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Nationals reinstate Ryan Madson

May 31, 2018, 11:32am

The Washington Nationals reinstated right-handed pitcher Ryan Madson from the 10-day disabled list and optioned right-handed pitcher Trevor Gott to Triple-A Syracuse on Thursday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Madson, 37, returns to the active roster after missing 12 games with a pectoral strain. In 10 games prior to being placed on the disabled list, Madson pitched a 1.00 ERA (1 ER/9.0 IP) while striking out nine batters and...

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The long list of firsts continue early on for Juan Soto

May 30, 2018, 4:12am

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The long list of firsts continue early on for Juan Soto

BALTIMORE - The firsts for a new major league player normally play out over the course of a season and beyond. But when you are 19-year-old Juan Soto, you get all the boxes checked in the first nine days. Soto added to his spectacular start with a 3-for-3 Tuesday night, his first three-hit game of his career, as the Nationals got by the Orioles 3-2 for their fifth consecutive win. His average is .393. Soto also stole his first base, threw out his first batter from left field on a 7-6-2 outfield...

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Newcomers and old standbys deliver for Nats bullpen in win

May 29, 2018, 7:41pm

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Newcomers and old standbys deliver for Nats bullpen in win

BALTIMORE - As he watched his team squander opportunity after opportunity to tack on runs and give themselves something more than a 3-2 cushion this evening, Davey Martinez couldn't help but start worrying this was going to come back to haunt his Nationals before their game against the Orioles was complete. "You always think that when you have so many chances to score runs and you can't," the first-year manager said. "But the bullpen held their own today." Yes, they did. As they've been...

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Liz Barr: April gloom and doom give way to May resurgence by Nationals

May 30, 2018, 5:50am

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We like to focus on the bad. All of our articles and tweets are about what the Nationals are doing wrong, how they are struggling and where they need to improve. I'm as guilty of doing this as anyone. But here's the bottom line that we're ignoring: The Nationals are actually good. In the midst of all their injuries and offensive struggles, the Nationals snuck up on us and became good again. The month of May was a revelation. So far this month they've gone 18-6, which is the best in...

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Hellickson and Reynolds haunt former team in Nats' 3-2 win

May 29, 2018, 7:17pm

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Hellickson and Reynolds haunt former team in Nats' 3-2 win

BALTIMORE - The Nationals edged the Orioles 3-2 thanks to an impressive homecoming for former Orioles Jeremy Hellickson and Mark Reynolds. Hellickson (2-0) allowed two runs over five innings and Reynolds slammed his sixth homer of the season as the Nats ran their record on the road o 18-8. The 31-22 overall record now challenges for the top spot in the National League East. Hellickson went 2-6 with a 6.97 ERA over 10 starts for the Orioles in 2017. Reynolds fared better, hitting 60 homers in...

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Harper and Machado go Yards to start (Nats win 3-2)

May 29, 2018, 3:59pm

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Harper and Machado go Yards to start (Nats win 3-2)

BALTIMORE - Bryce Harper and O's shortstop Manny Machado got Tuesday's game off to a hot start with solo homers in their first at-bats. In the top of the first, Harper's blast came on the third pitch of the game from Orioles starter Dylan Bundy. Harper got a hold of a 91-mph fastball and deposited it in the right field seats. It was his 17th of the season. In the bottom of the frame, Machado crushed a Jeremy Hellickson offering into the left field stands for his 16th of the season. In the...

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Ex-Orioles give Nats lead, bullpen hangs on for 3-2 win

May 29, 2018, 6:20pm

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Ex-Orioles give Nats lead, bullpen hangs on for 3-2 win

BALTIMORE - A couple of ex-Orioles helped the Nationals take a 3-2 lead tonight at Camden Yards. A bunch of relievers then made sure that razor-thin lead held up the rest of the way. Behind five strong innings from Jeremy Hellickson, Mark Reynolds' latest homer and then four scoreless innings from their ever-changing bullpen, the Nationals eked out a one-run victory to earn their second straight win in this Battle of the Beltways series and fifth straight win overall. Hellickson and Reynolds,...

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Martinez happy with bullpen depth as regulars close in on return

May 29, 2018, 2:40pm

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Martinez happy with bullpen depth as regulars close in on return

BALTIMORE - With the news that reliever Ryan Madson is close to returning after a pectoral strain has had him shelved since May 17, Nationals manager Davey Martinez will have to decide who goes and who stays in an eight-man bullpen that has done a nice job recently of finishing games. The bullpen has allowed only two earned runs in the last five games, the Nats have gone 4-1 in that span. Coupled with the Madson news is that left-hander Matt Grace is also close to returning from his groin...

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Madson, Grace on track to return this weekend

May 29, 2018, 2:28pm

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Madson, Grace on track to return this weekend

BALTIMORE - The Nationals expect to get two key relievers back on their active roster this weekend. Ryan Madson and Matt Grace each have taken significant steps in recent days in their rehab from injuries, and each is on track to come off the disabled list for this weekend's series in Atlanta. Madson, out since May 17 with a right pectoral strain, threw off a mound earlier this week and reported no problems, convincing club officials he was on the verge of returning to the roster. "One more...

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Game 53 lineups: Nats at Orioles

May 29, 2018, 11:30am

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BALTIMORE - Jeremy Hellickson's two months as an Oriole late last summer were, to put it bluntly, not good. You can't sugarcoat a 6.97 ERA in 10 starts. Hellickson's first two months as a National, however, have been nothing short of brilliant. You can't describe a 2.13 ERA in seven starts any other way. Tonight, Hellickson gets a chance to show Baltimore how far he's come. Which isn't to say another dominant start is a given. This is a hitter's ballpark, and especially so with the...

