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The Adam LaRoche dilemma

The Adam LaRoche dilemma
Think about it for a second. So far this season, Ryan Zimmerman, Michael Morse, Jayson Werth and Ian Desmond have all spent time on the disabled list and have battled an injury for a fairly lengthy period of time. That's nearly every member of the middle of the Nationals' projected batting order. While his cohorts have been dinged up and out of the lineup, Adam LaRoche has quietly plugged away. He's consistently raked at the plate, hitting big home runs, plating baserunners and providing...
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A long-awaited, and successful, return

A long-awaited, and successful, return
In his first game in nearly three months, Jayson Werth went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a nice running catch in center field. "Like I never missed a step, really," Werth said of his return to the majors. "It was good." Werth broke his left wrist in a game against the Phillies back on May 6, an injury which required surgery, months of rehab and nine games on a minor league rehab assignment. On Thursday, he was finally back in the big leagues. Werth ripped a single to left field in his first...
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The continued evolution of Ross Detwiler

The continued evolution of Ross Detwiler
Stephen Strasburg (April), Gio Gonzalez (May) and Jordan Zimmermann (July) have all now been named National League Pitcher of the Month this season. That leaves Ross Detwiler and Edwin Jackson as the only two Nationals starters yet to win the award. "I've got to beat Edwin to the punch, then," Detwiler said after tonight's 3-0 win over the Phillies. It'd be fair to say he's off to a good start in August. Detwiler worked seven scoreless innings tonight, allowing just three hits and two...
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Big bats team up to put Nats on top (Nats shut out Phils 3-0)

Big bats team up to put Nats on top (Nats shut out Phils 3-0)
Finally, the middle of the Nationals' lineup looks like Davey Johnson thought it would back in spring training. Ryan Zimmerman is in the No. 3 spot, Michael Morse is hitting cleanup, Adam LaRoche is batting fifth, and Jayson Werth is back in there hitting sixth. And the Nationals are reaping the benefits of having their big hitters all healthy. Zimmerman, Morse, LaRoche and Werth are a combined 5-for-7 with three RBIs so far tonight as the Nationals lead the Phillies 3-0 in the fifth. Two...
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Zimmermann named NL Pitcher of the Month

Zimmermann named NL Pitcher of the Month
Despite battling some shoulder inflammation, which has made it tough for him to get loose before games, Jordan Zimmermann still pitched well enough in six July starts in order to earn National League Pitcher of the Month honors. Zimmermann becomes the third different Nationals starter to win the Pitcher of the Month award this season, joining Stephen Strasburg (April) and Gio Gonzalez (May). It's time for Edwin Jackson and Ross Detwiler to step it up, I guess. The three Nationals hurlers...
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Werth returns, Rodriguez to the DL (plus Nats lineup)

Werth returns, Rodriguez to the DL (plus Nats lineup)
Less than three months after breaking his left wrist in a game against Cole Hamels and the Phillies, Jayson Werth is back in the Nationals' lineup and will start in center field against Hamels and the Phillies. It all comes full circle. Manager Davey Johnson announced minutes ago that Werth has been activated off the 60-day disabled list. Reliever Henry Rodriguez will land on the 15-day DL with a lower back injury, clearing space on the 25-man roster for Werth. Werth, who has missed 75...
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Werth could be activated today (updated)

Werth could be activated today (updated)
Jayson Werth is in the clubhouse and it looks like he could be activated prior to tonight's game. No move has been announced yet, but we're waiting on word. Werth could return in time to face his former team before the Phillies leave town tonight. Update: Werth is currently shagging flies in center field during batting practice. Davey Johnson's pregame session with reporters has been pushed back at least 45 minutes and we're still waiting on a lineup for tonight. Meanwhile, two...
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Talking pitchers and baserunning

Talking pitchers and baserunning
These days, you rarely ever see a pitcher involved in a play at the plate when he's the guy barreling towards home trying to score. Teams seem to go out of their way to protect their hurlers, and that generally includes avoiding situations in which the pitcher might be forced to lay a shoulder into a catcher or somehow end up contorting his body in an attempt to touch home plate safely. That's why it was a little strange to see Nationals third base coach Bo Porter wave Edwin Jackson home...
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A few bad pitches, a few missed opportunities

A few bad pitches, a few missed opportunities
The Phillies hit so many balls hard off Edwin Jackson tonight that the Nationals starter initially thought he might have been tipping his pitches. After going back and watching some film, Jackson shot down that theory. He came away from that mini film session with a new idea of why he surrendered three home runs and gave up eight hits over 5 2/3 innings. "I just got hurt on balls up in the zone," Jackson said. Yeah, that'll usually do it. "Got behind in some counts," Jackson...
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Bats absent in Nationals' 3-2 loss

Bats absent in Nationals' 3-2 loss
In the 18 innings played so far in this series, the Nationals have scored just two runs off Phillies pitching. Think they miss Ryan Zimmerman, who has been out of the starting lineup for both of these games because of a back injury? The Nats dropped their second straight contest to the rival Phils tonight, this one by a 3-2 score. Phillies starter Vance Worley held the Nationals to just two runs (both unearned) on six hits over his seven innings of work. He walked just one and needed only 86...
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It's a battle for Edwin Jackson (Nats trail late)

