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After plunking, Bryce Harper responds with game-winning homer

After plunking, Bryce Harper responds with game-winning homer
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Not that Bryce Harper needed to add anything more to his resume which should result in the National League's MVP award, but late this afternoon the 22-year-old broke a tie with a mammoth two-run blast in the eighth as the Nationals dropped the Mets 3-1 in the series opener. With Yunel Escobar on first and two outs, Mets right-hander Addison Reed hung a slider and Harper pulverized it, sending the ball soaring to the upper deck right for his 42nd homer, tied for best in the...
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Bryce Harper smacks 42nd homer in 3-1 win

Bryce Harper smacks 42nd homer in 3-1 win
FLUSHING, N.Y. -- Mets rookie right-hander Noah Syndergaard has allowed just three baserunners through six innings. Matt den Dekker roped a leadoff double in the third but was stranded. Syndergaard walked Yunel Escobar and then hit Bryce Harper with two outs in the sixth but Jayson Werth struck out looking to end the inning. Harper took a 97 mph fastball of his left shin, knocking the 22-year-old to his knees. He remained in the game and is 0-for-2 with his batting average dropping to...
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Matt Williams responds to questions on his future

Matt Williams responds to questions on his future
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Matt Williams shied away from responding to yesterday's report from CBSSPORTS.com that he will lose his job as Nationals manager at season's end. "Nobody's spoken to me about anything at this point and frankly it's not a concern of mine right now," Williams said. "We've got a guy that's a potential MVP on our team and we got three games to play. That's what I'm concentrating on. That's what I know right now and as of today, I got a job to do a couple of times and...
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Gio Gonzalez aims to end season on high note (with lineups)

Gio Gonzalez aims to end season on high note (with lineups)
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Gio Gonzalez heads to the mound for the final time this season in the first game of today's doubleheader with the Mets. Like many Nationals, Gonzalez's year has been filled with inconsistencies. The left-hander is 11-8 with a 3.93 ERA over 30 starts this season. Gonzalez has been stellar against the Mets this year, going 2-0 with a 1.53 ERA and 19 strikeouts in three starts. With three games to play, Bryce Harper's .331 batting average continues to lead the National League...
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Heavy rains force doubleheader for Nats and Mets Saturday

Heavy rains force doubleheader for Nats and Mets Saturday
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Heavy rains in the northeast forced the postponement of tonight's Nationals game against the Mets at Citi Field. The two teams will play a split-admission doubleheader with the first game scheduled for 1:10 p.m. and the nightcap at 7:10 p.m. The Nationals will keep the same pitching order with lefty Gio Gonzalez facing Mets rookie Noah Syndergaard in the afternoon and ace Max Scherzer going against Mets right-hander Matt Harvey in the evening. The games must be played because...
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Report says Nationals will fire Matt Williams after season

Report says Nationals will fire Matt Williams after season
The odds of Matt Williams returning as Nationals manager in 2016 have continually dropped over the past two months as Washington lost hold of the division lead before eventually realizing playoff elimination with eight games still remaining in the season. According to a report from CBSSports.com, the Nationals' brass has already determined Williams' fate. Jon Heyman writes that Williams "will indeed be given his pink slip following the year." In fact, Heyman adds that Williams' "firing...
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Patrick Reddington: Looking at Wilson Ramos' full season at the plate and behind it

Patrick Reddington: Looking at Wilson Ramos' full season at the plate and behind it
The question for the last few years has been, "What would Wilson Ramos do with a full season's worth of at-bats?" In his 113-game, 435-plate appearance campaign in D.C. in 2011, the then-23-year-old catcher put up a .267/.334/.445 line with 22 doubles and 15 home runs in a 2.6 fWAR run, but knee surgery, a string of hamstring injuries and hamate bone surgery limited Ramos to a total of 191 games and 760 PAs between 2012 and 2014. He did, however, manage to put up a .269/.309/.428 line over...
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Matthew Taylor: Comparing this year's Orioles with franchise greats

Matthew Taylor: Comparing this year's Orioles with franchise greats
The 2015 season has been a disappointing one for the Orioles. However, multiple players have posted impressive totals that rank with some of the greatest individual efforts in franchise history. Here's a look at those efforts and the O's greats they bring to mind. Young and mighty: Manny Machado and Boog Powell Manny Machado has had a stellar season at the plate. On Thursday, he became the Orioles' first 20-20 player since Brady Anderson in 1999 and the O's fifth 20-20 player overall. Paul...
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Felipe Rivero fills closer role, recording first career save

Felipe Rivero fills closer role, recording first career save
Left-hander Felipe Rivero helped the Nationals close out the Braves in a 3-0 win, avoiding a sweep. The 24-year-old rookie threw two perfect frames with two strikeouts, claiming the first major league save of his young career. After making his big league debut on April 17, Rivero has appeared in 48 games, compiling a 2-1 record with a 2.85 ERA and 40 strikeouts over 47 1/3 innings pitched. "I just think he has stepped forward and that's a good sign for him and a good sign for this...
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In a season filled with frustrations, Strasburg dominates down the stretch

In a season filled with frustrations, Strasburg dominates down the stretch
If you want to move past the disappointments of this season and instead focus on the upcoming positives of 2016, look no further than Stephen Strasburg. The right-hander finished his dominant second half off strong, tossing six scoreless innings in a 3-0 win over the Braves. As he has since returning from his second stint on the 15-day disabled list this year, Strasburg continued commanding each at-bat with pinpoint control. He walked just one batter for the fifth consecutive start while...
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Stephen Strasburg impresses again, Nats win 3-0

Stephen Strasburg impresses again, Nats win 3-0
Clint Robinson smacked a solo homer to left off Braves right-hander Ryan Weber with one out in the second. It was Robinson's ninth home run of the season. Both Nats runs in this series have come from solo taters. Stephen Strasburg has yielded two hits with one walk through two scoreless frames. Update: Strasburg turned in his fifth straight quality start, tossing six shutout innings while allowing just six hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Weber's only blemish was Robinson's homer as...
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Nationals game blog: Will Nats' offense come alive for Stephen Strasburg?

