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Martinez on Robles, Hellickson, Eaton and weather delays

Martinez on Robles, Hellickson, Eaton and weather delays
In light of the miserable weather all weekend, and the fact that Nationals right fielder Adam Eaton is returning this season from a major knee injury, makes for a good reason to not have him in today's starting lineup. Manager Davey Martinez said Eaton is fine health-wise, and he just wanted to give the veteran a day of rest. "Yeah, just giving him a (day)," Martinez said. "He's a veteran guy been playing his tail off. This weather ... it takes him awhile to get loose. I told him yesterday...
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Game 144 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs (weather delay)

Game 144 lineups: Nats vs. Cubs (weather delay)
Despite all the rain, and rain in forecast all day today, the Nationals came out of Saturday with a doubleheader sweep over the Chicago Cubs: 10-3 and 6-5. It was their first doubleheader sweep since October 3, 2015 at New York Mets. Bryce Harper's dramatic two-run shot gave the Nats the lead for good in the second game. In the doubleheader, he reached base seven time in eight plate appearances. Late Saturday night was a big deal for second baseman Adrian Sanchez at the plate. He recorded his...
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Difo making the most of extended playing time

Difo making the most of extended playing time
With Daniel Murphy now playing for another team, Wilmer Difo is getting his shot to play every day for the Nationals. And with the opportunity to see Difo play day in and day out, manager Davey Martinez was asked recently what improvement he has seen from the second baseman since Murphy's departure? "His offense. He's really staying on the ball and using the middle of the field," Martinez said. "He's driving the ball left-center field, which is really nice to see. That's the key for him...
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Martinez excited for Joe Ross's return from Tommy John

Martinez excited for Joe Ross's return from Tommy John
For the first time in 14 months, right-hander Joe Ross will start a major league baseball game tonight against the Chicago Cubs. Ross is thrilled to be back from Tommy John rehab, and his manager shared his excitement during pregame Friday by talking about his returning starter after answering an opening question about the same day return of closer Sean Doolittle. "I'm more excited to see Joe Ross today," said Nationals manager Davey Martinez. "He worked really hard to get back. Gets a...
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Hellickson seems ready to return, but when will he pitch?

Hellickson seems ready to return, but when will he pitch?
Right-hander Jeremy Hellickson, who has been nursing a right wrist sprain since Aug. 16 and is on the 10-day disabled list, threw a simulated game Friday afternoon. "Oh, it went good. Felt really good," Hellickson said. "Just trying to get out there and just see hitters in the box, really. Last time I went on the DL and came back for that minor league game, I was kind of all over the place. It was good to just see hitters and get out of the stretch a little bit." One concern during his...
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Strasburg not hitting high velocity, still satisfied with progress

Strasburg not hitting high velocity, still satisfied with progress
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg was able to come within one out of finishing six innings in a no-decision Thursday night against the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs won the game with two runs in the 10th frame, 6-4. Strasburg allowed two runs in the third inning on three consecutive hits. Strasburg fired 111 pitches for the Nationals in 5 2/3 innings of work, allowing only three runs, two of them earned. The Cubs managed to string together six hits against him. Strasburg struck out six and walked three...
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Second inning gets Cubs going against Strasburg (Nats fall 6-4 in 10)

Second inning gets Cubs going against Strasburg (Nats fall 6-4 in 10)
After a pair of scoreless frames, the Cubs finally got to Stephen Strasburg in the third inning with three consecutive base hits. With two outs, Javier Báez singled. Anthony Rizzo doubled with Báez scoring all the way from first base. Ben Zobrist followed with a RBI single to score Rizzo. Kris Bryant was hit by pitch but Strasburg struck out Albert Almora, Jr., to end the inning. The Nats managed base hits from Juan Soto in the second and Spencer Kieboom in the third, but have been unable...
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Martinez on Zimmerman, Doolittle, Strasburg and the Cubs

Martinez on Zimmerman, Doolittle, Strasburg and the Cubs
Nationals manager Davey Martinez said first baseman Ryan Zimmerman is getting a rest day and his absence from the lineup is not because of the slide in last night's game against the Cardinals, a 7-6 setback. "Zim's fine, just getting a day," Martinez said during pregame. "Like I said, we talk a lot and we felt he needed a day today. So, he will be available later." The slide occurred in the seventh frame Wednesday night when the Nats rallied for four runs to get back in the...
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Ross on Friday return from Tommy John: "I want to compete"

Ross on Friday return from Tommy John: "I want to compete"
Friday will be a special game for right-hander Joe Ross, who returns from Tommy John surgery for his first start one day short of 14 months away from the game. Ross said it will be an incredible moment because there was always a slight fear in the back of his mind that he might never get back. "You have the ups and downs," Ross said of the long road of recovery and rehab. "The uncertainty of how it's going to end, if you'll be back. If I'll be back was the toughest part of it for me. But...
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Adams launches two homers against former team as Cards win

Adams launches two homers against former team as Cards win
Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams had been in a bit of a slump over his last two weeks of games with his new team. Coming into Wednesday night's series finale against his former team, the Nationals, Adams had gone hitless in nine at-bats. He started 0-for-27 with the Cardinals until hitting a single last Wednesday. That hit was his first with the Cardinals since May 9, 2017. He also had not hit a home run since Aug. 4 against the Reds while with the Nationals. But that all changed in a 7-6...
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Cards go after Roark early (Nats fall 7-6)

