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Opposite dugout: Struggling O's might be forced to become sellers

May 27, 2018, 6:44pm

Manager: Buck Showalter (9th season) Record: 17-36 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: SS Manny Machado (.324 with 15 HR, 44 RBIs); CF Adam Jones (.274 with 9 HR, 25 RBIs); LF Trey Mancini (.240 with 7 HR, 48 hits); RHP Dylan Bundy (3-6, 4.45 ERA); LHP Richard Bleier (3-0, 1.37 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (2-2 in 2017) Pitching probables: May 28: LHP Gio Gonzalez (5-2) vs. RHP Alex Cobb (1-6); 1:05 p.m., MASN2May 29: RHP Jeremy Hellickson (1-0) vs. RHP Dylan Bundy (3-6); 7:05...

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Martinez on Harper, Madson, Difo and more (Nats win 5-2)

May 27, 2018, 8:26am

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Martinez on Harper, Madson, Difo and more (Nats win 5-2)

MIAMI - Nationals manager Davey Martinez provided more insight on Bryce Harper's struggles at the plate in this series as the team prepares for the Sunday finale. The slugger has had six strikeouts in the last two games. He has reached base on two hits and a walk since Friday. Harper is hitting .203 in his last 15 games and .200 in his last 30 contests. He has 18 strikeouts in his last 15 games. "He hit some balls hard," Martinez said. "Yesterday, obviously, he's fouling more pitches off...

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Harper's frustrations, plus an update on Murphy and Goodwin

May 26, 2018, 7:10pm

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Harper's frustrations, plus an update on Murphy and Goodwin

MIAMI - Lost in the hoopla of another late surge and win Saturday for the Nationals were the struggles of right fielder Bryce Harper in this series. He connected on a two-run double and a single late Friday, which were big in helping the Nats to a 9-5 win. But he has also struck out six times in the series. Manager Davey Martinez has noted the building frustration for Harper at the plate. "He'll snap out of it, that's the only thing I can say," Martinez said after Saturday's 4-1 win....

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Game 49 lineups: Nats at Marlins (Justin Miller called up)

May 25, 2018, 12:19pm

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Game 49 lineups: Nats at Marlins (Justin Miller called up)

MIAMI - The Nationals have selected the contract of right-hander Justin Miller, who has pitched for the Tigers and the Rockies but hasn't been in the majors since 2016. He takes the roster spot vacated by right-hander Erick Fedde, who was sent back to Triple-A Syracuse following his start Wednesday against the Padres. Miller, 30, is 6-foot-3, 215 lbs., and his best season was 2015, when he went 3-3 with one save and a 4.05 ERA in 34 games with the Rockies. He struck out 38 in 33 1/3 innings of...

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Another strong outing from Roark, Nats rally to win 4-1 against Marlins

May 26, 2018, 1:05pm

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Another strong outing from Roark, Nats rally to win 4-1 against Marlins

MIAMI - Nationals left fielder Juan Soto doubled with one out in the second inning, but Marlins left-handed starter Wei-Yin Chen notched two strikeouts against the next three batters to get out of the inning. It was Soto's first double in the majors. Trea Turner singled and stole second in the third, but Bryce Harper struck out and Anthony Rendon popped up to end the threat. J.T. Realmuto singled in the first inning, but Nationals right-handed starter Tanner Roark induced a fly out to center...

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Game 51 lineups: Nats at Marlins

May 27, 2018, 6:48am

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MIAMI - The Nationals seek their third road series sweep today as they send one of their aces, right-hander Stephen Strasburg (5-4, 3.36 ERA), to the hill. The Nats used late-inning offensive surges to down the Marlins 9-5 and 4-1, hitting a pair of homers in each game. The Marlins counter with right-hander Elieser Hernandez (0-1, 2.08). In three starts dating to April 3, 2017, Strasburg has thrown 18 consecutive scoreless innings against the Marlins. The Nats have now won 10 straight games...

