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Harper out of Nats lineup, Brown in left field (with Phillies lineup)

Harper out of Nats lineup, Brown in left field (with Phillies lineup)
Bryce Harper is getting a day off, likely to rest his ailing left hip. Corey Brown, who homered last night, will bat seventh and get the start in left field. Steve Lombardozzi will bat eighth and play second base, giving Anthony Rendon the night off. For the Nationals: CF Denard Span 3B Ryan Zimmerman RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond C Wilson Ramos LF Corey Brown 2B Steve Lombardozzi RHP Jordan Zimmermann For the Phillies: CF Cesar Hernandez SS Jimmy Rollins 2B Chase Utley C...
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More on Ramos, more on Brown

More on Ramos, more on Brown
PHILADELPHIA - Wilson Ramos told reporters after last night's 9-6 win over the Phillies that he was taken out of the game in the seventh inning for a pinch-runner shortly after manager Davey Johnson saw him stretching out a cramp behind his right knee. After leaving the game, Ramos went in to get treatment on the area around his surgically repaired knee, leading to a question about whether he'd need a day off today in the Nationals' series finale in Philadelphia. "Nah," Ramos said with a...
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Hearing from Gonzalez, Ramos, Brown after 9-6 win

Hearing from Gonzalez, Ramos, Brown after 9-6 win
PHILADELPHIA - Like his manager, left-hander Gio Gonzalez realizes that tonight's 9-6 Nationals win wasn't too pretty. But that doesn't bother him too much. "A win doesn't have to be pretty, it just has to be a win," Gonzalez said. "At the end of the day, it's just one of the things. We turn the page, move forward and hopefully tomorrow will be a different game. It'll be something a little more smoother." Gonzalez might have picked up his ninth win of the season, and the box score...
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Davey Johnson: "That's not the way you win pennants, I'll tell you that"

Davey Johnson: "That's not the way you win pennants, I'll tell you that"
PHILADELPHIA - A win is a win is a win. This win was just not one you'll see replayed on MASN's "Nationals Classics" or used as part of a defensive drills tutorial anytime soon. The Nationals beat the Phillies 9-6 tonight at Citizens Bank Park in a game that saw the two teams combine to throw 347 pitches, just 54 percent of which were strikes. Six Phillies pitchers combined to walk nine batters. The Nats made three errors, the Phillies one. The Nats had two runs score on bases-loaded...
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A complete slopfest (Nats win 9-6)

A complete slopfest (Nats win 9-6)
PHILADELPHIA - We're now in game 138 on the Nationals schedule this season. This could qualify as the sloppiest game we've seen all year. Through six innings, we saw four errors, four wild pitches, a balk, a hit-batter and 11 walks surrendered. The Nats held a 7-2 lead. Then they led 7-5. Gio Gonzalez allowed five runs in 5 2/3 innings, only one of which was earned. Errors by Ian Desmond and Bryce Harper in the bottom of the sixth helped three Phillies runs score, and Ryan Mattheus needed...
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Ramos delivers a longball, Span extends a streak (more Phillies miscues)

Ramos delivers a longball, Span extends a streak (more Phillies miscues)
PHILADELPHIA - If Wilson Ramos is worn out from having started 12 straight games, he sure isn't showing it. Ramos smoked a three-run homer to deep right-center field in the second inning, giving the Nationals a 3-0 lead over the Phillies. It was a bomb from Ramos, who took a 1-0 fastball from Phillies righty Ethan Martin and drove it over the scoreboard in right-center, one of the deepest parts of the park. It's the 10th homer of the season for Ramos, who is now up to 37 RBIs on the...
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Walters on his first big league call-up: "This is an amazing opportunity I have"

Walters on his first big league call-up: "This is an amazing opportunity I have"
PHILADELPHIA - Of the five guys the Nationals called up from Triple-A Syracuse today, four have been here before. Outfielders Jeff Kobernus, Corey Brown and Eury Perez, and left-hander Xavier Cedeno have seen a major league clubhouse in the past, donned a Nationals jersey and stepped foot on a big league field. Up until today, Zach Walters had not. After getting his first big league call-up, Walters strolled into the visiting clubhouse this afternoon with bags slung over each shoulder, sweat...
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The latest on Harper's hip injury, Espinosa not getting a call-up

The latest on Harper's hip injury, Espinosa not getting a call-up
PHILADELPHIA - Last night, Davey Johnson expressed some frustration that he hadn't been informed about Bryce Harper's hip injury, a problem that left Harper limping and clearly a little gimpy after some swings last night. Johnson still hadn't been fully brought up to speed on Harper's status by the time he met with reporters around 5 p.m. today. "I mean, to this day, even now, they have not told me anything is wrong with him," Johnson said. "So with that in mind, I know he was getting...
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Nats call up Walters, Brown, Kobernus, Perez and Cedeno

Nats call up Walters, Brown, Kobernus, Perez and Cedeno
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals made their second round of September call-ups Tuesday, bringing up shortstop Zach Walters, outfielder Corey Brown, utility man Jeff Kobernus, outfielder Eury Perez and left-hander Xavier Cedeno. All five are on the lineup card and are in the clubhouse. Walters, 23, will be making his first appearance in the big leagues. He batted .253 with 29 homers and 77 RBIs in 134 games with Triple-A Syracuse. Brown, 27, was called up to the Nats in both 2011 and 2012, but...
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Harper in Nats lineup

