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Game 50 lineups: Nats at Marlins

May 26, 2018, 8:35am

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...

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Nats can't muster enough offense to support Fedde in 3-1 loss

May 23, 2018, 3:06pm

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Nats can't muster enough offense to support Fedde in 3-1 loss

The Nationals continue to get excellent starting pitching. But as has too often been the case, great starting pitching doesn't count for much without competent offense and defense. So even though Erick Fedde continued the rotation's strong run this afternoon over 5 2/3 impressive innings, the Nationals were left to stew over a 3-1 loss to the Padres because they managed only seven hits against Tyson Ross and San Diego's bullpen and also saw the decisive two runs score on a drive to deep...

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Soto moved up in lineup, Torres dropped from roster (Nats lose 3-1)

May 23, 2018, 11:00am

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Soto moved up in lineup, Torres dropped from roster (Nats lose 3-1)

He homered and singled in his first major league start. He singled and walked three times in his second major league start. So when it came time to figure out where to bat Juan Soto in his third major league start, Davey Martinez decided to throw a new challenge at the 19-year old: The No. 2 spot in the lineup. Soto will hit in that prime position today against the Padres, sandwiched in between Trea Turner and Bryce Harper in the latest display of confidence from the Nationals in a kid who was...

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Hellickson keeps Padres off the board in 2-1 Nats win

May 23, 2018, 2:37am

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Hellickson keeps Padres off the board in 2-1 Nats win

Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson was solid again for the Nationals in a 2-1 walk-off win over the Padres. He was not credited with the decision, but Hellickson only allowed one run on five hits over 5 1/3 innings with one walk and five strikeouts. His ERA has dipped to 2.13. Franchy Cordero's solo homer in the fourth was the extent of the scoring for the Padres. It appeared that the Padres might have figured out what Hellickson was doing after facing him recently. The first time through the...

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Erick Fedde has seen an uptick in his fastball velocity at Syracuse

May 22, 2018, 7:16pm

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Erick Fedde has seen an uptick in his fastball velocity at Syracuse

Although it has not been officially announced, right-hander Erick Fedde is expected to make his first Major League start of the season in Wednesday's series finale against the Padres. Fedde had struggled a bit in his most recent starts, allowing five earned runs in three separate outings spanning from May 2-12. Manager Davey Martinez did not make the official announcement of which pitcher the Nationals would go with Wednesday following the club's 2-1 walk-off series winner over the...

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Game 48 lineups: Nats vs. Padres

May 23, 2018, 8:27am

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It's been a while since we've seen Erick Fedde in a big league game. The Nationals' top pitching prospect made three starts here last summer with mixed results, and then was shut down with a forearm strain. Fedde has returned this season with increased velocity, though, and even though his 4.57 ERA at Triple-A Syracuse isn't going to turn any heads, club officials have been pleased with his progress. Fedde today will get his first opportunity to show how far he's come when he makes his...

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No homers, but impressive patience from Soto

May 22, 2018, 8:08pm

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No homers, but impressive patience from Soto

Did the Padres give Juan Soto the Barry Bonds/Bryce Harper treatment in his second big league start? San Diego manager Andy Green insisted it wasn't by design, but of the 14 pitches his staff threw to the 19-year-old Nationals phenom Tuesday night, 12 were out of the strike zone. And all 12 came during three plate appearances, each resulting in a four-pitch walk. "We definitely didn't go in there and say: 'We're going to pitch around him,' " Green told reporters. "We didn't execute to...

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Liz Barr: Hellickson deserves a chance to go deeper in starts

May 23, 2018, 5:32am

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Liz Barr: Hellickson deserves a chance to go deeper in starts

The Nationals rotation has been nothing but dominant this season. It is leading the National League in just about every fathomable category, including innings pitched and pitches per start. Nats starters have been going deeper, staying in longer, and pitching more than anybody else. That is, except for Jeremy Hellickson. Hellickson has been a blessing, and he's been the perfect fit for that fifth rotation spot. He is putting up fabulous numbers; so far this season, he has not given up more...