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Game 63 lineups: Nats vs. Giants

June 10, 2018, 8:31am

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...

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Scherzer and Martinez on Caps winning it all (Stanley Cup coming to Nats Park)

June 08, 2018, 1:54pm

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Scherzer and Martinez on Caps winning it all (Stanley Cup coming to Nats Park)

The two biggest Nationals fans of the Capitals' Stanley Cup run over these last few weeks have undoubtedly been starting pitcher Max Scherzer and manager Davey Martinez. Scherzer, who led the "Let's Go Caps!" cheer alongside teammate Ryan Zimmerman prior to Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday in D.C., said he was so thrilled to see them finally push through and win the title. "It's unbelievable," Scherzer said. "Just to see the city, the fans and the team themselves. What...

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Strasburg exits after two innings (Giants win 9-5)

June 08, 2018, 4:02pm

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Strasburg exits after two innings (Giants win 9-5)

Right-hander Stephen Strasburg was very hittable in the first two frames Friday night against the Giants. The Giants put together three runs on five hits, highlighted by a solo homer from Andrew McCutchen and run-scoring hits by Alen Hanson and Hunter Pence. McCutchen's sixth homer gave San Francisco the 1-0 lead and Pence's double in the second made it 3-0. Strasburg ended up lasting only two innings before being removed from the game. So something is definitely wrong. He allowed three runs...

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As Caps finally proved, D.C. can be a championship town

June 07, 2018, 9:16pm

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As Caps finally proved, D.C. can be a championship town

I really didn't have much of an opinion of Washington as a sports town before I moved here in 2001. I knew the Redskins had won three Super Bowls and were the biggest deal in this city. I knew the Capitals made the playoffs most years and had been swept by the Red Wings in the 1998 Stanley Cup Final. To be honest, I didn't know much about the Bullets/Wizards. And I knew that with no baseball team in the District, a lot of people were fans of the Orioles, a model franchise for decades that was...

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Opposite dugout: Injury-plagued Giants still in NL West hunt

June 05, 2018, 12:18pm

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Opposite dugout: Injury-plagued Giants still in NL West hunt

Manager: Bruce Bochy (12th season) Record: 31-31 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: C Buster Posey (.303/.370/.443),1B Pablo Sandoval (.282/.330/.447), SS Brandon Crawford (.324, 27 RBIs), 3B Evan Longoria (31 RBIs), RF Andrew McCutchen (18 doubles, 27 RBIs), RHP Hunter Strickland (12 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-1 Pitching probables: June 8: LHP Andrew SuÃ¡rez (2-4) vs. RHP Stephen Strasburg (6-5), 7:05 p.m., MASNJune 9: RHP Dereck RodrÃguez (1-0) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (6-2), 12:05...

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Game 61 lineups: Nats vs. Giants

June 08, 2018, 11:30am

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So, there's a sporting event taking place tonight in Washington. It's not as big as some other sporting events that have been going on in town of late. But it's not bad, either, with the first-place Nationals hosting the Giants in the opener of a three-game weekend series, one that could feature a cameo appearance by Lord Stanley himself at some point. Stephen Strasburg gets the ball for tonight's game, and surprisingly it's his first start against the Giants in two years. He'll have the...

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Ryan Sullivan: Breaking down the Nationals' draft

June 07, 2018, 5:11pm

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This week, Major League Baseball held its annual First-Year Player Draft, with more than 1,200 players selected over three days. Much like new television shows, most of these players will not be hits and being chosen on draft day will likely be their career highlight. But a few, like new YouTube show "Cobra Kai," blossom into breakout performers. With May sweeps barely in the rearview mirror, I use my favorite sitcoms to help introduce the 2018 Nationals draft class. "Head of the Class":...

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With Eaton nearing return, how will Nats configure outfield?

June 06, 2018, 2:12pm

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With Eaton nearing return, how will Nats configure outfield?

When the Nationals promoted Juan Soto from Double-A Harrisburg 18 days ago, which came only 10 days after he had been promoted from high-Single-A Potomac, which came only 17 days after he had been promoted from low-Single-A Hagerstown, they did so out of desperation. Injuries to Adam Eaton, Howie Kendrick, Brian Goodwin, Victor Robles and Rafael Bautista had ravaged the Nationals outfield, so much so that a 19-year-old with remarkably limited professional experience represented their best...