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Seeing changes in the second half

Seeing changes in the second half
What a weekend it was for Roger Bernadina. The former Nationals outfielder, now with the Phillies, went 2-for-8 with a home run and a double in the Phillies' 18-inning marathon win on Saturday, and then had another double, two RBIs and two really impressive defensive plays yesterday. If you didn't happen to see Bernadina's glovework from yesterday afternoon, here you go. I wonder if they do the Shark Chomp in Philadelphia? Sorry, still too soon to ask that question? Over the last two...
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Another comeback in Kansas City (Nats lose 6-4)

Another comeback in Kansas City (Nats lose 6-4)
The Nationals came back from a 6-0 deficit to the Royals on Friday. They've now come back after trailing 4-0 this afternoon and battled to tie this game 4-4 in the seventh. A three-run seventh inning has knotted things up, with Denard Span getting it started with a solo homer to right-center and Bryce Harper then following with a two-run shot to left-center. The three runs all came with two outs, and they came in the span of three pitches. Span smoked a first-pitch Ervin Santana changeup...
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A hairy first inning for Haren (Desmond goes yard again)

A hairy first inning for Haren (Desmond goes yard again)
Once the major league leader in home runs allowed, Dan Haren had allowed just four homers in 50 innings since coming off the DL. Haren hadn't allowed more than two runs in an outing since July 22. In the first inning of this afternoon's game alone, Haren allowed two homers and four runs, and the Nationals trail 4-0 early. Alex Gordon got things started for the Royals with a solo shot to right leading off the bottom of the first. Emilio Bonifacio then came around to score from first on a...
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Werth in Nats lineup as designated hitter

Werth in Nats lineup as designated hitter
Jayson Werth missed yesterday's game with an infection in his right foot, but the Nationals' hottest hitter is back in the lineup today, serving as the designated hitter. Werth is batting a ridiculous .384/.481/.661 since the All-Star break, so the Nationals will be plenty happy to have him back in the cleanup spot today. Tyler Moore will get his third straight start in left field, and Anthony Rendon is back playing second base today. Dan Haren (4-0 with a 1.32 ERA in his last six games)...
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Trending upward

Trending upward
The chances of the Nationals making the playoffs are still very, very low. I'm talking incredibly low. According to Baseball Prospectus' playoffs odds report, the Nats have just a 1.9 percent chance of earning a postseason berth. This is after the Nats' five-game winning streak, making them 11-4 in their last 15 games. It's after they got back over .500 for the first time in nearly six weeks. The postseason odds are so low because despite this recent hot streak, the Nats still trail the...
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Nats win 7-2, have a five-game streak going

Nats win 7-2, have a five-game streak going
As rocky as things have been at times lately, the Nationals have now tied their longest winning streak of the season. Tonight's 7-2 win over the Royals gives the Nats their fifth straight win, matching streaks put together from May 4-10 and Aug. 9-14. Jordan Zimmermann went 7 2/3 strong innings, allowing two runs on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. He gets back on track after a rough outing in Chicago. Ian Desmond had his 18th homer of the season and drove in two, Chad Tracy...
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The little things add up (the runs keep on coming)

The little things add up (the runs keep on coming)
In the Nationals' four-run fourth inning, they did a lot of little things right, things that they haven't done much of this season. They had examples of nice situational hitting, like Wilson Ramos staying on a 1-2 cutter from Wade Davis and lifting a fly ball to right that went as a sacrifice fly to plate Ryan Zimmerman. Driving in runners from third with less than two outs has not been the Nats' forte this season. They had some smart, aggressive baserunning, like Bryce Harper tagging up...
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Werth, Rendon out of Nats lineup

Werth, Rendon out of Nats lineup
Ian Desmond is in the Nationals lineup despite a stiff back and what manager Davey Johnson said after yesterday's game was a tight hamstring. Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon, however, are not in the lineup for tonight's game against the Royals. Werth served as the designated hitter yesterday, but Ryan Zimmerman will fill that role tonight. Bryce Harper will play right field for a second straight day, Tyler Moore will again play left and Steve Lombardozzi will play second with Rendon...
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Taking the bad with the good

Taking the bad with the good
Following Thursday night's game, in which the Nationals blew a four-run lead and saw the Cubs tie things up with two outs in the bottom of the ninth before finally prevailing in 13 innings, I asked Anthony Rendon a question that Nats fans have probably been wondering for weeks now. Why can't the Nats just have a nice, quiet, 5-0 win one of these days? Why does it always have to be so dramatic? "That's what I'm saying!" a smiling Rendon said. "Where those games at? But that's baseball....
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Not the best start (Nats win 11-10)

Not the best start (Nats win 11-10)
This sure isn't how the Nationals wanted to start their three-game set with the Royals after winning the last three against the Cubs. Gio Gonzalez has looked totally out of sorts through the first two innings, allowing six runs on seven hits. Five of those hits have been for extra-bases, including two homers, one by Eric Hosmer and one by former National Justin Maxwell. Gonzalez allowed three extra-base hits to the first five hitters he faced tonight, giving up three runs in the first. But...
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Desmond returns, Werth DHing

