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Despite another tough loss to Yankees, Fedde believes he "can grow from it"

June 18, 2018, 7:20pm

The Yankees used a two-run shot by Aaron Hicks and a key RBI double from Giancarlo Stanton to down the Nationals 4-2 on Monday night in the makeup of a rained-out game from May 16. The Nats won the suspended game 5-3 on a mammoth two-run shot by Juan Soto that almost went over the upper deck in right field. Right-hander Erick Fedde surrendered three runs over 5 1/3 innings in the loss, walking two and striking out four, dropping to 0-2. Fedde has given up the lead in two matchups against the...

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Fedde battles out of early jam (Yankees win 4-2)

June 18, 2018, 3:41pm

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Fedde battles out of early jam (Yankees win 4-2)

The Yankees got off to a fast start against Nationals starter Erick Fedde in the makeup of the May 15 game postponed by rain. Aaron Hicks doubled in the first and scored on a Giancarlo Stanton single. Fedde then retired six batters in a row. In the second, the Nats put together back-to-back singles by Anthony Rendon and Juan Soto. A Mark Reynolds grounder to second base scored Rendon. Adam Eaton added a single in the third. After three innings, Fedde has allowed only two hits, both in the first...

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Nationals acquire Kelvin Herrera from Royals

June 18, 2018, 4:08pm

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The Washington Nationals acquired right-handed pitcher Kelvin Herrera from the Kansas City Royals in exchange for infielder Kelvin Gutierrez, Minor League outfielder Blake Perkins and Minor League right-handed pitcher Yohanse Morel on Monday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Herrera, 28, has pitched to a 1.05 ERA (3 ER/25.2 IP) while converting 14 saves in 27 games for the Kansas City Royals in 2018. He has struck out 22 batters...

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Game 70 lineups: Nats vs. Yankees

June 18, 2018, 2:30pm

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The Nationals look for two wins in one day as they wrap up the pair of makeup games with the Yankees at Nats Park. Juan Soto's first career pinch-hit home run, a two-run shot, lifted the Nats past the Yankees 5-3 in the completion of the suspended game from May 15. Right-hander Erick Fedde (0-1, 5.91 ERA) takes on Yankees right-hander Sonny Gray (4-4, 4.98) in the makeup of a postponed game from May 16. This is Fedde's third start of the season and the sixth of his career. At New York five...

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Soto's latest blast propels Nats to long-awaited win over Yanks (updated)

June 18, 2018, 2:07pm

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Soto's latest blast propels Nats to long-awaited win over Yanks (updated)

The visiting Yankees took the field first in their gray road uniforms, a reliever trotting from the dugout to the mound. The home Nationals, in their red alternate jerseys, sent Bryce Harper into the on-deck circle to lead off the bottom of the sixth inning of a game that began a month earlier. And then a rookie outfielder who went 3-for-4 with an RBI for Double-A Harrisburg in a game played in Bowie on May 15 came up to bat at Nationals Park and launch the titanic home run that gave the Nats a...

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#VoteNats to send your favorite Nationals to All-Star Game in D.C.

June 18, 2018, 12:27pm

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We're a month away from the All-Star Game coming to D.C., which means we're getting closer to the announcements of the National League and American League rosters. And the Nationals need your help to ensure the host city is well-represented in the All-Star Game! After leading all NL outfielders in voting last week, Bryce Harper has slipped to second with 1,002,696 votes behind Braves outfielder Nick Markakis' 1,173,653. Harper, a five-time All-Star, currently leads the league with 19 home...

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Adams a gametime decision, Voth available as 26th man

June 18, 2018, 12:01pm

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Adams a gametime decision, Voth available as 26th man

Nationals manager Davey Martinez said that he expects that right-hander Wander Suero will remain in the suspended game against the Yankees to pitch the top of the seventh. The game resumes in a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth inning at 5:05 p.m. on MASN. "Suero is still in the game," Martinez said. "When the game starts, we will see where we are at. Hopefully, we score a couple of runs and then things will change. But he's still in the game. "We will have guys warming up. Depending on,...

