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Unfazed by the spotlight, Joe Ross continues impressing

Unfazed by the spotlight, Joe Ross continues impressing
In the first inning of Joe Ross' third big league start last night, the rookie right-hander stood on the mound and peered down at Pirates All-Star center fielder Andrew McCutchen, the National League's 2013 MVP. "I try not to make it more than it is just because I want to stay focused on what I'm trying to do and execute my pitches," Ross said. "But, I mean, it's hard not to recognize when you look at the lineup and hear him getting announced and you see him in the box. It's pretty...
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Ross makes his case in dominant 11-strikeout performance

Ross makes his case in dominant 11-strikeout performance
The Nationals' starting rotation was described as potentially historic coming into this season. When critics were searching for new superlatives for the Nats' big five, nobody had any idea, not even the Nationals brass, that 22-year-old rookie Joe Ross would provide some of the most dominating performances to help hold the team together before the All-Star break. In just the third start of his big league career, Ross fanned 11 Pirates while holding them to one run on six hits with only one...
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Rookie Joe Ross fans 11 in 4-1 Nats win

Rookie Joe Ross fans 11 in 4-1 Nats win
The Nationals went to work early against Pittsburgh's A.J. Burnett, who entered tonight with the fourth-best ERA in the majors at 1.89. Denard Span pulled a groundball single to right to lead off the first. Anthony Rendon gave the Nats runners at the corners with no outs on a base knock to right. And Yunel Escobar followed with sharp groundout to Pirates shortstop Jody Mercer, easily scoring Span. Two batters later, Wilson Ramos delivered his 10th double of the season on a shot to right-center...
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Ian Desmond sits as struggles continue

Ian Desmond sits as struggles continue
For the second time in the last week, Ian Desmond is out of the starting lineup for the Nationals. Desmond has struggled at the plate for most of the season. In 17 games this month, Desmond is hitting only .143 (9-for-63) with one homer and three RBIs. Before tonight's game, manager Matt Williams discussed what he's looking for Desmond to accomplish during the day off. "I hope he rests," Williams said. "The last day off, he refused to rest. He took extra batting practice, back to the...
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Bryce Harper won't play; Williams reacts (with lineups)

Bryce Harper won't play; Williams reacts (with lineups)
Bryce Harper is out of the Nationals lineup today after suffering a mild strain of his left hamstring last night. Clint Robinson will play right field and bat cleanup. I caught up with manager Matt Williams at Nationals Park in an exclusive live video chat for MASNsports.com earlier this afternoon. "(Bryce) is here," Williams said. "He's getting some treatment. We'll see how he is today and put him through a series of tests, if you will - light tests - to see where he's at. If he...
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Patrick Reddington: Escobar's drive to another five-hit night

Patrick Reddington: Escobar's drive to another five-hit night
Yunel Escobar's first 5-for-5 game of the season, in a 6-4 win over the Miami Marlins in early May, took him from a .271/.326/.376 line to .311/.361/.411 in one night. The 32-year-old Nationals infielder singled the Fish to death in front of an appreciative crowd in the nation's capital and impressed manager Matt Williams, who told reporters, "Yunel did what he does." What Yunel does, Williams explained that night, is stay inside the baseball, remain calm at the plate, take what he's given...
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Matthew Taylor: Baseball as a family bond

Matthew Taylor: Baseball as a family bond
I had the pleasure of visiting Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tenn., this week. With Father's Day approaching, the wonderful independent bookstore had a display of books for dad that, as you might expect, included titles celebrating the father-son bond as expressed through baseball. I'm fortunate to share that bond with my father and to be developing that bond with my son. However, the bookstore display had me thinking about my daughter. My kids are too young to really know what they like...
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Bryce Harper relieved hamstring injury doesn't appear serious

Bryce Harper relieved hamstring injury doesn't appear serious
A gale force gust may have blown through the nation's capital late last night when a collective sigh of relief was released upon hearing the term "minor" associated with Bryce Harper's latest injury, a left hamstring strain. With heavy showers having passed through downtown D.C. about 30 minutes before, Harper slipped on the wet grass in right field while making an aggressive throw to the plate in the top of the sixth inning. His legs buckled beneath him just as he released the ball,...
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Bryce Harper suffers mild left hamstring strain, to be evaluated further Friday

Bryce Harper suffers mild left hamstring strain, to be evaluated further Friday
Bryce Harper left tonight's 5-3 loss to the Rays in the six inning with what Nationals manager Matt Williams called a "mild left hamstring strain." That seems to be promising news considering the tense moments following Harper's injury. The Rays trailed 3-2 with Logan Forsythe on second and Steven Souza Jr. on first with one out in the top of the sixth when Asdrubal Cabrera singled on sharp groundball into right field. Rays third base coach Charlie Montoyo threw up the stop sign when...
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Bryce Harper leaves 5-3 loss with mild hamstring strain

Bryce Harper leaves 5-3 loss with mild hamstring strain
Bryce Harper leaves in sixth: Harper left the game in the sixth after it appeared that his left leg gave out on a throw to the plate. Harper immediately went to the ground after the throw and remained there for a few minutes as Nationals manager Matt Williams and head athletic trainer Lee Kuntz jogged out to check on him. Kuntz seemed to be examining the area around Harper's left knee. That's the same knee that was struck by a fastball on June 13 in Milwaukee, which forced Harper to miss the...
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No restrictions on Fister; Williams sets rotation, plus Strasburg update