Desmond returns, Werth DHing
After getting double-switched out of Wednesday's game in the fifth inning and missing yesterday's game due to back stiffness, Ian Desmond is back in the Nationals' lineup for tonight's game against the Royals. Yesterday marked just the third game that Desmond has missed all season. His back originally tightened up on him during batting practice Wednesday. Jayson Werth will serve as the designated hitter for the Nats tonight in their interleague matchup against Kansas City. Bryce Harper...
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Rays acquire DeJesus from Nats (Solano, Cedeno officially recalled)

Rays acquire DeJesus from Nats (Solano, Cedeno officially recalled)
David DeJesus has another new team. Just days after joining the Nationals, DeJesus has been acquired by the Tampa Bay Rays. DeJesus joined the Nationals on Monday, only to be put on revocable trade waivers just hours later. The Rays put in a claim and the teams were able to work out a deal before Friday's 1 p.m. Eastern time deadline. The Tampa Bay Times was the first to report the acquisition. DeJesus played in three games with the Nats, and went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice in four plate...
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Looking back on a wacky week (Suzuki trade official)

Looking back on a wacky week (Suzuki trade official)
The Kurt Suzuki trade is now official. The Nationals announce they've sent Suzuki to the Athletics for right-handed pitching prospect Dakota Bacus, who will report to low Single-A Hagerstown. Jhonatan Solano will join the Nats in Kansas City and become the new backup catcher to Wilson Ramos. What a wacky road trip this has already been for the Nationals. Three rain delays in seven days, including one that lasted a full two hours yesterday. Two games in a span of six days that lasted at...
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Nats send Kurt Suzuki back to Athletics (Nats get pitching prospect)

Nats send Kurt Suzuki back to Athletics (Nats get pitching prospect)
A little over a year ago, the Nationals acquired catcher Kurt Suzuki in a trade with the Athletics. Now, Suzuki is heading back to Oakland. The Nats have traded Suzuki to the A's, a team source confirmed late tonight, a deal that sends the 29-year-old catcher back to the team that drafted him and the only other team he's known. It's unknown at this time what the Nationals will be acquiring in return. The Washington Times first reported the Suzuki deal. Since the July 31 non-waiver trade...
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Strasburg: "Kind of the story of the year, to be honest"

Strasburg: "Kind of the story of the year, to be honest"
CHICAGO - Eight stellar innings, one disastrous inning, given the circumstances. Stephen Strasburg saw both ends of the spectrum tonight, as the Nationals' right-hander had dominated the Cubs going into the ninth only to see Chicago put up three runs to tie the game, with Donnie Murphy's two-run shot pushing the game into extra innings. "I feel like I can look at it two ways: I can look at that last inning or I can look at all the other innings where I was pitching really well," Strasburg...
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Johnson discusses Nats' 5-4, 13-inning win

Johnson discusses Nats' 5-4, 13-inning win
CHICAGO - Chad Tracy joined MASN's Julie Alexandria for a walk-off interview on the field at Wrigley after today's 5-4, 13-inning win. Tracy's 50-foot swinging bunt RBI groundout ended up bringing in the game-winning run, so he was tabbed as the guy to get the questions on the field. "I know he was on the after-game show as the hero. But we gotta do better than that!" manager Davey Johnson said with a laugh. It was yet another wild win for the Nationals today, the second straight day...
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To the 11th (Nats win 5-4 in 13 innings)

To the 11th (Nats win 5-4 in 13 innings)
CHICAGO - I feel like we've been down this road before. Fairly recently. Maybe, say, five days ago. Let's hope this one doesn't go 15 innings. The Nationals and Cubs are still playing as we go to the 11th inning. The Nats left Kurt Suzuki stranded in scoring position in the top of the 10th, with Denard Span striking out and Steve Lombardozzi flying out after Suzuki had been bunted to second by Tyler Moore. It's fair to question Moore - a power hitter who is going pretty well right now -...
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Strasburg back on track (Cubs tie it in the 9th, we go to extras)

Strasburg back on track (Cubs tie it in the 9th, we go to extras)
CHICAGO - One start after completely losing his control against the Braves and getting ejected following seven straight balls to begin the second inning (the final two of which were behind Andrelton Simmons), Stephen Strasburg has been totally locked in against the Cubs. Through three innings, Strasburg has struck out five, allowed one hit and two walks and thrown just 42 pitches, 27 for strikes. The fastball has touched 97 mph and the curveball has been dazzling. On a third-inning strikeout...
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Updates on Desmond, Haren and a funny clip from last night (we're under way)

Updates on Desmond, Haren and a funny clip from last night (we're under way)
CHICAGO - After three straight gorgeous days in Chicago, the rain has hit Wrigley Field this afternoon. The tarp is on the field with about a half-hour to go until the scheduled time for first-pitch, and the radar isn't looking good for the next couple hours. We might be here for a while. Ian Desmond is out of the Nationals' starting lineup today due to a tight back that he first felt during batting practice yesterday. Desmond said last night that he hoped to be in the lineup for this...
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DeJesus claimed off revocable trade waivers

DeJesus claimed off revocable trade waivers
CHICAGO - David DeJesus' wild week continues. Hours after being acquired by the Nationals in a trade with the Cubs on Monday, DeJesus was placed back on revocable trade waivers by the Nats. Today, DeJesus heard multiple reports that he'd been claimed off waivers by the Tampa Bay Rays. The Nationals have three options when it comes to DeJesus now that he's been claimed: They can pull him back off waivers and keep him, which would leave them on the hook for the $2.5 million still owed to...
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