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Relive Nats Clinchmas through GIFs, videos and photos

Relive Nats Clinchmas through GIFs, videos and photos
The Nationals have returned home as National League East champions! Before the team takes on the Diamondbacks, let's take a look back at Saturday night's party in Pittsburgh. The Nats headed into Saturday's game with the magic number at two. Needing a win and a Mets loss, the Nats jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the fourth inning at PNC Park and didn't look back. After wrapping up the win, the Nats retreated to the clubhouse, happy about the win but still needing a Mets loss to be able to pop...
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Josh Land

Marty Niland: Sunday's win showed this Nats team has moxie

Marty Niland: Sunday's win showed this Nats team has moxie
If the injured, tired Washington Nationals were wondering where they might get that extra push for the postseason, they may have found it Sunday in Pittsburgh. A day after clinching the National League East and celebrating late into the night, the Nats were clearly a weary team. They wrapped up a nine-game, 10-day road trip, and approached the end of the 162-game grind with Stephen Strasburg out indefinitely, Daniel Murphy's status uncertain, and Ryan Zimmerman hurting after being hit by a...
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Bobby Blanco

Opposite dugout: With nothing to lose, D-backs looking for payback against Nats

Opposite dugout: With nothing to lose, D-backs looking for payback against Nats
Manager: Chip Hale (2nd season) Record: 64-91 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: 2B Jean Segura (.314/.362/.482 with 17 HR, 60 RBIs), 1B Paul Goldschmidt (.301/.414/.495 with 23 HR, 91 RBIs), RF Yasmany Tomas (29 HR, 75 RBIs), LHP Robbie Ray (8-13, 4.66 ERA), RHP Jake Barrett (3.49 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 0-3 Pitching probables: Sept. 26: RHP Archie Bradley vs. RHP Tanner Roark, 7:05 p.m., MASN Sept. 27: RHP Zack Godley vs. RHP Max Scherzer, 7:05 p.m., MASN2 Sept. 28: RHP Shelby Miller...
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Josh Land

Patrick Reddington: Joe Ross takes a cautious first step

Patrick Reddington: Joe Ross takes a cautious first step
In spite of their needs in the rotation, with Stephen Strasburg currently unavailable, the Nationals resisted the urge to rush 23-year-old righty Joe Ross back. Dusty Baker was excited about the idea of adding Ross to the mix after he missed more than two months working his way back from right shoulder inflammation. "I've heard guys around the league tell me that when he's right, he's as nasty as any young pitcher in the big leagues," Baker said last week before Ross pitched in the majors...
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Bobby Blanco

Opposite dugout: Pirates need series vs. Nats to keep wild card hopes alive

Opposite dugout: Pirates need series vs. Nats to keep wild card hopes alive
Manager: Clint Hurdle (6th season) Record: 76-76 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: CF Andrew McCutchen (24 HR, 75 RBIs), RF Gregory Polanco (22 HR, 85 RBIs), LF Starling Marte (.311/.362/.457), RHP Ivan Nova (5-1, 2.93 ERA), LHP Tony Watson (3.15 ERA with 15 saves) Season series vs. Nationals: 1-2 Pitching probables: Sept. 23: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. RHP Jameson Taillon, 7:05 p.m., MASN Sept. 24: RHP Joe Ross vs. RHP Ivan Nova, 7:05 p.m., MASN Sept. 25: RHP A.J. Cole vs. LHP Steven Brault, 1:35...
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Josh Land

David Huzzard: Which Nationals will bring home postseason awards?

David Huzzard: Which Nationals will bring home postseason awards?
Awards season is as much about stories as it is about the performance on the field. With the season drawing to a close, there is a lot of talk about the postseason awards and three Nats names come up consistently in Dusty Baker, Daniel Murphy, and Max Scherzer. Baker has a good chance at winning National League Manager of the Year. He took over a Nationals team that disappointed last season and was much healthier in 2016. How much credit his increased use of the bench deserves for that is up...
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Josh Land

Charlie Fliegel: Ryan Zimmerman's rotten luck

Charlie Fliegel: Ryan Zimmerman's rotten luck
We don't need to worry about Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman, right? Those hits should start coming any minute. After all, despite his poor numbers since coming back, he's top 10 in exit velocity and bottom 10 in BABIP, so, it's all just bad luck. Right? Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Zimmerman is fourth in groundball exit velocity, and top 25 for liners and fly balls. So he hits grounders hard, and it's not like he's not hitting other pitches softly. But he hits so many...
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Steve Mears: Could Nats take better advantage of Trea Turner's speed?

