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LaRoche sitting as Nats shoot for the sweep

LaRoche sitting as Nats shoot for the sweep
Adam LaRoche took a seat on the infield dirt after making a diving stop to end yesterday's game in dramatic fashion. Today, LaRoche will take a seat on the Nationals bench. With the Nats facing Padres left-hander Robbie Erlin (1-1, 4,34 ERA), manager Davey Johnson has opted to rest LaRoche and put another right-handed bat in the lineup. Tyler Moore will get the start at first base today. Jayson Werth will bump up a spot in the order and hit fifth, Anthony Rendon will hit sixth and Moore...
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Storen bounces back in a big way

Storen bounces back in a big way
In his two previous outings prior to yesterday, Drew Storen had thrown a combined 54 pitches in two innings. He had allowed seven runs on seven hits, walked one, struck out two and allowed hitters to post a .538 batting average and a 1.725 OPS. After the second of those two blowups, manager Davey Johnson talked about wanting to see Storen get back to attacking hitters, being less fancy and instead challenging guys with his fastball and slider. Johnson felt Storen was trying to "trick" guys,...
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Detwiler to DL, plus postgame quotes after 5-4 Nats win

Detwiler to DL, plus postgame quotes after 5-4 Nats win
Prior to today's game, manager Davey Johnson said that Ross Detwiler was "questionable" for Monday's start against the Phillies. It doesn't seem like there's much question anymore. Johnson said after the Nats' 5-4 win over the Padres today that Detwiler will land on the disabled list, allowing him time to rest his stiff back. "He's a tough customer," Johnson said. "But he understood the value of getting by this thing. He got a whole of treatment today and so hopefully we can get...
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Harper, Zimmermann, others react to All-Star Game news

Harper, Zimmermann, others react to All-Star Game news
Bryce Harper made the All-Star team last year as a reserve. This year, he goes in as a starter. Harper was one of the top three vote-getters among National League outfielders in the All-Star fan voting, meaning he'll start the Midsummer Classic, making him the youngest NL player to ever start the game. "I'm very blessed to be part of that," Harper said. "I'm just very excited. I got to thank the fans of D.C. and Las Vegas and everywhere else that voted for me. I'm very excited to do...
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Harper, Zimmermann named to NL All-Star team (Desmond in Final Vote)

Harper, Zimmermann named to NL All-Star team (Desmond in Final Vote)
The Nationals will have at least two representatives in this year's All-Star Game. That number could end up growing to three. Bryce Harper is heading back to the Midsummer Classic, this time as a starter, while Jordan Zimmermann will make his first career All-Star appearance. Harper, who in his rookie season last year made the National League All-Star team as a reserve, earned a starting spot this year as one of the top three vote-getters among NL outfielders. Harper had fallen to fourth in...
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Harper comes through, Ohlendorf serves one up (Nats win 5-4)

Harper comes through, Ohlendorf serves one up (Nats win 5-4)
It's a good thing Bryce Harper tried to talk himself into the Nationals' lineup. It's also a good thing Davey Johnson was willing to listen. Harper has bounced back from a rough last few games by drawing a bases-loaded walk and slapping an RBI single in his first three at-bats, producing two of the Nats' three RBIs and helping to briefly push them to a 3-1 lead. The single, which came with one out in the fifth inning, scoring Denard Span, was Harper's first hit since Monday. After...
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Detwiler "questionable" for Monday's start after feeling more back discomfort

Detwiler "questionable" for Monday's start after feeling more back discomfort
The Nationals got a little bit of a scare today, when left-hander Ross Detwiler felt some more discomfort in his lower back during a bullpen session. As a result of this setback, Detwiler is now "questionable" to make his start on Monday, according to manager Davey Johnson. Detwiler had originally felt some stiffness in his back after his start in New York back on June 28. The Nats monitored Detwiler closely in the days after that start, but when he felt good in a bullpen session, they...
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After text conversation, Johnson puts Harper back in Nats lineup

After text conversation, Johnson puts Harper back in Nats lineup
Following last night's game, Davey Johnson told reporters that he planned to give Bryce Harper the weekend off in an effort to get Harper on track and out of an 0-for-18 funk. Harper wasn't a fan of that idea, and sent a text message to his manager last night. "Play me or trade me," the text message read. Johnson's response? "Since trading's out of the question, I guess I'm gonna play him," the Nationals' skipper said today, with a laugh. Indeed, Harper is back in the...
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Harper talks his way into Nats lineup (with Brewers lineup)

Harper talks his way into Nats lineup (with Brewers lineup)
After yesterday's game, Davey Johnson said he planned to give Bryce Harper, mired in an 0-for-18 slump, the weekend off. So much for that. Harper has talked his way back into the Nationals' lineup today against the Padres. Kurt Suzuki will get the start behind the plate after Wilson Ramos had caught the last two days. The Nats will face old buddy Jason Marquis today. Jordan Zimmermann will go for the Nats. For the Nats CF Denard Span SS Ian Desmond LF Byrce Harper 3B Ryan...
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Clippard expanding the repertoire, finding plenty of success

Clippard expanding the repertoire, finding plenty of success
Repeating a stat I dropped last night, the Nationals have now won two in a row and still have two more games against a Padres team that has lost seven straight by a collective score of 39-12. As if that didn't look good enough for the home team, the Nats will send their two top pitchers this season - Jordan Zimmermann and Stephen Strasburg - to the mound in these next two games. The Braves, meanwhile, have lost three in a row. That leaves the Nats' deficit in the National League East at...
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Notes and quotes following Nats' 8-5 win

