against the red-hot and...

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P-Nats come up a bit short in 11-inning thriller for Mills Cup

September 12, 2018, 3:01am

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P-Nats come up a bit short in 11-inning thriller for Mills Cup

Due to the impending potential impact of Hurricane Florence on the North Carolina coastline, the Carolina League decided Tuesday afternoon that the Mills Cup between the high Single-A Potomac Nationals and the Buies Creek Astros would be changed from a best-of-five series to a one-game, winner-take-all championship in Buies Creek, N.C. on Tuesday night. Potomac tallied a run in the fifth on a Nick Banks RBI double to go up 1-0. In the eighth, the Astros tied it at 1-1 on a Jake Adams solo shot....

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Opposite dugout: Cubs head back to D.C. for makeup with Central lead down to a game

September 13, 2018, 3:00am

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Opposite dugout: Cubs head back to D.C. for makeup with Central lead down to a game

Manager: Joe Maddon (4th season) Record: 84-61 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: 2B Javier BÃ¡ez (.292 with 30 HR, 100 RBIs), 1B Anthony Rizzo (24 HR, 92 RBIs), 3B Kris Bryant (.277, 11 HR), RHP Pedro Strop (13 saves, 2.33 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 3-3 Pitching probables: Sept. 13: LHP Mike Montgomery (4-5) vs. RHP Joe Ross (0-0), 4:05 p.m., MASN2 Inside the Cubs: Joe Maddon's club is not happy about losing a scheduled off-day to play a makeup game in D.C. this afternoon. This means...

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Hellickson wants to start, but Nats may not have room (up 5-1)

September 12, 2018, 2:25pm

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Hellickson wants to start, but Nats may not have room (up 5-1)

PHILADELPHIA - Jeremy Hellickson is off the disabled list and back on the Nationals pitching staff. How the veteran right-hander fits into that pitching staff over the season's final 2 1/2 weeks remains undecided. Hellickson, who hasn't pitched since Aug. 15 due to a sprained right wrist, was activated today and is willing to be available out of the bullpen for tonight's series finale against the Phillies if needed. But beyond that, the 31-year-old made it clear he believes he deserves to...

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Nats' stars rise to sweep Phillies, win fifth straight (updated)

September 12, 2018, 6:05pm

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Nats' stars rise to sweep Phillies, win fifth straight (updated)

PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals know the math. They've reached a point in the season where it would take a miracle - or, at least, something historic - to catch the Braves and win the National League East title. But perhaps those miniscule odds are actually helping contribute to this sudden surge by one of the majors' most disappointing teams in 2018. When they were still facing real pressure to turn their season around, the Nationals caved. Now that the pressure is off, they're playing a...

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Game 146 lineups: Nats at Phillies

September 12, 2018, 11:30am

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PHILADELPHIA - Well, we've reached the final day and game of this wacky series. And for now, the Nationals and Phillies are on schedule and set to wrap things up tonight as planned (though there is a slight chance of rain this evening). The forecast also looks decent for Thursday's makeup game against the Cubs in D.C., and for probably Friday and Saturday's games in Atlanta. Sunday ... that could be a different story, especially if Hurricane Florence indeed turns south as is now being...

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Holland puts in overtime pitching both ends of twinbill

September 11, 2018, 9:03pm

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Holland puts in overtime pitching both ends of twinbill

PHILADELPHIA - Greg Holland had done it before, pitched both ends of a doubleheader. But as he pointed out, "I was younger when I did it." Yes, it had been five years since Holland last pitched twice on the same day. He actually did it twice for the Royals in 2013, recording two saves a piece on April 21 against the Red Sox and Aug. 16 against the Tigers. Holland was 27 at the time. He's 32 now, trying to turn around what, for him, has been an admittedly disastrous season. And he's managing...

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Soto leads furious Nats comeback to win in extras (updated)

September 11, 2018, 7:32pm

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Soto leads furious Nats comeback to win in extras (updated)

PHILADELPHIA - Through a set of circumstances none of them would ever want to endure again, the Nationals found themselves taking the field in the ninth inning tonight having not lost a baseball game since Thursday. Their winning streak was only three games, but add three postponements to the mix and you've got a team that hadn't known what a loss felt like in a while. Down three runs and having shown few signs of life at the plate since the early innings, there was reason to believe the Nats...

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Liz Barr: Wander Suero, Greg Holland have strengthened Nationals bullpen

September 11, 2018, 8:35pm

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In a season like the 2018 Nationals have been having, it's important to focus on individual accomplishments. Not a lot of the guys have been necessarily bad, per se, and many of them are actually having fantastic seasons. Nothing is clicking all on the same cylinders at the same time. While their record isn't what you want it to be, a number of guys can be proud of how their seasons turned out individually, and some of these players reside in the bullpen. A lot of people can get up in arms...

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Soto keeps climbing the teenage ladder (6-6 in 10th)

September 11, 2018, 4:40pm

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Soto keeps climbing the teenage ladder (6-6 in 10th)

PHILADELPHIA - Juan Soto keeps climbing up the Major League Baseball teenage ladder. Soto launched a two-run homer off Jake Arrieta in the top of the fourth tonight, his 17th home run of the season, which leaves him in some exclusive company. The Nationals rookie outfielder, who won't turn 20 until October 25, is now fourth all-time in major league homers by a teenager, having passed Ken Griffey Jr. tonight. The only players ahead of him: Tony Conigliaro (24 in 1964), teammate Bryce Harper (22...

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Fedde, Kieboom lead Nats to 3-1 win in opener (updated)

September 11, 2018, 2:34pm

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Fedde, Kieboom lead Nats to 3-1 win in opener (updated)

PHILADELPHIA - The infield was playable. The rain held off. Gabe Kapler used 23 of his 39 available players. Erick Fedde put forth the best start of his young career. Spencer Kieboom lost a tooth and then hit his first career home run. And there's still another game to be played tonight at Citizens Bank Park. Who knows what the nightcap of this doubleheader has in store, but the Nationals certainly can't complain about what took place during their 3-1 victory over the Phillies in the...