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Offense finally clicking as Nationals take series with 9-5 win

Offense finally clicking as Nationals take series with 9-5 win
Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon went deep and Danny Espinosa delivered a three-run double as the Nationals opened up their offense in a 9-5 win over the Brewers. It was the Nationals' first back-to-back series win since they took three straight series from the Pirates, Braves and Phillies from June 19-June 28. The Nats also claimed only their second series win in D.C. since the All-Star break. Jordan Zimmermann fell behind quickly after Scooter Gennett led off the game with a single. Jonathan...
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Andrew Stetka: Ripken's return to a dugout could be awkward for O's fans

Andrew Stetka: Ripken's return to a dugout could be awkward for O's fans
As Orioles fans prepare to celebrate 20 years since Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's consecutive games streak, there's word that he could be nearing a return to Major League Baseball. It shocked me, too, when I realized it's been 20 years since No. 8 took that faithful lap around Camden Yards to thank the fans. What might shock me even more is if he ends up in a uniform other than one that reads "Orioles" across the front. Last week in an interview on ESPN 980 in Washington, D.C., the...
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Ramos and Rendon homer as Nats take series with 9-5 win

Ramos and Rendon homer as Nats take series with 9-5 win
The Brewers didn't take long to jump on Nationals starter Jordan Zimmermann. Scooter Gennett started the game with a single and then Jonathan Lucroy unloaded on a hanging slider, smacking it over the wall in left-center for a two-run homer. Ryan Braun followed with a shot off the wall in right, but Bryce Harper came up throwing, nailing Braun on a laser at second base. The Nationals answered in the bottom of the first when Jayson Werth ripped a double to left. Anthony Rendon advanced Werth to...
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Jordan Zimmermann aims for series win (with lineups)

Jordan Zimmermann aims for series win (with lineups)
Jordan Zimmermann takes the mound looking to claim just the second series win for the Nationals at home since the All-Star break. Zimmermann didn't fare so well facing his home-state Brewers in Milwaukee on June 12. In his second shortest outing of the season, the right-hander allowed six runs on nine hits before being bounced after 3 1/3 innings. Zimmermann is 2-0 with a 3.55 ERA in two career starts against the Brewers at Nationals Park. Bryce Harper has reached safely in 44 of his last 46...
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Jayson Werth delivering in a leading role

Jayson Werth delivering in a leading role
When Jayson Werth showed up at the ballpark Saturday afternoon, he wasn't on manager Matt Williams' original lineup card. The Nationals skipper was looking to give the 36-year-old a night off to recover after the long and late trip back early Friday morning. But moments later, a new batting order was posted with Werth penciled in to lead off. "I really just wanted to play, so he put me in there," Werth said after last night's 6-1 win over the Brewers. Werth's presence was felt early when...
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Michael A. Taylor powers Nats to 6-1 win

Michael A. Taylor powers Nats to 6-1 win
Michael A. Taylor loudly introduced himself tonight, crushing a towering two-run homer in the second to spark the Nationals to a much-needed 6-1 win. It's the third straight night Taylor has flexed his muscles with a titanic blast, beginning with Thursday's monstrous 493 foot moonshot at Coors Field. When asked what it meant to own the majors' longest home run this season after the Nats' loss that night, Taylor simply told reporters, "Nothing." Like tonight's roundtripper, eight of...
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Michael A. Taylor, Anthony Rendon homer in Nats' 6-1 win

Michael A. Taylor, Anthony Rendon homer in Nats' 6-1 win
The Nationals lost a quality scoring opportunity in the first. Jayson Werth led off with a single and Anthony Rendon followed with a walk. Bryce Harper then blistered a ball to deep center that Shane Peterson made a sensational diving catch on. Werth tagged, but Peterson's throw nailed him at third for the second out. Ryan Zimmerman struck out to end the inning. With two outs in the second, Wilson Ramos delivered a two-out base knock to left. Michael A. Taylor then smashed Taylor Jungmann's...
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Nats need a late push from Anthony Rendon

Nats need a late push from Anthony Rendon
It hasn't been the 2015 season Anthony Rendon or the Nationals expected. After a solid rookie year, Rendon broke through in his sophomore campaign, leading the National League in runs scored (111) and tying for fifth in hits (176) while smacking 21 homers with 83 RBIs. Those impressive numbers led to a Silver Slugger Award and a fifth place finish in the NL MVP vote. So naturally, the prospects of Rendon continuing his maturation into one of the game's best players was a no-brainer. But the...
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Yunel Escobar not in Nats lineup (updated with Jayson Werth leading off)

Yunel Escobar not in Nats lineup (updated with Jayson Werth leading off)
Yunel Escobar sits tonight after hyperextending his neck in the first inning of Friday's 10-3 loss to the Brewers. The Nationals third baseman collided with the railing and then a fan while pursuing a foul ball, which eventually sailed into the seats. Anthony Rendon slides over to third and leads off with Jayson Werth out of the lineup. Rendon is just 2-for-22 over his last six games and batting only .200 with one homer and two RBIs since returning from the disabled list on July...
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Bryce Harper homers in Nats' 10-3 loss

Bryce Harper homers in Nats' 10-3 loss
With no consistent threats surrounding Bryce Harper in the lineup, the Nationals slugger doesn't get many opportunities to show his power these days. Boosted by a 5-1 lead in the sixth inning last night, Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson challenged with a first-pitch heater and Harper walloped it deep over the right-center field wall for his National League-leading 31st homer. Harper's home run drew the Nats within three momentarily, but that's as close as they got as Milwaukee answered with five...
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Promising homestand starts with a dud

