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Williams meets with the media after wild 10-7 Nats win

Williams meets with the media after wild 10-7 Nats win
Blown leads, multiple replay reviews, monstrous homers, more blown leads, plays at the plate, late-game strategy ... this game have enough in it for you? What an entertaining ballgame tonight's 10-7 Nationals win turned out to be. It lasted a whopping three hours, 56 minutes, saw 364 pitches get thrown, and ended with the Nats celebrating a wild victory thanks to Jayson Werth's go-ahead grand slam in the bottom of the eighth inning. Matt Williams covered all the main topics in his postgame...
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Zimmerman returns to Nats lineup

Zimmerman returns to Nats lineup
Ryan Zimmerman is back in the Nationals lineup after sitting out the last two contests with shoulder inflammation. Zimmerman is playing third base and batting fifth as the Nats look to clinch the series win against the Marlins. Jordan Zimmermann makes the start and Bryce Harper is batting seventh. This marks the first time Harper is batting seventh since the first four games of his big league career. For the Nationals CF Denard Span 2B Anthony Rendon RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche 3B Ryan...
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More on Rendon and LaRoche and their hot starts

More on Rendon and LaRoche and their hot starts
My colleague Byron Kerr highlighted the contributions of Anthony Rendon and Adam LaRoche in last night's Nationals win. I'd like to take a look at those two Nats infielders on a slightly larger scale. Both Rendon and LaRoche have made some solid defensive plays early on, but on the offensive side of things, they've just been raking through the first week and a half of the regular season. Rendon is hitting .407 through the Nats' first seven games, with three doubles, a homer and eight...
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Williams discusses Nats' 5-0 win

Williams discusses Nats' 5-0 win
This sure counts as one of those total-team-effort type of wins tonight. The Nationals got stellar starting pitching from Gio Gonzalez, who went six scoreless innings; got great defensive plays from Anthony Rendon, Ian Desmond and others; saw five of their position players chip in with at least one hit; and watched the bullpen lock down a 5-0 win over the Marlins. These are the type of wins that really make managers smile. Matt Williams loved what he got from Gonzalez today, who elevated his...
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Zimmerman sits again (plus Nats lineup)

Zimmerman sits again (plus Nats lineup)
Ryan Zimmerman is out of the Nationals lineup for a second straight day, as the team tries to decide a course of action regarding the third baseman's swollen right shoulder. Zimmerman left Saturday's game after the fifth inning when he hurt his shoulder on a throwing error. He pinch-hit on Sunday, but did not play the field. Anthony Rendon is starting at third with Danny Espinosa at second as Washington opens a series against the surprising Marlins. Bryce Harper is back in the Nats lineup and...
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On a seemingly different Marlins ballclub and rotation possibilities

On a seemingly different Marlins ballclub and rotation possibilities
In recent years, the Marlins have served as the doormat of the National League East. They've lost at least 90 games each of the last three seasons - including a 100-loss campaign last year - and finished anywhere from 29 to 34 games out of first place in the division. Last year, the Nationals took 14 of their 19 games against Miami, outscoring the Marlins 86-52 in those contests. You saw the Marlins coming up on your schedule, you could typically pencil in at least a couple of wins. That...
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Desmond's big victory had nothing to do with game-winning homer

Desmond's big victory had nothing to do with game-winning homer
While it's very, very early in the season, there's no doubt that yesterday's 2-1 win was a big one for Matt Williams' club, as the Nationals avoided a sweep at the hands of the Braves and pushed back against a division rival that had dominated the head-to-head matchup dating back to last season. The big blast for the Nats yesterday came from the bat of Ian Desmond, who clubbed a long solo homer in the seventh that broke a 1-1 tie and led the Nats to an exciting win. But for Desmond, the...
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Zimmerman dealing with shoulder inflammation, no structural damage

Zimmerman dealing with shoulder inflammation, no structural damage
Here's the good news that I can pass along on Ryan Zimmerman after today's 2-1 Nationals win over the Braves: An MRI revealed that Zimmerman does not have any structural damage in his sore right shoulder and he isn't going on the disabled list at this time. The other news - I guess you could call it bad news - is that the MRI did show that Zimmerman has some inflammation in his shoulder. Zimmerman was pulled from yesterday's game against the Braves after just five innings due to discomfort...
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Nats put Hairston on DL (Zimmerman, Harper out of lineup)

Nats put Hairston on DL (Zimmerman, Harper out of lineup)
The injury bug has struck the Nationals again. The Nationals have placed outfielder Scott Hairston on the 15-day disabled list with a left oblique strain and recalled infielder/outfielder Tyler Moore. The Hairston injury comes one day after third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was removed after the fifth inning with right shoulder soreness. Zimmerman will not play today as he is awaiting an evaluation of his shoulder. In addition to Zimmerman not playing, manager Matt Williams is also giving...
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A bumpy first week

A bumpy first week
Despite the fact that the Nationals picked up a sweep of the Mets on the road earlier this week, it sure hasn't been the smoothest start to the season for Matt Williams' ballclub. Doug Fister is on the disabled list with a strained right lat, and while he's slowly progressing, the right-hander is still a ways away from sliding back into the Nats rotation. Wilson Ramos played just seven innings on opening day before fracturing the hamate bone in his left hand, and the Nats will be without...
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Zimmerman leaves game with shoulder soreness; MRI pending