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Hellickson ready to face live hitters again

June 18, 2018, 12:13pm

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Hellickson ready to face live hitters again

The Nationals appear close to getting one of their injured rotation members back, though they'll still need to call upon a minor leaguer for Tuesday's start against the Orioles. Jeremy Hellickson, on the disabled list since June 3 with a strained right hamstring, went through what he referred to as "probably the last step" in his recovery today, fielding bunts and running to cover first base. The right-hander said everything felt fine after that workout, and now he's ready to start facing...

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Game 43 lineups: Nats vs. Yankees (suspended game)

June 18, 2018, 5:10am

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Game 43 lineups: Nats vs. Yankees (suspended game)

The Nationals limp home from a 1-5 road trip with questions about their offense and seeking a pair of wins against the Yankees. They lost each game in Toronto, and must get right quickly as they take on the Yankees for the second time in five days. Tonight, the Nats will finish two games with the Yankees postponed from May's rained-out affairs. The first game is a continuation of the suspended game from May 15 with the game tied 3-3 heading to the bottom of the sixth inning. About 30 minutes...

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A primer for tonight's unusual, sort-of doubleheader

June 17, 2018, 4:35pm

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A primer for tonight's unusual, sort-of doubleheader

No two days at the ballpark are ever alike, but it's safe to say today at Nationals Park isn't going to be like any previous day in the stadium's 10-year history. What was originally supposed to be an off-day on the schedule instead turned into an unusual, pseudo-doubleheader against the Yankees, thanks to a whole lot of rain when the Bronx Bombers were in town last month. The May 15 game that was suspended in the middle of the sixth inning with the score tied 3-3 will be completed today,...

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Opposite dugout: Suspended game, makeup bring Yankees back to D.C.

June 16, 2018, 1:52pm

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Opposite dugout: Suspended game, makeup bring Yankees back to D.C.

Manager: Aaron Boone (1st year) Record: 46-21 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 3B Miguel AndÃºjar (.293/.321/.515 with 28 RBIs), 2B Gleyber Torres (.283 with 13 HR, 34 RBIs), RF Aaron Judge (18HR, 46 RBIs), LF Giancarlo Stanton (16 HR, 37 RBIs), C Gary SÃ¡nchez (13 HR, 39 RBIs), RHP Sonny Gray (4-4, 4.98 ERA), LHP Aroldis Chapman (1.17 ERA, 20 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-1 Pitching probables: June 18: Suspended game resumes at 5:05 p.m. on MASN June 18: RHP Sonny Gray (4-4) vs....

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Game 68 lineups: Nats at Blue Jays

June 17, 2018, 6:50am

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TORONTO - It's a glorious Father's Day here in Canada (and, yes, they celebrate it here, too) but it hasn't been a glorious road trip for the Nationals, who have gone 1-3 so far against the Yankees and Blue Jays and have been shut out twice. They'll need to bounce back this afternoon if they want to avoid a weekend sweep at the hands of a sub-.500 opponent. Tanner Roark gets the ball today, and he opened this trip with a quality start at Yankee Stadium, only to be on the wrong end of a 3-0...

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Wild game ends with rare homers off Madson, sweep in Toronto

June 17, 2018, 12:40pm

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Wild game ends with rare homers off Madson, sweep in Toronto

TORONTO - As wild and wacky and frustrating and exhilarating as today's ballgame at Rogers Centre was, the sight of Ryan Madson on the mound in the bottom of the eighth had to be as comforting a thought as the Nationals were going to get. Madson was simply being asked to keep a back-and-forth game tied and give his teammates a chance to mount a rally in the top of the ninth. And few have been better at that, especially at keeping the ball in the park. These kinds of games, though, always seem...

