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Can Max Scherzer be even better in the second half?

Can Max Scherzer be even better in the second half?
Before heading to a much deserved break, Nationals closer Drew Storen was asked what staff ace Max Scherzer can do for an encore in the team's second half. "I think he better be better," Storen said while trying to remain straight-faced. "I'm just kidding." What's crazy is Scherzer most likely believes he can be better as well. And why not? The 30-year-old has developed into a more complete and efficient pitcher since his American League Cy Young Award winning season two years ago in...
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Bryce Harper starting in right, batting third for NL All-Stars

Bryce Harper starting in right, batting third for NL All-Stars
Bryce Harper will start in right field and bat third for the National League in Tuesday's All-Star Game. It is the 22-year-old's third appearance in the Midsummer Classic after playing left field and going 0-for-1 with a walk in 2012 and then starting in center in 2013 while going 0-for-2. Harper will get an early chance to collect his first career All-Star hit when he faces Houston's Dallas Keuchel, who was named the American League's starter earlier today by manager Ned Yost. Harper was...
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Nats' injury situation emphasized as trade deadline nears

Nats' injury situation emphasized as trade deadline nears
BALTIMORE - When the Nationals return to play after the All-Star break on Friday, only two weeks will remain before the July 31 trade deadline for making non-waiver trades. General manager Mike Rizzo has shown his willingness to participate frequently in the wheeling and dealing in the past. Last year, Rizzo acquired infielder Asdrubal Cabrera from the Indians for infielder Zach Walters at the deadline. Cabrera contributed more than his .229 batting average suggests, and his ability to play...
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Scherzer delivers All-Star performance again in Nats' 3-2 win

Scherzer delivers All-Star performance again in Nats' 3-2 win
BALTIMORE - Max Scherzer bypassed an opportunity to start for the National League in Tuesday's All-Star Game, opting instead to take the mound for this afternoon's series finale against the Orioles. The much belabored decision turned out to be bad news for Baltimore as Scherzer yielded only two solo homers to fellow All-Star Adam Jones and the Nationals went on to take the series with a 3-2 win. Jones' second home run cut the Nats' lead to one with two outs in the bottom of the ninth,...
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Max Scherzer dominates Orioles in Nats' 3-2 win

Max Scherzer dominates Orioles in Nats' 3-2 win
BALTIMORE - The Nationals narrowly missed a prime opportunity to light up the scoreboard in the first. After Yunel Escobar legged out an infield single, Bryce Harper drilled an 0-1 slider from Wei-Yin Chen over Chris Davis' head and off the wall in right. Davis regrouped and managed to throw the ball in, forcing Escobar to hold at third. Wilson Ramos followed with a drive to right-center which appeared to be headed for the gap before Davis sprinted over, reached up and made the grap to end the...
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Max Scherzer aims for All-Star performance in series finale (with lineups)

Max Scherzer aims for All-Star performance in series finale (with lineups)
BALTIMORE - Nationals manager Matt Williams will send his ace Max Scherzer to the mound this afternoon in hopes of winning the team's final series before heading into the All-Star break. Scherzer is looking to rebound from his worst start of the year after surrendering five runs over only 4 2/3 innings in the Nationals' 5-0 loss to the Reds last Tuesday night. Scherzer is 3-1 with a 3.92 ERA in six career regular season starts against Baltimore. However, the Orioles did plate five runs,...
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Bryce Harper on hitting at Camden Yards: "I can't stand it, actually"

Bryce Harper on hitting at Camden Yards: "I can't stand it, actually"
BALTIMORE - Most would expect to hear that Bryce Harper enjoys hitting in Camden Yards - especially with its short porch in right field and homer-welcoming dimensions - but the young slugger's feelings couldn't be more opposite. "I don't," Harper said after last night's 7-4 Nationals win. "I really don't. I can't stand it, actually. I can't see very well, so hopefully in the daytime (on Sunday) I see it better. I feel like it's a little dark." Harper is only 5-for-26 with 10...
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Jordan Zimmermann: "It could've been a lot worse"

Jordan Zimmermann: "It could've been a lot worse"
BALTIMORE - Jordan Zimmermann battled through a tough five innings on Saturday night before Nationals manager Matt Williams decided to make an early call to the bullpen. "He struggled a little bit with command and left some balls middle of the plate," Williams said. "He got to 95 (pitches) at that point and he's had a pretty strenuous first half, as well, and we're behind at that point, so we got him out." The Nationals surged back in the top of the sixth behind a solo homer from Bryce...
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Espinosa powers Nats to 7-4 comeback win

Espinosa powers Nats to 7-4 comeback win
BALTIMORE - The comeback campaign for Danny Espinosa continued with a huge three-run homer in the sixth inning to lift the Nationals over the Orioles 7-4. Espinosa scuffled mightily with his bat the last two seasons, leaving the Nationals requesting that the 28-year-old abandon switch-hitting in favor of batting exclusively from the right side. Espinosa spent all of spring training attempting to get comfortable facing right-handed pitching from the right side. Once opening day arrived though,...
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Harper, Espinosa homer in Nats' 7-4 win

Harper, Espinosa homer in Nats' 7-4 win
BALTIMORE - The Nationals had an early chance to score tonight. Yunel Escobar slapped a single to right in the first. After Orioles starter Miguel Gonzalez got Bryce Harper swinging, Clint Robinson ripped a two-out double into the right field corner. Escobar, who is battling tightness in his left hamstring, motored around from first as third base coach Bob Hendley signaled for the plate. Orioles right fielder Steve Pearce fired to second baseman Ryan Flaherty who relayed to catcher Caleb Joseph...
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Scherzer out of All-Star Game after decision to start Sunday

