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Nats have some time to make catching decisions

May 17, 2018, 11:38am

The immediate reaction to Thursday's news of Matt Wieters' hamstring surgery was to wonder how quickly Mike Rizzo will be on the phone in search of another catcher. Those phone calls undoubtedly will occur, but don't count on any major moves being made within a matter of days. In all likelihood, the Nationals won't be in a position to acquire a catcher until later this summer. That's partly just a fact of the way the baseball industry works. Significant trades are tough to pull off in May...

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Ryan Sullivan: Could rain-wrecked schedule actually benefit Nationals?

May 18, 2018, 5:48am

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After an incredibly successful road trip, including a four-game sweep of the National League West-leading Diamondbacks, the Nationals returned to Washington for an eight-game homestand riding a tidal wave of momentum. The team played 17 consecutive days going back to April 27 and transformed its subpar 11-15 record into the present 24-18 mark. In addition, the two scheduled off-days on Monday and Thursday this week would help recharge everyone's collective batteries. Unfortunately, Mother...

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Nationals push Scherzer to Friday against the Dodgers

May 17, 2018, 2:45am

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The Nationals have a day off today after the Yankees series was moved to June 18. Essentially, they will face the Yankees for 12 1/2 innings with two wins on the line next month at Nats Park. The two teams renew their matchup earlier that week in New York, with two games at Yankee Stadium June 12 and 13. Here are the updated pitching matchups for this weekend against the Los Angeles Dodgers: Friday - Max Scherzer vs. Ross Stripling, Saturday - Tanner Roark vs. Rich Hill and Sunday - Stephen...

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Wieters expected to miss significant time after hamstring surgery

May 17, 2018, 9:01am

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Wieters expected to miss significant time after hamstring surgery

Matt Wieters had surgery Wednesday to repair his left hamstring, the Nationals announced today, a major procedure that figures to sideline the veteran catcher until at least late in the season, if not through the remainder of the season. The Nationals offered no timeline yet for Wieters' recovery, saying only that they "will provide more information when Matt returns to Washington, D.C. and is evaluated by our medical staff." Hamstring surgery, though, is a major procedure and typically only...

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Wednesday's games postponed, makeups on June 18

May 16, 2018, 12:17pm

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Wednesday's games postponed, makeups on June 18

So much for the Nationals and Yankees trying to play 1 1/3 games tonight. Despite hopes of completing the final three innings of Tuesday's suspended game at 5:05 p.m., then proceeding with their regularly scheduled game at 7:05 p.m., all baseball for the evening was postponed due to the forecast of continued rain throughout the rest of the day. According to a message posted on the scoreboard at Nationals Park and read by the public address announcer, the games will be made up on June 18, with...

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Minor league updates: Bourque, Rodriguez, Crowe, Ward, Gutierrez and Agustin

May 15, 2018, 3:46am

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Minor league updates: Bourque, Rodriguez, Crowe, Ward, Gutierrez and Agustin

Right-hander James Bourque is looking good so far at high Single-A Potomac. The 24-year-old former Michigan Wolverine is 2-1 with a 1.69 ERA in 11 games with two saves. He was a 14th rounder in 2014. "James Bourque is having an outstanding start in Potomac, somebody that is now two years removed from Tommy John," said Nationals director of player development Mark Scialabba. "Plus fastball, curveball combination and some funk and deception in his delivery. He is someone to follow this...

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Martinez lays out plan for suspended game and nightcap

May 15, 2018, 6:53pm

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Martinez lays out plan for suspended game and nightcap

The resumed game from Tuesday's suspended contest is scheduled to begin at 5:05 p.m. ET today. The Nationals and the Yankees were tied at 3-3 in the bottom of the sixth. After a one-plus hour weather delay, the game was suspended. In the bottom of the sixth, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Matt Adams are scheduled due up for the Nationals. Nationals manager Davey Martinez will have to make a decision with his bullpen when the top of the seventh rolls around. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez went five...

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How the Nationals have won 13 of 15 and righted their ship

May 14, 2018, 9:04pm

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At the end of play on April 28, the Nationals didn't very much look like a legitimate contender. With an 11-16 record, they found themselves in fourth place in the National League East, a full six games back of the first-place Mets, a full 4 1/2 games back of the third-place Braves. Only three teams in the NL had worse records, and all were among the group of franchises known to be tanking this season: the Padres, Marlins and Reds. So what happened? Well, since then, all the Nationals have...

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Eaton encouraged after surgery, wants to return in six weeks

May 15, 2018, 2:20pm

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Eaton encouraged after surgery, wants to return in six weeks

Adam Eaton has heard the reactions since he woke up from arthroscopic surgery Thursday in Green Bay and the baseball world was informed of the procedure he had to remove a flap of cartilage from his left ankle. Today, the Nationals outfielder sought to allay fears that came with that news by declaring his goal to return to the active roster in six weeks. "It's going to be soon," Eaton said, seated at his locker with his lower left leg in a cast that was due to be removed later in the day....

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Martinez on Austin Voth as his 26th man tonight

May 16, 2018, 11:51am

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Martinez on Austin Voth as his 26th man tonight

The originally scheduled game tonight was slated to begin at 7:05 p.m., with a gem of a matchup: Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer (7-1, 1.69 ERA) against the Yankees left-hander C.C. Sabathia (2-0, 2.23). But rain is again in the forecast, so the 5:05 p.m. resumption of the first game of the series (currently in the bottom of the sixth with the score tied 3-3) and that original start time are definitely not set in stone. The subject of preventing Max Scherzer getting burned for that game...

