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Nats ride Gio Gonzalez to 1-0 win over Mets

Nats ride Gio Gonzalez to 1-0 win over Mets
FLUSHING, N.Y. - After threatening in the first, the Nationals put together three singles to get on the scoreboard in the second. It started with shorstop Ian Desmond breaking out of an 0-for-29 slump with his first base hit since April 24. Second baseman Danny Espinosa followed with a single. After a sacrifice bunt from starter Gio Gonzalez moved both runners up, center fielder Michael A. Taylor hit a blistering ground ball that Mets third baseman Daniel Murphy couldn't handle, allowing...
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Left side tightness forces Rendon out of rehab game, Span sits

Left side tightness forces Rendon out of rehab game, Span sits
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Infielder Anthony Rendon was again a late scratch in his minor league rehab assignment for Double-A Harrisburg tonight. He continues to experience tightness in his left side and had trouble getting loose. Rendon was due to play seven innings at second base in Harrisburg's game at Bowie. Nationals manager Matt Williams had just finished laying out the plan for Rendon during his pregame session with reporters in the third base dugout before the news came in. After playing seven...
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Nats, Gio Gonzalez searching for consistency (with lineups)

Nats, Gio Gonzalez searching for consistency (with lineups)
FLUSHING, N.Y. - It's been all or nothing this week for the Nationals. Last night, Mets right-hander Matt Harvey put the brakes on the Nats offense, which had scored 34 runs in the previous three games. It was the second time in less than a week the Nats have been shut out. Left-hander Gio Gonzalez (1-2, 5.01 ERA) looks to get back on track after a rough homecoming in Miami last Sunday. The Marlins smacked around Gonzalez for six runs on 10 hits in five innings. Gonzalez is 5-1 with a 1.88 ERA...
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For Max Scherzer, it's been a hard knock life

For Max Scherzer, it's been a hard knock life
FLUSHING, N.Y. - When Max Scherzer was introduced to the media at Nationals Park in January, he was asked why - beyond the astronomical $210 million contract he was offered - he chose to sign with the Nationals. "It's pretty easy," Scherzer said. "And it's one (reason): winning. I think this team is capable of winning, and winning a lot." That hasn't happened yet for Scherzer or the Nationals. After falling to the Mets and stud pitcher Matt Harvey last night, the Nationals' record...
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Harvey outduels Scherzer to end Nats' winning streak

Harvey outduels Scherzer to end Nats' winning streak
FLUSHING, N.Y. - A night before the world will convene for the largest boxing event of the decade, two of major league baseball's heavyweight pitchers battled it out at Citi Field. Mets right-hander Matt Harvey outdueled Nationals ace Max Scherzer as the Mets won this decision 4-0. Mets left fielder Michael Cuddyer delivered the damaging blow to Scherzer on a one-out solo home run in the fourth. That was all the Mets needed as Harvey danced through the Nats lineup, allowing just six base...
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Harvey cools down Nats' offense in 4-0 loss

Harvey cools down Nats' offense in 4-0 loss
FLUSHING, N.Y. - So far, the blockbuster pitching matchup between Nationals ace Max Scherzer and Mets fireballer Matt Harvey is as advertised. The Mets have yet to collect a hit against Scherzer through the first three innings. But the right-hander still found himself in some trouble in the third after he hit Mets second baseman Dilson Herrera and walked right fielder Curtis Granderson. But Scherzer got out of the inning when center fielder Juan Lagares chased a breaking ball for the third...
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Denard Span out tonight after experiencing surgery-related soreness

Denard Span out tonight after experiencing surgery-related soreness
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Center fielder Denard Span chose to leave last night's game in the sixth inning after experiencing abdominal discomfort. "Just around the surgery site just felt a little sore," Span said. "Just follow my intuition, basically." Span underwent hernia surgery in December and core muscle surgery on March 9. Nationals manager Matt Williams has taken Span out of the lineup for the second time since the 31-year-old returned from the disabled list on April 19. "I would think that...
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Scherzer returns for marquee pitching matchup with Matt Harvey (with lineups)

Scherzer returns for marquee pitching matchup with Matt Harvey (with lineups)
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Nationals ace Max Scherzer returns to the mound eight days after injuring his right thumb at the plate. Swelling forced Scherzer to miss his scheduled start Tuesday in Atlanta and the result was arguably the wildest game in Nationals history. Scherzer experienced tough luck on opening day against the Mets at Nats Park. He held the Mets without a hit through 5 2/3 innings before an error from shortstop Ian Desmond led to the Mets' first run. He ended up taking the loss, despite...
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Bryce Harper is back in the New York groove

Bryce Harper is back in the New York groove
FLUSHING, N.Y. - The Mets entered the ninth inning last night with the game still in reach, trailing by three runs. But any hopes of a late comeback were crushed in one swing of the bat by right fielder Bryce Harper's bases-loaded three-run double that featured a rare double slide at the plate from third baseman Yunel Escobar and left fielder Jayson Werth. Harper, the team's most explosive player, once again delivered the game's most exciting play. "We had another Nats-car going for us,"...
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Patrick Reddington: Riding the roller coaster with Ian Desmond

Patrick Reddington: Riding the roller coaster with Ian Desmond
Nationals manager Matt Williams talked at the start of spring training about wanting to help shortstop Ian Desmond stay focused on the day-to-day this season instead of thinking big picture as Desmond began what could be his final season with the organization that drafted and developed him. Though there were rumors of a potential trade this winter as Desmond entered his walk year, Williams said he wanted to help Desmond get past all that. "I want to free his mind," Williams told reporters....
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Matthew Taylor: Digging deeper for hope and inspiration

