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Marty Niland: Paul Casanova displayed tenacity in historic contest

June 11, 2018, 5:25am

Endurance is the most remarkable trait of professional athletes. Whether it's Alex Ovechkin grinding through 13 National Hockey League seasons before winning the Stanley Cup or Nationals ace Max Scherzer powering through eight innings to strike out 13 batters, remarkable displays of strength and stamina make for compelling competition. On June 12, 1967, 41 years ago Tuesday, Senators catcher Paul Casanova showed such tenacity, working 22 innings behind the plate and driving in the winning run...

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Scherzer on battle with Crawford: "I have to be better than him"

June 10, 2018, 3:55pm

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Scherzer on battle with Crawford: "I have to be better than him"

Right-hander Max Scherzer was fairly satisfied with his start against the Giants except for not being able to win the individual battles with one hitter in particular. Yes, you guessed it, that would be Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford. Crawford singled, doubled and his two-run homer was all the offense needed in a 2-0 Giants series-clinching win Sunday over the Nationals. "I threw good pitches to him," Scherzer said. "He put great swings on them. He wins. I lose. It's as simple as that....

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Nats will stay aggressive on base despite a pair of snafus Sunday

June 11, 2018, 4:15am

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Nats will stay aggressive on base despite a pair of snafus Sunday

The Nationals bats were unable to get much going against the Giants on Sunday, so Michael A. Taylor and Trea Turner tried to get aggressive on the base paths. Taylor stole one base but was also was caught stealing at second base when he overran the bag. Turner was caught off of first base on a tricky move by Giants starter Derek Holland. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said he never discourages his players from being aggressive on the bases, it just did not work out in their favor on...

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Nats are silent at plate, lose 2-0 on homer allowed by Scherzer

June 10, 2018, 2:57pm

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Nats are silent at plate, lose 2-0 on homer allowed by Scherzer

Brilliant as he is usually is, Max Scherzer isn't perfect. He's allotted one or two mistakes per game. The hope is that the rest of the Nationals can simply do their part to make Scherzer's human moments inconsequential. They were not able to do that today. And as a result, Scherzer's one mistake proved the difference in the game. Brandon Crawford's two-run homer in the top of the fourth gave the Giants a 2-0 lead. That's all they needed to beat Scherzer and send the Nationals to a...

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Crawford gets to Scherzer with homer (Giants win 2-0)

June 10, 2018, 1:07pm

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Crawford gets to Scherzer with homer (Giants win 2-0)

Right-hander Max Scherzer allowed a walk and a single in the first inning. But then settled in to a Scherzer-like start with an amazing six strikeouts in a row. The Nats connected with a pair of hits to begin the second against Giants starter Derek Holland courtesy of Mark Reynolds and Juan Soto. But a Michael A. Taylor 5-3 double play and a Wilmer Difo strikeout ended that chance. Trea Turner was caught off of first base in the third to end another possibility. He felt Holland had balked....

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Murphy making trip with Nats, could be activated Tuesday

June 10, 2018, 10:56am

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Murphy making trip with Nats, could be activated Tuesday

Daniel Murphy was back at Nationals Park this morning. He'll accompany the Nationals tonight on their train ride to New York. The only remaining question: Will he be on the active roster Tuesday night when they face the Yankees? The Nationals haven't made that decision yet, but they appear to be preparing for the possibility, assuming Murphy's surgically repaired right knee feels fine over the next few days and he decides he's ready to test it out in a major league game for the first time...

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Kintzler familiar with forearm strain, goes to DL

June 10, 2018, 10:58am

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Kintzler familiar with forearm strain, goes to DL

The Nationals placed right-hander Brandon Kintzler on the 10-day disabled list with a right forearm flexor strain. Kintzler said he has been dealing with this issue off and on for a nearly a month, and it turned into bigger problem this week. The reliever struggled Friday, recording only one out, allowing three runs on three hits with no walks, two strikeouts and a hit by pitch. Saturday, he hit another batter and allowed a double to Buster Posey. "(It) just got to the point where I really...

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Game 63 lineups: Nats vs. Giants

June 10, 2018, 8:31am

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The Nationals usually play Sunday home games at 1:35 p.m. Except for the day after their annual Dream Foundation Gala. Wanting to give everyone some extra time to, uh, recover from that evening event, they push back the following day's game until 4:05 p.m. It makes sense. Except on a day like today, when the skies are forecasted to be dry early in the afternoon before turning ominous late in the afternoon. Oh well, nothing they can do about that now but wait and see how the weather turns out...

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Gonzalez blames lack of usual control in shorter start vs. Giants

June 10, 2018, 4:20am

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Gonzalez blames lack of usual control in shorter start vs. Giants

Left-hander Gio Gonzalez did not have his usual control and that cost him against the Giants on Saturday. "The control was a little bit off a little bit after the second inning," Gonzalez said. "After that, it was just trying to finish the inning. Trying to get through it." Gonzalez walked four, allowing six hits and four runs in only 3 1/3 innings. Justin Miller relieved and allowed a sacrifice fly to center field, but recorded two outs to get out of the threat in the fourth...

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Nationals recall right-handed pitchers Trevor Gott and Wander Suero

June 10, 2018, 9:00am

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The Washington Nationals recalled right-handed pitchers Trevor Gott and Wander Suero from Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. Additionally, the Nationals placed right-handed pitchers Brandon Kintzler (right forearm flexor strain) and Stephen Strasburg (right shoulder inflammation) on the 10-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Gott, 25, returns to the Nationals for his third stint of the 2018 season. He has appeared in...