No restrictions on Fister; Williams sets rotation, plus Strasburg update
Veteran right-hander Doug Fister returns to the mound tonight after spending 34 days on the disabled list with a flexor muscle strain in his throwing arm. Nationals manager Matt Williams indicated that there are no restrictions on Fister's start. "He's not on a pitch count, per se," Williams said. "We'll just see how the game goes. But he feels good about it. He feels healthy. He's itching to get back and get going again, and so are we." Fister was 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA in his first six...
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Doug Fister returns to the mound, Hill optioned (with lineups)

Doug Fister returns to the mound, Hill optioned (with lineups)
In Doug Fister's last start, the right-hander lasted only two innings after surrendering seven runs, including two on homers, in a loss in San Diego on May 14. The next day, Fister landed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained flexor muscle in his right forearm. Fister will make his first start tonight after being activated off the DL this afternoon by the Nationals. In his previous six outings before the injury, Fister was 2-1 with a 2.87 ERA in 37 2/3 innings. To make room for Fister,...
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Trea Turner impresses at Harrisburg

Trea Turner impresses at Harrisburg
The Nationals had quite a show at Double-A Harrisburg yesterday as Stephen Strasburg took the mound with widely hyped prospect Trea Turner behind him at shortstop. Turner was playing in just his second game with the Senators after finally arriving following a six-month wait after he was dealt to the Nationals as a player to be named. San Diego selected Turner 12th overall out of N.C. State in the 2014 First-Year Player Draft. He immediately began producing and was quickly elevated to Single-A...
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David Huzzard: Examining the Nationals offense

David Huzzard: Examining the Nationals offense
Coming into Wednesday night's game, the Nationals sat second in the National League in runs scored per game and eighth in runs allowed. Ask most people before the season started and they'd likely have told you that those rankings would be reversed. Turn on the radio or browse social media today after the Nationals got shut out and all the talk will be about how putrid their offense is. In past seasons, when I'd inform people the Nationals offense was better than they think, it was right...
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Zach Wilt: Machado flourishing as O's leadoff hitter

Zach Wilt: Machado flourishing as O's leadoff hitter
We often underestimate the importance of the leadoff hitter. He's the guy that gets things started, sets the table for the rest of the order and ends up with the most plate appearances at the end of the season. A struggling hitter atop a lineup can doom an inning or, at the very least, limit the damage against an opposing pitcher. One of my biggest concerns when the Orioles lost Nick Markakis to free agency was how they would be able to replace his production at the top of the lineup. Markakis...
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Offense disappears for Nats in 5-0 shutout

Offense disappears for Nats in 5-0 shutout
The Nationals team charter may have misplaced the team's bats somewhere on the 924-mile trip back to D.C. from St. Petersburg, Fla. A day after banging out a team-record 23 hits and pouring in a season-high 16 runs, the Nationals managed to squeeze out just two singles while being shut out 5-0. "It happens," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "If I had the formula ... if anybody had that formula, we'd certainly do something about it. We'd love to get 23 hits every day and score a whole...
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A confident Stephen Strasburg emerges after rehab start

A confident Stephen Strasburg emerges after rehab start
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Without a goatee and wearing a different uniform and number, Stephen Strasburg took the mound at Metro Bank Park looking like a different person. In his first, and most likely his last, rehab start for Double-A Harrisburg, Strasburg allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits with no walks and six strikeouts in five innings. But Strasburg's line doesn't come close to telling the full story as three of the four hits were bouncing ball singles. The tall righty looked confident...
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Stephen Strasburg sharp in Harrisburg rehab start

Stephen Strasburg sharp in Harrisburg rehab start
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Stephen Strasburg appears sharp and comfortable in his first minor league rehab start at Double-A Harrisburg. Strasburg retired the first seven batters he faced, featuring his blazing fastball topping out at 97 mph. Strasburg used eight pitches (seven fastballs) to record two groundball outs and one weak fly ball to right in the first. In the second, Strasburg coaxed a broken bat infield pop to start the inning before ending it with two strikeouts. Richmond first baseman Ricky...
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Top to bottom, Nationals pound Rays 16-4

Top to bottom, Nationals pound Rays 16-4
The Nationals finished up their six-game road trip with a relentless barrage of offense in tonight's 16-4 drubbing of the Rays. Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash used two position players to pitch the final two innings while the Nats racked up a single-game team record 23 hits. The onslaught began with a monumental clout off the bat of Clint Robinson that literally never came down. The towering solo shot rattled around in the catwalk above the covered field and was never seen again. The Nats...
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Domenic Vadala: Crab cakes, cheesesteaks and forced rivalries

Domenic Vadala: Crab cakes, cheesesteaks and forced rivalries
This week could be called "forced rivalry week" in Major League Baseball with lots of teams playing two-game home-and-home series against regional or natural rivals. Admittedly, some of these so-called rivalries are more forced than others. This would normally be O's vs. Nats week; however, those two teams will play two three-game series later this summer and into the autumn. So the Orioles ended up with Philadelphia this week, which makes sense based on geography. The Atlanta-Boston series...
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