It's a battle for Edwin Jackson (Nats trail late)
It hasn't been the smoothest night for Edwin Jackson. He's allowed 11 baserunners in five innings, surrendered three home runs and has needed 94 pitches to get himself through his five frames. Somehow, despite all that action on the bases and all the lengthy innings, Jackson has managed to give up just three runs this far. The Nationals trail 3-2 as we go to the sixth. All three homers off Jackson have been solo shots (two by Jimmy Rollins, who is absolutely on fire right now), and the...
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Werth campaigning to lead off upon his return (plus Strasburg, Harper notes)

Werth campaigning to lead off upon his return (plus Strasburg, Harper notes)
Jayson Werth is back with Single-A Potomac as his rehab assignment appears to be entering its final stage. Werth will play center field and hit leadoff for the P-Nats tonight. He might want to get used to the leadoff spot before rejoining the Nationals, as there's a chance Davey Johnson will slot him there once he's back in the majors a few days from now. "I've talked to him about leading off," Johnson said. "He normally was hitting, I think, last year, was hitting fifth. But he might...
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R. Zimmerman plans to play tomorrow, J. Zimmermann to get an extra day of rest

R. Zimmerman plans to play tomorrow, J. Zimmermann to get an extra day of rest
Both Ryan Zimmerman and Jordan Zimmermann had red-hot months of July. Both guys have been battling ailments of some sort recently. Neither is thought to be serious, however. Zimmerman is out of the lineup today for the second straight day because of a tight back, which started bugging him on the Nationals' recent road trip. The third baseman feels it was a combination of the recent travel and a play at the plate on Sunday which kind of caused the back to tighten up, but he insists he'll be...
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Zimmerman again missing, LaRoche returns to Nats lineup

Zimmerman again missing, LaRoche returns to Nats lineup
Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman will miss his second straight game with a sore back when the Nationals host the Phillies at 7:05 p.m., though the Nats will welcome first baseman Adam LaRoche back from a sore back. Here's the Nationals lineup: 2B Steve Lombardozzi RF Bryce Harper 3B Chad Tracy LF Michael Morse 1B Adam LaRoche SS Danny Espinosa CF Roger Bernadina C Jesus Flores P Edwin Jackson
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Recent slump has Harper a bit out of whack

Recent slump has Harper a bit out of whack
Given his age and experience level, Bryce Harper's rookie season has been pretty impressive. Harper has appeared in every game but one since his promotion to the big leagues and has found a way to make an impact on nearly all of them. Even when he isn't hitting, he's able to make highlight-reel defensive plays and put pressure on the defense with his full-throttle baserunning. There have been plenty of positives. But after a hot start to his major league career, even the rookie can admit...
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Strasburg knows his emotions must stay more even-keeled

Strasburg knows his emotions must stay more even-keeled
The overwhelming theme of both Davey Johnson and Stephen Strasburg's sessions with reporters after tonight's game was that Strasburg needs to do a better job of managing his emotions when things aren't going his way. Johnson commented that Strasburg "lost a little poise" tonight. Strasburg wasn't about to disagree with that theory, acknowledging that after allowing a few runs early, he got a bit rattled and got out of his gameplan instead of just rolling with the punches. "Yeah, it's...
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Johnson discusses 8-0 loss to Phillies

Johnson discusses 8-0 loss to Phillies
Three starts ago, Stephen Strasburg pitched six scoreless innings, striking out seven Marlins. Two outings ago, Strasburg got hit around a bit by the Braves, allowing four runs and 11 baserunners over 5 1/3. His last time out, the Nationals ace was dominant, striking out 11 over seven one-run innings in Flushing, NY. Tonight, the run of inconsistency continued, as Strasburg lasted just four innings, surrendering six Phillies runs on eight hits. In Davey Johnson's eyes, it wasn't hard to...
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This one has gotten ugly (Nats lose 8-0)

This one has gotten ugly (Nats lose 8-0)
One of the teams playing at Nationals Park tonight has the best record in the major leagues. The other has essentially given up on the 2012 season. Hard to tell which is which, isn't it? The Nationals trail the Phillies 6-0 entering the fifth inning, and frankly, the Nats are lucky their deficit is only a half-dozen. They've been completely pushed around by their division rivals so far tonight. Stephen Strasburg tied a career-high by allowing six earned runs. He and catcher Jesus Flores...
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Lannan to rejoin Nats Friday, team sticking with eight-man 'pen

Lannan to rejoin Nats Friday, team sticking with eight-man 'pen
Chad Tracy has rejoined the Nationals after a lengthy injury absence. Jayson Werth isn't too far behind him. Manager Davey Johnson said today that Werth will likely get a few more games on a rehab assignment before getting activated, but that he's still hopeful that Werth will be ready to return to the Nationals' lineup before the end of this current homestand, which runs through the weekend. "He feels like he could play, but he's not quite 100 percent," Johnson said. "He's only,...
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Rizzo: "We didn't see the need to make a big splash"

Rizzo: "We didn't see the need to make a big splash"
Why didn't the Nationals make a trade of some kind prior to today's 4 p.m. no-waiver deadline? The reasoning is simple. They didn't feel they needed to. General manager Mike Rizzo held discussions with a number of teams over the last couple weeks, and there were a couple times that negotiations ramped up a bit. But at no point did Rizzo feel a deal was "imminent." He didn't see any major holes on his roster, and thus didn't force a trade of some kind. "It's not about complacency,...
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