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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Red Sox in Fort Myers

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Red Sox in Fort Myers
FORT MYERS, Fla. - Hello from JetBlue Park, aka "Fenway South," spring training home of the Red Sox. This is my first time here, and I believe that means I've now hit for the Grapefruit League ballpark cycle. (Not sure if that's something I should be proud of or embarrassed by.) Anyways, the Nationals are here for their final Florida game of the spring, the first of three straight games they're playing the Red Sox, with tomorrow's exhibition at Nationals Park and Saturday's exhibition in...
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Nationals reaped benefits of first spring in West Palm Beach

Nationals reaped benefits of first spring in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals will gather at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches one last time this morning, pack up all their remaining gear and head out as one team on a bus ride across the Florida swamp for their Grapefruit League finale against the Red Sox in Fort Myers. It's a long trip, 126 miles across mostly two-lane highways, consuming 2 1/2 hours. It's not going to be all that pleasant. Except for the fact this is one of the few times all spring the Nationals have needed to...
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Nats reach final day in Florida with few remaining concerns

Nats reach final day in Florida with few remaining concerns
JUPITER, Fla. - These are among the toughest days of spring training. For manager Dusty Baker, because it's when he has to pull players into his office and inform them they didn't make the team, affecting their lives in ways the public never sees. For players on the bubble, because they literally don't know whether they're getting on a plane Thursday bound for Washington or for somewhere else. And for everyone else, because the monotony and lack of significance of Grapefruit League games...
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Strasburg completes final tune-up before opener (Nats fall)

Strasburg completes final tune-up before opener (Nats fall)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Cardinals 6, Nats 2 Recap: In his final spring start before taking the mound opening day, Stephen Strasburg got his requisite work in. The right-hander allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits in four innings, throwing 61 pitches. The Nationals scored two runs off Michael Wacha, with Matt Wieters doubling and scoring on Stephen Drew's single in the second, and then Ryan Zimmerman homering to right-center in the third. Koda Glover faced three batters in the...
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Worley among flurry of cuts that bring Nats roster to 27

Worley among flurry of cuts that bring Nats roster to 27
JUPITER, Fla. - The Nationals moved significantly closer to finalizing their opening day roster this morning, cutting six players to bring the total number of players left in big league camp to 27 on the penultimate day of spring training. Most significant among the moves was the unconditional release of right-hander Vance Worley, who was competing for a spot in the bullpen as a long reliever. The Nationals also optioned right-handers A.J. Cole and Trevor Gott to Triple-A Syracuse and...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter
JUPITER, Fla. - It's looking like a newsy day at Nationals camp, the penultimate day of spring training. The team announced a flurry of cuts this morning: Vance Worley was granted his unconditional release; A.J. Cole and Trevor Gott were optioned to Triple-A Syracuse; Jacob Turner, Neal Cotts and Jhonatan Solano were reassigned to minor league camp. That leaves Jeremy Guthrie as the only non-roster player still here. Meanwhile, we may finally get our long-awaited answer about the identity of...
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Nats have three final decisions to make before opening day

Nats have three final decisions to make before opening day
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals have wrapped up the home portion of their spring training schedule, with only two road games left on the docket before they leave Florida: Today against the Cardinals in Jupiter (note the early 12:05 p.m. start) and Thursday against the Red Sox in Fort Myers. They still have some things to sort out, though, before heading north for good. So let's run through those final decisions ... WHO'S THE CLOSER? You've heard everything you need to hear about this...
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Turner, Guthrie make final cases to make pitching staff

Turner, Guthrie make final cases to make pitching staff
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - While bigger names came and went this spring, Jacob Turner remained in the Nationals clubhouse, a quiet-but-constant presence that didn't draw much attention. Here we are, though, with the club breaking camp and heading north in fewer than 48 hours, and the tall right-hander remains a member of the spring training roster, still theoretically battling for a spot on the opening day roster. The odds remain long; his only hope at this point, beyond injury to a member of the...
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Still no closer, plus an update on Murphy (Nats lose 4-2)

Still no closer, plus an update on Murphy (Nats lose 4-2)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Marlins 4, Nats 2 Recap: In their lone night game of the spring, the Nationals turned to Jacob Turner for the start, giving the non-roster right-hander one more chance to make a case for himself to make the club. Turner's night got off to a rocky start, though, with two hits, a walk, a stolen base and an error leading to three first-inning runs. He settled down after that and retired 11 in a row before departing after the fourth. The Nationals got a two-run homer...
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Robinson placed on waivers, heads home to mull future