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Johnny Holliday nominated for National Radio Hall of Fame

May 16, 2018, 10:09am

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Johnny Holliday nominated for National Radio Hall of Fame

Johnny Holliday, co-host of the "Nats Xtra" pregame and postgame shows on MASN, has been nominated for the 2018 class of the National Radio Hall of Fame. Holliday is nominated in the category for local/regional broadcasters with 20 or more years in the industry. Long before he joined MASN, Holliday was a successful rock and roll disc jockey, working with legendary announcer Murray the K on WINS in New York, and spinning tunes on San Francisco's KYA, the top 40 giant where he drew acclaim as...

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Game 43 resumed: Nats vs. Yankees

May 16, 2018, 10:04am

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It's a beautiful day for baseball ... let's play 1 1/3! Well, that's what the Nationals and Yankees will try to do. The forecast obviously isn't great, but they're preparing to resume last night's suspended game at 5:05 p.m. and then play the originally scheduled game at 7:05 p.m. Whether any or all of that happens remains to be seen. Stay tuned. A reminder regarding tickets: Only tickets for tonight's game will get you into the park today, beginning at 3 p.m. That ticket gets you into...

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Game suspended in sixth, to be resumed at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday

May 15, 2018, 6:11pm

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Game suspended in sixth, to be resumed at 5:05 p.m. Wednesday

The Nationals and Yankees traded blows for 5 1/2 innings tonight on South Capitol Street, all the while knowing a massive storm was approaching and was likely to prevent the full nine innings from being played. Sure enough, once the heavy stuff began falling in the middle of the sixth and never eased up, the game was officially suspended with the Nats and Yanks tied 3-3, forcing both clubs to return Wednesday and attempt to conclude this game before playing their regularly scheduled series...

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Liz Barr: Rendon's return has sparked Nationals

May 16, 2018, 5:27am

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He's our favorite player, he's Trea Turner's favorite player: it's Tony Two Bags himself, Anthony Rendon. We all missed him when he was out unexpectedly long after fouling a ball off his foot, and the offense suffered in his absence. But now that he's back, he's thriving, the team is thriving, we're all thriving. Since Rendon's return on May 5, the Nationals have gone 7-2, and they've scored 32 runs through those nine games, which averages to about 3.5 per game. But with the way the...

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Martinez said Murphy close to minor league rehab games

May 15, 2018, 2:14pm

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Martinez said Murphy close to minor league rehab games

As the Nationals return home the hottest team in the National League, there is more positive news about the rehab process for Daniel Murphy. The second baseman is continuing rehabbing from knee surgery in West Palm Beach at the National spring training facility. Pregame Friday in Arizona Murphy did not appear to be in any pain as he went through all the paces of batting practice with fielding and running the bases. He ran down the first base line multiple times. Murphy headed towards second on...

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Rendon homer ignites the offense (game tied 3-3, game suspended)

May 15, 2018, 3:53pm

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Rendon homer ignites the offense (game tied 3-3, game suspended)

A fast start for the Nationals against the Yankees' Masahiro Tanaka. Anthony Rendon with a solo homer in the first, his fourth homer of the season, on a 1-1 pitch. In the second, the Nats strung together three hits in four at-bats. Howie Kendrick doubled. Andrew Stevenson single to left-center scored Kendrick. Pedro Severino's RBI double scored Stevenson. Meanwhile, left-hander Gio Gonzalez allowed two base runners in each of the first two innings and got out of jams. His curveball was a...

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Game 43 lineups: Nats vs. Yankees

May 15, 2018, 11:28am

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Hello from South Capitol Street, where the Nationals are home for the next week-and-a-half, hosting a pair of marquee opponents (Yankees, Dodgers) and then the Padres. The matchups don't get much bigger than what's on tap the next two nights (weather permitting). No two teams in baseball are hotter right now than the Nats (who have won 13 of 15) and the Yanks (who have won 19 of 22). It'll be up to Gio Gonzalez to try to contain that ferocious New York lineup tonight, a lineup that is loaded...

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Opposite Dugout: Surging Yankees holding down first place in AL East

May 11, 2018, 7:56am

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Opposite Dugout: Surging Yankees holding down first place in AL East

Manager: Aaron Boone (1st season) Record: 28-12 Last 10 games: 8-2 Who to watch: RF Aaron Judge (.311 with 11 HR, 35 RBIs), DH Giancarlo Stanton (10 HR, 26 RBIs), SS Didi Gregorius (10 HR, 31 RBIs), 2B Gleyber Torres (.319), LHP CC Sabathia (2-0, 2.23 ERA), LHP Aroldis Chapman (9 saves), Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (1-3 in 2015) Pitching Probables: May 15: RHP Masahiro Tanaka (4-2) vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez (4-2), 7:05 p.m., MASNMay 16: LHP CC Sabathia (2-0) vs. RHP Max Scherzer...

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Nationals, PenFed Credit Union launch "Tickets for Troops" program

May 15, 2018, 9:10am

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PenFed Credit Union, the nation's second largest federal credit union, today announced it has signed a unique and expansive sponsorship deal with the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. The new three-year agreement will expand upon a previous sponsorship and will designate a new, special area as "PenFed Military Appreciation Section" at Nationals Park. "PenFed has been supporting the national military community and the greater Washington community for 83 years," said James...

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After long winter, spring at home, Reynolds debuts with a bang

May 13, 2018, 8:48pm

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After long winter, spring at home, Reynolds debuts with a bang

PHOENIX - As he sat around his house in Charlotte, N.C., all winter - and well into the spring, for that matter - Mark Reynolds battled conflicting emotions. There certainly was a relaxing element to all this, with an opportunity to coach his kids, play golf and enjoy an actual spring break for the first time "since I probably was, like, 8," he said. And yet there was an obvious void for the 34-year-old, who had missed all those previous spring breaks because he was in Arizona or Florida...