Notes and quotes following Nats' 8-5 win
There have been a host of times over the last seven weeks where Gio Gonzalez has gone out, pitched a gem and been stuck with a tough-luck loss or a no-decision. In tonight's 8-5 Nationals win, Gonzalez threw 50 pitches in the first two innings, allowed eight runners to reach base in the first four frames and still got the win. Baseball can be a funky game sometimes. Gonzalez was able to minimize the damage early on, allowing just a run in the first and a run in the third, and then pitched...
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Johnson plans to give Harper rest of the weekend off

Johnson plans to give Harper rest of the weekend off
Since homering in dramatic fashion in his first at-bat off the disabled list, Bryce Harper has gone 0-for-18 with three walks and an RBI. Defensively, he's dropped two fly balls in the five games that he's been back in the Nationals lineup since returning from left knee bursitis. With Harper perhaps not 100 percent healthy and perhaps pressing from a mental standpoint, manager Davey Johnson says he's going to give his young outfielder the rest of the weekend off. "I think he's just...
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Ramos keeps on rolling (Nats win 8-5)

Ramos keeps on rolling (Nats win 8-5)
Everything's coming up Wilson Ramos. A night after posting a career-high five RBIs and hitting a game-winning three-run homer in his first game back off the DL, Ramos drove in two with a single to left, starting the Nationals scoring in a five-run second inning. Ramos missed 44 games while on the disabled list with a strained left hamstring, but he's been on fire since his return. In his first 14 games this season, Ramos had six RBIs. He now is 4-for-5 with seven RBIs the last two...
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Pregame notes on Storen, Mattheus, All-Star possibilities

Pregame notes on Storen, Mattheus, All-Star possibilities
In just over 24 hours, we'll know how many Nationals have been selected to the 2013 National League All-Star team. We might as well use this time to speculate and talk about the possibilities. In Davey Johnson's eyes, he has two no-doubt-about-it All-Stars on his team: Jordan Zimmermann and Ian Desmond. "Those guys, for sure," Johnson said. Zimmerman ranks first in the National League with 12 wins and has posted the sixth-best ERA in the majors at 2.46. Desmond ranks second among NL...
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Johnson sticking with same lineup

Johnson sticking with same lineup
Aside from pitcher Gio Gonzalez, Nationals manager Davey Johnson will trot out the same lineup for tonight's opener of a three-game series against the Padres as he used yesterday in the finale against the Brewers. I guess when you score eight runs, you don't want to mess up a good thing. Gonzalez will be opposed by right-hander Andrew Cashner. Here are tonight's lineups: For the Padres SS Everth Cabrera CF Chris Denorfia LF Carlos Quentin 3B Chase Headley RF Kyle Blanks 2B Logan...
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On Ramos and Jordan

On Ramos and Jordan
Hope everyone had a very happy July 4. We had a beautiful day yesterday, and after sweating through my polo in the press box, I was able to get in some barbequing and quality outdoor time with friends after leaving Nationals Park. Hopefully, you all got to do the same. The way I see it, Wilson Ramos is owed some happy moments. Ramos had to suffer through being kidnapped in the winter of 2011. He tore his ACL and meniscus last year, causing him to miss all but the season's first month....
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Johnson and Ramos discuss Nats' 8-5 win

Johnson and Ramos discuss Nats' 8-5 win
When Wilson Ramos strode to the plate with two on and two outs in the bottom of the sixth with the score tied 5-5, Nationals manager Davey Johnson turned to his bench coach, Randy Knorr. "He's had a good day," Johnson told Knorr. "He might as well just hit one out here." Ask, and you shall receive. In his first game off the disabled list after missing 44 games with a strained left hamstring, Ramos crushed a three-run, go-ahead homer off Brewers righty Brandon Kintzler, a long shot over...
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Storen gives up the lead (Ramos leads Nats to 8-5 win)

Storen gives up the lead (Ramos leads Nats to 8-5 win)
Over the last couple of months, Drew Storen has either been really good or really bad. During a 17-appearance stretch, Storen didn't allow an earned run in 16 of those games. Now, in his last two appearances, Storen has surrendered a total of seven runs. Today, it was the Brewers putting up three runs on Storen in the seventh inning, turning a 5-2 Nationals lead into a 5-5 tie. Storen allowed a solo homer to Yuniesky Betancourt with one out in the seventh, and after striking out Norichika...
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Davey knows what he's doing (Ramos delivers a big knock in his return)

Davey knows what he's doing (Ramos delivers a big knock in his return)
Davey Johnson was asked why he flipped Ian Desmond and Jayson Werth in the batting order today. "I don't know. Because I'm supposed to do something," Johnson joked. The man knows what he's doing. Desmond and Werth are a combined 3-for-3 with a walk and an RBI in their new spots in the lineup, and Werth's run-scoring single in the first gave the Nats a lead that has only grown since. The Nats have a 3-1 lead after three innings, with Adam LaRoche, Werth and Ryan Zimmerman each notching...
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The early leader for press conference of the year

The early leader for press conference of the year
A sleep-deprived Davey Johnson is the best kind of Davey Johnson. Johnson was in rare form this morning when meeting with reporters before today's 11 a.m. game, ripping jokes - many of which were self-deprecating - and telling stories that even he admitted made him look a bit nuts. The ball got rolling when Johnson was asked why he decided to switch up his lineup by flipping Ian Desmond and Jayson Werth, putting the free-swinging Desmond in the No. 2 hole and Werth in the No. 6 spot. "I...
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