Robinson placed on waivers, heads home to mull future
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Clint Robinson had six weeks to prepare for the news he didn't make the Nationals opening day roster. He all but knew it when the team signed Adam Lind - a carbon-copy of himself as a player, just with more of a track record of success, not to mention a guaranteed contract - on the eve of spring training reporting day. That didn't lessen the sting this afternoon, though, when Robinson officially got the word. He has been placed on waivers, and is now en route with his...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals are playing their lone night game of the spring, their first (of course) at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. Time to see how the lights work here, and time to see how these guys deal with playing under the lights for a change. It'll be Jacob Turner, still fighting for a spot as the long man in the bullpen, getting the start as the Nationals finish lining up their rotation for the season's first week. This should be Joe Ross' slot, but he just threw in a...
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After another big spring at the plate, Harper is ready to go

After another big spring at the plate, Harper is ready to go
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - While Max Scherzer scrambles to build his arm up over the final week of spring training and Daniel Murphy scrambles to get as many at-bats as he can and Matt Wieters tries to get his body ready for the rigors of a full season behind the plate, there's at least one player in Nationals camp who clearly doesn't need any more prep time before the regular season. Bryce Harper is good to go. "He told me three or four days ago he was ready," manager Dusty Baker said. Harper...
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Despite mechanical glitches, Scherzer dominates Mets

Despite mechanical glitches, Scherzer dominates Mets
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Max Scherzer felt like his mechanics were out of whack today, his fastball command off, his fatigue level coming sooner than he'd normally like. The result of all those problems: five innings of scoreless ball, with the only two hits he allowed coming in his final inning. "That's a pretty good outing for a guy who didn't really have it all together," manager Dusty Baker noted. Yes, indeed. If this is how Scherzer looked when he wasn't in top form, imagine how he...
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Decision-makers meeting tonight to pick closer (Nats win 6-0)

Decision-makers meeting tonight to pick closer (Nats win 6-0)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nats 6, Mets 0 Recap: Max Scherzer cruised through the Mets lineup, carrying a no-hitter into the fifth before he allowed two singles. The right-hander did walk three batters and drove up his pitch count to 85 before departing after five scoreless innings. He got plenty of offensive support from Bryce Harper and Trea Turner. Each young star homered twice, with three of the bombs coming off Mets starter Seth Lugo. Enny Romero continued his dominant spring with two...
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Nathan on unconditional release: "I get it"

Nathan on unconditional release: "I get it"
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Joe Nathan and Matt Albers did just about everything within their power to convince the Nationals to make them part of their opening day roster. In the end, the club simply didn't have space for either veteran in its deep bullpen. The Nationals granted both Nathan and Albers their unconditional releases this morning, beating a noon Eastern time deadline that required the pitchers either to be told they had made the club or else be paid a $100,000 retention bonus to...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Mets in Port St. Lucie
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - Who wants to see a 29-year-old Heisman Trophy winner with extremely limited baseball experience step into the batter's box against the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner? Well, you're in luck, because that's going to happen today at First Data Field. Tim Tebow is going to bat against Max Scherzer. In a game. Probably more than once. The Nationals today get their first taste of the circus that is Tebowmania. The former football player is, inexplicably, still...
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Decision looms for Nats and Nathan (Albers, Nathan released)

Decision looms for Nats and Nathan (Albers, Nathan released)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The time has come for the Nationals and Joe Nathan to make a decision on each other. Per Major League Baseball's new collective bargaining agreement, the Nationals have until noon Eastern time today to either inform Nathan he has made their opening day roster, grant him his unconditional release or pay him a $100,000 retention bonus, which would allow Nathan to begin the season in the minor leagues with a new deadline of June 1 to opt out if he isn't called up to...
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On González's struggle, Albers' zeros and Snyder's demotion

On González's struggle, Albers' zeros and Snyder's demotion
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Given how well he has pitched all spring, Gio González was entitled to one rough day. That's how Dusty Baker viewed the left-hander's uncharacteristically poor start this afternoon, in which he was roughed up by the Astros for five runs in five innings. "It's hard to be good all the time in the spring," the Nationals manager said. "That was the first bad one he had." González entered the day sporting a sparkling 1.10 ERA in four previous Grapefruit League...
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González endures first rough start of the spring (Nats lose 5-1)

González endures first rough start of the spring (Nats lose 5-1)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Astros 5, Nats 1 Recap: Gio González struggled through his worst start in an otherwise fantastic spring, allowing five runs in five innings, including a pair of home runs. The left-hander entered with a 1.10 ERA but departed with that number having jumped to 2.95. The Nationals managed only one run off Astros starter Joe Musgrove, the product of Trea Turner's leadoff double in the first and Bryce Harper's sacrifice fly. Need to know: Matt Albers tossed two more...
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Strasburg gets fourth career opening day assignment

Strasburg gets fourth career opening day assignment
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The worst-kept secret at Nationals camp was unsealed and made public this morning: Stephen Strasburg will start on opening day. "Yeah, that's correct," manager Dusty Baker said. "I know you guys can count. He's slated to go opening day." It had been obvious for more than a week that Strasburg would be getting the ball for the April 3 season opener against the Marlins, once it was clear Max Scherzer's throwing schedule lined him up for the season's third game...
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