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Game 42 lineups: Nats at Braves

Game 42 lineups: Nats at Braves
ATLANTA - Daniel Murphy is again in a nice groove. The second baseman has hit .417 (5-for-12) over the last three games with a double and two homers. He has hit homers now in back-to-back games. The last time he went back-to-back-to-back was July 9-17, 2016, spanning the All-Star break. Five of his eight homers have come with two strikes. Murphy also ranks fourth in the National League in hits (51) and tied for sixth in RBIs (32). It is Jayson Werth's 38th birthday. Bryce Harper talked about...
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Werth keeps rolling to 38th birthday, teammates take notice

Werth keeps rolling to 38th birthday, teammates take notice
ATLANTA - Veteran left fielder Jayson Werth was born on this date, May 20, 1979. He turns 38 today and is still rolling along at a successful rate. Right fielder Bryce Harper says he respects the way Werth goes about his business each season. "Definitely a lot of guys on this team can learn from that and learn the type of way to go about it and the way he takes care of his body," Harper noted. "What he eats and what he puts in it. Gets the job done. Works out every single day and works hard...
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Nats bullpen struggles again in 7-4 loss to Braves

Nats bullpen struggles again in 7-4 loss to Braves
ATLANTA - Who would have thought the knockout punch Friday night would come from a light-hitting former Nationals catcher? Kurt Suzuki's two-run shot capped a comeback for the Braves as they downed the Nationals 7-4. The Nationals have now lost three in a row, matching their longest such streak of the season. The Suzuki blast highlighted a three-run eighth for Atlanta, and the Braves scored four unanswered runs to earn their 17th win. All the runs in the eighth came off of reliever Enny...
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Braves go long to grab early lead on Gonzalez (Braves win 7-4)

Braves go long to grab early lead on Gonzalez (Braves win 7-4)
ATLANTA - Left-hander Gio Gonzalez managed to get through the first inning, but he was taxed. The Braves managed two hits in the frame. Gonzalez tossed more than 20 pitches to get out of the jam. In the second, Johan Camargo singled to lead off. After one out, Dansby Swanson launched a first-pitch, two-run shot over the left-center field wall and the Braves lead 2-0. It was Swanson's fourth homer of the season. Gonzalez is up to 40 pitches after two innings. The Nationals' only hit so far was...
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Baker on facing knuckleballer: "Hope he throw you a fastball"

Baker on facing knuckleballer: "Hope he throw you a fastball"
ATLANTA - Manager Dusty Baker was in no mood to talk about Gio Gonzalez and his walk totals. Despite a 2.47 ERA, Gonzalez has walked 14 batters in his last three starts. That number spiked a bit with the seven walks allowed on May 3 against Arizona. "I'm just trying to figure why you all always ask me some negative question," Baker said. "I'm serious. It happens. Every start is not the same. Every at-bat is not the same. You just got to let it kind of play out. I don't know why walks are...
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Game 41 lineups: Nats at Braves

Game 41 lineups: Nats at Braves
ATLANTA - Welcome back to SunTrust Park. It's my first visit to the new ballpark, but this is the Nationals' second time here. I walked over from my hotel across a pedestrian foot bridge. It is a very nice complex but there are lots of new restaurants and buildings and pathways still under construction. Tonight the Nationals arrive and call on left-hander Gio Gonzalez to face 42-year-old knuckleballer R.A. Dickey. Daniel Murphy, Trea Turner, Chris Heisey and Brian Goodwin have never faced...
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How running prepares pitchers for game day

How running prepares pitchers for game day
Manager Dusty Baker likes to see his starting pitchers running to stay at a premium physical level for the entire season. He pointed to his Cy Young Award-winning starter Max Scherzer as the pitcher that most incorporates running into his routine to get ready for each start. Baker said it was something he noticed from his old Dodgers teammates, and others around the league back in the day, and it has stayed with him for his entire career as a player and manager. "All of them ran back then,"...
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Ross wins second in a row for Syracuse; Skole leaves game

Ross wins second in a row for Syracuse; Skole leaves game
A positive start for Joe Ross on Wednesday night for Triple-A Syracuse. Ross pitched seven innings and allowed one run, scattering eight hits. He walked one and struck out six for his second win in a row, a 7-5 victory at Buffalo. He threw 99 pitches, 64 for strikes. He is now 2-2 with a 4.88 ERA. After Dustin Antolin struggled, Joe Nathan notched two outs for his fourth save of the season. Those on the ground report that Ross was pretty consistent throughout. He consistently hit 91-93...
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Werth's veteran leadership not lost on young players

Werth's veteran leadership not lost on young players
Wilmer Difo smacks a home run. Trea Turner gets a double and a stolen base. Bryce Harper crushes another homer. The Nationals are growing as a team with their young players making plays and delivering in clutch situations. It's no secret that these young players watch how the veterans act on and off the field and try to mimic their actions so that they can be consistent major league ballplayers themselves. Brian Goodwin said it the first day he returned to the club early this season. He said...
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Minor league pitcher Jefrey Rodriguez suspended 80 games for PED violation

Minor league pitcher Jefrey Rodriguez suspended 80 games for PED violation
Major League Baseball announced that high Single-A Potomac right-hander Jefry Rodriguez has received an 80-game suspension without pay after testing positive for a metabolite of Clomiphene, a performance-enhancing substance in violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. Rodriguez was off to an outstanding start with the P-Nats. The 23-year-old was recently honored as the Carolina League Pitcher of the Week for May 1-7. He has a 3-2 record with a 3.51 ERA in seven...
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Johansen released, Valdez to DL in Nats' minor league moves

