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Opposite dugout: Struggling Rockies always dangerous because of potent lineup

July 21, 2014, 6:29am

Manager: Walt Weiss, second year Record: 40-58 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: SS Troy Tulowitzki (.340/.432/.603, 18 doubles, 21 HR, 52 RBIs, 71 R); 1B Justin Morneau (.312/.345/.502, 20 doubles, 13 HR, 60 RBIs); RF Charlie Blackmon (.305/.351/.477, 17 doubles, 14 HR, 52 RBIs, 18 SB); LHP Jorge De La Rosa (10-6, 4.39 ERA, 1.30 WHIP) Season series vs. Nats: 0-3, 7 runs scored, 18 runs allowed Pitching probables July 21: Franklin Morales vs. Doug Fister, 8:30 p.m., MASN HD July 22: TBA vs....

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Fisters settles down, Werth and Desmond crush homers (Nats win 4-3)

July 02, 2014, 3:05pm

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Fisters settles down, Werth and Desmond crush homers (Nats win 4-3)

The Rockies have been desperate to get their offense going in this series. They finally were able to deliver a big inning against the Nationals and Doug Fister early in the series finale. Fister got through the first unscathed. But in the second, the Rockies started a rally with singles from Troy Tulowitzki and Corey Dickerson. With two men on in the second, backup catcher Michael McKenry slammed a three-run shot over the left field wall, to give the Rockies a 3-0 lead. It was McKenry's...

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Strasburg works with early advantage against Rockies (Nats win 7-1)

July 01, 2014, 3:43pm

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Strasburg works with early advantage against Rockies (Nats win 7-1)

Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg, as with any starter, pitches better with a lead. But it really seems to help Strasburg, who has had a tendency of giving up early runs, and then never being able to get into a groove. In his last three starts, Strasburg has allowed 14 earned runs. So having his offense give him an early advantage allows him to not have to worry about the game situation and just throw strikes. But on Tuesday, Strasburg was able to exhale early thanks to control issues...

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Opposite dugout: Rockies pit powerhouse offense against Nats' major league-best pitching staff

June 30, 2014, 5:15am

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Opposite dugout: Rockies pit powerhouse offense against Nats' major league-best pitching staff

Manager: Walt Weiss, second year Record: 36-46 Last 10 games: 2-8 Who to watch: SS Troy Tulowitzki (.353/.445/.618, 16 doubles, 18 HR, 46 RBIs); LF Corey Dickerson (.343/.403/.623, 13 doubles, 10 HR, 33 RBIs); 1B Justin Morneau (.307/.342/.516, 19 doubles, 13 HR, 58 RBIs); LHP Tyler Matzek (1-2, 4.24 ERA) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 3-4, 29 runs scored, 27 runs allowed Pitching probables June 30: Yohan Flande vs. Jordan Zimmermann, 7 p.m., MASN2 HD July 1: Christian Friedrich vs. Stephen...

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Desmond does it again (Wheels LaRoche strikes again)

June 20, 2013, 3:53pm

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Desmond does it again (Wheels LaRoche strikes again)

Two of Ian Desmond's last three swings have resulted in home runs. Last night, Desmond led the Nationals to a 6-2 win with an 11th-inning grand slam. Tonight, Desmond launched a 1-1 changeup from Roy Oswalt into the left field seats in the second inning to give the Nats a 1-0 lead over the Rockies. Desmond now has 11 homers on the season, third-most among major league shortstops and second-most on the Nats behind Bryce Harper, who has 12. Desmond also leads all active shortstops in...

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Nats, Rockies lineups for tonight's series opener

June 20, 2013, 11:37am

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Nats, Rockies lineups for tonight's series opener

The Nationals will go with the same lineup in today's series opener against the Rockies that they ran out last night against the Phillies. With Roger Bernadina still dealing with some type of issue with his left eye, Steve Lombardozzi will play left field again tonight. Bernadina was scratched from last night's game due to the eye, which Bernadina said was bothering him when he woke up yesterday morning. Johnson had hoped to have Bernadina in the lineup today because he's hitting .353 with...

