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Most expected Nationals manager Matt Williams to send Max Scherzer to the mound tonight against the Dodgers to set the tone for the second half of the season. But Williams opted to hold Scherzer until Sunday, where the ace will square off with Dodgers right-hander Zack Grienke in a whale of a pitching matchup. Williams explained his reasons for giving Scherzer the extra rest earlier.
"His workload has been pretty immense as compared to what he's used to," Williams said. "Certainly pitch...
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg threw on flat ground yesterday and today without experiencing pain in his left side, according to Nationals manager Matt Williams.
"We'll look to a bullpen (session) in the next four to five days, probably, and see where he's at," Williams said. "But a good sign for him the last couple."
Strasburg was cruising through his July 4 start against the Giants when he suffered a strained left oblique in the fourth inning. The next day, the right-hander landed on...
The Nationals seem to be moving closer to getting some of their injured stars back. Jayson Werth became the first of five positon starters on the 15-day disabled list to see game action when he began his minor league rehab stint at Single-A Potomac last night.
Werth, who fractured his left wrist when he was hit by a pitch on May 16, went 1-for-2 with a single and a strikeout while playing three innings in left field yesterday. The 35-year-old is batting third as the designated hitter in...
The longest-tenured member of the Washington Nationals helped to preview the second half and tonight's key series opener against the N.L. West first-place L.A. Dodgers.
The Nationals are in first place as well, 48-39, two games ahead of the Mets. The series with the Mets begins Monday. Shortstop Ian Desmond said the team has made some important steps in growth during the first half despite all the injuries.
"I think in every facet," Desmond said of the improvements since opening day....
The Orioles and Tigers enter tonight's series opener at Comerica Park with identical 44-44 records, both clubs in third place in their respective divisions.
The Tigers continue to lead the majors with a .281 average and .337 on-base percentage and rank third with a .434 slugging percentage, but Miguel Cabrera's absence should be felt in this series.
J.D. Martinez has picked up the slack with his 25 home runs, but Cabrera owns the Orioles. He's a career .391/.467/.726 hitter with 18 home runs...
Orioles manager Buck Showalter has lowered first baseman Chris Parmelee to ninth in the order for tonight's game against the Tigers at Comerica Park.
Everything else looks about the same. Chris Davis is in right field, Matt Wieters is catching and Travis Snider is in left field.
The Orioles have scored 57 runs in support of Ubaldo Jimenez during his 17 starts, an average of 5.16 runs per outing. In 25 games last season, including 22 starts, Jimenez received 51 runs for a 3.66 average.
For the...
The Washington Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher Sammy Solis from Double-A Harrisburg and placed right-handed pitcher David Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 12, with right shoulder inflammation. President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
Solis, 26, returns to the Nationals for his third stint of the season. In six games at the Major League-level this year (10.0 IP), Solis is 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA with one hold...
The Orioles begin the second half tonight, looking to find some consistency and return to winning baseball after they went 3-10 and lost four straight series to end the first half.
On June 3, the Orioles were a season-high six games under .500 at 23-29. But an 18-5 stretch improved their record to a season-best seven games over at 41-34. But those 10 losses in 13 games followed to leave the Orioles at 44-44 right now.
The season resumes for the O's at Detroit ,where they begin a nine-game road...
Nationals manager Matt Williams sends Jordan Zimmermann to the mound to lead off the second half of the season against the Dodgers tonight. Zimmermann is 3-0 in his last five starts with a 1.63 ERA. The right-hander has walked only one while striking out 21 across 27 2/3 innings during the stretch.
With Denard Span (back spasms) still on the 15-day disabled list, Williams has slotted Yunel Escobar in the leadoff spot. Escobar is 13-for-39 (.333) with a homer when batting first in the order this...
The Nationals have placed right-hander David Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 12, with right shoulder inflammation. Lefty Sammy Solis will take his spot on the Nats' 25-man roster.
Carpenter is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA over six innings (eight games) with the Nats. He's 0-1 with a 4.01 ERA over 24 2/3 innings this season.
This will be Solis' third stint with the Nats this season. In the majors, he's 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA and one hold. Over his first three games with the...