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Johnson discusses Nats' 7-3 win

Johnson discusses Nats' 7-3 win
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals aren't getting any help from the Braves lately. Atlanta just keeps on rolling, winning 10 of their last 12. So the guys in the Nationals' clubhouse are taking the mentality that they'll just have to go ahead and clinch the NL East title without any help from the team nipping on their heels. "I know if we win three more, we're in, we win the pennant," manager Davey Johnson said. "That's all I want everybody in that room to figure on." The magic number was...
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Michael Morse is putting on a show (magic number cut to three)

Michael Morse is putting on a show (magic number cut to three)
PHILADELPHIA - I'm guessing that Michael Morse's injured hand and wrist are feeling just fine tonight. Morse already has two home runs and four RBIs through three at-bats, helping the Nationals to a 6-3 lead over the Phillies. The first Morse home run was in the air for about 78 years before finally coming down just barely over the left field fence. It was an absolute rainmaker, giving Morse his 15th homer of the season. The second Morse longball was just demolished out to center. Morse...
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Porter talks about his new gig and his time in D.C.

Porter talks about his new gig and his time in D.C.
PHILADELPHIA - Bo Porter was already a Houston resident. Now, after the Nationals' season ends, he'll skipper the city's baseball team, as well. Porter was announced this morning as the next manager of the Houston Astros, which will be the 40-year-old's first big league managerial gig. After a college football career at Iowa, a stint in the major leagues as a player, two years of service as a minor league coach and manager and five years as a base coach or bench coach for three different...
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This, that and tonight's lineups

This, that and tonight's lineups
PHILADELPHIA - In New York, R.A. Dickey is in line for his 20th win of the season, which would tie him with Gio Gonzalez for the most in the majors. Dickey notched 13 strikeouts through 7 2/3 innings of work, allowing three runs. The NL Cy Young race between Gonzalez, Dickey and Braves closer Craig Kimbrel looks like it'll come down to the wire. Gonzalez will have a chance to bolster his chances tonight when he faces the Phillies in the series finale between these two teams. The Reds beat...
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Harper eyeing one individual goal, Johnson talks postseason roster

Harper eyeing one individual goal, Johnson talks postseason roster
PHILADELPHIA - Ian Desmond commented last night that Bryce Harper seems to find a way to impact every single game he's a part of. Last night, Harper smacked a two-run homer, stole a base and drove in an insurance run with a triple in the ninth inning. In the process, he became just the second teenager in major league history to hit 20 home runs, behind only Tony Conigliaro who hit 24 in 1964, and now is the first teenager ever with 17-plus homers and at least 17 stolen bases in a...
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How Bo Porter's new gig will impact the Nationals (updated with Rizzo statement)

How Bo Porter's new gig will impact the Nationals (updated with Rizzo statement)
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals' players and the bulk of their coaching staff will spend the morning and early afternoon resting up from last night's exciting 8-4 win over the Phillies and gearing up for tonight's series finale. One guy will have a slightly busier day on his hands. Nats third base coach Bo Porter will be named the new Astros manager in a press conference late this morning. Porter will be likely (or should I say, likely already has been) flown out to Houston to meet with the...
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Big-game Lannan comes through again (Porter reportedly named Astros manager)

Big-game Lannan comes through again (Porter reportedly named Astros manager)
PHILADELPHIA - In the vast majority of John Lannan's seven career starts at Citizens Bank Park prior to tonight, he'd gotten into trouble and had a hard time working his way clear of it. That wasn't the case tonight. Lannan went 5 1/3 innings, allowing two runs on five hits, and improved to 4-0 on the season in the process. "I've always come in and always thought I've pitched well (in Philadelphia), but some stuff didn't go my way," Lannan said. "But tonight, I told myself I wasn't...
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Werth discusses his big hit and his fake-out ball toss

Werth discusses his big hit and his fake-out ball toss
PHILADELPHIA - The momentum had completely swung in the Phillies' favor. They had cut the Nationals' lead from five all the way down to one after eight innings. Despite only being about half-full by the time the top of the ninth rolled around, Citizens Bank Park was starting to rock again. Then, as Jayson Werth stepped to the plate to a chorus of boos, he delivered a monster base hit to center, scoring two runs and all but putting the game out of reach. The Nats went on to win 8-4, cutting...
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The Phillies keep chipping away (Nats win a thriller 8-4)

The Phillies keep chipping away (Nats win a thriller 8-4)
PHILADELPHIA - What was a 5-0 lead after the top of the second inning has become a tight ballgame as we go to the eighth. Nothing's been easy for the Nationals this season, has it? The Nats' lead is down to two, as the Phillies have chipped into the Washington advantage with single runs in the third, fourth and seventh innings. Jimmy Rollins' solo homer off Ryan Mattheus made it 5-3, but it's the Nationals' inability to do anything off the Philadelphia bullpen which has let the home...
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Nats lighting up the scoreboard in Philly (solid work by Lannan)

Nats lighting up the scoreboard in Philly (solid work by Lannan)
PHILADELPHIA - Because of some late-afternoon rain, batting practice was canceled for the Nationals this afternoon. No matter. Kyle Kendrick is throwing the Nats some impressive BP during tonight's game. Kendrick has surrendered three home runs through his first two innings, and all three were rockets. Bryce Harper crushed a two-run opposite-field shot just six pitches into the game, Ian Desmond led off the second with a line drive home out to left and Kurt Suzuki demolished a Kendrick...
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Skipper pegged Lombardozzi over Espinosa as starter at second base

