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As soon-to-be-traded Gonzalez watches, Nats fall to Brewers

August 31, 2018, 6:16pm

They played a ballgame tonight at Nationals Park, the first of 28 remaining ballgames in a season that - it certainly seems safe to now say - will not extend into October. Gio Gonzalez spent the majority of it watching from the dugout, chatting and smiling with teammates like it was any other game, all the while knowing it would be the last time he would watch a game from that particular dugout wearing that particular uniform. Gonzalez officially will become a member of the Brewers later this...

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Fighting tears, Gonzalez recalls "emotional" final day with Nats

August 31, 2018, 8:03pm

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Fighting tears, Gonzalez recalls "emotional" final day with Nats

Gio Gonzalez walked into the press conference room at Nationals Park from the home side, strolling through the same door Nats managers past and present emerge from every day. On his head, though, was a navy cap with a gold letter "M" above a sprig of barley. Covering his torso was a hoodie with the script "Brewers" across the front. It was nearly 11 p.m., the end of a long and strange day that saw Gonzalez watch from the dugout as the Nationals (the team he made 213 starts for over the last...

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Nationals recall Pedro Severino and select Austen Williams

September 01, 2018, 10:53am

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The Washington Nationals recalled catcher Pedro Severino and selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Austen Williams from Triple-A Syracuse on Saturday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Severino, 25, returns to Washington after hitting .269 with five doubles, one triple, six homers, 13 RBI, five walks and 14 runs scored in 33 games with Triple-A Syracuse. He joins the Nationals riding a nine-game hitting streak with the...

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Source: Nats sending Gonzalez to Brewers

August 31, 2018, 3:40pm

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Source: Nats sending Gonzalez to Brewers

As the clock ticks toward 11:59 p.m., the Nationals aren't done trading away veterans to other clubs seeking some help for the stretch run. The Nats have a deal in place to send Gio Gonzalez to the Brewers, a source familiar with the transaction confirmed just minutes before those two teams opened a three-game series on South Capitol Street, bringing an abrupt end to the left-hander's seven-year tenure in Washington. The trade, which was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, isn't...

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As Madson heads to L.A., Nats cope with summer of trades

August 31, 2018, 2:04pm

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As Madson heads to L.A., Nats cope with summer of trades

Ryan Madson said he was surprised. So did Davey Martinez. Truth be told, neither should have been shocked that the Nationals traded Madson to the Dodgers today, not when considering the situation this team is now in on the final day players can be dealt and still be eligible for their new club's postseason roster. "No, I was surprised," Madson told reporters during a brief session as he prepared to leave Nationals Park and catch a flight to Los Angeles. "I've been working all day. Have to...

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Nationals acquire KJ Harrison, Gilbert Lara from Brewers in deal for Gio Gonzalez

August 31, 2018, 6:43pm

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The Washington Nationals acquired catcher/first baseman KJ Harrison and infielder Gilbert Lara from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for left-handed pitcher Gio Gonzalez and international slot value on Friday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Harrison, 22, was a third round pick in the 2017 First-Year Player Draft out of Oregon State University. In his first full professional season in 2018, he hit .228 with 29 doubles, 12 homers,...

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Nats send Madson to Dodgers for minor league pitcher

August 31, 2018, 11:11am

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Nats send Madson to Dodgers for minor league pitcher

The Nationals made the latest in a string of late-summer moves to deal away soon-to-be-free-agents this afternoon, sending reliever Ryan Madson to the Dodgers for minor league right-hander Andrew Istler just hours before Major League Baseball's pseudo-deadline to trade players who have been placed on revocable waivers. Madson heads to Los Angeles after an up-and-down season in Washington, one in which he was counted on to serve as the club's primary setup man but struggled to stay healthy and...

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Game 135 lineups: Nats vs. Brewers

August 31, 2018, 11:26am

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An August to forget comes to a close tonight when the Nationals host the Brewers in the opener of a three-game series (weather permitting). And it will close with another big-name veteran no longer part of the roster after Ryan Madson was traded to the Dodgers for a minor league right-hander. Madson had made only one appearance since returning from his back injury, so the Nats bullpen has become used to functioning without him. But it's nonetheless striking to know neither he nor Kelvin...

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More on Madson's recovery and possible move to Dodgers

August 31, 2018, 4:11am

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More on Madson's recovery and possible move to Dodgers

Nationals right-handed reliever Ryan Madson detailed this week upon his return how his personal trainer, Jay Schroeder of EVO UltraFit in Phoneix, Ariz., diagnosed and treated the lumbar nerve root irritation that had kept him out of action and on the disabled list. Schroeder employs something called an ARP (Accelerated Recovery Performance) wave machine, which uses pads that attach to Madson's skin and shoot electrical currents through his body, helping to relieve pain and soreness. The goal...

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Nationals acquire Andrew Istler from Dodgers for Ryan Madson

August 31, 2018, 10:59am

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The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Andrew Istler from the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for right-handed pitcher Ryan Madson on Friday. Additionally, the Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher Sammy Solis from Triple-A Syracuse. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Istler, 25, went 4-4 with a 2.37 ERA in 41 games (one start) between three levels of Los Angeles' Minor League system in 2018. He recorded 73...

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Ryan Sullivan: Thinking about some under-the-radar Nats prospects

August 31, 2018, 5:48am

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Ryan Sullivan: Thinking about some under-the-radar Nats prospects

Earlier this week, I was driving by a Bob Evans restaurant and noticed in the window a large sticker with the words "Down on the Farm." Not only did this display get me hungry and wishing I was wearing my fat pants, it got me thinking about the Nationals farm system and some under-the-radar prospects in the organization. In this space, I have discussed young players like Juan Soto, Carter Kieboom and Luis Garcia this season, among others. But in the spirit of looking ahead toward next year,...