Zimmerman leaves game with shoulder soreness; MRI pending
Ryan Zimmerman left tonight's 6-2 loss to the Braves with right shoulder soreness, manager Matt Williams said after the game. Zimmerman was pulled from the game after the fifth inning, with Danny Espinosa replacing him in the fifth spot in the batting order and Anthony Rendon moving over to play third base. Zimmerman has dealt with shoulder issues in recent seasons, and of late, he's been struggling with his throws across the diamond during pregame warmups. Williams said that it was one...
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Harper back to batting second

Harper back to batting second
Bryce Harper returns to the No. 2 position in the Nationals batting order for tonight's game against the Braves at Nationals Park. The matchup between Atlanta's Julio Teheran and Washington's Stephen Strasburg should be a good one. Here's the Nationals lineup: CF Denard Span LF Bryce Harper RF Jayson Werth 1B Adam LaRoche 3B Ryan Zimmerman SS Ian Desmond 2B Anthony Rendon C Jose Lobaton RHP Stephen Strasburg
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The little things matter when Nats play Braves

The little things matter when Nats play Braves
I bet online dictionaries saw a pretty good spike in web traffic among D.C., Maryland and Virginia residents yesterday. There must have been quite a few searches for the word "lodged" after Justin Upton failed to make a play on the ball that ended up under the padding of the left field wall. The point made by manager Matt Williams after the game seemingly is a valid one - why, if the ball was lodged under the padding, was it so easy for Upton to then pick it up and throw it back into the...
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Zimmermann on his illness, his outing and another tight game with the Braves

Zimmermann on his illness, his outing and another tight game with the Braves
Today's home opener didn't go the Nationals' way in the win/loss column. It didn't go their way when it came to the review in the bottom of the fifth inning when Ian Desmond's bizarre inside-the-park homer was ruled a ground rule double. It didn't go their way when it came to having three runners thrown out on the basepaths. The little things add up in games between the Nationals and Braves, and they did today in Washington's 2-1 loss. One thing that the Nats can come away from today...
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Zimmermann set to start Nats' home opener (plus lineup)

Zimmermann set to start Nats' home opener (plus lineup)
The Nationals just posted their lineup for today's home opener and Jordan Zimmermann is listed as the starter. Things could change if the right-hander is still too sick to pitch, but as of now, Zimmermann is set to start this afternoon against the Braves after being scratched from his scheduled season debut Thursday. As for the Nats lineup, Anthony Rendon is starting at second after Danny Espinosa played yesterday. Bryce Harper is batting sixth and Jose Lobaton is back behind the plate after...
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After an impressive sweep in NYC, the first battle with the Braves awaits

After an impressive sweep in NYC, the first battle with the Braves awaits
Happy home opener, everybody. Hope most of you are either able to make it out to Nationals Park this afternoon or sneak away from the office for a few hours and catch today's game against the Braves on MASN HD. Tell your boss you have to attend a lunch meeting with a Mr. Kolko. That should do the trick. They're calling for a high of 65 degrees today, which I like. They're also calling for 30 percent chance of rain during the afternoon, which I don't like as much. We still don't know who...
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Espinosa, Leon get first starts of season

Espinosa, Leon get first starts of season
NEW YORK - The Nationals will field a slightly different lineup again as they look to sweep the Mets to start the season. For today's day game after a night game, catcher Sandy Leon and second baseman Danny Espinosa get their first starts of the season with Jose Lobaton and Anthony Rendon starting the contest on the bench. Also, as was previously written here, Tanner Roark will be starting in Jordan Zimmermann's place for the series finale. For the Nationals CF Denard Span LF Bryce...
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Zimmermann scratched with flu-like symptoms

Zimmermann scratched with flu-like symptoms
NEW YORK - The Nationals announced this morning that right-hander Jordan Zimmermann has been scratched from his scheduled start today with flu-like symptoms. Tanner Roark, who had been set to start the Nats' home opener tomorrow, will now start today's series finale against the Mets. A chest cold has been working through the Nats clubhouse all spring, and Zimmermann is apparently the latest to catch a bit of it. Roark was scheduled to start the Nats' exhibition game against the Tigers...
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Storen starts 2014 where he left off in 2013

Storen starts 2014 where he left off in 2013
NEW YORK - You know how all spring, I kept noting that spring training statistics don't mean anything? I'm sure you got tired of reading it. Heck, I got tired of writing it. But while it's certainly nice to see your team's players dominate during spring training and post impressive numbers, there is no guarantee whatsoever that those stats will carry into the games that actually matter. Take Drew Storen, for example. Storen made seven Grapefruit League appearances this spring, working 6...
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Hearing from Desmond and Gonzalez

Hearing from Desmond and Gonzalez
NEW YORK - Two Nationals hit home runs in tonight's 5-1 win. Ian Desmond was the first, which you would expect, because he's crushed 45 homers over the last two seasons. Gio Gonzalez was the second. And you would not expect that. Let's hear from tonight's two homer guys, shall we? Desmond On Bryce Harper's throw to the plate that cut down Ruben Tejada: "When the ball caromed off the tarp, it was kinda rolling towards him a little bit and he was running straight at it. I was just yelling,...
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