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Harper close to doing baseball activities, Espinosa re-working his swing (updated)

Harper close to doing baseball activities, Espinosa re-working his swing (updated)
PHILADELPHIA - General manager Mike Rizzo said today that outfielder Bryce Harper is "a couple days" away from starting baseball activities as he works his way back from bursitis in his left knee, a condition that has held Harper out of the Nationals' lineup for the last 20 games. Harper got a cortisone shot in his knee last Monday and was told by Dr. James Andrews to rest the knee for a week. Harper was cleared to start some ground-based exercises this Monday after getting examined by...
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Johnson, Rizzo say Eckstein doesn't deserve blame for Nats' offensive woes

Johnson, Rizzo say Eckstein doesn't deserve blame for Nats' offensive woes
PHILADELPHIA - We've gone over the Nationals' sub-par offensive numbers countless times to this point. They've scored 3.47 runs per game, the second-fewest of any team in the majors. They have the second-lowest on-base percentage in the big leagues at .291. Their team OPS is .666, fourth-worst in Major League Baseball. This team continues to struggle putting runs on the board, leading some to question the job security of hitting coach Rick Eckstein. But while Eckstein might be a popular...
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Nats, Phillies lineups for series finale (Bernadina scratched due to eye issue)

Nats, Phillies lineups for series finale (Bernadina scratched due to eye issue)
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals will look to snap a three-game losing streak and salvage a game out of this three-game set in Philly tonight. If they aren't able to do so, the Nats will fall to a season-worst three games under .500 and drop back into third place in the National League East behind the Braves and Phillies. Davey Johnson has Adam LaRoche back in the cleanup spot tonight against the right-handed Kyle Kendrick, and the left-handed-hitting Roger Bernadina will play left field....
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Espinosa reinstated from DL, optioned to Triple-A

Espinosa reinstated from DL, optioned to Triple-A
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals today officially made a move that has been expected for the last couple of weeks: They optioned second baseman Danny Espinosa to Triple-A Syracuse. Espinosa was placed on the disabled list back on June 4 with a fractured right wrist. He got a cortisone shot in the wrist in order to relieve some of the inflammation in there and had played six games with Syracuse on a minor league rehab assignment. Today, the Nats reinstated Espinosa from the DL and officially sent...
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A case of identity theft

A case of identity theft
PHILADELPHIA - The good news for Jayson Werth - and the bad news for everyone else in the Philadelphia area - is that Werth's team slump-busting strategy of showing up today ready to "eat somebody's face" jives with his gluten-free eating habits. If you're planning on attending tonight's game at Citizens Bank Park, be alert. A man with an incredibly long beard is talking about eating faces later on. I don't know much about cannibalism, but I do know that the Nationals will need more...
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Johnson, Detwiler, Kobernus and Werth discuss Nats' 4-2 loss

Johnson, Detwiler, Kobernus and Werth discuss Nats' 4-2 loss
PHILADELPHIA - The list of starting pitchers to shut down the Nationals' offense this season is pretty lengthy. We can now add Cliff Lee to that group. Lee held the Nats to just two runs (on solo home runs by Jayson Werth and Jeff Kobernus) on five hits over eight innings, leading the Phillies to a 4-2 win that knocked the Nats back to two games under .500, tied for their lowest mark of the season. "He came right after us and threw a lot of first-pitch strikes," manager Davey Johnson said...
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A big-time defensive play (Nats lose 4-2)

A big-time defensive play (Nats lose 4-2)
PHILADELPHIA - Denard Span's offensive numbers this season certainly aren't where he'd like them. Span's .256/.312/.349 slash line entering tonight's game is well below his career line of .281/.353/.385 across the board. But even though he's had his issues offensively and has battled a bruised foot for much of the last six weeks, Span hasn't let his defense suffer. The Nationals center fielder again showed what he brings to the table defensively in the fifth inning tonight, charging a...
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Two dealing southpaws (another instant update)

Two dealing southpaws (another instant update)
PHILADELPHIA - That headline sounds like a movie title. Maybe something set in the old west. Don't anyone steal that idea. I might have a stop in Hollywood in my future. Not only have Ross Detwiler and Cliff Lee each thrown three scoreless innings and allowed just two hits between them so far tonight, but they've been incredibly efficient in the process. Detwiler has needed just 32 pitches to get through his three frames, 22 of which have been strikes. Lee, meanwhile, has thrown 37...
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Desmond feels Nats not playing loose enough (we're under way)

Desmond feels Nats not playing loose enough (we're under way)
PHILADELPHIA - The radar for the Philly area doesn't look great for the next couple hours, but it sounds like the teams are hoping that things might clear up around 8 p.m., allowing us to get this game in. It does appear clear, however, that we're going to start in a delay. After yesterday's tough 5-4 walk-off loss, the Nationals have no interest in having tonight's game postponed. They want to get right back out there as soon as possible and give it another go. "I'd like to get this...
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Span returns to Nats lineup

Span returns to Nats lineup
PHILADELPHIA - It absolutely poured here in Philly a couple of hours ago, and as I was trying to get off an exit ramp near Citizens Bank Park, I had to drive my Mazda3 through a two-foot-high puddle that felt more like a river. I made it through just fine, and avoided having to roll down the window and swim to the ballpark. I guess the positive side is that my car won't need to be washed for a little while. The rain has eased up a bit from where it was at around 1:30 p.m., but it's still...
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Haren continues to search for answers