Scherzer out of All-Star Game after decision to start Sunday
BALTIMORE - Nationals manager Matt Williams has opted to start his ace Max Scherzer in this season's first half finale on Sunday in Baltimore. The decision leaves Scherzer unavailable to pitch for the National League in Tuesday's All-Star Game in Cincinnati. "Rules stipulate that if you are a starting pitcher certainly on Sunday that you're not available for the All-Star Game to pitch," Williams said. "He's gonna go and enjoy the process and be part of it, but he'll be...
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Zimmermann looks to end Nats' three-game skid (Chris Davis scratched for O's)

Zimmermann looks to end Nats' three-game skid (Chris Davis scratched for O's)
BALTIMORE - Jordan Zimmermann aims to stop a three-game losing skid for the Nationals tonight. The right-hander has returned to his normal dominant self in recent weeks. Zimmermann is 2-0 with 0.40 ERA in his last three starts while striking out 17 and walking only one. Zimmermann is 1-3 with a 4.13 ERA in five career starts against Baltimore. His last came in 2013 when the Orioles tagged him for three homers including one apiece from Chris Davis and Steve Pearce. This will be Miguel...
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Nationals searching for offense

Nationals searching for offense
The Nationals' offensive struggles continued in last night's 3-2 loss to the Orioles. In six of the last 10 games, the Nationals have scored two runs or fewer, resulting in six losses. Tyler Moore and Michael A. Taylor delivered two-out RBIs in the fifth inning yesterday, but that was all the Nats could manage despite collecting 10 hits on the night. Moore's run-scoring double was the Nationals only extra-base hit. "Two runs in this stadium is tough," Moore said. "We need to score more,...
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Nationals' bullpen falters late in 3-2 walk-off loss

Nationals' bullpen falters late in 3-2 walk-off loss
BALTIMORE - The Nationals' bullpen couldn't protect a one-run lead as Orioles second baseman Jonathan Schoop launched a walk-off homer off Tanner Roark in the bottom of the ninth for a 3-2 win. The only run Gio Gonzalez allowed came on a solo blast from Adam Jones in the fourth. Otherwise, the left-hander pitched brilliantly for the third consecutive start, exiting after walking Jimmy Paredes to begin the seventh as the Nationals held a 2-1 advantage. Aaron Barrett followed Gonzalez to the...
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Roark tagged for walk-off homer (Nats lose 3-2)

Roark tagged for walk-off homer (Nats lose 3-2)
BALTIMORE - Orioles center fielder Adam Jones broke a scoreless tie with a solo homer off Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez to begin the fourth. It was Jones' 12th home run of the season. Gonzalez has allowed one run on four hits with two walks and four strikeouts. A leadoff single from Yunel Escobar in the first is the only hit the Nats have managed against Orioles starter Chris Tillman. Tillman has struck out Bryce Harper in both at-bats so far. Update: Clint Robinson and Ian Desmond connected...
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Zimmermann will start tomorrow, Williams remains undecided on Sunday

Zimmermann will start tomorrow, Williams remains undecided on Sunday
BALTIMORE - Nationals manager Matt Williams said right-hander Jordan Zimmermann will return from paternity leave to start tomorrow night's game against the Orioles. Zimmermann's wife, Mandy, gave birth to their daughter, Ava Kristeen, this morning. "Now that we know that everybody's healthy and everybody's gonna be home, Jordan is gonna pitch tomorrow and determine Sunday at some point tomorrow," Williams said. Right-hander Max Scherzer threw his bullpen session this afternoon at Camden...
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Yunel Escobar returns for the Nationals (with lineups)

Yunel Escobar returns for the Nationals (with lineups)
BALTIMORE - Yunel Escobar will see his first action since leaving Monday's loss to the Reds in the fifth inning with tightness in his left hamstring. With Denard Span (back spasms) on the 15-day disabled list, Escobar assumes the leadoff spot in the order. He is 11-for-35 (.314) with one homer and one double batting first. Escobar propelled the Nats to a 5-2 win over the Phillies on April 16 when he started the game with a home run off Cole Hamels. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez has won his past...
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Difo up, Barrett back, Span to DL in flurry of roster moves

Difo up, Barrett back, Span to DL in flurry of roster moves
BALTIMORE - The Nationals made a flurry of roster moves ahead of the final series of the first half, the first of two interleague series against the Orioles at Camden Yards. Center fielder Denard Span, who has been troubled by back problems and previously said he expected to miss the weekend series, was placed on the 15-day disabled list, while right-hander Jordan Zimmermann was placed on the paternity list. To take their places on the 25-man roster, the Nationals recalled infielder Wilmer Difo...
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Nationals recall Difo, reinstate Barrett; Span placed on 15-day DL, Zimmermann placed on paternity list

Nationals recall Difo, reinstate Barrett; Span placed on 15-day DL, Zimmermann placed on paternity list
The Washington Nationals recalled infielder Wilmer Difo from Double-A Harrisburg, and returned from rehab and reinstated right-handed pitcher Aaron Barrett from the 15-day disabled list on Friday. Center fielder Denard Span was placed on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 7, with back tightness and right-handed pitcher Jordan Zimmermann was placed on the paternity list. President of Baseball Operations and General Manager Mike Rizzo made the announcements. Difo, 23, joins the...
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#AskRendon: Anthony Rendon answers fans questions in Twitter takeover

#AskRendon: Anthony Rendon answers fans questions in Twitter takeover
While he doesn't have a Twitter account of his own, Nationals infielder Anthony Rendon was an old pro when he took to the @masnNationals account to answer fans' questions. MASN's Twitter followers submitted questions for Rendon using #AskRendon, and then the real fun began. Rendon wielded both baseball-related and off-the-field questions, with topics ranging from his favorite baseball player growing up to "the biggest bromance on the team." Naturally, some of his answers proved to be...
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