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RodrÃguez and Raines proud of Nats Ring of Honor induction

August 29, 2017, 1:44pm

The Nationals honored two of baseball's newest Hall of Famers, former Nationals catcher IvÃ¡n "Pudge" RodrÃguez and longtime Expos left fielder Tim Raines, by inducting them into the Nationals Park Ring of Honor on Monday night. RodrÃguez was also honored by the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation earlier Monday when they named the renovated Mason District Little League Park in Annandale, Va., as IvÃ¡n "Pudge" RodrÃguez Field. "For me, it's just an honor to be back in...

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Stanton hits No. 51 (Nats win 8-3)

August 29, 2017, 4:22pm

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Manager Dusty Baker was concerned coming into the series about facing Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton. After all, Stanton had hit 50 homers already this season. Baker said he would not give away the strategy to pitching against Stanton prior to the opener on Monday, for fear there were "double agents" in the room. Edwin Jackson was unable to sneak a fastball by Stanton in the first. Stanton took the 1-1 offering over the left field wall to put the Marlins on the board. Jackson then walked...

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Game 131 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

August 29, 2017, 11:09am

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The Nationals got a major boost last night from a pair of key players returning from injury, with Max Scherzer dealing on the mound and Jayson Werth homering at the plate. Tonight, they'll get another boost with the return of Trea Turner from the disabled list. Turner, who has been out exactly 60 days since taking a fastball off his right wrist, is finally good to go. He played in seven rehab games with Single-A Potomac and Triple-A Syracuse, and though he was only 2-for-21 with one walk and...

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Turner ready to play daily, Difo ready for new role (we're underway)

August 29, 2017, 1:39pm

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Turner ready to play daily, Difo ready for new role (we're underway)

Trea Turner could have stayed on rehab in the minors, taking more at-bats in a low-pressure situation and finding his groove before returning to the Nationals lineup. But his fractured right wrist has healed, his body feels equipped to play every day at the big league level and he believes he's ready to return after a stint on the disabled list of exactly 60 days. "That's the one thing I wanted to do: I wanted to get back here as fast as I could, because I wanted to get those at-bats against...

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Annandale Little League field named for RodrÃguez

August 28, 2017, 7:42pm

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Annandale Little League field named for RodrÃguez

The Nationals Dream Foundation dedicated its second Legacy Field on Monday, introducing IvÃ¡n "Pudge" RodrÃguez Field at the newly renovated Little League diamond at Mason District Park in Annandale, Va. The first Legacy Field, in Washington, D.C, was named Ryan Zimmerman Field. Zimmerman brought his wife Heather and their daughter to Monday's ribbon-cutting event to honor RodrÃguez. "You see the kids. My wife actually grew up right down the street. Her parents still live here,"...

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Nationals reinstate shortstop Trea Turner from DL

August 29, 2017, 1:22pm

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The Washington Nationals returned from rehab assignment and reinstated shortstop Trea Turner from the 60-day disabled list on Tuesday and optioned infielder Adrian Sanchez to Triple-A Syracuse. Additionally, outfielder Ryan Raburn (left trapezius strain) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Turner, 24, returns to the Nationals' active roster after missing 51 games with a right wrist...

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Two of Nats' biggest stars guide team to 11-2 win over Marlins

August 28, 2017, 7:09pm

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Two of Nats' biggest stars guide team to 11-2 win over Marlins

Two of the Nationals' biggest stars returned to the lineup Monday night and sent another signal to the rest of the division that they are still the team to beat in the National League East. Max Scherzer pitched seven innings and allowed one run, while Jayson Werth crushed a two-run shot in his second at-bat in nearly three months as the Nats rolled past second-place Marlins 11-2. Werth slammed the two-run homer in the fourth inning. On a 3-2 pitch, Werth launched the homer down the left field...

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Take a look back at MASN's Dan Kolko and Orbit's battle in Houston

August 25, 2017, 8:46am

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Take a look back at MASN's Dan Kolko and Orbit's battle in Houston

A few years ago, Houston Astros mascot Orbit began a friendly squabble with MASN's Dan Kolko. Orbit is known around the league for getting into comical situations with fans, players and teams. He has done everything from tiger hunting to holding interventions to having his own hot dog eating contest to escaping police custody! The past few times that the Nationals and the Astros have met in Houston, there have been plenty of hilarious altercations in games (and on social media) between Orbit...

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Rendon and Albers concerned for victims of hometown Houston flooding

August 28, 2017, 2:31pm

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Rendon and Albers concerned for victims of hometown Houston flooding

The hurricane, rain and subsequent flooding of tropical storm Harvey in and around Houston has been devastating for so many in Texas and the surrounding areas. The tragedy has hit home for Nationals' Houston natives Anthony Rendon and Matt Albers. Rendon said his family has to move to his home in the Houston area because of the flooding at their own homes. "I have been talking to everybody, texting them and calling my parents every morning," Rendon said. "They actually just left my house...

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Scherzer vs. Stanton takes center stage (Nats win 11-2)

August 28, 2017, 3:28pm

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Scherzer vs. Stanton takes center stage (Nats win 11-2)

The Nationals' Max Scherzer returns tonight just in time for an epic matchup against Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton, who has become the first batter to reach 50 homers in a season since 2013. Manager Dusty Baker smiled when asked during pregame about his strategy in facing Stanton: "Can't tell you that. Cuz somebody in here may be a double agent." "You can't stop him hitting home runs," Baker said. "You just hope they're solos and it's not when it really hurts you. It's...

