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Bullpen woes lead to crushing 8-5 loss to Cardinals

Bullpen woes lead to crushing 8-5 loss to Cardinals
ST. LOUIS - The road to the playoffs took a gloomy turn for the Nationals in the seventh inning of Monday's 8-5 loss to the Cardinals. "It's a tough one," Nationals manager Matt Williams said three different times after the game. The Nationals entered the frame trailing by a run and knowing they needed to pull off a win to not lose ground to the first-place Mets, who had already finished off the Phillies earlier in the night. With the Nats down to their final seven outs, Ryan Zimmerman...
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Nats fall 8-5 after blowing late lead

Nats fall 8-5 after blowing late lead
ST. LOUIS - With two outs in the first, Kolten Wong misplayed a grounder, allowing Bryce Harper to reach safely on the error. Ryan Zimmerman followed with a double sliced down the right field line. With Stephen Piscotty dealing with the carom off the corner of the wall, Nationals third base coach Bob Henley aggressively waved the hustling Harper around. As the relay throw reached the plate, Harper slid safely head first just inside the tag of Yadier Molina. Gio Gonzalez has yielded one hit with...
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Nationals game blog: Nats face tall test with Cardinals

Nationals game blog: Nats face tall test with Cardinals
ST. LOUIS - Fighting for their playoff lives, the Nationals are set to begin a three-game set against the National League Central division-leading Cardinals, owners of the best record in the majors. Gio Gonzalez is 0-3 with a 10.22 ERA in his last three starts, but the left-hander holds a 2-1 career mark against the Cardinals with a 0.93 ERA in four starts. The Cardinals send right-hander John Lackey (11-8 2.92 ERA) to the mound. Lackey is coming off seven innings of one-run ball in a 3-1 win...
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Matt Williams updates the latest on Stephen Strasburg

Matt Williams updates the latest on Stephen Strasburg
ST. LOUIS - The Nationals decided to rest Stephen Strasburg a day after the right-hander's start was ended prematurely by upper back stiffness. "He's not gonna throw today," manager Matt Williams said before tonight's game. "We'll let the medication kick in a little bit and see how he is tomorrow. As of right now, we don't have an update because he just hasn't thrown a ball yet." Williams pulled Strasburg after throwing only 60 pitches through four innings yesterday. The pain...
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Jayson Werth leads Nats into St. Louis, Yunel Escobar returns (with lineups)

Jayson Werth leads Nats into St. Louis, Yunel Escobar returns (with lineups)
ST. LOUIS - The Nationals enter tonight's game against the Cardinals as winners of eight of their last 12 games, backed by an offense that has scored 71 runs over the stretch, second best in the National League. Jayson Werth continues his success in the leadoff spot. In 10 games since moving to the top of the order, Werth is slashing .325/.413/.650 with two homers, one triple, five doubles, six walks, seven RBIs and 10 runs scored. Bryce Harper has reached base safely in 11 straight games,...
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Marty Niland: Nats get most from Jayson Werth in the leadoff spot

Marty Niland: Nats get most from Jayson Werth in the leadoff spot
When the Nationals learned Friday that leadoff man Denard San would have hip surgery and miss the rest of the season, it was certainly discouraging news. Without Span's .365 OPB and base-stealing potential atop the lineup, the team's offense takes a severe hit, and with it, their chances to catch the New York Mets in the National League East. So manager Matt Williams turned to the solution he used when the Nats offense was struggling this season, and the one his predecessor Davey Johnson...
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Andrew Stetka: As O's slide, future starts now

Andrew Stetka: As O's slide, future starts now
As the Orioles continue to slide further and further away from the playoff picture, the start of the season's final full month will bring an opportunity to see what the future holds. The O's aren't out of it, but it's looking more and more like they'll be sitting home for the postseason. The question then becomes who are the players that will help the O's get back to October in 2016? As rosters expand, some of those players will join the team and look to make their mark. Some of those...
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Nationals set to open crucial series in St. Louis

Nationals set to open crucial series in St. Louis
Trailing the Mets by 5 1/2 games, the Nationals are set to open a crucial three-game series in St. Louis while New York prepares to host the last place Phillies. Yesterday's 7-4 win over the Marlins secured the Nats' fourth consecutive series win since Aug. 18, yet they've actually lost a game in the standings to the red-hot Mets over the stretch. "We got a long way to go," Jayson Werth said after driving in three runs in Sunday's win over the Marlins. "We got a tough three-game road...
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Back tightness derails Stephen Strasburg's start in Nats' 7-4 win

Back tightness derails Stephen Strasburg's start in Nats' 7-4 win
The frustrations of Stephen Strasburg's season continued again today as the right-hander was forced to leave a 7-4 win over the Marlins with recurring back discomfort after throwing just 60 pitches over four innings. "It's just a little bit of back tightness," Strasburg said. "It's something that I kind of dealt with in the middle of the year. It's got some sort of little ball that's in the back there that I can't really figure out what it is. Sometimes it gets upset." Strasburg ran...
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Werth homers, drives in three as Nats beat Marlins 7-4

Werth homers, drives in three as Nats beat Marlins 7-4
Dee Gordon dropped a bunt down the third base line on Stephen Strasburg's second pitch of the afternoon, reaching on a leadoff single. Ichiro Suzuki then ripped Strasburg's next offering into right field for a double, giving the Marlins runners at second and third. After getting Martin Prado to pop out to Ryan Zimmerman, it appeared Strasburg had a chance to battle his way out of the jam when he pumped two heaters past Justin Bour. But the right-hander left a 95 mph fastball over the plate...
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Stephen Strasburg looks to continue dominant stretch (with lineups)

