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Harper and Hamels meet again, plus other notes and quotes

Harper and Hamels meet again, plus other notes and quotes
It was a little over a year ago that Cole Hamels decided to welcome Bryce Harper to the major leagues in his own special way - by drilling Harper in the back with a 93 mph fastball. Harper took his lumps like a champ, merely turning away and jogging to first base, never turning to look at Hamels, and then responded by stealing home later in the inning. The old pals will be reunited today at Nationals Park, when the Nats and Phillies square off in the rubber game of this three-game set. This...
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Solano behind plate, Strasburg on mound for Nats (with Phillies lineup)

Solano behind plate, Strasburg on mound for Nats (with Phillies lineup)
The Nationals have Stephen Strasburg on the mound looking to keep a run of strong starts going in today's series finale against the Phillies. Strasburg, who has allowed just two earned runs in 20 innings over his last three starts, will be throwing to backup catcher Jhonatan Solano for the day game after a night game. Manager Davey Johnson thought about giving Jeff Kobernus a start today, but stuck with Tyler Moore in left and Steve Lombardozzi at second with both playing well of late. The...
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Johnson discusses Storen's struggles, Nats' loss

Johnson discusses Storen's struggles, Nats' loss
The Nationals dropped a 5-3 ballgame to the Phillies tonight, but it was evident from the way Davey Johnson spoke after tonight's game that his main concern wasn't the ballgame, but the ongoing struggles of Drew Storen. Storen allowed two runs in the eighth inning tonight, leaving him with the loss and bumping his ERA up to 5.21 on the season. That number can drop quickly if Storen strings together a few scoreless outings but, right now, he's having trouble keeping runners of the basepaths...
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Drew Storen: "It's gonna be fixed"

Drew Storen: "It's gonna be fixed"
Drew Storen is used to coming into ballgames and dominating, facing just a few hitters and then walking off the mound having completed a successful day's work. Storen wasn't able to do so in tonight's 5-3 loss to the Phillies and, unfortunately for the Nationals, those dominating, quick innings have been fewer and farther between from Storen as of late. Called upon to work the eighth inning in a tie ballgame tonight, Storen retired the first batter he saw, and then walked Michael Young on...
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Another interesting early call to the bullpen (Nats lose 5-3)

Another interesting early call to the bullpen (Nats lose 5-3)
Davey Johnson acknowledges that he often pulls his starters a little earlier than he should, for any number of reasons. Tonight, Dan Haren got the early hook and, in a 3-3 game, it's fair to question Johnson's decision. Haren had thrown just 88 pitches on the night, surrendered four hits and struck out 10 over six strong innings. His velocity was still holding steady, his offspeed stuff was crisp and his location - outside of the two pitches that were smacked for solo home runs in the...
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Back-to-back pitches, back-to-back homers off Haren (updated)

Back-to-back pitches, back-to-back homers off Haren (updated)
It's been a strange first two innings for Dan Haren tonight. With the exception of two pitches, Haren has been absolutely dominant thus far. He's struck out five through two innings, using all his pitches effectively. He struck out four Phillies in a row at one point, using a different pitch to put away each hitter. Haren got Freddy Galvis with a curveball, Michael Young with a cutter, Ryan Howard with a splitter and Michael Young with a four-seam fastball. But, those two...
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Johnson going the superstitious route, searching for bullpen consistency

Johnson going the superstitious route, searching for bullpen consistency
Hoping to change the Nationals' offensive mojo, Davey Johnson opted to stop shaving recently, leaving the Nats' skipper with a short gray beard. The Nats responded by putting up five runs in a win over the Phillies last night. Johnson had planned to shave after the hits and runs started coming, but his players convinced him to leave the whiskers for the time being. Johnson obliged. "My wife said I could keep it one more day," Johnson said with a smile. "I was ready for a breakout again...
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Detwiler cleared to make Tuesday start vs. Orioles

Detwiler cleared to make Tuesday start vs. Orioles
Ross Detwiler's bullpen session this afternoon was pretty similar to the left-hander's standard mound work in between starts, except he threw a little bit harder than normal and he had a few more pairs of eyes watching him than he would under most circumstances. Reporters gazed out from the press box high atop Nationals Park this afternoon as Detwiler toed the rubber in the Nats' bullpen to get in a throwing session under the watchful eye of pitching coach Steve McCatty. There wasn't much...
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Nats' roster moves official, plus lineups

Nats' roster moves official, plus lineups
The Nationals have made it official, selecting the contract of infielder/outfielder Jeff Kobernus from Triple-A Syracuse and designating right-hander Yunesky Maya for assignment. Yes, Kobernus' position was listed on the official team press release as "infielder/outfielder". The 2009 second-round pick is a career-long infielder, but he's seen action in the outfield in 28 games for Syracuse this season. In parts of five minor-league seasons (2009-2013), Kobernus batted .286 with 77...
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Maya heads out, bench boys hoping to heat up

Maya heads out, bench boys hoping to heat up
Was it seriously 53 degrees at first pitch last night on the Friday before Memorial Day? Just want to make sure I'm remembering things correctly and I didn't just wake up from some kind of sick dream. In case you missed it last night, the Nationals will be making a roster move today, selecting the contract of infielder Jeff Kobernus from Triple-A Syracuse and designating right-hander Yunesky Maya for assignment. Maya came to the Nats with a decent amount of fanfare in July of 2010. He was...
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Hearing from Johnson, Moore and Lombardozzi after Nats' 5-2 win

