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Nats draft Ryan Ripken, Cal's son, in 15th round

Nats draft Ryan Ripken, Cal's son, in 15th round
SAN DIEGO - This will probably make you feel old. The Nationals have selected Ryan Ripken, Cal's son, with their 15th-round pick in this year's draft. The 6-foot-6 Ripken played at Indian River State College (Fla.) last year. The first baseman was taken by Washington with the 454th overall pick. He hit .321 with one homer and 24 RBIs in 42 games this season. Ripken was originally taken in the 20th round by the Orioles in the 2012 draft before accepting a scholarship to play at the...
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Roark just keeps getting the job done

Roark just keeps getting the job done
SAN DIEGO - As pointed out by Nationals manager Matt Williams last night, right-hander Tanner Roark has now delivered nine quality starts in his 12 outings this season. A 75 percent quality start rate? Out of your No. 5 starter? Yeah, that'll do. Roark has worked into the seventh inning seven times in those 12 starts. He's allowed one earned run or fewer six times. He's struck out 61 and walked just 18 in 77 1/3 innings. His ERA on the season is down to 2.91 after last night's eight...
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X-rays negative on Rendon's hand, plus more from Nats' 6-0 win

X-rays negative on Rendon's hand, plus more from Nats' 6-0 win
SAN DIEGO - First things first - before I pass along some postgame quotes from Matt Williams after tonight's 6-0 Nationals win, here's an update on Anthony Rendon, who left the game after the fifth inning. Rendon said that Carlos Quentin's ground ball in the fourth inning, which hit him in the right hand, caused the hand to go numb initially. Rendon left the game after the fifth inning, and got an X-ray here at Petco Park, which came back negative. At least for now, the Nats can breathe a...
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Werth gets a day off

Werth gets a day off
SAN DIEGO - Manager Matt Williams had been hoping to give Ian Desmond and Jayson Werth a day off for nearly two weeks now. He just needed to find the right time. Yesterday, with the Nationals having won four of their last five, Williams sat Desmond for the first time all season. Today, with the Nats coming off a sweep of the Phillies and facing Padres righty Tyson Ross, Williams will rest Werth and put the left-handed-hitting Nate McLouth in right field. Here's tonight's Nats lineup in...
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Some more draft talk and a road trip primer

Some more draft talk and a road trip primer
SAN DIEGO - If it seems like the Nationals have taken a boatload of Scott Boras clients with first-round picks over the last handful of years, well, that's because they have. Stephen Strasburg, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon, Alex Meyer and Brian Goodwin are all Boras clients who were made Nats first-round selections in the previous five drafts. If it seems like the Nats have used a few high draft picks in recent years on players with injury questions surrounding them, well, that's because...
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Desmond gets a rare day off

Desmond gets a rare day off
Ian Desmond will not be in today's starting lineup for the series finale agains the Phillies. Manager Matt Williams has been saying for the last several weeks that he wanted to give the Nationals shortstop a day off. Desmond has started all 57 of the Nats' games this season. Danny Espinosa will slide over to shortstop while Anthony Rendon will get the start at second base. Kevin Frandsen will enter the lineup playing third base. Catcher Wilson Ramos will also get the day off and Jose Lobaton...
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A step in the right direction

A step in the right direction
In their last five contests, the Nationals have recorded four wins, giving them their best five-game stretch since April 25-May 2, when they won five of six. In this span, they've outscored their opponents by a whopping 24 runs (34 runs scored, 10 runs allowed). They've put up 19 extra-base hits. They've allowed just six earned runs and have seen their team ERA drop from 3.30 after last Wednesday's loss to the Marlins to 3.11 as of today, fourth-best in the majors. They're back over .500...
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Hearing from Williams, Strasburg and Span after Nats' 8-4 win

Hearing from Williams, Strasburg and Span after Nats' 8-4 win
They had to sit through nearly a two-hour rain delay before they could finish it off, but the Nationals picked up their fourth win in their last five games and second straight over the Phillies tonight by an 8-4 margin. Stephen Strasburg outpitched A.J. Burnett to move to 5-4 on the season and 6-2 lifetime against the Phillies. The two right-handers both appeared locked in before the Nats got to Burnett for eight runs in innings 4-6. Danny Espinosa had a big two-run double to break the...
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Nats and Phillies lineups as Strasburg opposes Burnett

Nats and Phillies lineups as Strasburg opposes Burnett
Not a bad pitching matchup for us tonight here at Nationals Park, as Stephen Strasburg will oppose Phillies righty A.J. Burnett. Strasburg hasn't allowed an earned run in his last 21 innings against the Phillies. He went 2-0 with a 0.53 ERA in two home starts against the Phils last season. Ryan Zimmerman is making his second big league start in left field tonight and again hitting fifth. The Nationals' lineup from 1-8 looks exactly as it did yesterday. So does the Phillies', in fact. For...
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Zimmerman's return impacts Nats lineup in more ways than one

Zimmerman's return impacts Nats lineup in more ways than one
Sure, it's nice having a guy who was hitting .364/.405/.636 through the season's first 10 games back in the lineup after more than seven weeks on the disabled list. Ryan Zimmerman returned last night, slugged two doubles, hit another ball to the warning track in right-center and didn't look like he'd missed a beat after fracturing his right thumb less than two weeks into the season, knocking him from the Nationals lineup for an extended period. But beyond what Zimmerman himself brings to...
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Williams on Zimmerman's strong return, Zimmermann's strong start in 7-0 win