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Nats win 5-1 in Ohlendorf's dazzling debut

June 12, 2013, 7:59pm

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Nats win 5-1 in Ohlendorf's dazzling debut

Even if you had faith that Ross Ohlendorf was going to follow up his last three starts at Triple-A Syracuse - in which he allowed just three earned runs and struck out 27 over 17 1/3 innings - and pitch pretty well tonight, you probably couldn't have imagined this. Pitching in Coors Field against a Rockies team with the third-highest batting average in the majors and third-most home runs of any big league squad, Ohlendorf held the Rockies to just two hits and one run over six fantastic...

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Rosenbaum and Kobernus excited to be selected in Rule 5 draft, thankful to Nats

December 06, 2012, 6:56am

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Rosenbaum and Kobernus excited to be selected in Rule 5 draft, thankful to Nats

Former Nationals prospects Danny Rosenbaum and Jeff Kobernus knew the Rule 5 draft was was today at 10 a.m. Eastern time (7 a.m. Pacific time in California, where Kobernus is). And around that time they both considered the possibility of being picked up by another team, but did not let it dominate their thoughts. Then the calls came in. Kobernus, a second baseman, got his 15 minutes after the hour from his agent. He'd been taken by the Red Sox, and was later dealt to the Tigers. "I...

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Desmond just keeps doin' it (Nats close first half with 4-3 loss)

July 08, 2012, 11:05am

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Desmond just keeps doin' it (Nats close first half with 4-3 loss)

The numbers keep getting more impressive by the day. Ian Desmond is 2-for-2 today, and his two-run home run to the red seats in left-center in the fourth inning has given the Nationals a 2-1 lead over the Rockies. The All-Star shortstop now has 17 home runs and 51 RBIs on the season. A day before the All-Star break. Oh, and he added his 10th stolen base of the season this afternoon, as well. Desmond leads all shortstops in homers, RBIs, doubles and slugging percentage. He's tied for...

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Johnson discusses a tough 4-3 loss

July 08, 2012, 1:46pm

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The worst part of today's 4-3 loss to the Rockies from Davey Johnson's perspective was that it wasted a fantastic outing from starter Jordan Zimmermann, who allowed just one run over seven innings. Zimmermann lowered his ERA to 2.61 on the season, the ninth-lowest total in the majors among pitchers with at least 15 starts. Despite that low ERA and the fact that Zimmerman has gone at least six innings in all 17 outings, the righty goes into the All-Star break with just five wins. His shot at...

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Oh yeah, there was a game today

July 07, 2012, 5:27pm

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We know Bryce Harper was named to the All-Star Game. We know Ian Desmond has opted out of the All-Star Game. Now, let's discuss the actual game which was played at Nationals Park today. Gio Gonzalez went six innings, allowing just one run on three hits in the Nationals' 4-1 win over the Rockies. "Gio pitched an outstanding game," manager Davey Johnson said. "He was going to fight me again after throwing 100 pitches in a tie ballgame, he didn't want to leave the game tied. I said,...

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Nats get a couple gifts in the sixth (also get a 4-1 win)

July 07, 2012, 2:25pm

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Nats get a couple gifts in the sixth (also get a 4-1 win)

The Rockies are not an incredibly talented or fundamentally sound baseball team. That's why they entered today 19 games under .500. The Nationals didn't see that Rockies team yesterday. They saw a squad which got a very strong performance from its starter and put up five runs in a game started by the Nats' ace. Today, at least for an inning, the Rockies played like they're the second-worst team in baseball. They threw the ball around in the bottom of the sixth, essentially giving the...

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Tyler Colvin owns Stephen Strasburg (Nats fall to Rockies 5-1)

July 06, 2012, 4:33pm

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Tyler Colvin owns Stephen Strasburg (Nats fall to Rockies 5-1)

Tyler Colvin had never faced Stephen Strasburg coming into tonight's game. Colvin has now seen Strasburg twice. He's homered off him in both at-bats. The Rockies have a 3-0 lead in the fifth inning, and it's entirely thanks to Colvin, whose solo home run in the second inning and two-run shot in the fourth have provided all the offense so far tonight. The second-inning home run wouldn't have happened if catcher Jesus Flores had been able to squeeze a foul pop up behind the plate two...