Steve Mears: Could Nats take better advantage of Trea Turner's speed?
Are the Nationals taking enough advantage of Trea Turner's speed? On the surface, the answers is yes, as Turner has 27 stolen bases and is now 10th in the major leagues in stolen bases, but consider that Turner has been on first or second base more than 40 times this season where he did not steal. In the game of inches, the Nationals could rearrange the lineup to improve Turner's chances to steal even more bases and be more aggressive. Combine smart with aggressive and you improve your odds...
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Marty Niland: Taking a trip back to the 2012 playoff clincher

Marty Niland: Taking a trip back to the 2012 playoff clincher
As the Nationals begin the second leg of their final road trip this season, fans are still wondering when they will clinch the National League East title. Barring an extended losing streak against teams playing less than .500 ball at the moment, the Nats are likely to celebrate their third division title in five years in a visitors clubhouse in front of another team's fans. That might be bittersweet for many Nats fans, but they can still remember some celebrations that came at home. In fact,...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Injuries have cost Marlins in otherwise strong season

Opposite dugout: Injuries have cost Marlins in otherwise strong season
Manager: Don Mattingly (1st season) Record: 74-75 Last 10 games: 6-4 Who to watch: C J.T. Realmuto (.312), 3B Martin Prado (.311 with 70 RBIs), LF Christian Yelich (.300 with 19 HR, 90 RBIs), CF Marcell Ozuna (23 HR, 72 RBIs), RF Giancarlo Stanton (25 HR, 71 RBIs), RHP Jose Fernandez (15-8, 2.99 ERA), RHP A.J. Ramos (37 saves, 3.05 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 5-7 Pitching probables: Sept. 19: RHP A.J. Cole vs. LHP Wei-Yin Chen, 7:10 p.m., MASN2 Sept. 20 : RHP Tanner Roark vs. RHP Jose...
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Patrick Reddington: Long season taking a toll on Wilson Ramos

Patrick Reddington: Long season taking a toll on Wilson Ramos
Dusty Baker spent quite a bit of time before and after the first two games of the now-completed three-game set with the visiting Mets talking about the offensive struggles of Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos. Ramos, 29, was 4-for-28 (.143/.200/.179) over the first eight games in September, with a double, two runs batted in, two walks and nine strikeouts in 30 plate appearances. The rough stretch left the soon-to-be-free agent with a .259/.299/.414 line, six doubles, seven home runs, 25 RBIs, 10...
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Josh Land

David Huzzard: Zimmerman aging, but deserves a championship finish

David Huzzard: Zimmerman aging, but deserves a championship finish
When I think of the Nationals - not the current squad, but the franchise as a whole - the two players I view as the heart and soul of the team are Livan Hernandez and Ryan Zimmerman. The part that is sad to me is Zimmerman had the best years of his career before the Nationals were good. Shoulder injuries and age have caught up to Zimmerman much too quickly and the twilight of his career is upon him. He is a shell of his former self and the Nationals should make finding a new first baseman a...
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Pete Kerzel

Opposite dugout: Braves are hoping to avoid 100-loss season

Opposite dugout: Braves are hoping to avoid 100-loss season
Manager: Brian Snitker (1st season) Record: 56-90 Last 10 games: 3-7 Who to watch: 1B Freddie Freeman (.296/.393/.556 with 30 HR, 78 RBIs, CF Ender Inciarte (.288, 15 SB), RF Nick Markakis (84 RBIs), LF Matt Kemp (31 HR, 99 RBIs), RHP Mike Foltynewicz (8-5, 4.41 ERA), RHP Jim Johnson (15 saves, 3.02 ERA) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-13 Pitching probables: Sept. 16: RHP Max Scherzer vs. RHP John Gant, 7:35 p.m., MASN Sept. 17: LHP Gio Gonzalez vs. TBA, 1:05 p.m., FOX Sept. 18: RHP Joe Ross...
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Josh Land