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Zimmerman takes grounders at first, Grace headed to Harrisburg

May 26, 2018, 11:13am

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Zimmerman takes grounders at first, Grace headed to Harrisburg

MIAMI - First baseman Ryan Zimmerman, who has been out since May 10 with a right oblique strain, was out on the field for batting practice taking grounders at first base and throwing to second base at about a 3/4 pace. "He's coming along," said manager Davey Martinez. "When you deal with that kind of injury you want to make sure you are totally right because it's about swinging and all this other stuff. We want to make sure he's right when he comes off." Zimmerman has been swinging the...

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Game 50 lineups: Nats at Marlins

May 26, 2018, 8:35am

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MIAMI - Matt Adams continues to demonstrate the worth of his signing, especially for his power bat. Adams' homer on Friday was his 12th of the season, second to Bryce Harper (15) on the club. According to the Nationals' public relations staff, Adams would lead the National League in slugging percentage (.626) and would be second in OPS (.995) if he had the minimum plate appearances (3.1). Adams currently stands at 2.71 plate appearances per game. Mark Reynolds, who gets the start at first...

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Scherzer happy to win, but wants to take back two Anderson at-bats

May 25, 2018, 8:17pm

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Scherzer happy to win, but wants to take back two Anderson at-bats

MIAMI - Right-hander Max Scherzer talked about how well divisional opponents know his stuff and how they try to wait him out. The Phillies attempted that strategy May 6 and Scherzer battled through for a season-high 15 strikeouts and a 5-4 win. He managed to pitch around three Phillies extra-base hits. Friday's game was the Nationals' first meeting of 19 this season against the Marlins, another National League East foe. Scherzer fought through six innings, 114 pitches, a two-run double by...

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Miller's relationship with Kintzler helped Nats get eyes on him

May 25, 2018, 4:01pm

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Miller's relationship with Kintzler helped Nats get eyes on him

MIAMI - The Nationals on Friday selected the contract of right-hander Justin Miller. The 30-year-old reliever had impressed the club in the offseason and then pitched well at Triple-A Syracuse to earn the promotion. Miller has spent three years in the majors - eight games with the Tigers and 74 games with the Rockies from 2014 to 2016. He also has pitched in all or parts of eight minor league seasons. "Very impressive. Known him for a while," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "He's...

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Offense does heavy lifting in support of Scherzer in 9-5 win

May 25, 2018, 7:49pm

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Offense does heavy lifting in support of Scherzer in 9-5 win

MIAMI - A late offensive surge helped the Nationals pull away from the Marlins in a 9-5 series-opening win at Marlins Park. From the sixth to the eighth innings, the Nats scored seven runs on seven hits and two errors, turning a 2-2 tie into a 9-5 victory. The offense exploded for seven runs on seven hits, taking advantage of two Marlins errors to put the game away in the late stages. "If we start hitting the ball like we are capable of hitting, good things are going to happen, obviously,"...

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Murphy, Goodwin to rehab with Double-A Harrisburg

May 25, 2018, 2:27pm

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Murphy, Goodwin to rehab with Double-A Harrisburg

MIAMI - After missing the first two months of the season due to knee surgery recovery, second baseman Daniel Murphy will begin his rehab assignment with Double-A Harrisburg tomorrow at home against Altoona, Nationals manager Davey Martinez announced this afternoon. The Senators are home through Monday against the Curve, then travel to Hartford. Martinez said that outfielder Brian Goodwin is also healthy enough to join Murphy with Harrisburg to begin his rehab assignment. "That's great news...

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Taylor displays power and glove prowess early (Nats win 9-5)

May 25, 2018, 4:18pm

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Taylor displays power and glove prowess early (Nats win 9-5)

MIAMI - Manager Davey Martinez spoke before Friday's game about how hard Michael A. Taylor has been working on having quality at-bats as he attempts to get out of a rough patch at the plate. Taylor was hitting only .157 with 22 strikeouts in his last 15 games. During batting practice, Taylor showed aggression in his swing with back-to-back homers over the center field wall, well past the 407-foot marker. That seemingly transferred to the game. In the second, facing Marlins starter JosÃ©...

