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Meeting with the manager after the Nats' 8-0 win

Meeting with the manager after the Nats' 8-0 win
VIERA, Fla. - Davey Johnson has said it multiple times throughout the first few weeks of Nationals spring training, and he said it again after today's win over the Astros: He likes what Brett Carroll brings to the table. Carroll, a 29-year-old utilityman who has just a .203 career average in 175 major league games, continues to impress his manager this spring. He boosted his Grapefruit League average to .417 by going 1-for-2 with a double and two walks today. Carroll also scored a run and...
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Johnson: "Edwin Jackson was superb"

Johnson: "Edwin Jackson was superb"
VIERA, Fla. - Edwin Jackson doesn't know what allowed him to get into such a groove today. He can't quite put his finger on it. But whatever was working this afternoon, the Nationals hope they see a lot more out of it from the 28-year-old starter. Jackson only faced one batter over the minimum in his four scoreless innings of work in this afternoon's 8-0 win over the Astros, striking out three and walking none. He popped the mitt with his fastball, worked in his slider, and found a good...
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Bryce Harper says calf injury is nothing serious (Nats win 8-0)

Bryce Harper says calf injury is nothing serious (Nats win 8-0)
VIERA, Fla. - When he woke up this morning, Bryce Harper felt some tightness in his left calf. He tried to work it out on a stationary bike at the Nationals complex, but when the calf didn't respond, manager Davey Johnson decided to pull Harper from today's starting lineup against the Astros. Speaking in the Nationals' clubhouse moments ago, Harper said he doesn't think the injury is anything serious, and he expects to return in a matter of days. "It's just precautionary," Harper...
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Nats hold 2-0 lead over Houston (make that 4-0)

Nats hold 2-0 lead over Houston (make that 4-0)
VIERA, Fla. - The buzz inside Space Coast Stadium just prior to first pitch was all about Bryce Harper being scratched from today's game because of left calf tightness. Edwin Jackson gave everyone something else to talk about. Jackson threw four scoreless innings against the Astros this afternoon, allowing just two hits and striking out three. The righty showed off impressive offspeed stuff today, and looked really sharp early, setting down the first six batters he faced. Ross Detwiler...
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Bryce Harper scratched from today's lineup (updated)

Bryce Harper scratched from today's lineup (updated)
VIERA, Fla. - When the Nationals took the field just prior to the top of the first inning, their top prospect was missing from what was set to be his starting spot in right field. Bryce Harper has been scratched from today's starting lineup. Manager Davey Johnson has moved Brett Carroll moving from center field to right and Eury Perez will take over in center field. There's no word as of yet on why Harper was a late scratch. Harper, the 19-year-old phenom who is battling for a spot on the...
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Your latest LaRoche update

Your latest LaRoche update
VIERA, Fla. - For the second straight day, Adam LaRoche spent the late-morning hours out at Field 3 here at the Nationals spring training complex testing out his injured foot by getting in some at-bats during a minor league intrasquad game. Like yesterday, LaRoche hit third every half-inning, but unlike yesterday, he actually made some strong contact, ripping a home run to right-center field. It's worth noting that the longball came off Robbie Ray, a lefty. The issue with LaRoche is still...
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Quick hits plus today's lineup

Quick hits plus today's lineup
VIERA, Fla. - Manager Davey Johnson says that left fielder Michael Morse is feeling better after dealing with a lat strain the last few days, and he while he isn't ready to return to Grapefruit League action yet, he will get some extra hitting in during the next three to four days. Same for Adam LaRoche, who will hit and run the bases today during an intrasquad minor league game after just taking some cuts during an intrasquad contest yesterday. I'm going to pop over to the side fields in a...
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An impressive first turn through the rotation

An impressive first turn through the rotation
VIERA, Fla. - The first stage of spring training is now behind us. You know, the stage where each starting pitcher goes out and fires two or three innings, and then says he felt good regardless of the results. "Oh, I gave up six runs in two innings? I was just trying to throw strikes, so mission accomplished." "My curveball looked flat? Well I just wanted to get a feel for the ball again." So far, Nationals starters have needed to make very few excuses. The quintet of hurlers who have...
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Desmond finds his way into the hit column

Desmond finds his way into the hit column
VIERA, Fla. - Davey Johnson hopped out of the dugout with a few innings left in this afternoon's game with the Cardinals and told home plate umpire Gary Cederstrom that he only had enough pitching to last nine innings. Cederstrom informed Cardinals manager Mike Matheny, who agreed to end the game after nine innings if the two teams happened to be locked in a tie. That's exactly how things played out. Catcher Carlos Maldonado blasted a two-run home run off Cardinals righty Lance Lynn in...
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Zimmermann fights lack of fastball command in scoreless outing (3-3 final)

Zimmermann fights lack of fastball command in scoreless outing (3-3 final)
VIERA, Fla. - All three of Jordan Zimmermann's strikeouts during his three scoreless innings this afternoon came on sliders. But while the slider was working today, the Nationals' starter was less than thrilled with his fastball command in his spring training debut. "I felt OK," Zimmermann said. "I had a rough time locating the fastball today, but I threw some good ones when I needed to. The breaking pitches were pretty good. It's tough to throw them in this wind, but the ones I did...
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Power slowly starting to return for DeRosa

