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Clarke settles down, perplexes Nats in 10-3 D-backs win

Clarke settles down, perplexes Nats in 10-3 D-backs win
Early Saturday afternoon, it looked like the Nationals had a good approach to their matchup with right-hander Taylor Clarke. The Nats scored three runs on three extra-base hits - two homers and a triple - to take a 3-2 lead after one inning. Trea Turner tripled and Juan Soto and Matt Adams homered. But then Clarke retired 12 of the next 16 batters he faced. He allowed only four singles after the first inning, no more runs and struck out five batters to keep his club in the game. The D-backs...
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Home run derby breaks out early (Nats fall 10-3)

Home run derby breaks out early (Nats fall 10-3)
It's been home run derby to begin Saturday's matchup between the Nationals and Diamondbacks. Arizona's Ketel Marte took the first pitch of the game from Stephen Strasburg over the left-center field wall for his 18th homer of the season. Later in the first inning, Adam Jones smacked his 13th of the season, a solo shot for a 2-0 lead. The Nationals quickly answered against D-backs starter and Broad Run (Va.) High School alum Taylor Clarke in the bottom of the first. Trea Turner legged out a...
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Bullpen rebound helps rest of team focus on task at hand

Bullpen rebound helps rest of team focus on task at hand
The Nationals bullpen took their lumps for most of the first two months of the season. But recently they have been able to avoid big innings and hold leads. Since May 31, Nats relievers have pitched to a 2.04 ERA with 39 strikeouts and 10 walks. Only two out of 14 inherited runners have scored in that span (14.3 percent). "They've been really, really good," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "I think since [May 31] they've been tops in the league. It's kind of nice." Friday night,...
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Scherzer ignores solo homers, cruises to 7-3 win over D-backs

Scherzer ignores solo homers, cruises to 7-3 win over D-backs
The Nationals' formula for success recently has been solid starting pitching, coupled with a power-hitting lineup and a bullpen that has bent but not broke. On Friday night, the Nats bounced back from being shut out in the series opener, dropping the Diamondbacks 7-3. The win snapped a two-game skid. The Nationals have won 13 of 19 games. The formula for that success begins with a heavy dose of right-hander Max Scherzer. The ace tossed seven innings Friday night, allowing two solo homers on...
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Injury updates and more praise for Rosenthal (Nats win 7-3)

Injury updates and more praise for Rosenthal (Nats win 7-3)
Nationals manager Davey Martinez said first baseman Matt Adams was good to go Thursday, but the Nats opted to give him some more rest. The veteran slugger is not in the starting lineup tonight mainly because the Diamondbacks are pitching the left-hander Robbie Ray. Howie Kendrick is playing first base tonight. "Yeah, he felt good," Martinez said of Adams. "At that point, just kind of wanted to give him a day. But he swung the bat well, so definitely available." First baseman Ryan Zimmerman...
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Game 69 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

Game 69 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks
Nationals catcher Yan Gomes has not been able to get in a consistent groove at the plate this season, slashing .229/.302/.621 in 44 games. But in the last 15 games, he has made a steady climb, hitting .250 with 13 hits, four walks and eight RBIs. Manager Davey Martinez said saw an uptick in Gomes' success with the bat during the last road swing, but knows the importance of the former Indians backstop has been his work with the pitching staff. "We say he is struggling, but he is actually...
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Another positive step forward for Rosenthal

Another positive step forward for Rosenthal
Whether it's low-, mid- or high-leverage game situations, it doesn't matter, right-hander Trevor Rosenthal is simply looking for positive outings. After the way the season started for him, where he had lost confidence in his ability to throw strikes, Thursday's clean ninth inning was a big step. The Arizona Diamondbacks won the rain-delayed opener over the Nationals 5-0, scoring all their runs before the end of the fourth inning. The game included a 63-minute rain delay and left-hander Matt...
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Greinke very good, Fedde roughed up early as Nats fall 5-0

Greinke very good, Fedde roughed up early as Nats fall 5-0
The Nationals offense had extreme difficulty solving veteran right-hander Zack Greinke, who carried a no-hitter into the seventh inning Thursday night as the Diamondbacks opened the series with a rain-delayed 5-0 shutout. Jarrod Dyson smacked a two-run shot and Alex Avila added a solo homer as the D-backs went after right-hander Erick Fedde, building a 5-0 lead over four innings. Greinke (8-2) retired the first 10 batters he faced, mixing his fastball and slider. He hit Adam Eaton with a pitch...
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Martinez gives injury updates (Nats fall 5-0)

Martinez gives injury updates (Nats fall 5-0)
First basemen Matt Adams and Ryan Zimmerman each went through full swings during batting practice at Nats Park before the Nationals opened their four-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Adams tweaked his oblique Monday, and Zimmerman has been on the injured list since April 28 with plantar fasciitis in his right foot. Nationals manager Davey Martinez said coaches and trainers were monitoring Adams before and after batting practice, but feels like the possibility of a trip to the...
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Rutledge not among them, but Nats announce 20 signings

Rutledge not among them, but Nats announce 20 signings
The Nationals announced the signing of 20 players from their 2019 First-Year Player Draft, but their first three draft picks have yet to officially sign. Top selection right-hander Jackson Rutledge, third baseman Drew Mendoza and left-hander Matt Cronin are yet unsigned, but it is still extremely early in the process. Mendoza and Cronin are still playing in the College World Series, so the Nationals will not negotiate until their seasons are complete. Ironically, Mendoza's Florida State...
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Game 68 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