Hearing from Johnson, Moore and Lombardozzi after Nats' 5-2 win
When reporters pointed out to Davey Johnson before today's game that it looked like he was sporting a few days' worth of facial hair growth, the Nationals manager joked that he wasn't going to shave until the Nats started hitting. After the Nats put up five runs in a 5-2 win over the Phillies, Johnson told a couple of his players that he thought it was now OK for the beard to go. "They said, 'It's not coming off yet,' " Johnson said with a smile. "I might leave it on. See if this is...
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Maya to be DFA, Kobernus coming up

Maya to be DFA, Kobernus coming up
With the Nationals already working with a short bench and Danny Espinosa needing to sit at least two to three days (and possibly much more than that) with a broken bone in his right wrist, the Nats decided to add another position player to their 25-man roster. Infielder Jeff Kobernus will have his contract selected from Triple-A before tomorrow's game, manager Davey Johnson announced after tonight's 5-2 win over the Phillies, and right-hander Yunesky Maya will be designated for assignment to...
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Mr. Consistency strikes again (Nats win 5-2)

Mr. Consistency strikes again (Nats win 5-2)
Ten times this season, Jordan Zimmermann has toed the rubber for the Nationals. In nine of those 10 starts, Zimmermann has allowed two or fewer runs. In the one outlier, he allowed a whopping three runs, and that was in a complete-game victory over the Marlins. Eight of the 10 times Zimmermann has gotten a start this season, he's worked at least seven innings. He's failed to get through the sixth just once. The more you look at Zimmermann's numbers this season, the more impressive those...
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Plenty of missed opportunities for the home squad tonight (Nats jump on top)

Plenty of missed opportunities for the home squad tonight (Nats jump on top)
The Nationals have had no trouble getting runners on base against Phillies right-hander Kyle Kendrick, who has issued three hits and four walks through the first four innings. The problem has been converting those baserunners into runs. It's a 2-1 Phillies lead here at Nats Park heading to the bottom of the fifth inning, despite the fact that Jordan Zimmermann has outpitched Kendrick, for the most part. The Nats put two runners in scoring position in the second inning, but both Kurt Suzuki...
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Roster move coming tomorrow, plus more Espinosa talk

Roster move coming tomorrow, plus more Espinosa talk
We now know that Danny Espinosa has been playing for the last five-plus weeks with a broken right wrist. Espinosa says that he won't use the injury as an excuse for his poor hitting this season - he has a .163/.196/.291 slash line over 39 games played - but he did say that the wrist felt "stiff" when he was hitting left-handed and it affecting him trying to get his top hand to the ball when hitting right-handed. With Espinosa taking at least 2-3 days to rest the wrist, the Nationals will...
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Danny Espinosa has broken bone in right wrist

Danny Espinosa has broken bone in right wrist
The Nationals got some news today that is both surprising and in some ways not unexpected: Danny Espinosa has been playing with a broken right wrist for more than five weeks. Espinosa initially injured the wrist on April 14, when he was drilled on the right wrist by a pitch from Atlanta's Paul Maholm. After initial X-rays on the wrist came back negative, Espinosa was diagnosed with a sore wrist, and he was held out of the Nats lineup for the next four games in an attempt to get the second...
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Lombardozzi playing second, Suzuki hitting sixth

Lombardozzi playing second, Suzuki hitting sixth
Steve Lombardozzi is playing second and hitting eighth for the Nationals today in their series opener against the Phillies, as Danny Espinosa gets a day off. Kurt Suzuki, who normally hits eighth for the Nats, has been bumped up to the No. 6 spot in the order, with the struggling Tyler Moore hitting seventh. The Nats will face right-hander Kyle Kendrick today, he of the 4-2 record and 2.82 ERA. Jordan Zimmermann gets the start for the Nats, looking to improve upon his 7-2 mark and 1.62 ERA...
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Mattheus won't need surgery, expected to miss around six weeks

Mattheus won't need surgery, expected to miss around six weeks
Nationals reliever Ryan Mattheus won't need surgery to repair a broken bone in his right hand, but he will likely miss around six weeks as he recovers from the injury, according to a team source. Mattheus broke his right (pitching) hand after a rough appearance against the Padres on Sunday when he punched a locker in frustration. He told reporters he wasn't aware the hand was broken until the next day, when the hand started swelling after Mattheus played catch. The 29-year-old reliever then...
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Nats welcome Phillies to town after a (successful) Night At The Park

Nats welcome Phillies to town after a (successful) Night At The Park
A little over 12 hours after touching down in D.C. following a lengthy 10-day road trip out west, the bulk of the Nationals' players and coaches made their way to Nationals Park last night, not for a game but to support their teammate and a great cause. Ryan Zimmerman's fourth annual "A Night At The Park" was held at Nats Park last night, with nearly 2,000 fans joining a number of D.C. sports celebrities to enjoy some music, food and a good time, all benefiting Zimmerman's ziMS...
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A hodgepodge of random notes and numbers

A hodgepodge of random notes and numbers
Tonight is Ryan Zimmerman's fourth annual "A Night At The Park" event, held at Nationals Park and hosted by Zimmerman's ziMS Foundation, which is dedicated to the treatment and ultimate cure of multiple sclerosis. Zimmerman's mother, Cheryl, was diagnosed with MS in 1995, and Zimmerman founded ziMS shortly after reaching the majors in 2005. Third Eye Blind will be performing at the tonight's event, and those in attendance can bid on baseball memorabilia and other good stuff during a...
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