Cards go after Roark early (Nats fall 7-6)
The Cardinals grabbed the lead quickly with three runs in the first inning against the Nationals starter Tanner Roark. Following singles by Matt Carpenter and José Martínez, former Nats slugger Matt Adams hit a three-run homer, his 19th of the season. In the second, the Cardinals padded their lead. Carpenter connected on an RBI double and Martínez added a run-scoring single. The Cardinals' top three hitters in the lineup have five hits and all five RBIs to begin the game. The Nats got...
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Doolittle continues progression toward return; Suero is back; Romero, Robles updates

Doolittle continues progression toward return; Suero is back; Romero, Robles updates
Nationals manager Davey Martinez had another promising update on the progress of closer Sean Doolittle's possible return. Doolittle conducted another simulated game prior to the club's matchup with the Cardinals at Nationals Park tonight. Doolittle has missed 52 games with a toe injury, which works out to 37.4 percent of this season's games. "Good. He felt a lot better today than he did the previous game and we'll see how he feels tomorrow and hopefully ... It's his call," Martinez said....
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Fedde says second inning "sped up a little bit on me"

Fedde says second inning "sped up a little bit on me"
Right-hander Erick Fedde pitched four scoreless innings Tuesday night as the Nationals faced off against the Cardinals in game two of the series at Nats Park. But the second inning did not go well as he allowed four runs on four hits. The big blow was three runs that scored on Matt Carpenter's two-run single and a fielding error by Adam Eaton in right field. Marcell Ozuna opened the scoring with a solo shot. Look at innings one, three, four and five: The Cardinals managed a walk in the fourth....
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Solís got ahead of Molina, but was unable to finish him off

Solís got ahead of Molina, but was unable to finish him off
Left-hander Sammy Solís came into this season as healthy as he has felt in some time. But April was not that good a month, as he struggled to a 0-1 record and a 5.59 ERA. May was much better, as he worked well in 15 games to a 1-0 record and a 2.61 ERA. But June (6.14 ERA) was rough, and then July (8.10 ERA) and August (0-1, 9.00 ERA) got worse. Due to his erratic outings and an inability to get that clutch out, Solis went up and down to Triple-A Syracuse twice this season: June 30 to July...
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Ross set to return from Tommy John on Friday night (Nats fall 11-8)

Ross set to return from Tommy John on Friday night (Nats fall 11-8)
Nationals manager Davey Martinez confirmed that right-hander Joe Ross will finally return from Tommy John rehab and make his first start of the season Friday night against the Cubs. His last major league start was July 9, 2017, at home against the Braves. Ross has made six minor league rehab starts since August 6. The first three starts maxed out at three innings apiece. The last three starts with Double-A Harrisburg and Triple-A Syracuse have gone at least five innings each. The move coincides...
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McGowin realizes dream of pitching in big leagues with call to Nats

McGowin realizes dream of pitching in big leagues with call to Nats
The Nationals announced the right-handed starter Kyle McGowin has had his contract selected as part of September roster expansion. McGowin was actually in the midst of his most recent start with Triple-A Syracuse when the wheels were set in motion for him to join the Nats in D.C. "Well, I was pitching yesterday, started for Syracuse," McGowin said. "It was the fifth inning - they took me out and I was pretty upset. A couple of guys came up to me and were like, 'You're going to the show!'...
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With Robles arriving, Soto's next step might be a day off

With Robles arriving, Soto's next step might be a day off
September has arrived and 19-year-old Juan Soto keeps rolling...and playing. Soto is now up to 93 games played since May 15. Of course, he is the only 19-year-old in the majors this season, and his 325 at-bats are tops. But if you stretch it out to 21-years-old or younger, the list becomes five players, including: Ronald Acuña, Jr., Gleyber Torres, Ozzie Albies and Rafael Devers. Soto leads all four of these players with a batting average of .302 and an on-base .419. Soto's .517 slugging...
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More on Madson's recovery and possible move to Dodgers

More on Madson's recovery and possible move to Dodgers
Nationals right-handed reliever Ryan Madson detailed this week upon his return how his personal trainer, Jay Schroeder of EVO UltraFit in Phoneix, Ariz., diagnosed and treated the lumbar nerve root irritation that had kept him out of action and on the disabled list. Schroeder employs something called an ARP (Accelerated Recovery Performance) wave machine, which uses pads that attach to Madson's skin and shoot electrical currents through his body, helping to relieve pain and soreness. The goal...
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Carter Kieboom highlights eight Nats prospects invited to AFL

Carter Kieboom highlights eight Nats prospects invited to AFL
The Nationals have announced their farmhands selected to play in the Arizona Fall League in 2018. There will be eight players from the Nationals invited and high Single-A Potomac's Luis Ordaz will be the hitting coach. The Nats will play in the AFL East Division with the Salt River Rafters, with top prospects from the Rockies, Twins, Astros, Marlins and Diamondbacks. Tommy Watkins from the Twins organization is the manager. They will be joined by the Mesa Solar Sox and the Scottsdale Scorpions...
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More notes from Nats' stunning 5-4 comeback win at Philly

More notes from Nats' stunning 5-4 comeback win at Philly
PHILADELPHIA - With another dramatic win over the Phillies 5-4 Tuesday night, the Nationals are now six games back of the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League wild card race with 29 games remaining. They trail the Atlanta Braves by eight games in the NL East race. The Nats take on the Brewers at Nats Park for three games beginning Friday night. But they still have one more game against the Phillies here tonight. Anthony Rendon hit a two-run shot in the ninth and the Nats ended the game with...
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