Nationals game blog: Will Nats' offense come alive for Stephen Strasburg?
Stephen Strasburg enters his final outing of the season red hot, having allowed just five earned runs while fanning 50 batters over four starts this month. But if the Nationals are going to make Strasburg a winner in his finale, they will need to step up their offense. Through the first two losses against the Braves, the Nats have barely lit up the scoreboard, scoring just one run - on Trea Turner's first major league homer - over the last 18 innings. The lack of offensive production hasn't...
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Saturday's Breathe Deep Baltimore 5K walk benefiting Lungevity Foundation rescheduled for Oct. 18

Saturday's Breathe Deep Baltimore 5K walk benefiting Lungevity Foundation rescheduled for Oct. 18
The Orioles announced today that LUNGevity Foundation's Breathe Deep Baltimore, a 5K walk to raise funds and awareness for lung cancer in memory of Orioles' late Public Relations Director, Monica Pence Barlow, will be rescheduled for Sunday, October 18, at 9 a.m. at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. All current registration will be automatically rolled over to the new date. Registration is available online for those who have not yet signed up at www.orioles.com/lungevity. LUNGevity Foundation...
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In the rain, Stephen Strasburg brings the heat (with lineups)

In the rain, Stephen Strasburg brings the heat (with lineups)
It's been a tale of two seasons for Stephen Strasburg. The right-hander never quite healed from a sprained left ankle coming out of spring training. Lingering pain led to overcompensation compounding the problem and leading to a baffling 6.55 ERA over his first 10 starts before landing on the disabled list for 21 days. Strasburg emerged with an improved demeanor on the mound. He won his first two starts, allowing just two runs with 15 strikeouts over 12 innings. But just as he was building...
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Orioles announce 2015 award winners for player development and scouting

Orioles announce 2015 award winners for player development and scouting
The Orioles today announced the winners of their player development and scouting awards for 2015, including infielder Trey Mancini as the club's top minor league player and right-handers Oliver Drake and Mychal Givens as the club's top minor league pitchers. The winners will be honored in an on-field ceremony before Friday's game against the New York Yankees, with awards presented by Orioles Director of Minor League Operations Kent Qualls and Director of Scouting Gary Rajsich. Mancini, the...
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Zach Wilt: Motivation for the offseason

Zach Wilt: Motivation for the offseason
Champagne was popped last night at Camden Yards as the stadium hosted an American League East champion celebration for the second consecutive season. This year, however, it was a bit different from 2014's festivities. It was the visiting clubhouse that was covered in plastic and the modest home crowd contained just a few thousand unenthused fans as the Toronto Blue Jays won their first division title in 22 years. In 2014, the scene was just the opposite. Fireworks blasted into the September...
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David Huzzard: A most pivotal offseason

David Huzzard: A most pivotal offseason
Before Sunday's actions by Jonathan Papelbon, the Washington Nationals were already headed towards the most pivotal offseason since moving to Washington, D.C., but now it is going to be that much more difficult. The Nationals went from having Felipe Rivero, Craig Stammen and Papelbon in the bullpen for next season to just having Rivero and Stammen, remembering that Stammen is returning from major injury. A Nationals bullpen that was already in shambles is now more of a mess and is going to...
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Bryce Harper's slump jeopardizing batting title

Bryce Harper's slump jeopardizing batting title
It's been no fun being a Nationals starting pitcher the past two nights. Right-handers Tanner Roark and Jordan Zimmermann surrendered just two runs apiece over the last two games and both walked away losers. Rookie Trea Turner's solo homer in Tuesday's loss was the only run the Nats managed across the past 18 innings. Five times over the two anemic nights, the Nats had a runner on second base with no outs and failed to score. In fact, the Nationals are a dismal 1-for-18 with runners in...
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A tough way to say goodbye if that's it for Jordan Zimmermann

A tough way to say goodbye if that's it for Jordan Zimmermann
It couldn't have been the way Jordan Zimmermann wanted to go out - pitching in front of sparse crowd on the road in a meaningless late-season game with your teammates failing to score a run. In what is expected to be the swan song for Zimmermann, the winningest pitcher in Nationals history went out with a 2-0 loss. The Braves plated two runs off Zimmermann on a pair of two-out RBI singles, one in the first and another in the second. However, Zimmermann didn't allow Atlanta many more...
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Jordan Zimmermann finishes season with hard-luck 2-0 loss

Jordan Zimmermann finishes season with hard-luck 2-0 loss
For the second straight night, the Nationals had a runner on second with no outs in the first and failed to score. Braves right-hander Williams Perez escaped Anthony Rendon's leadoff double by retiring the next three Nats, with Jayson Werth whiffing to end the frame. Meanwhile, Nick Markakis smoked a two-out double in the bottom of the inning off Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann. A.J. Pierzynski followed with an bloop RBI single to left to get the Braves on the scoreboard first. Clint...
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