Stephen Strasburg looks to continue dominant stretch (with lineups)
Stephen Strasburg aims to deliver the Nationals' fourth consecutive series win when he takes the mound in the finale against the Marlins this afternoon. Strasburg has overmatched hitters in four starts since returning from the disabled list on Aug. 8 after missing more than a month with a strained left oblique. The hard-throwing right-hander is 3-1 with a 1.73 ERA while striking out 32 and walking just three in 26 innings over the four-game stretch. Battling nagging injuries, Strasburg's ERA...
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Nationals focused on taking care of their own business

Nationals focused on taking care of their own business
It's been a volatile month for the Nationals, beginning with a sweep by the Mets in New York, where the balance of power in the National League East changed hands. Boosted by several trade deadline moves, including the acquisition of slugger Yoenis Cespedes, the Mets have gone from one of the worst offenses in baseball to the best over the past month. New York owns two seven-game winning streaks, boasting an 18-8 record in August while the Nats have reversed, playing to an 11-16 mark and...
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Nats flex their muscles with three homers in 5-1 win

Nats flex their muscles with three homers in 5-1 win
For the first time in 11 days, the Nationals actually gained ground on the Mets. The Red Sox helped the Nats by knocking off the Mets 3-1, while Washington took care of business, smacking three homers in a 5-1 win over Miami. Ryan Zimmerman began the longball parade with a solo shot into the Red Porch to start the second. He has now driven in runs in six straight games. Zimmerman is batting .286 (6-for-21) with three homers and 11 RBIs over the mini hot streak. "I think he's swinging it good....
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Nationals overpower Marlins in 5-1 win

Nationals overpower Marlins in 5-1 win
Ryan Zimmerman crushed a solo homer into the Red Porch at Nationals Park to lead off the second inning. It was Zimmerman's 12th home run of the season. He has 11 RBIs over his last six games. Danny Espinosa and Jordan Zimmermann reached on bunt singles to start the second. After Jayson Werth grounded into a double play, Anthony Rendon ripped a base hit to right, scoring Espinosa. Update: Rendon led off the sixth with a bloop single to right. Three batters later, Clint Robinson belted a deep...
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Denard Span: "It's been a terrible eight months for me"

Denard Span: "It's been a terrible eight months for me"
Denard Span received hugs and handshakes from teammates and coaches as he walked into the Nationals clubhouse for possibly one of the last times on Saturday afternoon. The 31-year-old center fielder will have season-ending surgery on his left hip on Tuesday. "I have a torn labrum, an impingement in my left hip," Span said. "I just gotta get it worked on. I gotta get it repaired, get my hip bone shaved down so I can get it back to working properly." Span indicated the post-surgery recovery...
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Orioles to celebrate 20th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game streak

Orioles to celebrate 20th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game streak
The Orioles will open a three-game homestand on Monday, August 31, at 7:05 p.m. ET against the Tampa Bay Rays. The homestand will feature many special events including KidsPeace Night, an Orioles Wives Habitat for Humanity build, and a night to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Cal Ripken Jr.'s record-breaking 2,131st consecutive game On Tuesday, September 1, prior to the 7:05 p.m. game against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Orioles will celebrate the iconic moment when Ripken played his 2,131st...
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Patrick Reddington: Innings, pitches piling up for rookie righty Ross

Patrick Reddington: Innings, pitches piling up for rookie righty Ross
At some point in the near future, and no one's saying exactly when, Nationals right-hander Joe Ross will reach his innings limit/pitch count for the season and he'll be shut down for the year. The concern in his case is that the right-hander has never thrown this many innings in a season before. Ross threw six innings on Thursday night, leaving him at 66 2/3 so far in the majors and 142 2/3 overall on the year between Double-A, Triple-A and the Nationals. Ross went up to 122 1/3 innings in...
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Matthew Taylor: Tallying reasons to watch O's despite recent struggles

Matthew Taylor: Tallying reasons to watch O's despite recent struggles
Let's face it, being an Orioles fan has been a depressing proposition of late. Not quite 14 consecutive losing seasons depressing, mind you, but depressing all the same. If the 2014 season was exhilarating - and it was - the 2015 season has been exhausting. Judging from the recent Orioles commentary on Twitter, fan reactions to the team's struggles have included equal parts hostility and humor. OK, there's actually nothing equal about it. Ours is a hostile fan base right now. Given the...
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Orioles option right-hander Jorge Rondon to Triple-A Norfolk

Orioles option right-hander Jorge Rondon to Triple-A Norfolk
The Orioles today announced that they have optioned right-hander Jorge Rondon to Triple-A Norfolk. Rondon, 27, allowed one run over 4.0 innings in two outings after being recalled from the Tides on August 24. In three games with the Orioles this season since being claimed off waivers from the Colorado Rockies on May 10, Rondon has posted a 1.23 ERA (7.1IP, ER) while striking out three and walking one. Over five major league games between the Orioles and Rockies this season, he has pitched to an...
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Meet Chris Davis and claim exclusive signed baseball card at Dempsey's on Aug. 31

Meet Chris Davis and claim exclusive signed baseball card at Dempsey's on Aug. 31
We hope you're following us on Twitter, and if not, what are you waiting for? On Monday, Aug. 31, Orioles first baseman Chris Davis will take time from his busy schedule of crushing home runs to hold an exclusive autograph signing at Dempsey's Brew Pub & Restaurant. The key to get in? You need to be following @masnOrioles on Twitter! On Sunday evening, we will be tweeting out an event ticket, which will get you into Monday's event at Dempsey's. There, Davis will be signing exclusive...
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