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Nats lineup vs. Rockies, Pomeranz

July 06, 2012, 11:33am

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Stephen Strasburg will oppose Drew Pomeranz tonight at Nationals Park in the opener of a three-game set between the Nats and Rockies. Pomeranz hasn't notched a win in six major league outings this season, but he did deliver a strong start his last time out, allowing just an unearned run on two hits over six innings. That was his first start back in the big leagues after a stint at Triple-A. They're calling for 97-degree temperatures at first pitch tonight, so it will be interesting to see...

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Rockies win offensive battle, split series with Nats

June 28, 2012, 1:31pm

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Rockies win offensive battle, split series with Nats

The Nationals trailed 7-0 after two innings. We're now tied 9-9 in the bottom of the fifth. The way I see it, we can take three main things out of what we've seen over these last three games: Coors Field is a fun place for hitters to spend their time, the Nationals' offense has potential to do some big things the rest of this season and the Rockies are a terrible ballclub. The Nats have gotten two monster innings this afternoon, getting five runs in the third inning and four runs in the...

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Bryce Harper hopes big hit will be big boost into Atlanta

June 29, 2012, 7:42am

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Bryce Harper hopes big hit will be big boost into Atlanta

The Nationals did not win the game, but they did get a key ninth-inning play from an important player that could open the door to a surge before the All-Star break. The Rockies ended up beating the Nationals 11-10 in 11 innings Thursday, but it would not have been that way had it not been for Bryce Harper. Throughout the series against Colorado, Harper wasn't getting much to hit or, he felt, many calls. "The whole series they were pitching me out and up," Harper said. "They didn't throw...

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Coors Field doesn't like Edwin Jackson (updated)

June 28, 2012, 12:04pm

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Coors Field doesn't like Edwin Jackson (updated)

As I mentioned earlier, Edwin Jackson hasn't been treated so well at Coors Field over the course of his career. Jackson entered today having allowed 21 earned runs over 12 innings at the Rockies' home park, good for a 15.75 ERA. Those numbers have gotten worse early in today's ballgame. Significantly worse. Jackson received a rude welcome by Rockies hitters, who touched him up for five first-inning runs on six hits. The Nationals' starter didn't truly retire a single one of the first...

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Nats, Rockies lineups for series finale

June 28, 2012, 9:41am

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Facing yet another left-handed starting pitcher, Davey Johnson's lineup looks much the same as it has the last three days. Adam LaRoche returns to the lineup today after a day off, as does Jesus Flores. Tyler Moore remains in there in left field, hitting seventh. This will be the fourth straight lefty starter the Rockies will send to the mound this series. Today's Colorado starter is Josh Outman, who has struggled in 13 games (five starts) this season, going 0-3 with an 8.64 ERA. How does...

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DeRosa in left, Moore at first

June 27, 2012, 2:11pm

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For the first time since April 24, Mark DeRosa will be in the Nationals' starting lineup. DeRosa will get the start in left field and hit sixth tonight against Rockies left-hander Edwar Cabrera, who will make his major league debut tonight. Cabrera was called up from Double-A to start today. Adam LaRoche will get the day off today, with Tyler Moore starting at first base. Also, it's good to see Marco Scutaro back in the Rockies lineup tonight after getting hit in the head by a Stephen...

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An offensive explosion in Colorado (Nats win 12-5)

June 26, 2012, 7:04pm

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An offensive explosion in Colorado (Nats win 12-5)

I guess the Nationals were getting a little tired of everyone talking about how much their offense stinks. They've exploded for 12 runs and 16 hits tonight, and have only played six innings. The most runs the Nats had scored in a game this season prior to tonight was nine. They'd already matched that total by the end of the fifth inning. Every hitter in the lineup with the exception of Bryce Harper has a hit. Adam LaRoche has two home runs. Tyler Moore has a three-run shot which I'm not...