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Opposite dugout: Rebuilding Marlins occupy NL East basement

May 24, 2018, 8:48am

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Opposite dugout: Rebuilding Marlins occupy NL East basement

Manager: Don Mattingly (3rd season) Record: 19-30 Last 10 games: 5-5 Who to watch: C J.T. Realmuto (316 with 6 HR, 16 RBIs), 2B Starlin Castro (.293 with 21 RBIs), 1B Justin Bour (9 HR, 23 RBIs), RHP Elieser Hernandez (0-1, 2.08 ERA), RHP Brad Ziegler (9 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (6-13 in 2017) Pitching probables: May 25: RHP Max Scherzer (7-1) vs. RHP JosÃ© UreÃ±a (0-7), 7:10 p.m., MASN2 May 26: RHP Tanner Roark (2-4) vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen (1-2), 4:10 p.m., MASN2...

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Nationals finally get first look at Marlins this weekend

May 24, 2018, 6:49pm

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The Nationals are set to do something tonight for the first time this season. No, they won't be fielding an entirely healthy lineup. That milestone will have to wait for another day down the road. The Nats will, however, be facing the Marlins for the first time in 2018. Even though the 2018 season is nearly one-third complete. In one of several odd quirks to the schedule, the Nationals and Marlins have made it to Memorial Day weekend before squaring off for the first of 19 head-to-head games....

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Notes on Soto, Robles and Murphy

May 24, 2018, 2:41am

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Outfielder Juan Soto went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Wednesday in the Nationals 3-1 loss to the Padres. But he surged out of the gates, making three starts in a row and reaching base in six of his first 10 plate appearances. He is hitting .300 (3-for-10) with a homer, three RBIs and a 1.062 OPS. May 22 he walked three times, including a huge walk in the ninth inning that led to the walk-off run, 2-1. "I think that you recognize plate discipline and a way of attacking pitchers," said general...

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Nationals select contract of right-hander Justin Miller

May 25, 2018, 11:41am

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The Washington Nationals selected the contract of right-handed pitcher Justin Miller on Friday. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement. Miller, 30, joins the Nationals after tossing 13.2 innings of scoreless relief across nine appearances out of Triple-A Syracuse's bullpen. He struck out 23 batters, issued three walks and surrendered just three hits (3-for-43) along the way. Miller tossed more than 1.0 inning of relief in six of the...

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Nationals' bond with Stanley Cup-bound Capitals is genuine

May 23, 2018, 9:28pm

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Davey Martinez, as he has done every time for the last month he's met with reporters on the same day the Capitals have been in a Stanley Cup Playoffs game, walked into the press conference room at Nationals Park on Wednesday afternoon wearing his custom-made No. 4 Caps jersey and cap. Asked for a prediction for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals, the Nationals manager offered a confident reply. "Caps are going to have a big game, 4-1," Martinez said. "How about that? I'm throwing that...

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Ryan Sullivan: Is Mark Reynolds part of a shift in baseball thinking?

May 24, 2018, 2:38pm

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Ryan Sullivan: Is Mark Reynolds part of a shift in baseball thinking?

The Nationals have dealt with an incredible amount of injuries so far in 2018. Certainly, every team suffers with injuries and complaining will not help players heal faster, but as someone recently joked on Twitter, the Nationals could have a .500 club with their roster presently on the disabled list. It is a testament to the performance of the team's reserves that Washington's record currently stands at 26-22 and only three games back of first place in the National League East. Fortunately...

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Fedde leaves positive impression, despite end result

May 23, 2018, 4:16pm

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Fedde leaves positive impression, despite end result

The result - a 3-1 loss to the Padres - was frustrating, no question. If the Nationals can take a step back and view today's game with a wider lens, though, they'll come away with a much more positive vibe. No, they didn't do nearly enough at the plate against Tyson Ross, Craig Stammen and Brad Hand, who combined to allow one run on seven hits. Yes, they could've played a crisper game in the field and prevented San Diego from scoring those runs. But Erick Fedde looked like a quality big...