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Solís and relievers understand grind of season comes with the territory

Solís and relievers understand grind of season comes with the territory
One of the strengths of Nationals left-handed reliever Sammy Solís' work on the mound is his ability to speed up the game. His tempo, when contrasted with a starter that might have had a more methodical pace, makes it very difficult for the opposing hitter to get into a rhythm, see which pitches he is throwing and decipher Solís' game plan. Before the hitter knows what's going on, he has struck out or grounded weakly to an infielder. That is what Solís is always trying to do: make...
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Kintzler on how back-to-back-to-back games are a good thing

Kintzler on how back-to-back-to-back games are a good thing
The bullpen will be a huge key as to how far the Nationals go this season and how their final month ends up. The big three of Ryan Madson, Brandon Kintzler and Sean Doolittle are the critical players, but guys like Sammy Solís, Shawn Kelley, Matt Grace and Trevor Gott will get their share of opportunities to be difference makers as well. How important the bullpen will be was never more impactful to the season than on display Sunday night in their 4-3 loss to the Dodgers. The club was unable...
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Reynolds on the anatomy of a comeback

Reynolds on the anatomy of a comeback
The Mets series was a bit of a homecoming for utility man Matt Reynolds. The 27-year-old third baseman/shortstop combo played a total of 115 games for the Mets from 2016 to 2017. "It was definitely weird walking into the stadium on the visitor's side, since I've been here for parts of three years," Reynolds said. "It's nice having (hitting coach) Kevin (Long) here because we talk about some of good times we had over there. Having someone who kind of went through what we went through over...
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More on bullpen, Zimmerman's error and series win

More on bullpen, Zimmerman's error and series win
NEW YORK - The Nationals learned one important lesson from their late-inning collapse Wednesday night in an 11-5 loss to the Mets: The bullpen cannot deliver every time, especially when heavy use turns into taxed arms. Ryan Madson was appearing in his third game of the series and admitted that game two took a lot out of him. In game three, he did not have enough firepower left and the Mets hit him. Madson, who went to high school about 66 miles east of Dodgers Stadium in Moreno Valley, has...
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Bullpen succumbs to heavy workload, Mets come back to win 11-5

Bullpen succumbs to heavy workload, Mets come back to win 11-5
NEW YORK - In the end, a tired Nationals bullpen could not hold up for a third game in a row. Nursing a 4-2 lead, the bullpen imploded for one of the rare times this season, allowing nine runs on six hits in the eighth, and the Mets salvaged the final game of the series, 11-5. Ryan Madson, pitching in his third consecutive game of the series, surrendered three straight singles before recording an out. Todd Frazier connected on a two-run single and pinch-hitter Juan Lagares' line drive curled...
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Zimmerman's bat comes alive (Mets score nine in eighth, win 11-5)

Zimmerman's bat comes alive (Mets score nine in eighth, win 11-5)
NEW YORK - Manager Davey Martinez started the series here at Citi Field by saying they would not "tinker" with Ryan Zimmerman's swing, despite a .111 start at the plate to begin the season. Good thing he didn't. Facing Mets left-hander Steven Matz in the top of the first, Zimmerman got a hold of a 3-2 offering and drilled it over the center field wall for a 3-0 Nats lead. It was Zimmerman's second homer of the season. Howie Kendrick had beat out an infield single and Bryce Harper walked...
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Martinez updates Murphy, Rendon and Severino

Martinez updates Murphy, Rendon and Severino
NEW YORK - More positive news as second baseman Daniel Murphy continues his rehab from microfracture surgery in his right knee. Manager Davey Martinez said pregame that Murphy has been very active in baseball related activities in West Palm Beach at the club's spring training facility. "He got five at-bats yesterday, did well," Martinez said. "He ran the bases. He took 35 ground balls. He did good. Progression every day. We will see what happens today or tomorrow." Martinez was not able to...
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Game 19 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 19 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - The Nationals have taken advantage of their opportunities in the first two games of the series against the Mets, leading to 8-6 and 5-2 wins. With a win tonight, the Nats will have earned their second series sweep of the season (Reds, March 30-April 1) and will go back above the .500 mark for the first time since April 10. More importantly, a win means their deficit back of the Mets will be down to three games. The Nationals have made good on three RISP chances in each game, going...
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More notes from Doolittle and Turner after 5-2 series winner

More notes from Doolittle and Turner after 5-2 series winner
NEW YORK - The Nationals bullpen has allowed only two of 19 inherited runners to score, a 10.5 percent clip, which is tops in the National League and third in major league baseball. Left-hander Sammy Solís arrived in the sixth inning and got out of a two-on, one-out jam to preserve the Nationals' lead in a game they went on to win 5-2. He stuck out pinch-hitter José Reyes and got Amed Rosario to pop out in full territory up the first base line. Solís had gotten up to warm three times...
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Fundamental baseball, stingy bullpen lead to 5-2 series win over Mets

Fundamental baseball, stingy bullpen lead to 5-2 series win over Mets
NEW YORK - The Nationals played solid, fundamental baseball, highlighted by aggressive base running and a shutdown bullpen, to drop the New York Mets 5-2 on a frigid night at Citi Field. Wilmer Difo, Pedro Severino and Ryan Zimmerman contributed key run-scoring singles while Sammy Solís, Ryan Madson, Brandon Kintzler and Sean Doolittle supported Gio Gonzalez to secure the Nats third series win of the season and second win in a row. Their record is back to .500 at 9-9. They go for the sweep...
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Harper gets scoring going again in support of Gio (Nats win 5-2)

