Byron Kerr

With Strasburg returning, Baker details plan for Jacob Turner

With Strasburg returning, Baker details plan for Jacob Turner
DENVER - The Nationals reinstated right-handed pitcher Stephen Strasburg from the paternity list Thursday. Earlier this week, Strasburg and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their second child, a baby girl. The club optioned left-hander Matt Grace to Triple-A Syracuse. Grace got four outs allowing one hit in a scoreless appearance here last night. That means the Nationals have decided to keep right-hander Jacob Turner, who started Monday night's game. Turner pitched a quality start, going six...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
anthony rendon byron kerr dusty baker joe ross nationals ryan zimmerman featured_sidebar jacob turner matt grace frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Game 22 lineups: Nats at Rockies

Game 22 lineups: Nats at Rockies
DENVER - Left-hander Gio Gonzalez takes to the hill on a getaway day here at Coors Field. The Nationals have an opportunity to go 9-1 on this 10-game road trip with a win today. It is also Science Day here at Coors Field, with thousands of school children coming through the gates three hours and 40 minutes before first pitch. There is, however, a good chance of precipitation. Snow is in the forecast this weekend in Denver. The Nationals' 15-6 record is tied for their best start in franchise...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr gio gonzalez nationals bryce harper colorado rockies daniel murphy lineups ryan zimmerman trea turner anthony rendon frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Roark battles for win, Zimmerman continues home run parade

Roark battles for win, Zimmerman continues home run parade
DENVER - Tanner Roark got into a tough jam in the fifth inning Wednesday night when he walked three consecutive batters. But after throwing 104 pitches, Roark came out as the victor as the offense feasted on Rockies pitching and the bullpen held the lead for a resounding 11-4 Nationals victory. Roark (3-0) lasted five innings, scattering five hits and allowing only two runs despite a season-high four walks. He struck out four. It was only the fourth time in his last 38 starts that he had given...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
anthony rendon byron kerr dusty baker nationals ryan zimmerman tanner Roark featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Nats' lineup, 1 through 5, matching starting rotation for supremacy

Nats' lineup, 1 through 5, matching starting rotation for supremacy
DENVER - The Nationals were able to do something that manager Dusty Baker might not have thought was possible at the high-scoring happy confines of Coors Field: Score a ton of runs, but also keep the Rockies from having a big inning. The Nationals stopped the Rockies 11-4, slamming three home runs. Trea Turner came within a triple of hitting for the cycle on consecutive nights. The bullpen allowed only two runs over the final four innings. The 'pen had surrendered 12 runs in the first two...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
daniel murphy dusty baker nationals ryan zimmerman tanner roark trea turner featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Turner, Zimmerman and Murphy go yard (Nats win 11-4)

Turner, Zimmerman and Murphy go yard (Nats win 11-4)
DENVER - The Nationals starting pitcher helped fuel an early rally for the second night in a row. In the top of the second Wednesday night, Daniel Murphy led off with a single. With one out, Jayson Werth walked. Jose Lobaton grounded back to the pitcher, moving the runners into scoring position. Tanner Roark worked back from an 0-2 count to draw a walk off of Rockies starter Tyler Chatwood. That loaded the bases, and allowed the lineup to turn over. Adam Eaton took advantage by lacing a two-run...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
adam eaton byron kerr tanner Roark featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Dusty Baker has talk with struggling reliever Joe Blanton

Dusty Baker has talk with struggling reliever Joe Blanton
DENVER - With the news that Koda Glover has a sore hip, the Nationals realize what might have been causing the right-hander's struggles against the Rockies last night. He ended up allowing two runs in the seventh inning. But as for right-hander Joe Blanton, there is no obvious injury that could be pinpointed as the reason for the struggles the veteran has had recently. Blanton had allowed four runs in three appearances two weeks ago against St. Louis and Philadelphia. Then, after six days off,...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr dusty baker koda glover nationals rockies featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Glover lands on DL with hip injury, Matt Grace called up from Syracuse

Glover lands on DL with hip injury, Matt Grace called up from Syracuse
DENVER - The Nationals announced that right-hander Koda Glover has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with a left hip impingement. The club has called up left-hander Matt Grace from Triple-A Syracuse. "Had a little mishap last night," Glover said. "I think I landed wrong or something. A little pinch in the hip. It's just a precautionary thing. We talked about it. I'm good. I'm staying on top of my therapy. It's just one of those things where it's more important late than it is...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
matt grace nationals rockies featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3 koda glover
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Game 21 lineups: Nats at Rockies

