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Scherzer and Janssen use similar styles to close down series in Chicago

Scherzer and Janssen use similar styles to close down series in Chicago
The two biggest offseason pitching acquisitions came through huge for the Nationals in the same game Wednesday night in Chicago. Starter Max Scherzer and reliever Casey Janssen, alongside Matt Grace and Drew Storen, held the Cubs without a run in a series-clinching 3-0 victory at historic Wrigley Field. Scherzer struck out a season-high 13 batters over seven innings, allowing only five hits. He walked only one in twirling 108 pitches, 72 for strikes. Then, with two men on and no outs in the...
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Morning coffee: Bleier earns Eastern League honor, Auburn roster taking shape

Morning coffee: Bleier earns Eastern League honor, Auburn roster taking shape
Double-A Harrisburg left-handed pitcher Richard Bleier has been named Eastern League Pitcher of the Week. He had his best start of the season against New Britain. Bleier gave up only two singles in eight shutout innings to notch his third win of the season as the Senators beat the New Britain Rock Cats, 1-0. Bleier also walked only one batter and struck out a season-high seven batters. Bleier is 4-1 with a 2.64 ERA in nine games this season, seven of those starts. He has allowed only three...
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Morning coffee: Let's play Nats math, plus notes on Giolito, Turner and Difo

Morning coffee: Let's play Nats math, plus notes on Giolito, Turner and Difo
The Nationals seem to be winning more than a few games by 2-1 margins recently. The pitching has been so good that they have been able to score just enough runs to win, a mark of a solid team. The recent amazing run reached 20 wins in their past 25 games with a 2-1 with at Chicago over the Cubs on Monday. They are 3-1 in games decided by 2-1 scores so far this season, and led Sunday's game 2-1 before notching a pair of big insurance runs late to topple the Phillies 4-1. The Nationals are 10-4...
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Bryce Harper showing smarts on offense and defense as he looks to play full season with Nats

Bryce Harper showing smarts on offense and defense as he looks to play full season with Nats
It happens to young players looking to prove they belong on the big stage and have the ability to play with the big boys. Steven Souza Jr. did it last season, a sickening collision with the outfield wall in Atlanta. Bryce Harper did it at least twice, once against the Dodgers and once against the Braves. Both went after long fly balls that appeared to be impossible to catch. But they went for it. On all three plays, the player was injured or shook up pretty good. Then on Sunday in Nationals...
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Harper's balanced game leads to another Nationals win, 4-1 victory

Harper's balanced game leads to another Nationals win, 4-1 victory
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper's quest to become a complete baseball player took another positive step forward with a game that mixed timely at-bats with pinpoint accuracy courtesy a rifle of an arm from right field. Harper contributed both offensively and defensively in the Nationals' 4-1 series-clinching win over the Phillies. He had a RBI single, a RBI groundout and an outfield assist to lift the Nationals to their 19th win in their last 24 games. On defense, Harper gloved what appeared...
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Minor league notes: Ramsey, den Dekker, Kieboom, Ward and more

Minor league notes: Ramsey, den Dekker, Kieboom, Ward and more
Right fielder Caleb Ramsey had two hits including a home run, but Double-A Harrisburg could not hold a lead in a 4-3 loss to New Britain. Ramsey went 2-for-3 with two runs scored and cranked his first homer of the season. He had two of the three hits for Harrisburg. Starter Joe Ross allowed four runs in 5 1/3 innings, but Gilberto Mendez and Brian Dupra came on to pitch 3 2/3 scoreless innings the rest of the way, allowing no hits and striking out four batters. Ross had six strikeouts and no...
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Williams on defense, Cole and Janssen; players react to 8-1 "clunker"