Harper gets scoring going again in support of Gio (Nats win 5-2)
NEW YORK - The Nationals tallied a run against Mets starter Zack Wheeler in the third. With one away, Trea Turner singled. It was his second hit of the game, he also doubled in the first inning. Howie Kendrick singled to put men on the corners. Bryce Harper drove a line drive to right field for a sacrifice fly RBI. Turner scored from third. The Mets attempted to return the favor in the bottom of the third against left-hander Gio Gonzalez. They have scored at least a run immediately after giving...
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Goodwin to disabled list; Rendon makes progress with injury

Goodwin to disabled list; Rendon makes progress with injury
NEW YORK - Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon got decompression treatment for the subungual hematoma he suffered to his left big toe. Rendon said that drainage helped it feel a lot better after blood had collected under his toenail when he got hit with a foul ball off his foot. "He's progressing very slow but he feels better," said manager Davey Martinez. "Yesterday he actually was out, had his spikes on walking around. So that was good news. We will see how he feels after the game...
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Martinez doesn't want Zimmerman to "tinker" with swing despite .111 avg.

Martinez doesn't want Zimmerman to "tinker" with swing despite .111 avg.
NEW YORK - A lot of talk in pregame with Nationals manager Davey Martinez about the plight of first baseman Ryan Zimmerman. In his 14th season, he has struggled out of the blocks to a .111 average with just two extra base hits and 5 RBIs in 17 games. Last night, Zimmerman went 0-for-5 with three strikeouts. Martinez said he does not get the sense that Zimmerman is frustrated or searching for answers. "He's been great. He really has," Martinez said. "He's a professional. The other day I...
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Game 18 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 18 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - The Nationals hope Monday's comeback win against the Mets will be a springboard for a different kind of streak then the one they endured following a 4-0 start. In their first two series wins of the season, the Nats have won the first two games of the series at Cincinnati and home against the Braves. They will look to do that again tonight after last night's thrilling 8-6 comeback win. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez as an outstanding record against the Mets, especially at Citi Field. In...
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Hellickson and Madson on Nats' 8-6 win over Mets

Hellickson and Madson on Nats' 8-6 win over Mets
NEW YORK - In his first regular-season game of 2018, Jeremy Hellickson was hit around by the Mets in each of the five innings he pitched in. Hellickson hadn't pitched in a game that counted since last Sept. 23, when he was a starter for the Orioles against the Rays. Over the last month, he has been getting stretched out in warm-up games and side sessions from the Nationals' facility in West Palm Beach, Fla. He returned last night and kept his new team in the game, a game they would eventually...
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Martinez: Robles will not need surgery on injured elbow

Martinez: Robles will not need surgery on injured elbow
NEW YORK - Nationals manager Davey Martinez had good news on top prospect Victor Robles, who suffered a hyperextended left elbow attempting to make a diving catch in shallow center field in a Triple-A game last Monday in Rochester, N.Y. There had been concern that Robles had broken his elbow or had suffered ligament damage. But Martinez announced after Monday's 8-6 win over the Mets that Robles is in better shape than most had thought. "Robles is not needing surgery at this point," Martinez...
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Nats forge dramatic comeback in 8-6 win over first-place Mets

Nats forge dramatic comeback in 8-6 win over first-place Mets
NEW YORK - The Mets led the Nationals 6-1 after seven innings. Their lead was based on timely hits, power strikes, costly mistakes by the Nats and a vintage pitching performance from right-hander Jacob deGrom. It all seemed like a night for the Mets again until Moisés Sierra battled deGrom to a single to begin the eighth for Washington. Then the Nats produced their most dramatic comeback to date, scoring six runs on five hits in that eighth frame. The Mets had to employ five pitchers in the...
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Harper's broken-bat homer one for the ages (Nats come back, win 8-6)

Harper's broken-bat homer one for the ages (Nats come back, win 8-6)
FLUSHING, NY - Bryce Harper launched a broken-bat home run on a line drive over the right-center field wall in the top of the first. All that was left of the bat was a small portion of the handle. The rest of the bat flew into the netting close to the Mets dugout. The solo shot was his eighth of the season and came on the first pitch from Mets starter Jacob deGrom. The Mets tied the game in the bottom of the first on a double by Michael Conforto which was followed by a RBI single from Todd...
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Rendon out; Murphy has arrived in Florida; Eaton on schedule for return

Rendon out; Murphy has arrived in Florida; Eaton on schedule for return
NEW YORK - Third baseman Anthony Rendon is not available for tonight's first game of a critical series against the first-place Mets with a sore left big toe. "Rendon's toe is still sore," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "Just got to play it out and see what happens. He says he's getting a little better, but at this point he's still pretty sore." Is a disabled list visit in the offing for Rendon? Martinez said not yet. "Right now, we're just trying to see what ... it's the...
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Scherzer earns N.L. Player of the Week honors

Scherzer earns N.L. Player of the Week honors
NEW YORK - Despite a rough week for the team overall, right-hander Max Scherzer was himself. And that added up to a pair of wins for the Nationals. Those two starts also garnered Scherzer National League player of the week honors. Scherzer went 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA (2 ER/16.0 IP) and 21 strikeouts with only one walk. The first win was a complete game 2-0 shutout of the Braves last Monday. It marks his ninth career complete game. He also struck out 10, giving him 66 career 10-plus strikeout...
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