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Adams still out, Eaton off, Harper will DH (Nats lose 8-6)

June 17, 2018, 8:27am

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Adams still out, Eaton off, Harper will DH (Nats lose 8-6)

TORONTO - Davey Martinez went into the weekend with a plan for his lineup, who would get days off and who would get opportunities to serve as designated hitter. But Matt Adams' injury Friday night and the lineup's continued struggles forced the Nationals manager to make some tweaks for today's series finale against the Blue Jays. With Adams still sidelined - "he's doing better today," Martinez said - Daniel Murphy is starting his second straight game at first base. The original plan had...

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Martinez's key for Harper to break out of slump: less work

June 16, 2018, 9:12pm

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Martinez's key for Harper to break out of slump: less work

TORONTO - Ask Bryce Harper how he feels at the plate right now, and he'll insist everything's fine. "I feel great," he said yesterday. "Just missing pitches." Harper is missing a lot of pitches, though. In 12 games so far this month, he's batting .163 with one homer, three RBIs, four walks, 20 strikeouts and a .498 OPS that ranks 169th out of 184 qualified big league hitters during this stretch. This prolonged slump, which really extends back into early May, leaves Harper with a .221...

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Adams' finger in splint, X-rays inconclusive (Nats lose 2-0)

June 16, 2018, 11:19am

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Adams' finger in splint, X-rays inconclusive (Nats lose 2-0)

TORONTO - Matt Adams, as surmised, is not in the Nationals lineup this afternoon. Now the club can only wait to find out how many more games (if any) the slugger is going to need to miss with an injured left index finger. Adams, who was struck by a pitch while squaring around to bunt Friday night, had an X-ray taken after the game, the results of which appear to have been inconclusive. Manager Davey Martinez said, "it didn't really show much." "You can't even tell," Martinez said when...

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Nats shut out for third time in five games, lose 2-0 (updated)

June 16, 2018, 2:41pm

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Nats shut out for third time in five games, lose 2-0 (updated)

TORONTO - The Nationals, as currently constructed, know they have to win on the broad shoulders of their pitching staff, especially ace Max Scherzer. They also know there isn't a pitching performance in the history of baseball that could overcome a string of nine zeros by their lineup. And so it didn't matter that Scherzer today recorded the 74th double-digit strikeout game of his career, a mark only seven pitchers have ever topped. It didn't matter that Scherzer retired the first eight...

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On Adams' swollen finger and Eaton's quick out in the ninth

June 15, 2018, 9:09pm

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On Adams' swollen finger and Eaton's quick out in the ninth

TORONTO - Matt Adams finished the at-bat, and he played another inning in the field, but deep down the Nationals first baseman knew his left index finger was in no real condition to continue playing after it was struck by a pitch in the top of the second Friday night. "I mean, I knew from the get-go it was bad, but I wanted to do everything I could to stay out there," he said. "I don't like coming out of the games and putting other guys in a tough position. So, tough situation." Yes, and...

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Game 67 lineups: Nats at Blue Jays

June 16, 2018, 8:36am

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TORONTO - The Nationals' unfamiliarity with Rogers Centre cost them during Friday night's 6-5 loss. Perhaps now that they've experienced this unique ballpark a little bit, they won't be victimized by it in the second game of their weekend series with the Blue Jays. It doesn't hurt, of course, to have Max Scherzer on the mound. The ace has made four prior starts here in his career, and all he's done is go 3-0 with a 1.98 ERA, 32 strikeouts and only five walks. And this was the Detroit...

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Against a late Canadian dusk, a lost ball costs the Nats

June 15, 2018, 7:05pm

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Against a late Canadian dusk, a lost ball costs the Nats

TORONTO - The ball came off Teoscar HernÃ¡ndez's bat, went high in the air toward right field and left just about everyone inside Rogers Centre assuming it would fall harmlessly into Adam Eaton's glove for the first out in the bottom of the seventh. Alas, both Eaton and Gio Gonzalez knew otherwise. Because each knew the same thing: They had no clue where the ball was, hidden somewhere in the post-9 p.m., mid-June Canadian dusk. "As soon as it goes up, it's a pretty helpless feeling,"...