Skipper pegged Lombardozzi over Espinosa as starter at second base
PHILADELPHIA - Recently, Davey Johnson has seen Danny Espinosa trying to do a bit too much. In an effort to nip that in the bud, Johnson is giving his second baseman the night off tonight. "I think he's been pressing a little bit lately," Johnson said. "He's been swinging awfully hard and (I) just wanted to let him sit back and relax a little bit." That, combined with the fact that Espinosa is 3-for-16 with four strikeouts in his career against Kyle Kendrick, who is starting tonight for...
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Espinosa out of Nats' lineup

Espinosa out of Nats' lineup
PHILADELPHIA - A day after Nationals manager Davey Johnson said that all hands would be on deck until the Nationals clinched the division, Danny Espinosa is out of the lineup. Espinosa got a cortisone shot in his aching shoulder last Monday and has played in all eight games (with seven starts) since then, batting .348 with two RBIs and three doubles. His production has returned, and Espinosa told me yesterday that his shoulder was feeling fine. That all makes it a bit surprising that he's...
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Staying cool as the division race heats up

Staying cool as the division race heats up
PHILADELPHIA - Things sure have gotten a bit more interesting within the last couple of weeks. Entering action Sept. 12, fresh off a three-game sweep of the Mets, the Nationals' lead over the Braves in the NL East was 8 1/2 games. Today, that lead is down to four games, the slimmest the division margin has been since Aug. 28. The Nationals have also now fallen into a tie with the Reds for the top seed in the National League. There are eight games left in the regular season. If the Nats...
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Detwiler on his performance: "It was embarrassing"

Detwiler on his performance: "It was embarrassing"
PHILADELPHIA - Ross Detwiler is usually pretty tough on himself after a poor outing. Tonight, given how close the Nationals are to clinching the National League East and how few starts he has left this season, Detwiler didn't hold back when asked about his performance in the Nationals' 6-3 loss to the Phillies. "It was embarrassing," a dejected Detwiler said after the game. The Nationals have watched the Phillies celebrate in person three times in the last five years. In both 2007 and...
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Johnson discusses Nats' 6-3 loss

Johnson discusses Nats' 6-3 loss
PHILADELPHIA - The combination of the Nationals' loss to the Phillies and the Braves' dramatic walk-off win over the Marlins leaves Washington's lead in the NL East at four with eight games to go in the regular season. Your thoughts, Davey Johnson? "Just got to win tomorrow," the Nationals' skipper said. "We lost a battle today, we've got to win a battle tomorrow. Want to win the war." The Nats aren't panicking yet. They would've liked to keep pace with Atlanta today and cut into...
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One inning does in Detwiler (Nats lose, drop a full game)

One inning does in Detwiler (Nats lose, drop a full game)
PHILADELPHIA - If you take out the third inning, Ross Detwiler had a pretty solid start. Excluding that one frame, Detwiler allowed just one run and three hits over four innings of work. The Phillies did a lot of damage in that third inning, though. Detwiler, who was a little out of sorts early on, walked the first two hitters he faced in the third, gave up an RBI single to Ryan Howard and then served up a three-run bomb to Carlos Ruiz. Four batters, four runs scored. That made it a 5-1...
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Nats have all hands on deck, Garcia keeping an open mind (Nats trail early)

Nats have all hands on deck, Garcia keeping an open mind (Nats trail early)
PHILADELPHIA - Much was made of Davey Johnson's quote yesterday, saying that he plans on resting some of his starters once the Nationals clinch the NL East title. Johnson isn't there yet, though. So, he plans on using anyone and everyone necessary today against the Phillies, including reliever Christian Garcia, who dealt with some biceps tightness recently. "He's available. Everybody's available," Johnson said. "And everybody's going to be available tomorrow. ... They're all...
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Nats know Morse isn't 100 percent, but he'll play

Nats know Morse isn't 100 percent, but he'll play
PHILADELPHIA - It's clear at this point that Michael Morse is going to have to play though his lingering wrist and hand issues for the rest of this season. He won't be 100 percent healthy the rest of the way out, and a lot of Morse's performance will be about how much he'll be able to tolerate, and fight through, any pain he feels when swinging. Morse is in the Nationals' lineup tonight, but manager Davey Johnson admits that he doesn't have a lot of faith that Morse is back healthy...
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Playing the numbers

Playing the numbers
PHILADELPHIA - It's an absolutely gorgeous day at Citizens Bank Park, as the Nationals get set to open a three-game set with the Phillies. The Nats won't see Cliff Lee in this series, but they're likely to get two of the Phillies' other big three starters. Cole Hamels will take the mound tonight, Kyle Kendrick will go tomorrow and while the Phillies haven't officially announced their starter for the series finale on Thursday, Roy Halladay would be able to get the start on regular...
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A chance to clinch in Philly

A chance to clinch in Philly
Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig has gotten a lot of heat over the years. How's Selig look in comparison to his NFL counterpart, Roger Goodell, this morning? While everyone will still be busy ripping Goodell for subjecting us to replacement officials who look completely overmatched, I'll be making the trip up to Philadelphia this afternoon for the Nationals' final 2012 series at Citizens Bank Park. The Phillies are still technically in the mix for a postseason berth, but in...
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