Mark Zuckerman

Ramos tears ACL again, Nats try to replace All-Star catcher

Ramos tears ACL again, Nats try to replace All-Star catcher
The reaction among everyone in the Nationals dugout Monday night when Wilson Ramos crumpled to the ground and motioned for a trainer suggested an immediate recognition of the severity of what had just happened. Confirmation, though, came this afternoon when an MRI of Ramos' right knee indeed revealed a torn ACL, a crushing blow for the All-Star catcher, who suddenly will enter free agency coming off the second reconstructive surgery of his career, and for the Nationals, who suddenly have to...
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Mark Zuckerman

Baker's challenge: balancing rest vs. home field advantage

Baker's challenge: balancing rest vs. home field advantage
Dusty Baker faces a tricky challenge over the next week. His Nationals have already clinched the National League East title, and some key regulars are dealing with nagging injuries and could use some rest. (And that was true even before Wilson Ramos suffered a potentially serious knee injury last night.) Yet his team needs a strong week to hold off the Dodgers and secure home field advantage for itsupcoming National League Division Series. How does a manager find the right balance? "One...
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Mark Zuckerman

Time to start watching the Dodgers with a scouting eye

Time to start watching the Dodgers with a scouting eye
No, the Nationals haven't clinched the National League East title. Yet. The champagne celebration has been pushed back just a bit. But it will happen, probably sometime this weekend in Pittsburgh. Maybe not until early next week when the team comes home to face the Diamondbacks. And so while one eye obviously should be kept on the immediate task at hand, it's OK to start focusing the other eye on the Nationals' likely opponent in the National League Division Series: the Dodgers. (Just be...
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Josh Land

MASN giving fans chance to win Jayson Werth NLDS bobblehead from Great Moments in Nationals History series

MASN giving fans chance to win Jayson Werth NLDS bobblehead from Great Moments in Nationals History series
Win or go home. That was the situation the Washington Nationals found themselves in on a cool October afternoon at Nationals Park in 2012. Ater three games of the National League Division Series, they had their backs against the wall, down two games to one against the Cardinals. Heading to the ninth inning in Game 4, both the Nats and their opponent had mustered just one run. With All-Star Lance Lynn on the mound, Jayson Werth stepped in the box for what is now the most well-known at-bat in...
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Byron Kerr

Harper proved to be a leader and star for Nationals in postseason setback

Harper proved to be a leader and star for Nationals in postseason setback
One major bright spot from the National League Division series was the play of Bryce Harper. On a national stage, in the most difficult of moments, he delivered. Offensively, besides an early surge in the series by Anthony Rendon, he was the best hitter for the Nationals. Every one of his hits changed momentum or added to it for D.C. In Game 1, with the offense spinning its wheels and the team down 3-0 late, Harper crushed a home run off of Hunter Strickland into the third deck at Nationals...
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Byron Kerr

Nationals now must look within to find answers after stunning postseason defeat

Nationals now must look within to find answers after stunning postseason defeat
Suddenly, the Nationals season is over. The season began on March 31 and ended on Oct. 7. The team that won 96 games, had the best record in the National League, is out of the postseason after a mere four games. The Nationals have won 280 games over the past three seasons, won a pair of division titles, but have yet to advance to the League Championship Series. What happened? Really, how did this happen so fast? The pitching was good. Allowing the Giants to score nine runs in four games....
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Josh Land

Nats express disappointment after season-ending 3-2 loss

Nats express disappointment after season-ending 3-2 loss
SAN FRANCISCO - They sure made things interesting. From earning the best record in the National League to Jordan Zimmermann's no-hitter on the last day of the regular season, the Nationals became, to many, the team to watch in the postseason. Who could beat their pitching staff, a rotation in which the postseason's odd man out pitched to a 2.85 ERA during the regular season? Beyond their rotation, the Nats bullpen shut down teams and Drew Storen had emerged as a lights-out closer. However, in...
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Pete Kerzel

Williams meets the media after Nats are ousted from playoffs

Williams meets the media after Nats are ousted from playoffs
The 96 victories the Nationals amassed this year, the 17-game bulge over the Braves in the National League East, all the hopes and dreams of a deeper run than in the 2012 postseason - all evaporated Tuesday night in a 3-2 loss to San Francisco in Game 4 of the National League Division Series. The Giants advance to face the Cardinals in the National League Championship Series. The Nationals go home. The emotional swing in the decisive seventh inning was gut-wrenching. Any momentum the Nationals...
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Josh Land

Clippard and Williams praise Harper's growth, performance

Clippard and Williams praise Harper's growth, performance
SAN FRANCISCO - Hear Bryce Harper's name and you probably think of a guy who's been around the league for a while. He's been talked about by national writers for several years and compared to many past and present greats. Heck, he's even been edited into a commercial with footage of Ted Williams and Babe Ruth. However, what some may forget is that Harper is still young. Despite spending almost three full seasons in the majors, Harper is still nine days shy of 22. Not too shabby for...
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Dan Kolko

Nats run out same lineup for Game 4

Nats run out same lineup for Game 4
SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals are running out the same lineup as they did in the first three games of this series. No changes from one through eight in Game 4. The Giants, however, are going with a new left fielder - right-handed-hitting Juan Perez - against left-hander Gio Gonzalez, and they've bumped third baseman Pablo Sandoval down to the No. 5 spot in the order. For the Nats CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond LF Bryce Harper C Wilson Ramos 2B...
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Byron Kerr