Power slowly starting to return for DeRosa
VIERA, Fla. - Much like ligament replacement surgery in the elbow is named after a pitcher who underwent such a procedure, Mark DeRosa thinks wrist surgeries should have his name attached to them. "They named Tommy John (surgery) after him," DeRosa joked. DeRosa has probably earned that right. His left wrist has been under the knife enough times that the 37-year-old could probably perform the procedure on himself if he needed it again at any point down the road. Good thing DeRosa's a...
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Another Nats starter looks good in spring debut

Another Nats starter looks good in spring debut
VIERA, Fla. - These Nationals starters keep matching each other. It'd be nice if they can do it when the games count, as well, but manager Davey Johnson will take strong innings anytime he can get them. Jordan Zimmermann is done after three scoreless frames this afternoon. The righty allowed three hits and a walk and hit a batter, but struck out three, including a third-inning punch-out of Cardinals third baseman Eugenio Velez on a filthy slider. Zimmermann threw 44 pitches, 25 of which...
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At-bats for LaRoche plus today's lineup

At-bats for LaRoche plus today's lineup
VIERA, Fla. - Pitchers don't start hitting during Grapefruit League games for another week or so, but this morning, they got a chance to place orders for what type of bat they'd like to use. The result was a few blank stares and some general confusion in the Nationals clubhouse about what style and model number each guy should go with. Reliever Brad Lidge joked that while he knew the type of the bat he swings, he's less certain of how to, you know, use it. That's kinda the important...
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Could Chien-Ming Wang be Nats' ace in the hole?

Could Chien-Ming Wang be Nats' ace in the hole?
VIERA, Fla. - Two days ago, after watching Chien-Ming Wang throw two innings in an intrasquad game, manager Davey Johnson declared that the veteran right-hander looked to be stronger than he was at the end of last season, when he made 11 starts for the Nationals after recovering from a shoulder injury. "He looks like the old Chien-Ming," Johnson confidently stated. The old Chien-Ming was a workhorse, a top-of-the-rotation guy with the Yankees, who won 19 games in both 2006 and 2007,...
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Johnson talks Werth, DeRosa, Desmond's defense

Johnson talks Werth, DeRosa, Desmond's defense
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Two balls left Champion Stadium off Washington Nationals' bats this afternoon. The first came in the second inning when Jayson Werth smacked the first pitch he saw over the right field wall, perhaps benefiting slightly from a heavy wind going out to right. Regardless of whether the long ball was wind-aided, it was a shot, no doubt about that. Manager Davey Johnson will certainly take the power from Werth, but Johnson couldn't help but laugh when talking about the...
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Radar readings nearly as impressive as Gonzalez's stuff

Radar readings nearly as impressive as Gonzalez's stuff
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - On Gio Gonzalez's first official pitch of spring training, the radar gun on the scoreboard at Champion Stadium read 94 mph. On his final pitch of his first inning of work, the gun flashed 95 mph. Gonzalez doesn't buy those figures. "I think these guns were juiced a little bit," Gonzalez laughed. "I don't know if it was really 95." Not everyone agreed. Asked if he felt the radar readings might have been accurate, catcher Wilson Ramos nodded his head. "Oh,...
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Nats not concerned about Morse's injury (Nats win 5-2)

Nats not concerned about Morse's injury (Nats win 5-2)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - It appears Michael Morse's injury isn't anything to worry about. Morse was pulled from the Nationals' lineup less than an hour prior to this afternoon's game against the Braves because of a lat strain, an injury which can sometimes sideline players for multiple weeks. But the Nationals' left fielder, who led the team in home runs, RBIs and batting average last year, says he's not concerned about missing more than a couple days because of the injury. "I'm not...
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Gonzalez makes a strong first impression

Gonzalez makes a strong first impression
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Gio Gonzalez looks pretty darn good in a Nationals uniform. Making his Nats debut today, Gonzalez looked very sharp, going three scoreless innings, allowing one hit, one walk and striking out two. The power lefty threw 41 pitches, 23 of which were strikes. He sat 91-94 MPH with his fastball, and touched 95. Gonzalez struck out Braves left fielder Matt Diaz with a nasty knee-buckling curveball to lead off the top of the second inning, and then got center fielder...
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Werth goes yard, Harper goes too far (updated)

Werth goes yard, Harper goes too far (updated)
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Jayson Werth smacked the first pitch he saw today on a line over the right field wall, giving the center fielder his first hit of spring and giving the Nationals a 1-0 lead over the Braves. The ball got out of here quickly, and while it might have been wind-aided, it was definitely struck well. Two batters later, right fielder Bryce Harper - who was a late addition to the lineup today after Michael Morse was pulled because of a lat strain - smoked a line drive single...
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Morse pulled from lineup with lat strain; Harper to start

Morse pulled from lineup with lat strain; Harper to start
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - Michael Morse was scheduled to get his second start of spring this afternoon against the Braves. That won't be happening. Morse has been pulled from today's lineup because of a lat strain. According to the team, Morse is listed as day-to-day. Manager Davey Johnson worked around the Morse injury by moving Brett Carroll from right field to Morse's left field spot and inserting Bryce Harper into the starting lineup in right field. This will mark the fourth time in...
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