Game 68 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks
The Nationals are back in D.C. to begin their longest homestand of the summer. These 11 games over the next two weeks will go a long way in setting up how big a mountain the club will need to climb in the National League East as the All-Star break approaches. Even with Tuesday's 7-5 loss at Chicago, the Nats have won 12 of their last 17 games and sit 7 1/2 games behind the division's new leader, the Atlanta Braves. After a 3-3 road trip, the Nats (31-36) begin a four-game set against the...
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Sánchez showing what he is capable of

Sánchez showing what he is capable of
Right-hander Aníbal Sánchez is on a run. The veteran starter has won his last two decisions since returning from a hamstring injury. In three starts since May 29, Sánchez has allowed two runs in 17 1/3 innings on nine hits with three walks and 15 strikeouts. On Monday night in the 12-1 win over the White Sox in Chicago, Sánchez struck out only one batter, but induced 11 grounds balls and nine fly balls to improve to 2-6. He faced 22 batters and used only 69 pitches. His ERA has...
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Nationals make 30 selections on final day of draft

Nationals make 30 selections on final day of draft
The Nationals concluded the 2019 First-Year Player Draft with a total of 39 selections. The Nats selected 13 right-handed pitchers, six left-handed pitchers, two outfielders, 14 infielders and four catchers. 24 of the selections came from four-year universities, seven from junior colleges and eight from the high school ranks. Adding to the nine selections made on the first two days, the Nats started the final day of the draft by selecting Fresno State shortstop J.T. Arruda in the 11th...
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Nats recap first two days of draft, including Rutledge and Cronin

Nats recap first two days of draft, including Rutledge and Cronin
The Nationals completed day two of the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft with nine overall selections. Nationals assistant general manager Kris Kline was pleasantly surprised the club was able to select right-hander Jackson Rutledge at No. 17 out of San Jacinto North junior college, believing he is top 10 talent. "When I woke up yesterday I didn't think we could get Rutledge, but we did," Kline said. "The whole group is absolutely thrilled to get this guy: 6-foot-8, 250 pounds,...
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Strasburg credits teammates for his 100th victory

Strasburg credits teammates for his 100th victory
Stephen Strasburg notched his 100th win as a member of the Nationals Tuesday with a 9-5 comeback win over the Chicago White Sox. But it certainly didn't start out feeling like a good night for the right-hander. The White Sox were able to plate four runs on three hits in the first inning, highlighted by run-scoring singles from James McCann and Eloy Jiménez, and then a somewhat surprising two-run single with two-outs and the bases loaded from No. 8 hitter Yolmer Sánchez. Just like that,...
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White Sox hit Strasburg early for big inning (Nats win 9-5)

White Sox hit Strasburg early for big inning (Nats win 9-5)
Tuesday's series opener against the Chicago White Sox did not start off well in the first frame for Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg. The White Sox scored four runs by RBI singles from James McCann and Eloy Jiménez, and two-out, two-run single with the bases loaded by the No. 8 hitter Yolmer Sánchez. Strasburg finally got out of the inning, but the damage was done. As he walked off the mound, Strasburg let home plate umpire Mike Everitt know he did not appreciate some borderline...
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Giolito returns to D.C. with new team, just misses matchup with Nats

Giolito returns to D.C. with new team, just misses matchup with Nats
Former Nationals right-hander Lucas Giolito is back in D.C. for the first time with his new team since he was traded in December of 2016 to the Chicago White Sox. After an up-and-down 2018 campaign, Giolito is off to his best start in his young career, winning a career-high seven games in a row since April 12, now 8-1 with a 2.54 ERA. It is a far cry from where Giolito was in 2016 with the Nats when he was called up for six appearances, including four starts. In that run with the Nats he went...
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Rizzo: Rutledge possesses "skill set we really go after"

Rizzo: Rutledge possesses "skill set we really go after"
The Nationals' first-round selection in the First-Year Player Draft, right-hander Jackson Rutledge, said he was pretty excited when he got the news the Nationals had chosen him with the 17th pick in the draft. "Hearing my name called was kind of an out-of-body experience," Rutledge said. "It's something you dream of and it (did not) really hit me until it happened." General manager Mike Rizzo was equally excited to be able to select Rutledge and feels the big right-hander brings a lot to...
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Nationals select pitcher Jackson Rutledge with No. 17 pick

Nationals select pitcher Jackson Rutledge with No. 17 pick
The Nationals selected Texas junior college right-hander Jackson Rutledge with the No. 17 selection in the first round of the 2019 First-Year Player Draft. The 6-foot-8, 250-lb. Rutledge is rated as the No. 12 prospect in MLBPipeline.com's Top 200 prospects list. Rutledge features a 94-97 mph fastball that touches 99 mph, has a wipeout slider and a curveball with the classic 12-to-6 drop. Rutledge verbally committed to the University of Kentucky for baseball and hails from a suburb of St....
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Nationals offense major part of recent 7-2 run

Nationals offense major part of recent 7-2 run
CINCINNATI - The Nationals are in their best groove so far this season, winning seven of their last nine games. They have won three series in a row for the first time this season: 3-1 versus the Marlins, 2-0 against the Braves and 2-1 versus the Reds. The Dodgers beat the Phillies again, so the Nats, at 26-33, are seven games back in the National League East. The Nats still have a significant mountain to climb, because the Braves and Mets are not going away either, but Washington has to be...
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