Johansen released, Valdez to DL in Nats' minor league moves
The Nationals announced they have released right-handers Jake Johansen and Mark Blackmar. The club has assigned right-hander Taylor Hill to Double-A Harrisburg from Triple-A Syracuse. Also, catcher Nick Rickles and right-handers Andrew Robinson and Derek Eitel have been assigned to Harrisburg from extended spring training. Johansen is the biggest name of those released today as a 2013 second-round selection. Early on, some in baseball circles envisioned a one-two punch of the 6-foot-6 Johansen...
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Brown gets the call to the majors to fulfill lifelong dream

Brown gets the call to the majors to fulfill lifelong dream
Every baseball play-by-play announcer has dreams of announcing a Major League Baseball game. Just like baseball players, many of them toil in the minors for most of their careers and sometimes never get that chance. But the opportunity has presented itself for Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown. The Syracuse graduate got the call in February that the Nationals needed his services to substitute for Charlie Slowes on 106.7 The Fan. Turns out one of Slowes' sons is...
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Turner and Taylor's improved hitting will spark Nats offense

Turner and Taylor's improved hitting will spark Nats offense
Here are some promising hitting notes for Trea Turner and Michael A. Taylor. In Sunday's first game, Turner hit the ball hard which was a good sign after an unusually quiet week. Turner was 0-for-13 at Philadephia and 2-for-11 against the Orioles. In Game 1 on Sunday at home against the Phillies again, Turner crushed a two-run homer, finishing only 1-for-5. But manager Dusty Baker said the hitting statistics don't tell the whole story. "He hit three balls on the nose," Baker said. "Had...
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Kelley loses lead in ninth leaving bullpen questions for Baker again

Kelley loses lead in ninth leaving bullpen questions for Baker again
The ending was set up again for the Nationals. Nursing a two-run lead into the ninth they handed the ball over to their closer. But it didn't work out as planned. The Phillies rallied for three runs off of Nationals closer Shawn Kelley in a 4-3 comeback win. It was only the third time in 21 games the Nationals had relinquished a lead after eight innings. With the Nationals leading 3-1, the Phillies Aaron Altherr led off with a solo homer to cut the advantage to 3-2. After a pop out to the...
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Harper hurts the Phillies again (Nats fall 4-3, allow three in ninth)

Harper hurts the Phillies again (Nats fall 4-3, allow three in ninth)
The Nationals' Bryce Harper continues to make baseball life difficult for the Phillies. In the bottom of the first, Harper hit a scorching line drive over the right-center field wall to give the Nationals a 1-0 lead. The homer was his 12th of the season and came on a 2-1 pitch. He has now hit 20 homers off the Phillies, second most to the 21 he has hit off the Marlins. Anthony Rendon hit his first triple of the season in the next at-bat, but the Nats were unable to bring him home. Left-hander...
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Carter Kieboom on DL with hamstring injury, no time frame for return

Carter Kieboom on DL with hamstring injury, no time frame for return
Low Single-A Hagerstown Suns shortstop Carter Kieboom has been placed on the disabled list with a right hamstring injury suffered on May 12. A club source told me they are treating all symptoms at this point with Kieboom and it is too early to determine when he will return to play. The 19-year-old Nationals first-round selection in the 2016 First-Year Player Draft was recently ranked No. 98 in the top 100 of Baseball America's latest list of prospects. Kieboom was off to a good start for the...
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Game 36 lineups: Phillies at Nats Game 1 (Werth update)

Game 36 lineups: Phillies at Nats Game 1 (Werth update)
Still basking in the glow of another Bryce Harper walk-off gem against Philadelphia, the Nationals and Phillies embark on a day-night doubleheader on Mother's Day in the nation's capital. The two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth Saturday night was Harper's second walk-off this season against the Phillies and fifth of his career. Game 1 features left-hander Gio Gonzalez against right-hander Jeremey Hellickson. Manager Dusty Baker has elected to rest left fielder Jayson Werth, who has dealt...
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Glover and Kelley must monitor health as they get back to work

Glover and Kelley must monitor health as they get back to work
More on the return of Koda Glover and Shawn Kelley from the disabled list. Both relievers were reinstated Friday, with Matt Grace and A.J. Cole sent back to Triple-A Syracuse. The left hip impingement is certainly worrisome for Glover because it was a pre-existing condition that he had to work through at the end of last season. Glover recalls how the injury first popped up last season and how it affected his effectiveness. "It's one of them things where kind of like last year, I was pitching...
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Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover reinstated from disabled list

Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover reinstated from disabled list
The Nationals announced that right-handed relievers Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover have been reinstated from the 10-day disabled list. To make room for the two relievers, the club optioned left-hander Matt Grace and right-hander A.J. Cole to Triple-A Syracuse. Kelley was out with lower back strain since May 2. Glover was on the shelf with a left hip impingement since April 26. Kelley was happy to finally be done with the disabled list. "Good, good. It was a long 12 or 13 days, whatever it was...
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Game 35 lineups: Phillies at Nats

Game 35 lineups: Phillies at Nats
Right-hander Tanner Roark seeks his fourth win in the season as he faces off against the Phillies Friday night. He will be opposed by former Nationals fourth round selection right-hander Nick Pivetta (0-2, 5.40 ERA). Thursday's game against the Orioles was postponed due to inclement weather. The game will be made up June 8. The weather forecast tonight appears to show a good chance of precipitation at scheduled game time. Stay tuned to my Twitter handle (@masnkerr) for updates. Left fielder...
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