Game 21 lineups: Nats at Rockies
DENVER - As with Joe Ross last night, tonight will be right-hander Tanner Roark's first career start at Coors Field. He has gone 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA in his last three starts. Gerardo Parra is 4-for-10 with a homer against Roark in his career. Roark is 2-0 in four starts this season with a 3.65 ERA. Adam Eaton has now reached safely in 17 of 20 games this season and has hit safely in 13 of them. He has three hits in the series and has scored four runs. Daniel Murphy went 3-for-5 last night with...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
adam eaton anthony rendon byron kerr daniel murphy nationals tanner roark frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Turner on cycle, Murphy on Zimmerman lineup change and Ross's walk

Turner on cycle, Murphy on Zimmerman lineup change and Ross's walk
DENVER - Here's some more insight from Daniel Murphy on his talk with Nationals manager Dusty Baker about switching the lineup up a bit to go lefty-righty-lefty. Murphy believes it was the right call to move Ryan Zimmerman to the cleanup role behind Bryce Harper because of Zimmerman's hot start. Zimmerman is hitting .371 with seven homers and 18 RBIs. "Ryan is having an unbelievable start to the year," Murphy said. "I think it puts the opposing manager in a little bit of a tougher...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr daniel murphy dusty baker joe ross nationals rockies trea turner featured_sidebar matt albers ryan zimmerman frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Ross battled without his good slider and usual velocity

Ross battled without his good slider and usual velocity
DENVER - It wasn't the best start for Joe Ross in Tuesday's 15-12 slugfest win for the Nationals over the Rockies. His slider wasn't sliding and his velocity was lower than usual. He said that having to warm up again after a 66-minute rain delay didn't help. Could his lower velocity be attributed to the rain and cold at Coors Field? "A little bit. It's kind of tough," Ross said. "I went out in my normal time just to get ready and then find out there's going to be a rain delay, plus...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
Joe ross byron kerr dusty baker nationals rockies featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Turner hits for the cycle, sets career mark with seven RBIs in 15-12 win

Turner hits for the cycle, sets career mark with seven RBIs in 15-12 win
DENVER - On a night when Daniel Murphy collected five RBIs with three big hits, Trea Turner did him one better. Turner hit for the cycle for the first time and accumulated a career-high seven RBIs. Just another normal night of baseball at Coors Field. The Nationals outscored the Rockies 15-12 on a chilly and rain-delayed Denver night. The Nationals' bats were red hot, thanks in large part to the at-bats from Murphy and Turner. The duo combined for seven hits, four extra base hits and 12 RBIs....
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr daniel murphy dusty baker rockies trea turner featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Turner's cycle tops hit parade (Nats survive 15-12)

Turner's cycle tops hit parade (Nats survive 15-12)
DENVER - The Nationals jumped on recently called-up right-hander German Márquez early to take the lead. This is his fourth major league start. In the first, Trea Turner singled to right field with one out. Bryce Harper then doubled down the right field line. Turner scored from first because Carlos González bobbled the ball in right field. There was no RBI in the play and González was given an error. After a Ryan Zimmerman strikeout, Daniel Murphy singled past a diving Trevor Story into...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr daniel murphy nationals rockies trea turner featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Murphy suggested lineup switch (66-minute delay; now underway)

Murphy suggested lineup switch (66-minute delay; now underway)
DENVER - Manager Dusty Baker said he is open to his players giving him advice on lineup construction. Facing right-hander German Márquez, Baker went lefty-righty all the way through the lineup. It places Bryce Harper third, Ryan Zimmerman cleanup and Daniel Murphy in the fifth spot. Baker confirmed it was Murphy who came to him with the idea. "You know what really made up my mind is when Murphy came to me and says 'Hey man, Zim's really hot,' and I was like 'OK'," Baker detailed....
Continue reading
0
Tags:
daniel murphy dusty baker rockies ryan zimmerman bryce harper featured_sidebar stephen drew frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Game 20 lineups: Nats at Rockies (start time now 9:45 p.m.)