Williams on Zimmerman's strong return, Zimmermann's strong start in 7-0 win
Ryan Zimmerman returned to the Nationals lineup after more than seven weeks on the disabled list. Jordan Zimmermann returned to his peak form after a subpar month of May. A bunch of other Nats played a part in tonight's 7-0 drubbing of the Phillies, but in many ways, tonight was the night of the Zimmerman(n)s. Or should we go with Zimmermen(n)? Playing his first big league game in left field, Zimmerman caught the only two balls hit his way in seven innings, including a nice running catch on a...
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Zimmerman reinstated from DL, playing left field tonight; Moore optioned (with lineups)

Zimmerman reinstated from DL, playing left field tonight; Moore optioned (with lineups)
After more than seven weeks on the disabled list, Ryan Zimmerman has been reinstated today, opening the door for him to return to the Nationals lineup and play left field for the first time in his major league career. Tyler Moore was optioned to Triple-A Syracuse to make room for Zimmerman on the roster. Zimmerman hit .364 with a .405 on-base percentage and .636 slugging percentage in the first 10 games of the season, before fracturing his right thumb when diving back into second base during...
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On the current NL East layout, Zimmerman's probable return and Zimmermann's start

On the current NL East layout, Zimmerman's probable return and Zimmermann's start
The Nationals wake up this morning in fourth place in the National League East. That's a weird sentence to write. Sunday's loss to the Rangers combined with yesterday's off-day allowed the Mets (who have now won three in a row and seven of their last 10) to move percentage points above the Nats in the division. Still, the Nats, at 27-28 on the season and yet to hit their stride, are just 3 1/2 games back of the division-leading Braves. This lengthy homestand will end with three games...
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Zimmerman could return tomorrow, Roark continuing to make a statement

Zimmerman could return tomorrow, Roark continuing to make a statement
In case you missed it yesterday, Ryan Zimmerman played his second straight game in left field for Single-A Potomac, going 2-for-4 and playing seven innings in left. He got three chances in the field and had the opportunity to get in some work as a baserunner and test out his legs, going first to third on a ball. He also got caught in a rundown between third and home and slid back into the bag head-first, which, of course, is the way that he fractured his thumb in the first place. Manager Matt...
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Williams recaps Nats' 2-0 loss

Williams recaps Nats' 2-0 loss
Tanner Roark was pretty darn good today. Yu Darvish was better. Roark allowed one run over seven strong innings, scattering seven hits. His lone blemish in the run column came on a Leonys Martin solo homer in the seventh. That was all Darvish needed. The Rangers ace was spectacular, striking out 12 over eight scoreless innings, helping Texas salvage the finale of this three-game set. Here's Nationals manager Matt Williams after the loss: On Darvish: "I saw him a couple times last year. He's...
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Roark takes hill as Nats seek sweep of Rangers (updated)

Roark takes hill as Nats seek sweep of Rangers (updated)
The Nationals have scored 19 runs in the first two games of their series against the Rangers and send right-hander Tanner Roark to the mound in search of an interleague sweep this afternoon. But it won't be easy. Texas ace Yu Darvish is 4-2 with a 2.35 ERA and brings so many pitches to the table that it took Nats manager Matt Williams about 30 seconds to list all all of them in a press conference yesterday. Of course, Roark is pretty solid, too. The 3-3 record and 3.47 ERA may look pretty...
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On Rendon's progression as a third baseman and how good he can be

On Rendon's progression as a third baseman and how good he can be
First of all, before I get into some notes on Anthony Rendon's defensive play at third base this season, I want to make sure to point out how much fun the Nationals Dream Gala was last night. The event itself - held this year at the new Marriott Marquis - was a great time, and all of the fans, viewers and readers that I had a chance to meet were so nice. I really did enjoy myself, and thank the Nationals for inviting me. Now on to some baseball talk. It might go slightly unnoticed because...
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Williams on Fister's strong outing and another offensive explosion in 10-2 win

Williams on Fister's strong outing and another offensive explosion in 10-2 win
We've gone from a seven-game stretch where the Nationals scored just 19 total runs and left 64 runners on base to a two-game stretch where the Nats have put up 19 runs and seemingly everyone that reached base came around to score. Baseball is a funky game sometimes, isn't it? The Nats have moved past their offensive slide that lasted for a good portion of May by pounding the ball all around the ballpark in the first two games of this series against the Rangers, and today, they had five...
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Nats lineup for Game 2 vs. Rangers

Nats lineup for Game 2 vs. Rangers
The Nationals are using a similar lineup as last night, but with one exception. Jose Lobaton will get the start at catcher this afternoon in place of Wilson Ramos. Doug Fister seeks his third straight win. For the Rangers LF Shin-Soo Choo SS Elvin Andrus 1B Mitch Moreland 3B Adrian Beltre RF Alex Rios C Robinson Chirinos CF Leonys Martin 2B Rougned Odor RHP Nick Tepesch For the Nats CF Denard Span 3B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche SS Ian Desmond LF Nate McLouth 2B Danny...
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Williams on Desmond's homer, Strasburg's outing, Espinosa's progress in 9-2 win

Williams on Desmond's homer, Strasburg's outing, Espinosa's progress in 9-2 win
After a seven-day stretch where not much went right for the Nationals, a lot went their way tonight. The Nats pounded out 15 hits and scored nine runs. Stephen Strasburg put an early fielding error and two unearned runs behind him and delivered six strong innings. Drew Storen and Blake Treinen combined to throw three scoreless frames. Tyler Moore had his first pinch-hit of the season. Wilson Ramos showed signs that he's continuing to heat up, as did Nate McLouth. The end result was a badly...
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