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Murphy and Scherzer named to Sporting News NL All-Star team

Murphy and Scherzer named to Sporting News NL All-Star team
Nationals second baseman Daniel Murphy and starting pitcher Max Scherzer have been named to the 2016 Sporting News National League All-Star team, which was announced Wednesday. It was Murphy's first selection, while Scherzer was also honored in 2013 on the American League team. The 2016 team was chosen by a panel of 27 National League executives before the postseason began. Murphy made a huge splash for the Nationals in 2016, setting career highs in batting average (.347), hits (184), homers...
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Midseason adjustment for lefty Crownover led to surge into postseason

Midseason adjustment for lefty Crownover led to surge into postseason
Left-hander Matthew Crownover made a mechanical adjustment this season that turned things around for him after a shaky start. In his last five starts, he allowed only six runs in 30 innings. During that span, he walked six batters and struck out 30 hitters. High Single-A Potomac manager Tripp Keister said that pitching coach Franklin Bravo diagnosed the issue with Crownover's delivery and was able to get him to repeat to a point where he was able to get the ball down in the zone better than he...
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Drew Ward hitting well after two weeks in Arizona Fall League

Drew Ward hitting well after two weeks in Arizona Fall League
The Glendale Desert Dogs came up a bit short in the second week of Arizona Fall League play, culminating in a 10-8 loss to Surprise on Saturday. Glendale is now 3-8 and trails Peoria by six games in the West Division. It was a tough day for right-hander Austin Voth, who allowed seven runs in three innings on six hits with three walks and four strikeouts. He gave up one solo shot. His club bounced back from a 7-1 deficit to take an 8-7 lead in the top of the sixth. But the Saguaros rallied with...
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Ryan Brinley refining curveball, getting reps in AFL competition

Ryan Brinley refining curveball, getting reps in AFL competition
Ryan Brinley had a very good season with high Single-A Potomac. The 23-year-old went 4-1 with a 1.37 ERA in 32 games with the P-Nats. He had 16 saves, 34 strikeouts and only seven walks. The right-hander was promoted to Double-A Harrisburg on June 27 and appeared in eight games, going 0-2 with an 11.12 ERA while missing on a pair of save opportunities. He was transferred to Potomac on Aug. 1. Brinley was so good this year at Potomac, he was rewarded with midseason and postseason Carolina League...
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Austin Voth getting changeup to work well in second AFL start

Austin Voth getting changeup to work well in second AFL start
Right-hander Austin Voth bounced back in his second start in the Arizona Fall League on Monday. The 24-year-old went four innings, struck out seven and didn't walk anybody in a no-decision. His Glendale Desert Dogs fell 5-4 to Peoria but were tied 1-1 when he left the game. "He pitched like he's very capable of pitching," said pitching coach Sam Narron. "He's out here to work on that changeup. He threw quite a few of them (Monday) and they were very effective." In his first game in...
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Phillips Valdez honing breaking pitch to get to next level

Phillips Valdez honing breaking pitch to get to next level
Right-hander Phillips Valdez was on the radar among starters who are building innings in the Nationals organization. The Dominican product moved from the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League in 2013. Valdez has a solid frame at 6-foot-2 and 160 lbs., and offers a mid-90s fastball with a changeup and a slurvy breaking pitch. In 2014, he split time between short-season Single-A Auburn and low Single-A Hagerstown. In 2015, he went from Hagerstown to high...
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Week 1 AFL update: Glendale Desert Dogs

Week 1 AFL update: Glendale Desert Dogs
The Glendale Desert Dogs are 2-3 and one game out of first place in the West Division of the Arizona Fall League. After starting 2-1, they have dropped two games in a row. Third baseman Drew Ward is hitting .444 (4-for-9) with a double, an RBI, two walks and two strikeouts in three games. Shortstop Osvaldo Abreu is hitting .273 (3-for-11) with a double and three RBIs in three games. Center fielder Andrew Stevenson is hitting .250 (3-for-12) with a homer, six RBIs and one stolen base. He has...
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Zimmerman's postseason could play into 2017

Zimmerman's postseason could play into 2017
Frist baseman Ryan Zimmerman had a less than Ryan Zimmerman type regular season. Could his performance in the National League Division Series catapult him into a better 2017? Zimmerman hit .218 for the season. In the postseason, Zimmerman went 6-for-17 (.353) in the 2016 postseason. He has hit .357 in his postseason career. He even started this NLDS going 5-for-11 (.455). Zimmerman was asked prior to NLDS Game 5 about his recent run how it will help him in the future. He mentioned the...
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Trea Turner showed he belonged in big leagues and gave hint of potential

Trea Turner showed he belonged in big leagues and gave hint of potential
The Nationals might still be licking their wounds from the Game 5 loss Thursday in the National League Division Series, but president of baseball operations and general manager Mike Rizzo built this team for the long haul and the core of this team is still very young. Two of the youngest players reside in the outfield in center fielder Trea Turner (23) and right fielder Bryce Harper (24 on Sunday). Today, we spotlight N.C. State product Turner. Turner had an amazing season for the Nationals,...
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Zimmerman, Rendon and Baker react to late game double-switches

Zimmerman, Rendon and Baker react to late game double-switches
Two of the biggest moves Nationals manager Dusty Baker had to make last night in Game 5 of the National League Division Series to get his lineup order were double-switches that took two of his best hitters out of the lineup. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman was replaced by Clint Robinson in the seventh. Then third baseman Anthony Rendon was replaced by Stephen Drew in the eighth. Rendon struggled in the series with runners in scoring position, leaving four on base in this game. But he did have a...
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Despondent over Game 5 loss, Scherzer understands Baker's decision