Matthew Taylor: Digging deeper for hope and inspiration
I started blogging about the Orioles in 2006. I chronicled six of the final 14 losing seasons in Baltimore; to date, I have written about a heck of a lot more losing than winning. Various motivations have helped me to keep at it for as long as I have, some of which make sense and others that are simply foolish. At the core of it all has been the simple truth that I love this team, which was something of a birthright in my family. In the not-so-distant past, when having a winning baseball team...
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Nats ride momentum into May after impressive team win

Nats ride momentum into May after impressive team win
FLUSHING, N.Y. - On the final day of the season's first month, suddenly the vibe has changed around the Nationals after tonight's 8-2 win. The team handed the Mets their first loss this season at Citi Field. For the third straight night, the Nats pounded out double-digit hits, led by the heart of their lineup. Third baseman Yunel Escobar, left fielder Jayson Werth, right fielder Bryce Harper and first baseman Ryan Zimmerman combined to go 9-for-18 and drive in all eight runs for the...
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Offense keeps rolling as Nats hand Mets first home loss in 8-2 win

Offense keeps rolling as Nats hand Mets first home loss in 8-2 win
Flushing, N.Y. - Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg has labored through the first two innings tonight. He has already racked up 52 pitches. The Mets turned a pair of doubles from shortstop Wilmer Flores and catcher Kevin Plawecki into the game's first run in the second. Two batters later, right fielder Curtis Granderson followed with an RBI single, which left Strasburg and the Nats in a quick 2-0 hole. Mets starter Jacob deGrom is perfect through the first three innings with three strikeouts....
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Rendon potentially back in rehab game in Bowie tomorrow, Janssen's plan set

Rendon potentially back in rehab game in Bowie tomorrow, Janssen's plan set
FLUSHING, N.Y. - If all goes well, infielder Anthony Rendon will resume his minor league rehab stint with Double-A Harrisburg when the Senators travel to Bowie to play the Baysox this weekend. Rendon played in games last Friday and Saturday and then, after a scheduled day off Sunday, he became a late scratch Monday when he had trouble loosening up his injured left knee in Harrisburg's cold weather. Since then, it's been a new issue - tightness in his left side - that has kept him off the...
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Escobar returns as Strasburg and Zimmerman look to find a groove (with lineups)

Escobar returns as Strasburg and Zimmerman look to find a groove (with lineups)
FLUSHING, N.Y. - Right-hander Stephen Strasburg didn't have much of a chance to pick up a win in his last outings as the Nationals were shut out last Saturday in Miami. He's yet to find consistency this season as he brings a 4.88 ERA into his fifth start this evening. Strasburg is 3-1 with a 1.97 ERA and 44 strikeouts in five career starts at Citi Field. Yunel Escobar returns to the second spot in the lineup and will play third base after missing the past two games with a cut-up hand he...
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Span, Espinosa charge to New York on a tear

Span, Espinosa charge to New York on a tear
FLUSHING, N.Y. - The Nationals showed up to Turner Field on Tuesday afternoon licking their wounds, in some cases literally, from a six-game losing streak. The offense, the main culprit for the early-season slide, had become a quagmire filled with poor situational hitting and untimely strikeouts. They began the fifth inning on the mat, trailing by a normally insurmountable eight runs. But center fielder Denard Span wouldn't allow his team to be knocked out again. The veteran kept swinging away...
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Zach Wilt: Outside gates, hearty fans locked out but not down

Zach Wilt: Outside gates, hearty fans locked out but not down
You'll never hear a louder bat crack or be able to listen in as Adam Jones calls off Alejandro De Aza on a fly ball hit to left-center field like you were able to on Wednesday afternoon outside Camden Yards. The Orioles' matchup against the White Sox - which took 2 hours, 3 minutes - was one for the record books featuring a crowd of zero, a pre-recorded national anthem and John Denver's "Thank God I'm A Country Boy" played during the seventh-inning stretch for only the players, a few...
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In offensive assault, Jordan Zimmermann delivered the biggest blow

In offensive assault, Jordan Zimmermann delivered the biggest blow
ATLANTA - Right-hander Jordan Zimmermann pitched seven solid innings and delivered a three-run single to help the Nationals earn their second series win of the season in a 13-4 victory over the Braves. After yesterday's chaotic 13-12 game, the Nats needed a lengthy start from Zimmermann and he came through allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits with one walk and seven strikeouts. Little did anyone know it would be at the plate where Zimmermann's impact would be felt most. Trailing...
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Sights and sounds from empty Camden Yards

Sights and sounds from empty Camden Yards
On Wednesday afternoon, the Orioles made history by playing a ballgame closed to the public. The decision was made in response to the Baltimore riots. The show must go on. The Birds beat the White Sox 8-2 in front of an empty stadium. It's the first time there have been zero fans in attendance for a Major League Baseball game. Check out all behind-the-scenes looks of the historical game at Camden Yards. MASN cameras will be bringing you live coverage from Camden Yards beginning at 1:30...
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Offense erupts in Nats' 13-4 win

Offense erupts in Nats' 13-4 win
ATLANTA - For the third straight night, the Nationals found themselves playing from behind after the first inning. Braves right fielder Nick Markakis led off tonight's game with a single to left field off Nats starter Jordan Zimmermann. First baseman Freddie Freeman added a double and then catcher A.J. Pierzynski scored them both on a soft single to center. It was nothing new for Markakis, as he's reached base and scored in the opening frame in each of the three games in the series. The Nats...
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