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Lights out on Zimmermann, pitching decisions for Williams today (with Nats' statement)

Lights out on Zimmermann, pitching decisions for Williams today (with Nats' statement)
The Nationals and Dodgers will resume last night's suspended game today at 2:05 p.m. It will pick up at the start of the sixth inning with the Nationals holding a 3-2 lead. It is uncertain whether Tanner Roark will return to the mound to start the sixth. Roark needed just seven pitches to retire the Dodgers in order in the fifth after relieving starter Jordan Zimmermann, who was unable to continue after the initial 1 hour, 22 minute power outage delay. "I just played catch and then I shut it...
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Power outage suspends play with Nats leading 3-2, game to resume tomorrow

Power outage suspends play with Nats leading 3-2, game to resume tomorrow
A power outage at Nationals Park provided an embarrassing and frustrating situation tonight. A bank of lights high above the third base line went dark, causing lengthy delays in the fourth and fifth innings and then eventually forcing a suspension of the game with the Nationals leading 3-2 before the start of the sixth. The two teams will pick up where they left off when the game resumes at 2:05 p.m. on Saturday. "Just unforeseen circumstances," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "You...
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Nationals vs. Dodgers Suspended Game Information

Nationals vs. Dodgers Suspended Game Information
Due to a power failure at Nationals Park this evening, Friday's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers has been suspended. The game will resume on Saturday, July 18th at 2:05 PM. The second game will begin at 4:05 PM or twenty minutes after the conclusion of the first game, whichever is later. Tickets from Friday night's game are not valid for either game on Saturday. However, fans with tickets to Friday's game will be able to exchange them for a future game in 2015, subject to...
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Umpires suspend game after power failure at Nats Park (updated schedule)

Umpires suspend game after power failure at Nats Park (updated schedule)
Yunel Escobar delivered the Nationals' first hit of the night when he doubled down the left field line with one out in the third. Danny Espinosa followed with a slow roller. Dodgers starter Mike Bolsinger fielded it but then stumbled while making the throw to first. Espinosa was safe and Escobar advanced to third as Dodgers manager Don Mattingly, along with the team trainer, came out to check on Bolsinger, who remained in the game. Bryce Harper followed with a groundout that easily scored...
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Matt Williams explains decision to hold Max Scherzer until Sunday

Matt Williams explains decision to hold Max Scherzer until Sunday
Most expected Nationals manager Matt Williams to send Max Scherzer to the mound tonight against the Dodgers to set the tone for the second half of the season. But Williams opted to hold Scherzer until Sunday, where the ace will square off with Dodgers right-hander Zack Grienke in a whale of a pitching matchup. Williams explained his reasons for giving Scherzer the extra rest earlier. "His workload has been pretty immense as compared to what he's used to," Williams said. "Certainly pitch...
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Stephen Strasburg begins throwing, Matt Williams hints at rehab plan

Stephen Strasburg begins throwing, Matt Williams hints at rehab plan
Right-hander Stephen Strasburg threw on flat ground yesterday and today without experiencing pain in his left side, according to Nationals manager Matt Williams. "We'll look to a bullpen (session) in the next four to five days, probably, and see where he's at," Williams said. "But a good sign for him the last couple." Strasburg was cruising through his July 4 start against the Giants when he suffered a strained left oblique in the fourth inning. The next day, the right-hander landed on...
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Williams provides good news on Werth, Rendon, Zimmerman and Span

Williams provides good news on Werth, Rendon, Zimmerman and Span
The Nationals seem to be moving closer to getting some of their injured stars back. Jayson Werth became the first of five positon starters on the 15-day disabled list to see game action when he began his minor league rehab stint at Single-A Potomac last night. Werth, who fractured his left wrist when he was hit by a pitch on May 16, went 1-for-2 with a single and a strikeout while playing three innings in left field yesterday. The 35-year-old is batting third as the designated hitter in...
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Jordan Zimmermann starts off second half for Nationals (with lineups)

Jordan Zimmermann starts off second half for Nationals (with lineups)
Nationals manager Matt Williams sends Jordan Zimmermann to the mound to lead off the second half of the season against the Dodgers tonight. Zimmermann is 3-0 in his last five starts with a 1.63 ERA. The right-hander has walked only one while striking out 21 across 27 2/3 innings during the stretch. With Denard Span (back spasms) still on the 15-day disabled list, Williams has slotted Yunel Escobar in the leadoff spot. Escobar is 13-for-39 (.333) with a homer when batting first in the order this...
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Sammy Solis recalled; David Carpenter to 15-day disabled list

Sammy Solis recalled; David Carpenter to 15-day disabled list
The Nationals have placed right-hander David Carpenter on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 12, with right shoulder inflammation. Lefty Sammy Solis will take his spot on the Nats' 25-man roster. Carpenter is 0-0 with a 1.50 ERA over six innings (eight games) with the Nats. He's 0-1 with a 4.01 ERA over 24 2/3 innings this season. This will be Solis' third stint with the Nats this season. In the majors, he's 1-0 with a 4.50 ERA and one hold. Over his first three games with the...
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Matthew Taylor: Digging deeper into Darren O'Day's numbers

Matthew Taylor: Digging deeper into Darren O'Day's numbers
I wanted to be able to better articulate the value of Orioles All-Star reliever Darren O'Day. In attempting to do so, I developed an appreciation for the late Stu Miller. That's the sort of thing that can happen when you dig into the numbers late at night. The difference in my understanding of both players was a lesser-mentioned statistic that speaks to the value of relief pitchers. Ask most O's fans to talk about O'Day's value and you're as likely to hear a chant as you are any kind of...
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Patrick Reddington: Enjoy Jordan Zimmermann while you can