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Opposite dugout: Brewers trying to make room in crowded playoff race

August 30, 2018, 6:06pm

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Opposite dugout: Brewers trying to make room in crowded playoff race

Manager: Craig Counsell (4th season) Record: 75-60 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 1B JesÃºs Aguilar (.277 with 30 HR, 92 RBIs); 3B Travis Shaw (26 HR, 74 RBIs); CF Lorenzo Cain (.309 with 136 hits, 24 SB); OF Christian Yelich (.319 with 151 hits, 75 RBIs); RHP Jhoulys ChacÃn (13-5, 3.61 ERA); RHP Chase Anderson (9-7, 4.04 ERA); LHP Josh Hader (2.05 ERA, 10 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 31: RHP Jhoulys ChacÃn (13-5) vs. RHP Tanner Roark (8-13); 7:05...

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Carter Kieboom highlights eight Nats prospects invited to AFL

August 30, 2018, 9:18am

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Carter Kieboom highlights eight Nats prospects invited to AFL

The Nationals have announced their farmhands selected to play in the Arizona Fall League in 2018. There will be eight players from the Nationals invited and high Single-A Potomac's Luis Ordaz will be the hitting coach. The Nats will play in the AFL East Division with the Salt River Rafters, with top prospects from the Rockies, Twins, Astros, Marlins and Diamondbacks. Tommy Watkins from the Twins organization is the manager. They will be joined by the Mesa Solar Sox and the Scottsdale Scorpions...

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Gonzalez, Martinez lament another frustrating start by lefty

August 29, 2018, 7:57pm

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Gonzalez, Martinez lament another frustrating start by lefty

PHILADELPHIA - While Davey Martinez keeps insisting that his charges are playing better baseball and control their own fate in the most improbable of postseason runs, one look at Gio Gonzalez in the clubhouse after tonight's 8-6 loss to the Phillies demonstrated how the message isn't always getting through and offsetting a poor performance. Gonzalez walked out of the shower, slowly shuffling to his locker stall to put on his clothes and contemplate another start that got away from him in the...

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Holland hits reset button, gets a second chance

August 29, 2018, 3:22pm

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Holland hits reset button, gets a second chance

PHILADELPHIA - Greg Holland has waited a while to collect his first save of the season before - but that was early in his career when he wasn't an established closer. So if it took him until August to save a game, it wasn't a big deal. But there was Holland on the Citizens Bank Park mound Tuesday night, the beneficiary of a weird, game-ending double play that culminated in a successful appeal that pinch-runner Vince Velasquez had left second base early on a flyout to center fielder Michael A....

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Homers by Turner, Soto erase Phillies lead (Nats fall 8-6)

August 29, 2018, 4:09pm

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Homers by Turner, Soto erase Phillies lead (Nats fall 8-6)

PHILADELPHIA - Nationals lefty Gio Gonzalez was one strike away from getting out of a two-on, one-out jam in the bottom of the second. But he couldn't finish off Phillies pitcher Jake Arrieta, who lined a two-run single to left to give the home team a 2-0 lead. Not to worry, Gonzalez's teammates made sure to pick the southpaw up. The Nationals took full advantage of Arrieta's control issues in the top of the third, sending eight men to the plate and coming away with a 4-2 lead on a pair of...

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Hellickson focuses on fastballs, changeups in first bullpen session

August 29, 2018, 1:56pm

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Hellickson focuses on fastballs, changeups in first bullpen session

PHILADELPHIA - Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson threw 30 pitches off a bullpen mound Wednesday afternoon, his first time since going on the disabled list, but didn't test his sprained right wrist by throwing curveballs yet. "It's just like any other thing. You've got to take it slow and listen to what our trainers tell us to do, and it's feeling better every day," said Hellickson, who has been on the DL since Aug. 18, three days after he injured the wrist trying to break his fall during a...

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More notes from Nats' stunning 5-4 comeback win at Philly

August 29, 2018, 3:39am

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More notes from Nats' stunning 5-4 comeback win at Philly

PHILADELPHIA - With another dramatic win over the Phillies 5-4 Tuesday night, the Nationals are now six games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League wild card race with 29 games remaining. They trail the Atlanta Braves by eight games in the NL East race. The Nats take on the Brewers at Nats Park for three games beginning Friday night. But they still have one more game against the Phillies here tonight. Anthony Rendon hit a two-run shot in the ninth and the Nats ended the game with...

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Game 134 lineups: Nats at Phillies

August 28, 2018, 2:55pm

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PHILADELPHIA - Gio Gonzalez will take the mound for the finale of a three-game series between Nationals and Phillies. The Nats are going for a sweep of the Phillies and their fourth straight victory. But which version of the erratic left-hander will show up at Citizens Bank Park? In his last outing against the Mets on Aug. 24 at Citi Field, Gonzalez pitched a gem, spinning seven innings of seven-hit, one-run ball without walking a batter. But he took the loss in a 3-0 defeat, falling to 7-11...

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Nationals' 2019 spring training schedule released

August 29, 2018, 8:54am

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There are 4 1/2 weeks to go in the 2018 regular season, not to mention a month's worth of postseason games for those franchises fortunate enough to advance, but Major League Baseball has already unveiled the entire 2019 schedule, including spring training now. MLB released the Grapefruit League and Cactus League schedules this afternoon, far earlier than has been typical in previous years. It's perhaps appropriate, then, that the spring schedule will start and conclude early as well. With...