Game 20 lineups: Nats at Rockies (start time now 9:45 p.m.)
DENVER - The Nationals have low lost three of their last four games at Coors Field after Monday's 8-4 setback against the Rockies. The Nationals are still 7-3 overall on the road and 6-1 on this 10-game road trip, but their seven-game win streak was snapped. The Rockies have won a season-high four in a row. Ryan Zimmerman now has seven homers in April, and has hit a homer in back-to-back games. He is batting .429 (9-for-21) with four homers and 11 RBIs in his last six games. Joe Ross makes his...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr nationals rockies ryan zimmerman frontstory_nationals1 joe ross
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Ian Desmond thankful for his time with the Nats

Ian Desmond thankful for his time with the Nats
DENVER - Rockies first baseman Ian Desmond took ground balls at first and went through a relatively normal batting practice Monday as he rehabs from a left hand fracture that has kept him out of the lineup for the first month of the season. "It's a big step," Desmond said. "I think getting back on the field, that's kind of where I have my mind set on right now." Desmond worked out as the team he started his career with, the Washington Nationals, arrived for a four-game set. Desmond met...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
byron kerr featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Jacob Turner did all he could to keep Nats in the game

Jacob Turner did all he could to keep Nats in the game
DENVER - Unfortunately, the Nationals could not hold the lead Monday night in Denver. The Nats led 4-1 but fell 8-4 to the red-hot Rockies. If the Nationals had been able to hold their lead and win their eighth straight game, there would be talk about Ryan Zimmerman's mammoth homer to center field and the pitching of Jacob Turner. The right-hander, 25, came through in one of the most difficult places to pitch in the major leagues. Turner dialed up a quality start: six innings, allowing three...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
adam eaton byron kerr dusty baker nationals rockies featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Bullpen questions return after Nats can't hold lead in Denver

Bullpen questions return after Nats can't hold lead in Denver
DENVER - The Rockies turned up their offense in the late going, dropping the Nationals 8-4 after Jacob Turner had provided a quality start and Ryan Zimmerman had hit a 425-foot two-run homer. The Nationals bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to score four runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Zimmerman's seventh homer in April, a 425-foot blast over the center field wall. But Colorado had the final answer, tallying seven runs in their final three innings, pounding out seven straight runs...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
envy romero jacob turner nationals rockies featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Bullpen in better rhythm after sweeps of Braves and Mets

Bullpen in better rhythm after sweeps of Braves and Mets
DENVER - The way Dusty Baker was able to manage his bullpen in the New York series is the ideal pattern he would like to utilize the entire season. The first week he got into a jam because Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover had not pitched yet, because of the way two games went against the Marlins. He talked at the time about how he wanted to get them in a game. Fast forward to the first weekend. The bullpen was taxed as the Phillies rallied from a 7-0 deficit to 7-6. The next night, Jeremy Guthrie...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
koda glover nationals rockies featured_sidebar frontstory_nationals3
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Rockies tally first (Nats relinquish 4-1 lead, fall 8-4)

Rockies tally first (Nats relinquish 4-1 lead, fall 8-4)
DENVER - The Nationals were unable to get much going the first time through the lineup against Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson. Anderson struck out four of the first seven batters he faced. But with one away in the third, catcher Jose Lobaton blooped a single to right field. Jacob Turner laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Lobaton in scoring position. With two outs, Trea Turner struck out on a changeup to end the threat. Right-hander Jacob Turner allowed three hits in the second, and the...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
carlos gonzalez nationals rockies trea turner frontstory_nationals1
LinkedIn Pinterest
Byron Kerr

Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and Solís

Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and Solís
DENVER - Nationals manager Dusty Baker said Bryce Harper and Matt Wieters were not in tonight's starting lineup for the opener against the Rockies at Coors Field because they needed a day of rest. With the Nats facing their first left-hander of the season in Tyler Anderson, Baker decided to give the National League Player of the Week and catcher Wieters a day off each. Baker added he is leaning toward platooning his catchers the next few days. "Because Bryce played every day," Baker said on...
Continue reading
0
Tags:
dusty baker nationals rockies sammy solis stephen drew featured_sidebar
LinkedIn Pinterest



LATEST ORIOLES NEWS

LATEST NATIONALS NEWS

       
84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93