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LaRoche, Wang updates plus final clubhouse quotes

LaRoche, Wang updates plus final clubhouse quotes
The Nationals expect Adam LaRoche to miss a couple days due to right oblique soreness, which the first baseman began feeling during Wednesday's game after diving for a ball. LaRoche, who leads the Nationals in home runs and RBIs, says that the positive news is that team doctors don't believe the muscle is torn. The negative news is that he'll need to rest the oblique to make sure the muscle heals. If it's just soreness of the oblique, LaRoche could return sooner rather than later. A...
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Detwiler continues to make Nats' brass look smart

Detwiler continues to make Nats' brass look smart
Davey Johnson named Ross Detwiler tonight's "star of the game" after the left-hander allowed just one run over 6 1/3 innings in the Nationals' win over the Diamondbacks. Told of this development in the Nats' clubhouse, Detwiler cracked a smile. "I got the star?" he said. "Really? Over Bryce? All right." Bryce Harper might have driven in the game-winning run with an opposite-field double in the sixth, but it was Detwiler's strong outing that helped the Nationals take the rubber game...
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Nats swiftly dispose of D-backs in 2-1 win

Nats swiftly dispose of D-backs in 2-1 win
With Ross Detwiler and Ian Kennedy both dealing tonight, this game moved along at a crisp pace. And thanks to their red-hot fifth starter (yeah, it's still tough to believe Detwiler is really a fifth starter), the Nationals earned a second straight win over the Diamondbacks, this one by a 2-1 count. Detwiler went 6 1/3 innings, giving up just one run on three hits with three walks and two strikeouts. He didn't allow a runner to reach scoring position until the sixth inning, and now has a...
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No no-no for Detwiler, but lefty is cruising (updated twice)

No no-no for Detwiler, but lefty is cruising (updated twice)
I honestly feel like there's a decent chance a Nationals starter throws a no-hitter this season. All five guys currently in the rotation have legit no-hit ability, and the way these guys keep one-upping each other, it almost seems like it's only a matter of time until one of them finds a zone and holds an opponent hitless. That night won't be tonight, however. Ross Detwiler held the Diamondbacks without a hit for 4 1/3 innings tonight, but Ryan Roberts' single to left ended any hopes of...
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Johnson on hitting Harper third: "Why not?"

Johnson on hitting Harper third: "Why not?"
Davey Johnson was asked why he decided to write Bryce Harper's name into the third spot in tonight's lineup. His response was a simple one. "Why not?" Johnson said. The strange thing is that even though this is just Harper's fifth major league game, given the way the 19-year-old has hit lately and the way the bulk of the Nats' lineup has struggled around him, Johnson's response makes perfect sense. There's no reason for him not to move Harper up to a spot where he'll have a greater...
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LaRoche scratched with right oblique soreness

LaRoche scratched with right oblique soreness
The Nationals' most consistent hitter, the one who leads the team in home runs, RBIs and batting average (with a minimum 20 at-bats), has been scratched from tonight's lineup. Just what this offense needed. First baseman Adam LaRoche will not start tonight due to right oblique soreness, leaving an even bigger hole in the middle of the Nats' lineup. Jayson Werth will move up to the No. 4 spot in the order, and Chad Tracy will now play first base and hit fifth. LaRoche enters today hitting...
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Bryce Harper bumped up to third in Nats' order

Bryce Harper bumped up to third in Nats' order
After Bryce Harper went 3-for-4 with two doubles last night, manager Davey Johnson suggested that Harper might be deserving of a bump in the order. Harper got quite a bump, alright. The 19-year-old will hit third tonight against the Diamondbacks, this after hitting seventh in each of the first four games of his major league career. Harper is batting .385 with five hits in 13 at-bats thus far in his big league tenure. Three of his five hits have been for extra bases. Here are the Nationals'...
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Harping on Harper's stellar night

Harping on Harper's stellar night
As Davey Johnson recapped last night's thrilling 5-4 win over the Diamondbacks during his postgame press conference, he started rattling off names of guys who had contributed to the walk-off victory. Johnson touched on starter Edwin Jackson, who didn't have his best stuff but still kept his team in the game. He mentioned Ian Desmond, the hero, whose two-out homer in the ninth set off a wild celebration at home plate. Then, Johnson paused. "And what about the kid?" he said, a smile...
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Johnson: "We needed it, no doubt about it"

Johnson: "We needed it, no doubt about it"
It's incredibly early. We're just one month into the season, and there are plenty more games to be played. But is it possible that coming off five straight losses, four of which were incredibly close, hard-fought defeats, that the Nationals needed a win like tonight's? Is it reading too much into things to say that after struggling so mightily on offense the last week that the Nats needed this type of performance from their hitters to wake them out of a trance? "Oh, we needed it, no doubt...
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Desmond blasts Nats to 5-4 walk-off win

Desmond blasts Nats to 5-4 walk-off win
Down to their last out and staring a frustrating sixth straight loss in the face, the Nationals got help from their struggling leadoff hitter. Ian Desmond crushed a two-run, walk-off homer to left center off Diamondbacks closer J.J. Putz, giving the Nationals a 5-4 win over Arizona. The Nats had chances to knot the game late, putting at least one runner on in the sixth, seventh and eighth innings, only to fail to convert. Bryce Harper doubled leading off the ninth inning, but it looked like...
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Harper putting on a show in D.C. (Nats trail D'backs)

