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Liz Barr: Bench pieces coming through big for Nationals

April 18, 2018, 5:30am

It's not that the Nationals have been burdened with major injuries. But they have been plagued by a couple of nagging minor injuries at once. Daniel Murphy, the big injury, is still recovering from offseason surgery. Adam Eaton, after coming back from a grisly ACL tear, tweaked his ankle and is on the disabled list. Anthony Rendon fouled a ball off his toe and has sat the last few games. Brian Goodwin just went on the DL for a wrist injury. None of these three injuries will likely keep players...

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Harper gets scoring going again in support of Gio (Nats win 5-2)

April 17, 2018, 4:13pm

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Harper gets scoring going again in support of Gio (Nats win 5-2)

NEW YORK - The Nationals tallied a run against Mets starter Zack Wheeler in the third. With one away, Trea Turner singled. It was his second hit of the game, he also doubled in the first inning. Howie Kendrick singled to put men on the corners. Bryce Harper drove a line drive to right field for a sacrifice fly RBI. Turner scored from third. The Mets attempted to return the favor in the bottom of the third against left-hander Gio Gonzalez. They have scored at least a run immediately after giving...

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Goodwin to disabled list; Rendon makes progress with injury

April 17, 2018, 2:08pm

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Goodwin to disabled list; Rendon makes progress with injury

NEW YORK - Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon got decompression treatment for the subungual hematoma he suffered to his left big toe. Rendon said that drainage helped it feel a lot better after blood had collected under his toenail when he got hit with a foul ball off his foot. "He's progressing very slow but he feels better," said manager Davey Martinez. "Yesterday he actually was out, had his spikes on walking around. So that was good news. We will see how he feels after the game...

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Game 18 lineups: Nats at Mets

April 17, 2018, 11:31am

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NEW YORK - The Nationals hope Monday's comeback win against the Mets will be a springboard for a different kind of streak then the one they endured following a 4-0 start. In their first two series wins of the season, the Nats have won the first two games of the series at Cincinnati and home against the Braves. They will look to do that again tonight after last night's thrilling 8-6 comeback win. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez as an outstanding record against the Mets, especially at Citi Field. In...

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Martinez doesn't want Zimmerman to "tinker" with swing despite .111 avg.

April 17, 2018, 1:24pm

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Martinez doesn't want Zimmerman to "tinker" with swing despite .111 avg.

NEW YORK - A lot of talk in pregame with Nationals manager Davey Martinez about the plight of first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. In his 14th season, he has struggled out of the blocks to a .111 average with just two extra base hits and 5 RBIs in 17 games. Last night, Zimmerman went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. Martinez said he does not get the sense that Zimmerman is frustrated or searching for answers. "He's been great. He really has," Martinez said. "He's a professional. The other day I...

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Rendon out; Murphy has arrived in Florida; Eaton on schedule for return

April 16, 2018, 2:14pm

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Rendon out; Murphy has arrived in Florida; Eaton on schedule for return

NEW YORK - Third baseman Anthony Rendon is not available for tonight's first game of a critical series against the first-place Mets with a sore left big toe. "Rendon's toe is still sore," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "Just got to play it out and see what happens. He says he's getting a little better, but at this point he's still pretty sore." Is a disabled list visit in the offing for Rendon? Martinez said not yet. "Right now, we're just trying to see what ... it's the...

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Nats forge dramatic comeback in 8-6 win over first-place Mets

April 16, 2018, 7:52pm

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Nats forge dramatic comeback in 8-6 win over first-place Mets

NEW YORK - The Mets led the Nationals 6-1 after seven innings. Their lead was based on timely hits, power strikes, costly mistakes by the Nats and a vintage pitching performance from right-hander Jacob deGrom. It all seemed like a night for the Mets again until MoisÃ©s Sierra battled deGrom to a single to begin the eighth for Washington. Then the Nats produced their most dramatic comeback to date, scoring six runs on five hits in that eighth frame. The Mets had to employ five pitchers in the...

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"MASN All Access" podcast: Breaking down Nats' comeback win over Mets

April 17, 2018, 11:47am

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"MASN All Access" podcast: Breaking down Nats' comeback win over Mets

"Fire Davey Martinez. It's because they brought camels to spring training." "This is just like 2013 and 2015. They're not that good." "Blow it up! Trade everyone! The season's over!" I'm so sure. Can we all relax now? Can we take our fingers off the panic button for the time being? Paul and I certainly are for this "MASN All Access" podcast after the Nationals completed an 8-6 comeback win over the Mets at Citi Field on Monday night. Just how big was this win? We hear what Martinez...

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Harper's broken-bat homer one for the ages (Nats come back, win 8-6)

April 16, 2018, 3:47pm

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Harper's broken-bat homer one for the ages (Nats come back, win 8-6)

FLUSHING, NY - Bryce Harper launched a broken-bat home run on a line drive over the right-center field wall in the top of the first. All that was left of the bat was a small portion of the handle. The rest of the bat flew into the netting close to the Mets dugout. The solo shot was his eighth of the season and came on the first pitch from Mets starter Jacob deGrom. The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the first on a double by Michael Conforto which was followed by a RBI single from Todd...

