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Nationals game blog: Zimmermann aims to finish strong

Nationals game blog: Zimmermann aims to finish strong
When right-hander Jordan Zimmermann takes the hill tonight, it might be for the last time in his Nationals career. Zimmermann, whose contract expires at the season, is the Nats' all-time leader with 70 wins. Zimmermann's 2.52 ERA in 15 career starts against the Braves is his best against any National League opponent. In five starts versus the Braves this year, Zimmermann has gone 3-0, allowing just seven earned runs over 34 2/3 innings (1.82 ERA). Expect Clint Robinson to start at first base...
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Jordan Zimmermann's possible final act (Escobar scratched, Turner in)

Jordan Zimmermann's possible final act (Escobar scratched, Turner in)
Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound for possibly the last time in a Nationals uniform tonight. The free agent-to-be is expected to sign elsewhere this offseason after spending his entire career with the organization after the Nationals selected with him with the 67th overall pick in the 2007 First-Year Player Draft. Zimmermann made his major league debut with a victory over the Braves on April 20, 2009. The right-hander went on to become the winningest pitcher in Nats history, compiling a 70-49...
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Matt Williams: "Who wouldn't want to be back and take another run at it?"

Matt Williams: "Who wouldn't want to be back and take another run at it?"
What has been a trying second season as manager of the Washington Nationals is coming to a crashing end for Matt Williams. Just count the shambles of the past week. Last Wednesday night, Williams was forced to deal with his closer Jonathan Papelbon beaning Orioles star Manny Machado. Then Saturday, the Nationals realized their failures this season when the Mets clinched the National League East. Unbelievably, Sunday afternoon brought a new low when Papelbon attacked Bryce Harper in the dugout....
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Rachel Levitin: Passion alive for baseball in D.C.

Rachel Levitin: Passion alive for baseball in D.C.
It's been an eventful end to the season for the Nationals, to say the least. It's definitely not the conclusion predicted early on in the year. Spoiler alert: The Nats aren't going to the playoffs. The explosion at Nats Park over the weekend sparked a barrage of national media attention. This is may end up being an unpopular opinion, but getting to this end point is something that's been in the making for a decade. When I moved to D.C. in August 2015, all I wanted - more than anything - was...
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Tanner Roark making a run for 2016

Tanner Roark making a run for 2016
Nationals right-hander Tanner Roark seized the opportunity last night to make a case to return to the starting rotation in 2016. Sure, Roark took the hard luck 2-1 loss, surrendering two solo homers to veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski, but he shut down the rest of the Braves lineup over 6 2/3 innings. "The arm's feeling great, the body's feeling great," Roark said to reporters. "Just two bad pitches. It usually boils down to five pitches in a start to determine if you give up runs or not....
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Wasted opportunities doom Nats in 2-1 loss

Wasted opportunities doom Nats in 2-1 loss
Tanner Roark turned in one of his best outings of the season, overmatching eight of the nine batters in the Braves lineup. Unfortunately for Roark, veteran catcher A.J. Pierzynski was the lone Braves hitter who found plenty of success tonight. Pierzynki's second solo homer off Roark in the seventh gave the Braves a 2-1 lead they wouldn't relinquish as the Nationals lost the opener of their season-ending road trip. The Nationals wasted an excellent chance to even the score in the ninth. After...
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Domenic Vadala: Heading into the offseason

Domenic Vadala: Heading into the offseason
Every year at the end of the season (postseason or not), I feel as if a blindfold has been removed from my head. Make no mistake about the fact that baseball season is and always will be No. 1 in my heart. However, from the time when hope springs eternal in March until the end, that's really all I'm able to see and hear. I tend to forget that there's an outside world that's not Orioles-centric. The season never really ends for me in a sense, as we publish fresh content daily at Birds...
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Braves win homer contest, game 2-1 over Nats

Braves win homer contest, game 2-1 over Nats
Anthony Rendon and Trea Turner opened tonight's game with singles against Braves right-hander Matt Wisler. But Wisler battled back, stranding both runners in the first. Ian Desmond led off with a double off the top of the center field wall, just missing his 20th homer. Again, the Nats were unable to plate a runner on second with no outs as Wisler retired the next three hitters in order. With two outs in the fourth, A.J. Pierzynski smacked a hanging curveball from Nats right-hander Tanner Roark...
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Nationals game blog: Bryce Harper feasting on Braves' pitching this year

Nationals game blog: Bryce Harper feasting on Braves' pitching this year
The Nationals begin a season-ending six-game road trip in Atlanta tonight. Washington enters the series with a 34-41 record away from Nationals Park. Bryce Harper has filled up the stat sheet playing against the Braves this year. The 22-year-old is batting .426 (23-for-54) with six homers, eight doubles, 15 RBIs and 21 runs scored in 15 games against Atlanta this year. Besides chasing a National League batting title, Harper is also close to breaking a few franchise records. His 123 walks has...
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Tonight's Orioles-Blue Jays game postponed due to rain

Tonight's Orioles-Blue Jays game postponed due to rain
Single-admission doubleheader tomorrow, September 30 at 4:05 p.m. Tonight's game between the Orioles and Toronto Blue Jays has been postponed due to rain. The teams will play a single-admission doubleheader tomorrow, September 30 beginning at 4:05 p.m. ET. Game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the first game concludes, but no earlier than 7:05 p.m. All ballpark gates will open at 3:00 p.m., and parking lots will open at 2:00 p.m. Pre-paid parking permits dated for either September...
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Bryce Harper returns aiming for a batting title (with lineups)