Despondent over Game 5 loss, Scherzer understands Baker's decision
Max Scherzer appeared to be cruising along as he pitched six scoreless innings in Game 5 of the National League Division Series. The Nationals were holding a 1-0 lead heading to the top of the seventh. Then everything changed. Joc Pederson got ahold of a 95 mph Scherzer fastball and deposited it over the left-center wall to tie the game at 1-1. Pederson was the final batter Scherzer would face. The Dodgers scored three more runs for a four-run seventh inning. It was enough to lift them to a 4-3...
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Espinosa lifts Nationals to early lead (Dodgers win 4-3, take NLDS 3-2)

Espinosa lifts Nationals to early lead (Dodgers win 4-3, take NLDS 3-2)
Nationals right-hander Max Scherzer benefited from a spectacular diving catch to begin Game 5 of the National League Division Series against the Dodgers. Chase Utley drove a ball deep into the gap of left-center field. Trea Turner raced to his right and dove to make the catch. Scherzer was able to get the next two batters on grounders. For the first time in the NLDS, the Dodgers did not score in the first inning. Scherzer also got the Dodgers 1-2-3 in the second inning. Left-hander Rich Hill...
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Longest-tenured National Zimmerman on what Game 5 means to D.C.

Longest-tenured National Zimmerman on what Game 5 means to D.C.
First baseman Ryan Zimmerman has seen the Nationals grow up. Zimmerman, then 20, played 20 games with the Nats during their first season in Washington, D.C., when they went 81-81 in 2005.. But the seasons were mostly lean in those early days for Zimmerman, when he was earning the moniker "Mr. Walk-Off" as the face of the franchise. During his tenure in Washington, the Nats have had seasons with 91, 93, 102 and 103 losses over the years. Zimmerman, now 31, met with the media Thursday afternoon...
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Baker and veterans have kept dugout calm in face of adversity

Baker and veterans have kept dugout calm in face of adversity
The calmness in the dugout during the series has been evident. The Nationals have fallen behind 4-0, 2-0, 1-0 and 5-2 early in each game of this series. Three of the four times the club came back to tie or take the lead in that game. In the first game, they cut the deficit to 4-3 and had a few chances to take the lead. Despite 36 strikeouts in the last three games, the Nats have won two of those contests and had Game 4 tied at 5-5 in the eighth on Tuesday. The veteran core of Jayson Werth,...
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Nats need offense to keep rolling to advance Thursday

Nats need offense to keep rolling to advance Thursday
LOS ANGELES - The Nationals lost Game 4 of the National League Division Series, but their offense showed life again. Despite a 6-5 loss to the Dodgers, the Nationals made a big comeback from being down 5-2 to tie the game at 5-5 in the seventh. In the last three games, the bats have clicked to score 18 runs. Players like Jayson Werth, Ryan Zimmerman, Bryce Harper, Daniel Murphy, Anthony Rendon, Trea Turner and Danny Espinosa are contributing. Jose Lobaton had a three-run shot in Game 2 that...
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Treinen on Utley's decisive hit, focusing on Game 5

Treinen on Utley's decisive hit, focusing on Game 5
LOS ANGELES - The Dodgers found a way to stay in the National League Division Series thanks to a big hit by Chase Utley. His eighth-inning two-out RBI single plated the go-ahead run and led the Dodgers to a 6-5 victory over the Nationals, forcing a decisive NLDS Game 5 on Thursday in D.C.. The series is now even at two games apiece. The feeling postgame was more about how impressive a swing Utley put on the ball versus the pitch that reliever Blake Treinen threw to him. After the Nationals had...
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Game 4 begins with back-and-forth early runs (Dodgers win 6-5)

Game 4 begins with back-and-forth early runs (Dodgers win 6-5)
LOS ANGELES - In Game 1 of the National League Division Series, Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw struck out the side. With Kershaw starting Game 4 on three days' rest, the Nationals got off to a much better start. Trea Turner laced the first pitch into left field. Bryce Harper then battled through a nine-pitch at-bat to earn a free pass and put men on first and second with no outs. Daniel Murphy followed with an RBI single to right field and the Nats scored first for the first time in the...
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Baker on how scheduling affects his pitching staff for Game 4 and beyond

Baker on how scheduling affects his pitching staff for Game 4 and beyond
LOS ANGELES - One major theme of this National League Division Series has been scheduling and how it has affected the players, managers and coaching staffs. Major League Baseball eliminated its scheduled off-day Sunday when Game 2 was postponed in Washington, D.C., due to inclement weather on Saturday. Game 2 was rescheduled and played Sunday in blustery conditions at Nationals Park. Both clubs then ventured 2,300 miles to Los Angeles and arrived around 11 p.m. PDT Sunday night. Game 3 was...
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Zimmerman on his offensive resurgence: "It's no fun not helping"

Zimmerman on his offensive resurgence: "It's no fun not helping"
LOS ANGELES - Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman had another stellar performance in the National League Division Series Monday as his club dropped the Dodgers 8-3 in Game 3. Zimmerman went 2-for-4 with a double, two RBIs and a run scored. He is hitting 5-for-11 (.455) in the series after hitting just .218 during the season. Zimmerman actually fell below .200 in June, July and August before slightly rebounding in September and early October to .222. But this series, he looks more like...
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Nationals offense flexes muscles in 8-3 win over Dodgers

Nationals offense flexes muscles in 8-3 win over Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - The Nationals offense exploded with two big innings in their 8-3 series-altering victory over the Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Monday. Jayson Werth, Anthony Rendon and Ryan Zimmerman each contributed two RBIs as the Nationals scored four runs in the third and ninth innings. They were the biggest innings the Nationals had ever enjoyed in a postseason game since their return to D.C. in 2005. The four-run ninth inning blew open a tense 4-3 contest for...
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