Charlie Fliegel: Against Dodgers, Gonzalez should get nod over Ross

Charlie Fliegel: Against Dodgers, Gonzalez should get nod over Ross
The latest news on the Nationals pitching staff hopefully heralds the return of Joe Ross. It remains to be seen whether Ross will start in the playoffs, and whether he can. If Ross does indeed come back healthy and his endurance is there, it seems like a no-brainer to start him after Max Scherzer and Tanner Roark (and, if Stephen Strasburg can make it back, after him as well). And his overall numbers do suggest putting him ahead of Gio Gonzalez. In 16 games started this season, Ross has a 3.49...
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Steve Mears: Is it time for the Nationals to tweak their lineup?

Steve Mears: Is it time for the Nationals to tweak their lineup?
Is it time to rearrange the lineup to thwart the competition? The Nationals have been stacking left-handed hitters Daniel Murphy and Bryce Harper for months. Both players hit left-handed pitchers well. Harper actually has a higher slugging percentage (eight points) against left-handed pitchers versus the right-handed pitchers, but his on-base-percentage is 53 points lower against left-handers. Would the lineup do better putting Anthony Rendon between Murphy and Harper to take advantage of the...
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Marty Niland: Nats fans can celebrate some recent milestones

Marty Niland: Nats fans can celebrate some recent milestones
This past week produced a couple of milestones for the Nationals in the 2016 season, as they continued their hopeful march toward the National League East title. Their sweep of the Atlanta Braves guaranteed the Nats their fifth consecutive winning season. Does that seem pretty ho-hum for a team that's seems bound for a third postseason in that span? Ask the most experienced baseball fan you know if they can recall the last time that happened in this town. They won't be able to, because it...
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Opposite dugout: Mets surging at right time for return to postseason

Opposite dugout: Mets surging at right time for return to postseason
Manager: Terry Collins (6th season) Record: 76-67 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: CF Yoenis Cespedes (.293 average with 30 HR, 78 RBIs); SS Asdrubal Cabrera (.277 average with 125 hits); RF Curtis Granderson (26 HR, 108 hits); RHP Noah Syndergaard (13-8 with 2.48 ERA); RHP Robert Gsellman (2-1 with 3.92 ERA). Season series vs. Nationals: 6-10 Pitching probables: September 12: RHP Rafael Montero vs. RHP Mat Latos, 7:05 p.m., MASNSeptember 13: RHP Noah Syndergaard vs. RHP A.J. Cole, 7:05...
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Patrick Reddington: Strasburg's latest injury not the worst-case scenario

Patrick Reddington: Strasburg's latest injury not the worst-case scenario
Considering what the worst-case scenarios could have been, the diagnosis of a strained flexor mass for Stephen Strasburg was relatively "good" bad news. It's still a significant blow for the Washington Nationals and their 28-year-old starter, of course. "It's very good to know," Dusty Baker told reporters after the official announcement of the results of the MRI on Strasburg's elbow. "I met with our trainer Paul Lessard and we discussed it extensively and everybody was pretty satisfied...
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Bobby Blanco

District 34 podcast: Stephen Strasburg suffers elbow injury in return from DL

District 34 podcast: Stephen Strasburg suffers elbow injury in return from DL
First of all, we have some breaking news: District 34 is now on iTunes! You can subscribe through the iTunes store to have immediate access to new episodes as soon as they're available! Thanks to all our listeners, and we hope you continue to follow us for all your latest Nationals news and talk. So please subscribe, rate and review District 34 on iTunes and spread the word! Now back to baseball ... Wednesday's series finale saw the return of Stephen Strasburg to the mound at Nats Park after...
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David Huzzard: With Strasburg in doubt, young arms must step up

David Huzzard: With Strasburg in doubt, young arms must step up
Some time last season, the Washington Nationals became just another D.C. sports team to me. This doesn't mean I'm no longer a huge Nationals fan or that I'm not going to buy a 2016 division champs t-shirt, because I am and I will. It means that I watch Nationals games in much the same way as I do Wizards or Capitals games; with mild disinterest and a bonus when the team wins. Most of the time I just fall asleep before the game is over. For most of their existence the Nationals were the one...
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