Haren continues to search for answers
PHILADELPHIA - The first two pitches Henry Rodriguez threw as a member of the Cubs looked very similar to what we saw from Rodriguez when he was with the Nationals. Rodriguez, who was traded by the Nats to the Cubs last week after being designated for assignment, made his Cubs debut last night, and the
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Hearing from Tracy and Abad after Nats' loss

Hearing from Tracy and Abad after Nats' loss
PHILADELPHIA - Regardless of whether you're watching a baseball game from your couch, the press box or the dugout, when a team hits a game-tying home run with two outs and two strikes in the ninth inning, you expect that team to go on to win. Maybe it's the number of highlight reels we've seen, where the clip of the game-tying homer is quickly followed by the same team notching the game-winner later on. Maybe it's the Hollywood effect thanks to countless based-on-a-true-story movies. When...
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Johnson discusses Nats' 5-4 walk-off loss

Johnson discusses Nats' 5-4 walk-off loss
Tonight, for just the second time this season, the Nationals entered the ninth inning trailing and were able to tie the score or take the lead. Chad Tracy's solo homer off Phillies closer Jonathan Papelbon with two outs and two strikes in the bottom of the ninth turned what looked like another frustrating loss into a big momentum booster. Then, it became a frustrating loss yet again. Domonic Brown's two-out, two-strike RBI single off Nats left-hander Fernando Abad scored Ben Revere from...
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A rocky start for Haren (Phillies pick up a 5-4 walk-off win)

A rocky start for Haren (Phillies pick up a 5-4 walk-off win)
PHILADELPHIA - Dan Haren had a 1-2-3 first inning, retiring Ben Revere, Michael Young and Jimmy Rollins in order to get his night started on a positive note. Over his next two innings of work, Haren allowed seven of the 12 hitters he faced to reach base. The right-hander served up five hits (three of which were for extra bases) and two walks, and three of those baserunners came around to score. Ryan Howard crushed a solo homer off Haren in the second, marking the 18th home run allowed by...
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Span trying to battle through foot pain, offensive struggles

Span trying to battle through foot pain, offensive struggles
PHILADELPHIA - Nationals manager Davey Johnson had a chat with his Phillies counterpart, Charlie Manuel, during the early stages of batting practice today. The two oldest managers in Major League Baseball had something in common that they could discuss. "We cried on each other's shoulders about our offenses," Johnson quipped. Asked who did more crying, Johnson said that he did because he's the older of the two, but really, the fact that the Nats are tied for 28th in the majors in runs...
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Harper improving, to begin "ground-based activities"

Harper improving, to begin "ground-based activities"
PHILADELPHIA - A week ago today, Dr. James Andrews saw Bryce Harper and confirmed that Harper has bursitis in his injured left knee. Dr. Andrews gave Harper cortisone and PRP (platelet-rich plasma) shots in the knee to try and get rid of the swelling and inflammation that had plagued him for weeks, and told the Nationals outfielder to rest for a week. Today, Harper was examined back in D.C. by Nationals medical director Dr. Wiemi Douoguih, and was given the go-ahead to begin what head trainer...
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Span, LaRoche out of Nats lineup vs. Lannan

Span, LaRoche out of Nats lineup vs. Lannan
PHILADELPHIA - Both Denard Span and Adam LaRoche are out of the Nationals lineup for tonight's series opener against the Phillies. Span fouled yet another ball off his right foot yesterday (something he's done quite a bit over the last couple of months) and will get today off. So will LaRoche, who is mired in an 0-for-15 slump, with six strikeouts in his last four games. With Phillies left-hander John Lannan getting the ball tonight, Nats manager Davey Johnson is sitting two left-handed...
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Nats sign 22 draft picks, plus updates on Espinosa, Moore

Nats sign 22 draft picks, plus updates on Espinosa, Moore
The Nationals announced that they've signed 22 of the 39 players they selected in the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, including eight of their first nine draft picks. Among those to have agreed to terms so far are right-hander Jacob Johansen (second round), third baseman Drew Ward (third), right-hander Austin Voth (fifth), third baseman Cody Gunter (sixth), first baseman Jimmy Yezzo (seventh), left-hander David Napoli (eighth), right-hander Jake Joyce (ninth) and shortstop Brennan Middleton...
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Hoping things will start to turn, Nats get a look at Lannan

Hoping things will start to turn, Nats get a look at Lannan
Looks like things didn't change all that much while I was away for the last few days. The Nationals picked up a dramatic win over the Indians on Saturday, plating seven runs and getting a huge ninth-inning, game-winning homer from the red-hot Anthony Rendon. You think maybe things will start to turn for the Nats, that they'll be able to ride a little momentum and start stringing together a few games of strong offensive production. Then they're shut out by the Indians yesterday, going...
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Desmond doing it big of late

Desmond doing it big of late
Maybe the Nationals should start using Ross Ohlendorf and Ross Detwiler as some kind of new tag-team when they start slumping or get in trouble. You drop below .500 and need a couple wins? Call on the Rosses. Detwiler might not have picked up a win yesterday in the Nationals' series finale in Colorado, but he did his job in his first start back off the disabled list, allowing three runs over five innings. The Nats' bats then woke up late, with Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond each...
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