Williams on defense, Cole and Janssen; players react to 8-1 "clunker"
Saturday's 8-1 loss to the Phillies was a tough one for the Nationals with Stephen Strasburg allowing six runs, five earned over just 3 2/3 innings. It's the third start in the past four where he did not complete four frames. But, the defense was not stellar either. The sloppy fielding netted four errors, tying a season-high from the April 27 8-4 loss at Atlanta. Nationals manager Matt Williams said they didn't take any solace from the loss just because they have played better defense during...
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Williams confirms Tanner Roark will start Monday at Cubs; Strasburg note

Williams confirms Tanner Roark will start Monday at Cubs; Strasburg note
Nationals manager Matt Williams confirmed that right-hander Tanner Roark will start Monday's afternoon game in Chicago against the Cubs. "Tanner is going to pitch Monday," Williams said. "So the way it lines up, it gives (Jordan Zimmermann) an extra day." Roark made a career-high 31 starts in 2014. He won a career-high 15 games to 10 losses, throwing close to 200 innings and sporting a 2.85 ERA. Williams said right-hander Doug Fister might throw during batting practice today, but it looks...
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Updates on Lopez, Turner, former Nats and other notes

Updates on Lopez, Turner, former Nats and other notes
High Single-A Potomac Nationals right-hander Reynaldo Lopez had a tough outing Friday in a 8-4 loss at Myrtle Beach. Lopez (2-1) lasted only 2 2/3 innings, allowing five earned runs on five hits with one walk, a wild pitch and two strikeouts. The P-Nats did crank three homers. Isaac Ballou, Brandon Miller and former Pelican Christopher Bostick went yard, but it wasn't enough as the P-Nats fell to 5-9 versus Southern Division opponents. Despite the loss, Lopez has still impressed in his jump to...
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Harper's 16th homer another to admire in Nationals' 2-1 win over the Phillies

Harper's 16th homer another to admire in Nationals' 2-1 win over the Phillies
Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper makes the incredible look commonplace. The back-to-back National League player of the week hit another home run Friday, No. 16 on the year, to open the scoring in a 2-1 win over the Phillies. He leads the National League in home runs and is one behind Nelson Cruz of Seattle (17) for the most homers in the majors. In the month of May alone, Harper has hit 11 homers with 24 RBIs. Shortstop Ian Desmond was asked what he thought of Harper's run this month. "I...
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Williams: Roark will start Monday or Tuesday as Fister heals on D.L.

Williams: Roark will start Monday or Tuesday as Fister heals on D.L.
With Doug Fister (right forearm tightness) still recovering on the disabled list, Nationals manager Matt Williams announced during Friday's pregame media availability that Tanner Roark will get the next start to fill Fister's spot. "He's getting stretched out for either Monday or Tuesday," Williams said. "We have the availability for either one of those days. He threw to some hitters today. It depends on what happens in our games the next three days and whether we have to use him or not....
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Grace and Treinen big finds for Nats bullpen, P-Nats break out with 11 runs

Grace and Treinen big finds for Nats bullpen, P-Nats break out with 11 runs
Left-hander Matt Grace has been a find for the Nationals this season. The UCLA product has been left in to face lefties and righties recently and has not allowed a run in three straight appearances. Grace is 2-0 with a 2.53 ERA. In his last two outings, he battled and worked around walks to a dangerous hitter in the Yankees lineup, Mark Teixeira. Tuesday night it was four sliders that Teixeira didn't swing at. Wednesday, he got behind on three sinkers, 3-0. A fastball got it to 3-1, but then...
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Giolito notches first high Single-A win; updates on Janssen, Rendon, Davis and others

Giolito notches first high Single-A win; updates on Janssen, Rendon, Davis and others
Last week it was a new career high in strikeouts. This week it's his first high Single-A victory. His teammates took care of that for him with a nice comeback. Right-hander Lucas Giolito (1-2) also went a season-high seven innings and fired 87 pitches. This is a rarified air for the kid the Nationals have been uber careful with since he recovered and returned from Tommy John surgery. Giolito notched nine strikeouts and allowed three earned runs, walking none. He threw 63 of his 87 pitches for...
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Zimmermann and Moore star in another Nats comeback win