Patrick Reddington: Enjoy Jordan Zimmermann while you can
The Washington Nationals made three selections in the 2007 draft before their second-round pick came up at No. 67. At that point they had a decision to make, but they couldn't come to an agreement. There was a difference of opinion among the front office executives and scouts gathered in the nation's capital, as now-former general manager Jim Bowden explained in a 2011 segment of his show on MLB Network Radio. "Everybody's lists are different," Bowden explained. "We got to the point of...
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Nationals rookies playing key roles so far

Nationals rookies playing key roles so far
A large reason the Nationals enter the second half of the season holding a two game lead in the National League East has to do with the significant contributions of several rookies. Let's take a look at who has been the best of the youngsters so far. 5. Sammy Solis: After undergoing Tommy John surgery and battling several other nagging injuries, the 26-year-old left-hander finally made his major league debut on April 30 at Citi Field. Solis limited the Mets to one hit while striking out one...
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Weekend pitching matchups are set, then re-set

Weekend pitching matchups are set, then re-set
Nationals manager Matt Williams has announced how the first three starting pitchers will line up coming out of the All-Star break. The result sets up some of the game's premier pitching matchups of the season as the National League West-leading Dodgers visit Nationals Park this weekend. Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will square off with Dodgers ace Clayton Kershaw on Friday night. Kershaw, a three-time NL Cy Young Award winner and last year's NL MVP, took the loss in Tuesday's All-Star Game...
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Jayson Werth begins minor league rehab assignment tonight

Jayson Werth begins minor league rehab assignment tonight
A day before the Nationals are set to embark on the second half of the season, one of their injured stars is ready to see his first game action in two months. Left fielder Jayson Werth hasn't played since Padres starter Odrisamer Despaigne ran a 92 mph fastball in on Werth that violently struck his left wrist in the second inning of a Nats' 10-0 win in San Diego on May 16. Tonight, Werth begins his minor league rehab stint for Single-A Potomac, where he'll play left field and bat second...
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Nationals agree to terms with 16-year-old Dominican Elvis Alvarado

Nationals agree to terms with 16-year-old Dominican Elvis Alvarado
The Nationals this morning announced that they have agreed to terms with outfielder Elvis Alvarado, a 16-year-old international free agent from the Dominican Republic. Alvarado is 6-foot-4 and 175 lbs. He profiles as a corner outfielder, said Johnny DiPuglia, the team's director of Latin American operations. Alvarado throws and bats right-handed. "He's got the potential to hit for power and has an above-average arm," DiPuglia said in a team-issued release. This is the Nationals' third...
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OMG! It's the Nats' top 10 quotes from the first half of the season

OMG! It's the Nats' top 10 quotes from the first half of the season
The Nationals clubhouse is loaded with a wide spectrum of personalities - from the quirkiness of guys like Gio Gonzalez and Jose Lobaton to the intensity of Max Scherzer and Bryce Harper. As the Nationals prepare to ramp back up for a run at a second straight National League East crown, we take a look a back at the top 10 quotes from the season's first half. 10. June 27, Gonzalez: "This rain kinda caught us all off-guard. I mean, we didn't know it was coming for, like, three days." This was...
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Kershaw, Greinke bookend Dodgers' starters for series at Nats Park

Kershaw, Greinke bookend Dodgers' starters for series at Nats Park
The Nationals will face three-time National League Cy Young Award Clayton Kershaw when the Dodgers come to D.C. on Friday night. Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly plans to send right-hander Mike Bolsinger to the mound for Saturday's matinee and NL All-Star starter Zack Greinke will take the ball on Sunday for the series finale. After winning the 2014 NL MVP, Kershaw got off to a bit of an uncharacteristic start this season. But the left-hander rebounded in dominant fashion. In his last start...
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Casey Janssen: "I gotta build the trust of my teammates, the staff, everybody"

Casey Janssen: "I gotta build the trust of my teammates, the staff, everybody"
Right-hander Casey Janssen sat on the couch in the Nationals clubhouse for several minutes late last Friday night with an untouched plate of food in front of him and a blank stare on his face. Fairly or unfairly, Janssen had been charged with the game-tying run as the Nationals blew a late-inning lead with just six outs remaining. Janssen had only faced two batters in his abbreviated outing. Orioles pinch-hitter Chris Parmelee nicked a 2-2 cutter to lead off the eighth, and the dribbler to...
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Bryce Harper comes up empty in All-Star Game (Franchise Four announced)

Bryce Harper comes up empty in All-Star Game (Franchise Four announced)
Major League Baseball announced the Franchise Four for each of the 30 teams prior to this evening's All-Star Game in Cincinnati. All four players named for the Washington Nationals played during the Montreal Expos era. C Gary Carter.262, 324 HR, 1225 RBIs RF Andre Dawson.279, 438 HR, 1591 RBIs RF Vladimir Guerrero.318, 449 HR, 1496 RBIs LF Tim Raines .294, 170 HR, 980 RBI Ryan Zimmerman was the only Nationals player included in the online voting process on MLB.com. Who would be your Franchise...
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Best of the Decade: Nationals draft Bryce Harper

Best of the Decade: Nationals draft Bryce Harper
As the Nationals celebrate 10 seasons in Washington, D.C., we reflect on some of the best moments since the franchise moved to the nation's capital. Each Wednesday through mid-August, check out Nationals Pastime for a remembrance of one of the watershed moments in Nationals history. Patience is rarely paid much attention in the world of sports. In the case of Bryce Harper, it never really existed. Most No. 1 overall picks in baseball aren't household names due the lack of media attention...
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