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Strasburg to disabled list, Eaton thrilled to return in 7-5 win

June 09, 2018, 12:39pm

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Strasburg to disabled list, Eaton thrilled to return in 7-5 win

For the second game in a row, a Nationals starting pitcher was unable to get through five innings against the Giants. On Friday night, right-hander Stephen Strasburg left with right shoulder inflammation. He threw 35 pitches and lasted only two innings. But the offense got off to a good start today, and the bullpen, led by Justin Miller and Sean Doolittle, minimized the damage as the Nats dropped the Giants 7-5 to even the series. "A win is a win is a win is a win," Nats manager Davey...

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Washington Nationals Dream Gala raises nearly $1 Million for Dream Foundation

June 10, 2018, 8:41am

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Last night at the Marriott Marquis Washington, DC, the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation highlighted its year-round community contributions at the 13th annual Dream Gala. As the primary fundraiser for the Dream Foundation, the 2018 Dream Gala raised nearly one million dollars for the Foundation's initiatives focused on academics, the arts, nutrition and sports for children and teens in the Washington, D.C. region. The Dream Gala, emceed by Lindsay Czarniak, featured a cocktail reception,...

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Eaton "excited" to return, starts in right field (Nats win 7-5)

June 09, 2018, 8:43am

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Eaton "excited" to return, starts in right field (Nats win 7-5)

The Nationals reinstated outfielder Adam Eaton prior to Saturday's game against the Giants. The club sent reliever Wander Suero back to Triple-A and released outfielder Rafael Bautista. Eaton had missed 52 games after sustaining an injury to his left ankle and undergoing surgery. He started and played right field. "It's good to be back. I'm excited," Eaton said. "I feel, really, way better than I did the first go-around. I'm excited to be back out there. My wife is excited for me to go...

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Shoulder injury leaves Strasburg, Nats waiting for MRI results

June 08, 2018, 7:21pm

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Shoulder injury leaves Strasburg, Nats waiting for MRI results

At various points in his career, Stephen Strasburg has missed time with injuries to his elbow, back, neck, lat and oblique. Only once, though, has he missed any time due to a shoulder injury, and that one was as minor as they get. You have to go all the way back to the night of July 28, 2010, the night a rookie Strasburg had trouble getting loose in the bullpen and had to be scratched minutes before scheduled first pitch against the Braves, replaced by journeyman Miguel Batista, who would...

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The Caps and The Cup get their day at Nationals Park

June 09, 2018, 10:02am

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The Cup first made its way into the bowels of Nationals Park shortly before 11 a.m., safely stored inside its personalized black trunk. By the time its full tour of the ballpark was complete, it had been unveiled, polished, stood in the Nats' clubhouse, the press conference room, been carried around the infield by Alex Ovechkin and then watched this afternoon's game against the Giants from a suite down the left field line. Everywhere it went, it was followed. And photographed. Selfies....

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Bullpen weighs lack of use versus overuse after Strasburg leaves early

June 08, 2018, 7:05pm

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Bullpen weighs lack of use versus overuse after Strasburg leaves early

In a game where your starter lasts only two innings, the bullpen goes into action with all hands on deck. The only problem for the Nationals on Friday night in a 9-5 loss to the Giants was that it was the third time in the last five games the bullpen has had to go at least seven innings. On Saturday in Atlanta, the relievers pitched seven innings of a 14-inning contest. On Sunday, when Jeremy Hellickson left injured in the first inning, the bullpen had to log 8 2/3 innings. On Friday against...

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Game 62 lineups: Nats vs. Giants

June 08, 2018, 7:13pm

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The Nationals welcome the Stanley Cup champion Washington Capitals to Nats Park today. They hope that inspiration, and the quality pitching of veteran Gio Gonzalez, can get them back into the series against the Giants. San Francisco won the first game 9-5. Gonzalez (6-2, 2.27 ERA) has 198 career starts with the Nats. He is 85-56 with a 3.42 ERA in his career for D.C. The Giants counter with right-hander Dereck Rodriguez 1-0, 1.93). The Nationals have finally activated Adam Eaton. The starting...

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Strasburg leaves with early injury, Nats fall to Giants in opener

June 08, 2018, 6:10pm

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Strasburg leaves with early injury, Nats fall to Giants in opener

A sellout crowd of 41,591, the vast majority wearing red and more boisterous than usual thanks to the good vibes still permeating through the city after Thursday night's Stanley Cup celebration, filed into Nationals Park this evening ready to celebrate the local baseball team. Two innings in, that crowd was murmuring and lamenting an all-too-familiar sight from this town's pre-championship days: the early departure of a star player due to injury. Stephen Strasburg lasted only two innings,...

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Nationals reinstate outfielder Adam Eaton

June 09, 2018, 6:14am

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The Washington Nationals returned from rehab and reinstated outfielder Adam Eaton from the 60-day disabled list and optioned right-handed pitcher Wander Suero to Triple-A Syracuse. Additionally, the Nationals released outfielder Rafael Bautista. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Eaton, 29, returns to the Nationals after missing 51 games. Prior to being placed on the disabled list on April 11, Eaton hit .345 (10-for-29) with three...

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Eaton on verge of returning to Nationals lineup

June 08, 2018, 1:51pm

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Adam Eaton was back at Nationals Park this afternoon. And all signs point to the outfielder being in the Nationals lineup Saturday afternoon. Eligible to come off the 60-day disabled list today, Eaton remained inactive as he went through a full pregame workout with his teammates before tonight's series opener against the Giants. But manager Davey Martinez strongly suggested the transaction will happen within the next 18 hours, provided Eaton emerged from the workout in good shape. "He is...