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Martinez: Robles will not need surgery on injured elbow

April 17, 2018, 3:40am

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Martinez: Robles will not need surgery on injured elbow

NEW YORK - Nationals manager Davey Martinez had good news on top prospect Victor Robles, who suffered a hyperextended left elbow attempting to make a diving catch in shallow center field in a Triple-A game last Monday in Rochester, N.Y. There had been concern that Robles had broken his elbow or had suffered ligament damage. But Martinez announced after Monday's 8-6 win over the Mets that Robles is in better shape than most had thought. "Robles is not needing surgery at this point," Martinez...

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Hellickson and Madson on Nats' 8-6 win over Mets

April 17, 2018, 3:50am

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Hellickson and Madson on Nats' 8-6 win over Mets

NEW YORK - In his first regular-season game of 2018, Jeremy Hellickson was hit around by the Mets in each of the five innings he pitched in. Hellickson hadn't pitched in a game that counted since last Sept. 23, when he was a starter for the Orioles against the Rays. Over the last month, he has been getting stretched out in warm-up games and side sessions from the Nationals' facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. He returned last night and kept his new team in the game, a game they would eventually...

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Scherzer earns N.L. Player of the Week honors

April 16, 2018, 11:35am

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Scherzer earns N.L. Player of the Week honors

NEW YORK - Despite a rough week for the team overall, right-hander Max Scherzer was himself. And that added up to a pair of wins for the Nationals. Those two starts also garnered Scherzer National League player of the week honors. Scherzer went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP) and 21 strikeouts with only one walk. The first win was a complete game 2-0 shutout of the Braves last Monday. It marks his ninth career complete game. He also struck out 10, giving him 66 career 10-plus strikeout...

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Game 17 lineups: Nats at Mets

April 16, 2018, 6:25am

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NEW YORK - It is the middle of April and the two-time defending N.L. East champion Washington Nationals find themselves six games behind the first place New York Mets. There are 146 regular season games remaining. The Nats have yet to play a regular season game with Daniel Murphy in the lineup. Adam Eaton has been sidelined with a bone bruise on his left ankle. Anthony Rendon has missed the last two games after fouling a ball off his left big toe. Hitters Ryan Zimmerman and Michael A. Taylor...

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Nats teetering on the brink after mistake-filled homestand

April 15, 2018, 2:42pm

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Nats teetering on the brink after mistake-filled homestand

There were outs inexplicably made on the bases. There were home runs being served up despite pitchers being in advantageous counts. There were countless opportunities for long, sustained rallies, the kind of opportunities made possible when you draw 10 walks to the opposition's one on the afternoon. Consider all the reasons the Nationals should have won today's game against the Rockies, not the least of which was the desperation they exhibited today trying to salvage a four-game series split...

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Reeling Nationals face suddenly critical series in New York

April 15, 2018, 8:48pm

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Davey Martinez won't look at the standings, certainly not in April. He doesn't believe it does him or his players any good to pay attention right now to the records of other teams in relation to their own record. Which is all well and good except for one teensy little fact: The Nationals head to New York tonight for the opener of a three-game series trailing the Mets in the National League East division by six games. Good luck ignoring the standings now, right? "We've got to play...

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Marty Niland: Recalling Washington's struggles with baseball integration

April 16, 2018, 6:47am

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Marty Niland: Recalling Washington's struggles with baseball integration

It was great to be at the Nationals Park on Jackie Robinson Day. Even if the crowd was sparse in the cool, wet weather, it was heartwarming to see all of the players wearing No. 42 in honor of the man who broke baseball's color barrier. Reflecting on the legacy of Robinson and those who followed him, it's appropriate to look back at the Washington's history of civil rights and baseball as examples of how far sport and society have come, and to see how far we still have to go. Washington was...

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Game 16 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies

April 15, 2018, 6:25am

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The weather was absolutely delightful yesterday when the Nationals beat the Rockies 6-2. The weather is most definitely not delightful today as the two clubs wrap up their four-game series. It's overcast, the temperature has been dropping all morning and will continue to drop through the afternoon, and there's rain in the forecast. It's just a question of when the rain arrives. For now, it doesn't appear to be a threat to the start of the game, only later in the game (if at all). But even...

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Late mistakes doom Nationals in 6-5 loss to Rockies

April 15, 2018, 12:50pm

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If the Nationals intend to scrap their way back from a ragged start to their season, they're going to have to do so playing smart, fundamentally sound baseball. They certainly didn't do that today during a 6-5 loss to the Rockies that easily could have tilted in their direction had they simply not made a handful of drastic mistakes at critical moments. And because of all that, they now head to New York for the start of a three-city road trip trailing the Mets (who beat the Brewers in walk-off...

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Close proximity of affiliates helps Nationals function more efficiently

April 15, 2018, 5:37am

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One element of the minor league system that has been an advantage for the Nationals is the close proximity of each affiliate to each other and to Washington, D.C., and most importantly, Nationals Park. Countless times, the Nats have utilized their high Single-A location in Woodbridge, Va., the Potomac Nationals, to rehab their major league players. Even low single-A Hagerstown is just over an hour away from D.C., and if the Suns are home instead of the P-Nats, players can get access to live...

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Murphy heading to Florida to play in extended spring training

April 15, 2018, 8:24am

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Murphy heading to Florida to play in extended spring training

As the Nationals head out on a long road trip, Daniel Murphy is heading down to Florida to start playing in extended spring training games. Murphy, now in the final stages of rehab from October microfracture knee surgery, is scheduled to fly to West Palm Beach on Monday and begin getting at-bats with others from the organization who remain at the club's complex for extended spring training. The veteran second baseman has been with the big league club throughout the season's first 2 1/2 weeks,...