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One week in, Soto showing he can make adjustments

May 28, 2018, 6:35pm

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One week in, Soto showing he can make adjustments

BALTIMORE - Anthony Rendon knows a thing or two about trying to thrive in the major leagues after getting rushed through the minor leagues. The Nationals third baseman accrued only 326 plate appearances over 79 minor league games in 2012 and early 2013 before getting his first promotion to Washington. It was a fast track, to be sure, but Rendon also had three seasons at Rice (an elite Division I program) on his resume and was nearly 23 when he made his debut for the Nationals. Which is why...

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Gonzalez morphing into one of MLB's most consistent starters

May 28, 2018, 1:34pm

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Gonzalez morphing into one of MLB's most consistent starters

BALTIMORE - For all his big-picture success in seven seasons with the Nationals, Gio Gonzalez is never going to earn praise for his consistency. The left-hander's erratic performance from start to start - sometimes even from inning to inning - can drive anyone mad. Here's a dirty little secret for anyone who still feels that way about Gonzalez, though: He has become one of the most consistent pitchers in baseball over the last two seasons. Consistently good. Today's outing during the...

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Nats shut out O's 6-0 thanks to Gonzalez's gem, Rendon's blast

May 28, 2018, 11:55am

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Nats shut out O's 6-0 thanks to Gonzalez's gem, Rendon's blast

BALTIMORE - The Nationals lineup, which has been hit-or-miss throughout an injury-plagued season, showed up in full force today at Camden Yards. Gio Gonzalez, who has been outstanding from the get-go, also showed up. Together, they overwhelmed the Orioles during a 6-0 victory to kick off this year's version of the Battle of the Beltways. Gonzalez was brilliant in yet another impressive performance, tossing 7 2/3 scoreless innings and pitching his way out of the few jams he encountered along...

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Martinez hoping Murphy will be activated "fairly soon"

May 28, 2018, 8:29am

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Martinez hoping Murphy will be activated "fairly soon"

BALTIMORE - After two months of waiting and waiting for positive injury news, the Nationals may be on the verge of getting one of their most important injured players back at long last. Daniel Murphy spent the last two days rehabbing for Double-A Harrisburg and emerged from it with his surgically repaired right knee in good shape. The Nationals aren't offering up any firm timetable for Murphy to make his long-awaited season debut, but manager Davey Martinez did suggest it won't be much longer...

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Rendon's blast draws cheers from dugout, stands (Nats win 6-0)

May 28, 2018, 10:34am

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Rendon's blast draws cheers from dugout, stands (Nats win 6-0)

BALTIMORE - The Nationals had never faced Alex Cobb before today, and the first time through the lineup it looked that way. But once they had a chance to see the veteran right-hander up close and personal, the Nats turned things around in a hurry. Shut down by Cobb through the first two innings of today's game at Camden Yards, the Nationals came to life in the top of the third, with Anthony Rendon's three-run homer capping a big rally and giving the visitors a 3-0 lead in the opener of this...

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Taylor looking to get on a roll after positive week of at-bats

May 28, 2018, 8:07am

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Taylor looking to get on a roll after positive week of at-bats

Nationals center fielder Michael A. Taylor is looking to build off of a couple of solid games at the plate and on the field in the last week. He has six hits in his last six games. Taylor smacked a two-run homer and added a double in Friday's 9-5 win over the Marlins. On Saturday Taylor demonstrated poise with two walks. Then on Sunday he lined a triple off the right center field wall in his first at-bat. Martinez said he is seeing some positive steps forward for Taylor after starting off the...

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Game 52 lineups: Nats at Orioles

May 28, 2018, 6:04am

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BALTIMORE - No, it's not the most important sporting event today involving a team from Washington, but it's still the first game of this year's Battle of the Beltways, and that's not bad. The Nationals and Orioles renew their annual interleague rivalry this afternoon under gray (and surprisingly chilly) skies, and these two franchises are at complete opposite ends of the spectrum right now. The Nats are feeling good about themselves after a weekend sweep in Miami that leaves them one game...

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Strasburg wants to better execute his pitches

May 27, 2018, 1:55pm

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Strasburg wants to better execute his pitches

MIAMI - Stephen Strasburg did not feel like he had his best stuff on Sunday. Pretty scary notion for the rest of the National League, because the right-hander still went out and delivered five scoreless innings in a 5-2 Nationals win over the Marlins. Strasburg surrendered only three hits, all singles, and did not allow the Marlins past second base. He walked two and struck out eight. His first three strikeouts were with the changeup, two from the curveball, and three from his four-seam...

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Strasburg delivers, Harper and Rendon homer for series sweep

May 27, 2018, 1:34pm

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Strasburg delivers, Harper and Rendon homer for series sweep

MIAMI - Right-hander Stephen Strasburg ran his scoreless string to 23 innings against the Marlins, and Bryce Harper and Anthony Rendon slammed solo homers, as the Nationals won 5-2 to sweep the three-game series. The Nationals have now won 11 straight meetings against the Marlins and this was their third road series sweep of the season. Suddenly, the Nationals are 29-22, seven games above .500 for the first time this season. They are only one game back of the first-place Braves in the National...

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Marty Niland: The team that almost moved to Washington in 1973

May 28, 2018, 6:12am

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Marty Niland: The team that almost moved to Washington in 1973

Imagine if the names of franchise greats inscribed on the mezzanine of Nationals Park included Dave Winfield, Ozzie Smith and Willie McCovey. What if, instead of tracing its roots back to Montreal, Washington's baseball team had its origins in San Diego? It might have happened if the dreams of Washington baseball fans 45 summers ago has come true, instead of ending in one of many heartbreaks for the city. The story began on May 28, 1973 when The Washington Post greeted readers with the...