Zimmermann and Moore star in another Nats comeback win
The Nationals survived an early deficit and the emotions from losing their best player to an ejection in Wednesday's 3-2 win over the Yankees. Despite giving up two runs in the first inning, starting pitcher Jordan Zimmermann felt pretty confident about his outing, lasting seven innings and holding the Yankees to five hits with one walk and six strikeouts. "Everything was working. I had pretty good stuff tonight," Zimmermann said. "First inning was just they were on the fastball and I left...
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Following return from surgery, Span employs measured pace to reach mid-season form

Following return from surgery, Span employs measured pace to reach mid-season form
Center fielder Denard Span started the 2015 season on the disabled list as he recovered from core surgery. Since his return, Span has hit .327 (32-for-98) with nine doubles, three homers, three stolen bases and 12 RBIs in 23 games. He has been provided scheduled days off and has recovered well to start the following game. The next day soreness has been normal, what you would expect after a game the night before, and has reported no after effects from the offseason surgery. "I am pleased....
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Treinen's bounceback fueled by confidence of entire bullpen

Treinen's bounceback fueled by confidence of entire bullpen
It has been an amazing turnaround for the Nationals. After losing 13 of their first 20 games, the Nationals have rebounded, winning 16 of the next 20. The bullpen has been a major part of the run with a healthy mix of veterans and younger guys, some getting their first shot at high-leverage situations and delivering. Right-hander Blake Treinen struggled earlier in the season, especially against lefties. He had allowed eight earned runs in his first 11 appearances this season, watching his ERA...
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Nationals bullpen manages to outduel Yankees bullpen in extra-inning win

Nationals bullpen manages to outduel Yankees bullpen in extra-inning win
A big key to the Yankees' nice start to the season has been their bullpen, especially right-hander Dellin Betances and left-hander Andrew Miller. In 36 combined appearances, the duo accumulated a 0.00 ERA. Miller arrived with 13 saves already this season, but the veteran hurler allowed the game-ending, two-run shot to Ryan Zimmerman in the bottom of the 10th as the Nationals stunned the Yankees, 8-6. In what was a secondary theme of the win, the Nationals bullpen ultimately outdueled the...
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Bryce Harper on back-to-back Player of the Week honors: "I hope I win it again"

Bryce Harper on back-to-back Player of the Week honors: "I hope I win it again"
Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper was named the National League Player of the Week on Monday for the second time in a row. Harper went 12-for-23 (.522), with a .656 on-base percentage and a 1.087 slugging percentage. He had two doubles, one triple, two stolen bases, three homers and nine RBIs as the Nationals went 5-2 vs. Arizona and San Diego. In May, Harper is hitting a blistering .411 clip, with a .529 OBP and a .982 slugging percentage. He is only the 10th player to take home the award...
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Nationals return home for rare series against the Bronx Bombers (with lineups)

Nationals return home for rare series against the Bronx Bombers (with lineups)
The Nationals open a quick two-game series against the New York Yankees tonight. Both teams arrive 22-17, but the Nats are on a better streak, winning 15 of their last 19 games and going 5-2 on their recent road trip. The Yankees have lost five of their last six games. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez (3-2, 4.25 ERA) gets the start for the Nationals while New York sends right-hander Nathan Eovaldi (3-1, 4.14) to the hill. For the Nationals:Denard Span CF Ian Desmond SS Yunel Escobar 3B Bryce Harper RF...
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Source: Jayson Werth to DL, Wilmer Difo to be called up (moves official)

Source: Jayson Werth to DL, Wilmer Difo to be called up (moves official)
The Nationals return home to begin a five-game homestand, but may have to do without starting left fielder Jayson Werth for a couple of weeks. Werth will be placed on the 15-day disabled list today and shortstop Wilmer Difo will be called up from Double-A Harrisburg, according to an industry source. Werth was hit by a pitch on his left wrist Friday in San Diego, but an MRI on Monday reportedly confirmed that there were no broken bones or ligament damage. However, Werth has had three surgeries...
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