Bryce Harper returns aiming for a batting title (with lineups)
Bryce Harper returns to the Nationals lineup a day after sitting out for disciplinary reasons resulting from his role in Sunday's dugout fight with Jonathan Papelbon. Lost in all the mess of the past few days is Harper's chance at National League batting title. Harper's .336 batting average is tied with Detroit's Miguel Cabrera for highest in the majors. Miami's Dee Gordon enters play tonight trailing Harper by just four points in the NL. After winning NL Player of the Week honors for...
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Matt of Matt's Bats: Taking the good with the bad

Matt of Matt's Bats: Taking the good with the bad
It's been a weird couple of days to be a Nationals fan. I am used to being excited after a walk-off win, or sad after a big loss. But the past couple of days I have felt a feeling that I have never felt before as a Nationals fan - embarrassment. I was embarrassed by the way Jonathan Papelbon bullied the best player on the team and best player in baseball, Bryce Harper. I was embarrassed that the Nationals coaching staff let Papelbon play after the attack. I was embarrassed all around that no...
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Matt Kremnitzer: O's need to put right pieces around Machado

Matt Kremnitzer: O's need to put right pieces around Machado
Going into next year and beyond, there's a lot to be worried about when it comes to the Orioles. There are plenty of question marks: Which players will return? Who will leave for other teams? Will the farm system improve? Will the Orioles rectify their player development issues? How long do Dan Duquette and/or Buck Showalter stick around? At the same time, though, the Orioles also have the luxury of a young superstar to build around: Manny Machado. Somehow still only 23, Machado is approaching...
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Matt Williams' future is one of many decisions Mike Rizzo faces

Matt Williams' future is one of many decisions Mike Rizzo faces
Nationals manager Matt Williams poor handling of Sunday's dugout fight between Jonathan Papelbon and Bryce Harper paved the way for deeper questions about the skipper's future when general manager Mike Rizzo addressed the media on Monday afternoon. Following the melee in the eighth inning in which Papelbon lunged at Harper and then placed his hands on the superstar's throat, Williams sent Papelbon back out for the ninth inning of a 4-4 game against the Phillies because he's the Nats closer....
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Bryce Harper wants to win a World Series with Jonathan Papelbon next year

Bryce Harper wants to win a World Series with Jonathan Papelbon next year
Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper didn't play in today's 5-1 win over the Reds. The National League Most Valuable Player frontrunner was held out of the lineup for disciplinary reasons resulting from yesterday's dugout fight with closer Jonathan Papelbon. Following the 5-1 win over the Reds in the home finale, Harper spoke for the first time since receiving the punishment. "I don't want to be out of the lineup, of course," Harper said. "It's something where I just want to play the game...
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Will Jonathan Papelbon be part of the Nats' future in 2016?

Will Jonathan Papelbon be part of the Nats' future in 2016?
Jonathan Papelbon will not be around his Nationals teammates for the final seven games of the season. The question remains whether Papelbon will ever call them teammates again. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo acquired the controversial closer three days before the trade deadline. How much the move affected the clubhouse is not entirely known, but the Nationals went 27-31 after the trade and turned a two-game division lead into a 9 1/2-game deficit. Besides the fact that Papelbon blew two...
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Nationals punish Bryce Harper for fight with Jonathan Papelbon

Nationals punish Bryce Harper for fight with Jonathan Papelbon
The Nationals punished outfielder Bryce Harper for his role in yesterday's dugout fight with closer Jonathan Papelbon by sitting the star slugger for this afternoon's game against the Reds. During his pregame press conference, Nationals manager Matt Williams struggled while attempting to give a clear explanation of what Harper did wrong to receive the penalty. "I don't know what he could've done differently, but he was involved in it," Williams said. "So that being said, we have to...
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Papelbon suspended by Nationals after dropping appeal of MLB ban (updated)

Papelbon suspended by Nationals after dropping appeal of MLB ban (updated)
Nationals closer Jonathan Papelbon has dropped his appeal of a three-game suspension for throwing at the head area of Orioles third baseman Manny Machado and was to begin serving the ban today. However, the Nationals announced a few minutes ago that they have suspended Papelbon for four games without pay for his altercation Sunday with teammate Bryce Harper. Added to the three-game ban from Major League Baseball, the Nationals' suspension means Papelbon is done for the season. "The behavior...
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Scherzer set to face Reds in makeup game (with lineups)

Scherzer set to face Reds in makeup game (with lineups)
When right-hander Max Scherzer takes the mound for today's makeup game against the Reds at Nationals Park - as the Nats try to put yesterday's dugout altercation and its aftermath behind them - he'll have an unfamiliar cast behind him. With the Nats eliminated from postseason contention, a lot of bench guys are getting some playing time. Today's Nationals lineup is missing guys like right fielder Bryce Harper, left fielder Jayson Werth, shortstop Ian Desmond and third baseman Yunel...
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More on Williams' decision to pitch Papelbon in ninth after fight with Harper

More on Williams' decision to pitch Papelbon in ninth after fight with Harper
After Sunday's embarrassing eighth-inning dugout fight between Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon, I questioned Nationals manager Matt Williams during his postgame press conference about his egregious decision to send Papelbon back to the mound to pitch the ninth inning. Here is the exchange: CJ: "What was behind your decision to send Papelbon back out for the ninth?" MW: "At the time, it's a tie game." CJ: "But given what had happened?" MW: "He's our closer." CJ: "It appeared that...
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