Nationals showed some fight in Game 3 to earn right to play tonight

Nationals showed some fight in Game 3 to earn right to play tonight
It was good to see the fight the Nationals showed in Game 3 of the National League Division Series. Doug Fister deserves a ton of credit. Bryce Harper played well in the field, drew a walk and hit a crucial solo homer in the ninth. That gave Drew Storen some room to breathe and he battled out of a two-on jam in the bottom of the ninth. You got the feeling that this team was better than their two games to none hole in the bets-of-five series and they proved it with a 4-1 win. It will now be...
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Dan Kolko

Looking for another win by the bay

Looking for another win by the bay
SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals have life. Their clubhouse after yesterday's Game 3 win was brimming with energy. Now they turn the ball over to their most energetic starting pitcher. After yesterday's dramatic victory, Gio Gonzalez now gets the ball for the Nats today in their second straight must-win ballgame. The left-hander hasn't started a game in 12 days, but with their season on the line, the Nationals will look to Gonzalez to help them extend the National League Division Series and...
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Josh Land

Fister dominates Giants to keep Nationals' playoff hopes alive

Fister dominates Giants to keep Nationals' playoff hopes alive
SAN FRANCISCO - Win or pack your bags, head home and prepare for a long offseason. That's the situation the Nationals found themselves in today, trailing the Giants two games to none in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Doug Fister chose to stay in San Francisco another day. The right-hander took the mound at AT&T Park in a do-or-die game and did what he did 16 other times this season: win. "Doug pitched great," manager Matt Williams said. "He was in command all day with...
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Pete Kerzel

Hearing from Williams after Nats' win in NLDS Game 3

Hearing from Williams after Nats' win in NLDS Game 3
Say this about Nationals manager Matt Williams: He's immensely even-keeled regardless of the situation. It's hard to tell if he's eight runs up or eight runs down just by looking at the expression on his face. In his postgame meeting with the media following the Nationals' 4-1 win over the Giants in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, Williams was his typical focused and unflappable self, refusing to bite on questions about his team's two games to one hole in the best-of-five...
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Dan Kolko

Nats live to see another day with 4-1 win in Game 3

Nats live to see another day with 4-1 win in Game 3
SAN FRANCISCO - The Nationals said coming into San Francisco that if they just played their game and got a break or two along the way, that they could very easily come back to win this series. They might have just gotten that break. Madison Bumgarner's throwing error on a Wilson Ramos sacrifice bunt led to two runs, and the Nats tacked on an additional run in the seventh inning to take a 3-0 lead. Ramos came up with two on and nobody out after Ian Desmond's leadoff single and a Bryce Harper...
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A scoreless ballgame through five

A scoreless ballgame through five
SAN FRANCISCO - Doug Fister's command hasn't been there early on. But he's thrown two scoreless innings, keeping this game knotted at zeros as we go to the third. Fister has needed 43 pitches to get through two, including 27 in the second inning, when the Giants loaded the bases on a Pablo Sandoval single to left-center and two walks. That brought up Giants starter Madison Bumgarner with the bases loaded, and by no means is the left-hander (who bats right-handed) an easy out. Bumgarner has...
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Josh Land

Matt Williams: Facing elimination, "all hands are on deck"

Matt Williams: Facing elimination, "all hands are on deck"
SAN FRANCISCO - In the their historic playoff game Saturday - that spilled into Sunday - the Nationals emptied their bullpen. Tanner Roark, a starter through the season, was the last man up and surrendered a solo shot to Brandon Belt that led to a 2-1 Giants win in 18 innings. A tired team then flew to San Francisco early Sunday morning to prepare for a must-win Game 3. So how are they feeling today? "We had a good workout yesterday," manager Matt Williams said. "Everyone's...
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Dan Kolko

Nats going without Zimmerman in Game 3 lineup

Nats going without Zimmerman in Game 3 lineup
SAN FRANCISCO - After the Nationals scored just three runs in the first two games of the National League Division Series, Matt Williams is running out the same lineup again for Game 3. That means no Ryan Zimmerman, who Williams said he would consider adding to the lineup against Giants left-hander Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco's Game 3 starter. Zimmerman has not played third base since returning from a strained right hamstring in late September, leaving left field or first base as the only...
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Byron Kerr

Fister has pitched well against Bumgarner in big games

Fister has pitched well against Bumgarner in big games
Yes, the Giants hold a two games to none lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series. Yes, they're returning home and ace lefty Mardison Bumgarner is on the hill for Game 3 today. But Nationals right-hander Doug Fister has pitched well against Bumgarner in the past. June 10, 2014. Nationals at Giants: Fister defeated left-hander Madison Bumgarner 2-1. The weather was 59 degrees and the wind was coming in from center field at 16 mph, according to Baseball Reference. The Nationals...
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Dan Kolko

Preaching patience at the plate

Preaching patience at the plate
SAN FRANCISCO - There's been a lot of attention put on Matt Williams' decision to take Jordan Zimmermann out in the ninth inning of Game 2 of the National League Division Series in favor of Drew Storen. Williams' plan didn't go as he had hoped, the Nationals' 1-0 lead evaporated, and they ended up losing 2-1 in 18 innings. Some fans and media members also spent part of Friday night and Saturday morning discussing Stephen Strasburg's outing, in which he went five innings and allowed two...
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