Promising homestand starts with a dud
This was not the start the Nationals were looking for to begin a crucial nine-game homestand. After traveling all night back to D.C. following Thursday's loss in Denver, the Nats appeared to sleepwalk through much of tonight's 10-3 blowout at the hands of Brewers. The Nationals pointed to this run of games in front of their home crowd as a chance to make a move on the Mets in the National League East. Instead they find themselves five games behind New York, the furthest the Nats have been out...
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Aaron Barrett was pitching with pain before DL stint

Aaron Barrett was pitching with pain before DL stint
The move to call up top prospect Trea Turner garnered all of the attention earlier today. As part of the announcement, the Nationals placed Tyler Moore on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left ankle and transferred right-hander Aaron Barrett to the 60-day DL with a right elbow sprain. Barrett made his second trip to the DL this season on Aug. 8, two days after the Nationals optioned him to Triple-A Syracuse. Barrett indicated he was pitching in pain before the Nats sent him down. "For...
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Nats blown out 10-3 (Escobar hurt, Turner debuts)

Nats blown out 10-3 (Escobar hurt, Turner debuts)
With two outs in the first, Milwaukee's Adam Lind lifted a foul pop toward the seats on the third base side. Third baseman Yunel Escobar chased in pursuit, crashing into the railing and then into a fan. Unable to make the catch, Escobar remained down as Ian Desmond signaled for assistance. It appeared Escobar injured his left side colliding with the top rail and then his upper body, which flung into a gentleman in the front row. Nationals manager Matt Williams and head athletic trainer Lee...
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Ian Desmond reacts to Trea Turner joining Nationals

Ian Desmond reacts to Trea Turner joining Nationals
Ian Desmond is experiencing the toughest season of his seven-year career. The 29-year-old has slashed a lowly .211/.255/.334 with a .589 OPS through the first three months, hitting just eight homers, driving in only 24 runs and committing a whopping 20 errors. But since the All-Star break, Desmond revived his season, batting .274 while leading the Nationals with eight homers and 21 RBIs. The Nats shortstop has improved in the field as well, recording just three errors. With his contract set to...
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Nats hope home cooking leads to run (with lineups)

Nats hope home cooking leads to run (with lineups)
After a lengthy West Coast road trip, the Nationals return home, where they will play nine games in a row and 16 of their next 19. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez looks to redeem himself from his worst start of the season last Saturday night. Gonzalez surrendered six run on five hits, departing after just 2 2/3 innings in a 12-6 loss to the Giants. With Brewers right-hander Jimmy Nelson on the mound, Ryan Zimmerman sits and the left-handed swinging Clint Robinson starts at first base. Robinson is...
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Nats summon top prospect Trea Turner

Nats summon top prospect Trea Turner
Highly touted prospect Trea Turner will be in uniform for the Nationals when they open a three-game series with the Brewers tonight. The Nationals selected the contract of the 22-year-old shortstop from Triple-A Syracuse earlier this afternoon. Turner slashed .314/.353/.431 with seven doubles, three triples, three homers, 14 stolen bases and 15 RBIs in 48 games since being promoted to Syracuse on June 26. The speedy infielder was acquired from the Padres as part of a three-team trade last...
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Matthew Taylor: The Orioles' growth mindset concept

Matthew Taylor: The Orioles' growth mindset concept
The growth mindset concept is popular in education circles these days. Given its focus on the need to embrace failure as part of the learning process, growth mindset is a natural corollary for baseball, where repeated failure is ingrained in the game. I would argue that no game requires a growth mindset so much as baseball. The Baltimore Orioles are an example of that. If you're willing to embrace frustration as a fan, it can be a joy to watch over both the short-term and the...
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Patrick Reddington: Gio Gonzalez hoping to rebound at home

Patrick Reddington: Gio Gonzalez hoping to rebound at home
Gio Gonzalez was on a roll before he took the mound last week in San Francisco's AT&T Park. He was on a streak of eight straight starts in which he had allowed two earned runs or less, dating back to June 15th in Tampa Bay. In those previous eight starts, the Washington Nationals' 29-year-old left-hander was 5-0 with a 1.48 ERA and a .245/.296/.326 line against in 48 2/3 innings pitched. Gonzalez was coming off an eight-inning outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Chavez Ravine, in...
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Max Scherzer falls to 11-10 after disappointing road trip

Max Scherzer falls to 11-10 after disappointing road trip
After experiencing his shortest outing of the season, throwing just three innings in an 8-5 loss to the Giants last Friday night, Nationals ace Max Scherzer turned in extra work to fine-tune his mechanics prior to yesterday's outing in Colorado. "I could tell in the (bullpen sessions) with all the work I've been doing in between starts to get that right," Scherzer told reporters. "I could tell that the ball was going to have the plane that I needed. There was times that I threw glove side...
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Nationals limp home after 3-7 road trip

Nationals limp home after 3-7 road trip
After scoring 15 runs in the opener, the Nationals managed to plate just two in the series finale as the Rockies prevented a sweep with a 3-2 win Thursday night. With the loss, the Nats wasted a prime opportunity to gain a half-game on the Mets, who were off tonight. Despite claiming just their third series win of the second half, the Nationals' detrimental road trip ends with a 3-7 mark. Shut out three times out west, the Nats found themselves trailing 2-0 in the seventh when Michael A....
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