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Twitter has given fans a new way to connect to their favorite Nationals. Bryce Harper, Ian Desmond and Gio Gonzalez are just few Nats that have taken to Twitter to keep their fans in the loop.
Every week, we'll take a look back on the week that was in the Nationals' Twitterverse. So without further ado, let's get started.
Gio Gonzalez helped steady our heart rates before the best day of the year:
Breathe it in Boys and Girls,Opening Day Is In the Air. #2014 #OpeningDay #NatsvsMets
- Gio...
In recent years, Twitter has given a new dimension to sports by allowing fans to directly connect to players and teams in an unique, personal way. How else would we see what Adam Jones is having for dinner?
Every week, we'll take a look back on the week that was in the Orioles Twitterverse. So without further ado, let's get started.
Adam Jones' first #StayHungry tweet of the season:
💡💡💡💡💡💡💡💡LIGHTS HAVE FINALLY TURNED...
Orioles shortstop J.J Hardy has been scratched from today's lineup due to another spasm in his lower back.
Ryan Flaherty will move to shortstop, with rookie Jonathan Schoop playing third base.
The Orioles announced that the spasm is located in a different spot from the one that forced him out of Friday's lineup.
So much for that stat about Hardy hitting three home runs off Tigers starter Justin Verlander last season.
For the Orioles
David Lough LF
Nick Markakis RF
Adam Jones CF
Chris...
Manager: Mike Redmond, second year Record: 5-2 Last 10 games: 5-2 Who to watch: RF Giancarlo Stanton (.345/.406/.655, 2 HR, 7 R, 12 RBIs); 3B Casey McGehee (.375/.467/.625, 5 XBH, 10 RBIs); SS Adeiny Hechavarria (.393/.379/.464, 3 RBIs, 6 R); RHP Tom Koehler (1-0, 3.00 ERA) Season series vs. Nats (2013): 5-14, 52 runs scored, 86 runs allowed
Pitching probables April 8: Henderson Alvarez vs. Gio Gonzalez, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 9: Jacob Turner vs. Tanner Roark, 7 p.m., MASN HD April 10: Tom...
We don't know how the Orioles will fare against 2011 American League Cy Young Award winner Justin Verlander today, but they did pretty well against him last year.
Verlander went 13-12 with an ERA of 3.46 last season and went 1-1 with a 6.00 ERA in two 2013 starts against the Orioles.
On June 1 at Camden Yards, J.J. Hardy homered twice off the right-hander, who gave up three runs over seven innings in a 10-3 Tigers win. On June 18, Hardy and Adam Jones homered off Verlander as he gave up...
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is clearly frustrated after his latest shoulder setback.
Zimmerman was forced to leave Saturday's game at the end the fifth inning after experiencing right shoulder soreness. He felt it after committing a throwing error in the fourth inning, which led to the Braves scoring two runs.
"It's just more sore than it usually it is," Zimmerman said at Nats Park prior to Sunday's game. "For the last how many years, I've played when it felt good and I played when...
Manager: Joe Girardi, seventh year Record: 3-3 Last 10 games: 3-3 Who to watch: 3B Yangervis Solarte (.471/.526/.706, 4 doubles, 5 RBIs); CF Jacoby Ellsbury (.333/.417/.429, 2 doubles, 3 SB); RHP Masahiro Tanaka (1-0, 2.57 ERA, 8 Ks, O BB); RHP Hiroki Kuroda (0-1, 3.00 ERA) Season series vs. O's (2013): 10-9, 72 runs scored, 77 runs allowed
Pitching probables April 7: Hiroki Kuroda vs. Ubaldo Jimenez, 1 p.m., MASN HD April 8: Ivan Nova vs. Wei-Yin Chen, 1 p.m., MASN HD April 9: Masahiro Tanaka...
The Orioles are trying to avoid a three-game sweep in Detroit today before heading to New York for another supreme challenge.
So much for easing into the 2014 season.
Maybe they've got another five-run ninth-inning rally in them, which is fine if they're trailing by four.
Yesterday's game produced the highest-scoring ninth inning for the Orioles since they also tallied five runs in the ninth on April 10, 2013 in Boston, according to the teams' public relations staff. Chris Davis homered,...
The Washington Nationals today placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-Day Disabled List with a left oblique strain and recalled first baseman/outfielder Tyler Moore from Syracuse of the Triple-A International League. Nationals President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcement.
The 27-year-old Moore joins the Nationals after hitting .265 (13-for-49) with a double, home run and six RBI in 20 Grapefruit League contests for Washington. He also played in one...
The injury bug has struck the Nationals again.
The Nationals have placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain and recalled infielder/outfielder Tyler Moore.
The Hairston injury comes one day after third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was removed after the fifth inning with right shoulder soreness.
Zimmerman will not play today as he is awaiting an evaluation of his shoulder.
In addition to Zimmerman not playing, manager Matt Williams is also giving...