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Werth and Scherzer return; Bautista and Stevenson sent down

August 28, 2017, 2:15pm

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Werth and Scherzer return; Bautista and Stevenson sent down

The Nationals have reinstated right-hander Max Scherzer and outfielder Jayson Werth prior to tonight's series opener against the Miami Marlins. Scherzer has been on the 10-day disabled list with neck inflammation and will make the start tonight. Werth has been out since June 4 with a broken left foot. He will bat seventh and play right field. The club optioned outfielders Rafael Bautista and Andrew Stevenson to Triple-A Syracuse. Also, the Nats announced that infielder Stephen Drew has been...

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Gonzalez and Taylor appreciate addition of Wieters

August 28, 2017, 3:21am

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Gonzalez and Taylor appreciate addition of Wieters

One clear strength of the Nationals this season has been the play of catcher Matt Wieters. His guidance and work with starter Gio Gonzalez has been a major reason why the left-hander is off to his best start with the Nats since 2012. Gonzalez is 13-5 with a 2.40 ERA - the 13 wins the most he has earned since the 21-8 campaign in 2012. Gonzalez has been able to re-employ his curveball with success this season - a pitch that batters were sometimes spitting on last year. Now, with Wieters behind...

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Game 130 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins (Werth and Scherzer return)

August 28, 2017, 11:10am

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Game 130 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins (Werth and Scherzer return)

The Nationals welcome back two of their regulars tonight in the series opener against the Marlins. Jayson Werth has been activated from the 60-day disabled list to start tonight, batting seventh and playing right field, after missing 75 games with a left foot contusion. And right-handed ace Max Scherzer will make his first start since Aug. 13. He was on the 10-day DL with a neck strain. Werth was batting .262 with with eight home runs and 18 RBIs before fouling a ball off his foot in Oakland....

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Jackson on pinch-running and making final out at the plate

August 27, 2017, 4:01pm

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Jackson on pinch-running and making final out at the plate

Edwin Jackson has been asked to pinch-run enough times before - 13 times in his career, four times since joining the Nationals last month - that by now he knows when to anticipate it. And he knows to be prepared to be thrown into a meaningful game situation. "I like doing it," the veteran pitcher said. "I like being a part of the game. And fortunately, the situations I'm in are normally like those type of situations, where the game is on the line. Either you're trying to tie the game or...

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Nationals reinstate Max Scherzer and Jayson Werth

August 28, 2017, 12:11pm

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The Washington Nationals reinstated right-handed pitcher Max Scherzer from the 10-day disabled list on Monday, returned from rehab assignment and reinstated outfielder Jayson Werth from the 60-day disabled list, and optioned outfielders Rafael Bautista and Andrew Stevenson to Triple-A Syracuse. Additionally, infielder Stephen Drew (left abdominal strain) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the...

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Marty Niland: Nats getting key plays from unlikely sources

August 27, 2017, 8:05pm

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Marty Niland: Nats getting key plays from unlikely sources

How many injuries can the Nationals withstand and still maintain the second-best record in the National League? Let's hope that question remains rhetorical. But when an infielder who wasn't supposed to get out of the minor leagues this season and the 13th different man to play the outfield in 2017 are making key plays, it's not a bad idea to keep that question in mind. At 27, AdriÃ¡n Sanchez had been knocking around the Nats' minor league system for 10 seasons. He'd been hitting .254 at...

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Opposite dugout: Stanton making MVP case during Marlins' wild card push

August 27, 2017, 9:23am

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Opposite dugout: Stanton making MVP case during Marlins' wild card push

Manager: Don Mattingly (2nd season) Record: 66-63 Last 10 games: 8-2 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (.296/.389/.670 with 50 HR, 108 RBIs), LF Marcell Ozuna (.309/.377/.556 with 31 HR, 102 RBIs), 2B Dee Gordon (.292 with 46 stolen bases), RHP JosÃ© UreÃ±a (12-5, 3.68 ERA), RHP Brad Ziegler (4.61 ERA, 9 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 6-7 Pitching probables: Aug. 28: RHP JosÃ© UreÃ±a vs. RHP Max Scherzer, 7:05 p.m., MASN Aug. 29: RHP Vance Worley vs. RHP Edwin Jackson, 7:05 p.m.,...

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Nats bullpen works overtime to salvage doubleheader split

August 27, 2017, 8:28pm

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Nats bullpen works overtime to salvage doubleheader split

Dusty Baker spent the season's first half needing to piece together the final innings of games with a hodgepodge of relievers, seeking anyone available who reasonably could succeed in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings. That issue finally was resolved in late July with the acquisitions of Brandon Kintzler, Ryan Madson and Sean Doolittle, presenting Baker at last with stability at the back end of his bullpen ... for a couple of weeks. Madson's placement on the disabled list with a sprained...

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Roark piling up strikeouts (and pitches) early (Nats win 5-4)

August 27, 2017, 5:10pm

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Roark piling up strikeouts (and pitches) early (Nats win 5-4)

Tanner Roark is piling up strikeouts early in tonight's second half of a day-night doubleheader. Unfortunately, he's also piling up pitches at a rate that could end his night before the Nationals want it to end. Through three scoreless innings against the Mets, Roark already has five strikeouts. The right-hander has allowed only two of the 11 Mets batters he has faced to reach base. But with deep counts against many of those batters, his pitch count already sits at 60. Roark has had good...

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Velocity down, but Fedde feels more comfortable

August 27, 2017, 2:24pm

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Velocity down, but Fedde feels more comfortable

Right-hander Erick Fedde made his third big league start in Sunday's first game of a doubleheader with the Mets. The Nats came up a bit short in the 6-5 setback. Fedde lasted six innings for the no-decision, but gave up a three-run shot to AsdrÃºbal Cabrera in the first inning and a two-run homer to Wilmer Flores in the third. Down 5-0, the Nats climbed back into the game to tie it at 5-5 before an Amed Rosario homer lifted the Mets to the final margin. Fedde's velocity seemed well down...