Harper in Nats lineup
PHILADELPHIA - Bryce Harper remains in the Nationals' lineup despite being bothered by what we learned last night is a hip injury. Harper said that he's fine and wants to continue playing through the ailment, and manager Davey Johnson will allow him to do so. Gio Gonzalez (8-6, 3.56 ERA) takes the ball for the Nats tonight, with right-hander Ethan Martin (2-3, 6.39 ERA) going for the Phillies. For the Nats CF Denard Span 3B Ryan Zimmerman LF Bryce Harper RF Jayson Werth SS Ian Desmond...
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Mr. Reliable has a rare misstep

Mr. Reliable has a rare misstep
PHILADELPHIA - For the last handful of weeks, Nationals manager Davey Johnson has targeted the 90-win mark as what he feels his team will have to reach in order to have a realistic shot at the postseason. With last night's loss, the Nationals now need to go 21-4 to get to 90 wins. That's an .840 winnings percentage, or a 136-win pace. Not looking too likely, huh? Last night's loss stung for a number of reasons. The Nationals held a 2-1 lead going to the bottom of the eighth inning. They...
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Clippard, Harper and Strasburg on Nats' big 3-2 loss

Clippard, Harper and Strasburg on Nats' big 3-2 loss
PHILADELPHIA - Tyler Clippard might have given up two run-scoring hits in the eighth inning that turned a 2-1 Nationals lead into a 3-2 Phillies advantage, but it wasn't either of those base knocks that he was really kicking himself over after the game. It was the two-out walk to the light-hitting Cesar Hernandez that got it all started. Hernandez came into the at-bat hitting .226 on the season with just one extra-base hit in 31 at-bats. But after getting ahead in the count 1-2, Clippard...
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Harper dealing with hip injury, Johnson discusses Nats' 3-2 loss

Harper dealing with hip injury, Johnson discusses Nats' 3-2 loss
PHILADELPHIA - After Sunday night's win over the Mets, Bryce Harper acknowledged that he wasn't 100 percent healthy, although he declined to specify what exactly was ailing him. Turns out, it's Harper's hip. Harper limped his way through four plate appearances in tonight's 3-2 loss, going 1-for-3 with a walk, but there were a handful of times where it was clear that Harper was in some significant discomfort. After the game, manager Davey Johnson revealed that Harper has been getting...
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Quite a pitchers' duel here in Philly (Nats lose 3-2)

Quite a pitchers' duel here in Philly (Nats lose 3-2)
PHILADELPHIA - Stephen Strasburg and Cole Hamels are locked in a pitchers' duel through six innings. Each All-Star has allowed just one run on two hits. Strasburg has struck out 10 and allowed just three balls out of the infield. Hamels has allowed just two baserunners since the first inning. The difference in this 1-1 game is that Strasburg is going to need to exit after six innings, while Hamels should be good for a little while longer. Strasburg was mowing Phillies batters down with...
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A strong start from Strasburg (but a tie game)

A strong start from Strasburg (but a tie game)
PHILADELPHIA - Stephen Strasburg couldn't have asked for a much better start than the one he's gotten through three innings. Strasburg has held the Phillies hitless thus far, has struck out six, and has yet to allow a ball out of the infield. The lone blemish on his line so far is a two-out walk to Chase Utley in the first. Other than that, it's been smooth sailing for the Nationals' right-hander. Strasburg struck out the side in the first, with all three Ks coming on curveballs. He then...
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Five more call-ups coming tomorrow; Johnson explains tonight's lineup decisions

Five more call-ups coming tomorrow; Johnson explains tonight's lineup decisions
PHILADELPHIA - Expect five more minor leaguers to get called up to join the Nationals tomorrow. The Nats plan to promote left-handed pitcher Xavier Cedeno and four position players tomorrow, rounding out their September call-ups. Cedeno and the bulk of the position players are already on the 40-man roster, so the Nats won't need to do much maneuvering there. Even if that was necessary, they only currently have 38 players on the 40-man. Outfielders Jeff Kobernus, Corey Brown and Eury Perez...
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Bernadina on his release and his time with Phillies

Bernadina on his release and his time with Phillies
PHILADELPHIA - Prior to his release exactly two weeks ago today, Roger Bernadina was the longest-tenured member of the Nationals organization. Tonight, he'll face off against his former team for the first time, wearing the colors of a hated division rival. After having a career season last year, hitting .291/.372/.405 in 261 plate appearances with the Nats, Bernadina's production dropped off mightily this season. He hit just .178/.247/.270 in 167 plate appearances, with just two homers and...
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Nats face Bernadina in opener of three-game set with Phillies

Nats face Bernadina in opener of three-game set with Phillies
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals will cross paths with Roger Bernadina tonight for the first time since Bernadina was released Aug. 19 by the only major league organization he'd ever known. After his release, Bernadina pulled a John Lannan and signed with the Phillies, choosing to stay in the National League East and play in a park with which he has a good bit of familiarity. Bernadina will hit eighth and play right field for the Phillies tonight, and he'll dig in against Nats righty Stephen...
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Jordan wraps up 2013 stint with Nats

Jordan wraps up 2013 stint with Nats
For much of the last two-plus weeks, Taylor Jordan's actual baseball responsibilities have been pretty limited. Since being shut down for the season, partially due to a back strain that landed him on the disabled list and mostly due to Jordan reaching his team-imposed innings limit, the rookie right-hander has played catch every day, and, well, that's about it. There isn't a heck of a lot pitchers can do when they're on the DL, and there's even less pitchers can do when they're on the...
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Hope is still alive

Hope is still alive
It's crazy how quickly things can shift this time of year. Twenty-four hours ago, the Nationals were waking up 7 1/2 games back of the Reds in the wild card chase and looking at a possible sweep at the hands of the lowly depleted Mets. They'd just been smoked 11-3 a night before, marking their second straight defeat, dropping them back to one game over .500. The mood in the clubhouse was somber. Players talked about how their time was running out to make a late push. Last night, a late,...
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