Harper putting on a show in D.C. (Nats trail D'backs)
On a cool Wednesday night in which the Capitals might be stealing some attention away from Washington baseball, those at Nationals Park are getting the full Bryce Harper experience. In the second inning, Harper beat out an infield single on a slow roller, then was promptly picked off first base by Diamondbacks pitcher Joe Saunders. Some good, some bad. In the top of the fourth, Harper appeared to have tracked down a Justin Upton fly ball to center. He got in position, camped under it and...
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Quick-hit notes on Wang, DeRosa, Rodriguez

Quick-hit notes on Wang, DeRosa, Rodriguez
Chien-Ming Wang's recovery from a strained left hamstring continues tomorrow when he makes a rehab start for Double-A Harrisburg. Nationals manager Davey Johnson said Wang is scheduled to go 5-6 innings and throw around 75 pitches tomorrow. The veteran right-hander will make this rehab outing and at least one more before the Nats consider activating him off the disabled list. Asked if he's decided how Wang will fit into the Nationals' pitching staff when he returns, Johnson smiled and...
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Strasburg named NL Pitcher of the Month

Strasburg named NL Pitcher of the Month
Three, or possibly even four, different Nationals starters could have legitimately won National League Pitcher of the Month honors and no one would have blinked an eye. Only one guy could actually take home the honor, however. And that guy is Stephen Strasburg. Strasburg has been named NL Pitcher of the Month after going 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA, 34 strikeouts and just six walks in five April starts. The 23-year-old righty allowed just four earned runs over his five starts (all of which were...
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Zimmerman not likely to return until Tuesday

Zimmerman not likely to return until Tuesday
It appears the Nationals are likely to be without Ryan Zimmerman for the entire series against the Phillies this weekend. Manager Davey Johnson said today that Zimmerman will hit off a tee on Friday, hit first time swinging a bat since going on the disabled list with right shoulder inflammation. There's a chance Zimmerman could return on Sunday for the series finale against Philadelphia, but a more likely scenario has Zimmerman back in the Nats' lineup for the first time after Monday's...
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Harper in center, Nady in left, Werth hitting third

Harper in center, Nady in left, Werth hitting third
With the Nationals facing another left-handed starter tonight, Rick Ankiel will take a seat and Bryce Harper will get the start in center field for manager Davey Johnson. This will be Harper's second time playing center in his four major league games. Jayson Werth will hit in the No. 3 hole today, with Xavier Nady playing in left and hitting fifth. Tyler Moore again will come off the bench. Joe Saunders will take the mound for the Diamondbacks, looking to improve on his 2-1 record and 0.90...
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Storen pleased with rehab progress, thrilled with Harper addition

Storen pleased with rehab progress, thrilled with Harper addition
Drew Storen was a happy guy yesterday. Not only did he finally have all his teammates back in the Nationals clubhouse after their West Coast road trip, but the Nats closer is getting close to beginning a throwing program, which he expects to kick off in the next week or two. "I'm excited," Storen said. "I need that back in my life." Storen has been grounded since undergoing surgery to remove a bone chip in his right elbow three weeks ago. He doesn't travel with the team on road trips,...
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Nats hitters know "something needs to change"

Nats hitters know "something needs to change"
The Nationals are 0-3 with Bryce Harper in the lineup. That's it; get the kid out of here. He's a jinx. Unfortunately, the solutions to Washington's losing streak aren't that simple. The reasons for the five-game slide are easy to spot, however. The Nationals have now scored seven runs combined during their last five games. They've averaged five hits per game over that span, have 46 strikeouts to just 10 walks and are 2-for-23 with runners in scoring position. Possibly the most...
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Johnson talks offense, Harper after Nats' 5-1 loss

Johnson talks offense, Harper after Nats' 5-1 loss
The Nationals are without Michael Morse and Ryan Zimmerman. We know this. But their lack of offense during their five-game losing streak is still surprising and disappointing, especially to the man writing out the starting lineup every day. "I feel like we got the hitters that can hit," Johnson said. "(We're) just not as aggressive as I'd like to see. Our one and two hitters (Ian Desmond and Steve Lombardozzi) were aggressive tonight. They went out and swung the bat and got a couple of...
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Nats fall again, drop 5-1 decision to Diamondbacks

Nats fall again, drop 5-1 decision to Diamondbacks
For a few games last week, the Nationals were working on a string of consecutive scoreless innings thrown by their starting pitchers, a total which reached 25 frames. For most of tonight's game, they were watching a different scoreless streak mount. And it wasn't a good one. When Roger Bernadina crossed the plate in the eighth inning tonight, it broke a string of 17 straight innings the Nats had gone without a run. The one run was nice, but Washington could have used a few more of 'em, as...
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Harper hitless as Nats' offensive woes continue (updated)

Harper hitless as Nats' offensive woes continue (updated)
The Nationals have managed just two hits and a walk and have struck out five times through five scoreless innings. Here we go again. Washington has not scored in its last 15 innings, and yet again enters the late frames needing the bats to awaken as Davey Johnson's group trails the Diamondbacks 2-0 in the middle of the sixth. Tonight, the Nats are making D'backs starter Trevor Cahill look like a Cy Young award winner, as they've put up little fight against the Arizona right-hander. The...
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