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Max Scherzer to ramp it up, while Dan Uggla, Mike Carp try for a late push

Max Scherzer to ramp it up, while Dan Uggla, Mike Carp try for a late push
KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Right-hander Max Scherzer is scheduled to throw five innings or around 70 pitches in his fourth spring start today. He's been very solid so far, allowing just two runs on nine hits with eight strikeouts and one walk in nine full innings this spring. Dan Uggla starts at second base. He's batting .273 with a homer, two doubles and four RBIs while competing for a bench spot behind starter Yunel Escobar. Mike Carp needs a late spring push to make the roster. Carp, who signed a...
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Jayson Werth still sees opening day as a possibility

Jayson Werth still sees opening day as a possibility
VIERA, Fla. - Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth injured his right shoulder seven months ago when he crashed into the right field wall at Nats Park while making a catch. He missed a handful of games, had a couple of cortisone shots and was in the lineup for the remainder of the season and the playoffs. When the shoulder wouldn't heal, the 35-year-old finally opted for surgery in January. The original timetable for his full recovery was 60 to 90 days. But Werth will see his first action in a...
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Gonzalez and Roark lead Nats in scoreless tie, Werth still aiming for opening day

Gonzalez and Roark lead Nats in scoreless tie, Werth still aiming for opening day
VIERA, Fla. - Pitchers Gio Gonzalez and Tanner Roark both turned out their best performances of the spring in today's unique 10-inning 0-0 tie between the Nationals and Tigers. Gonzalez worked the count in his favor throughout his four innings, striking out five while allowing only two hits and one walk. "I think the most I was happy with was how my arm feels," said Gonzalez. "It feels fantastic. I'm so excited about it. Just talking about it from my last start to now, I was just trying to...
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Five strikeouts for Gonzalez, Nats run into trouble (0-0 final in 10)

Five strikeouts for Gonzalez, Nats run into trouble (0-0 final in 10)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 0, Tigers 0 (10 innings) Recap: The Nationals and Tigers combined for 12 hits in this scoreless extra-inning affair. Gio Gonzalez was impressive, striking out five while allowing only two hits and one walk in four innings. Tanner Roark had his best outing of the spring, scattering three hits with three strikeouts in two frames. Nats relievers Matt Thornton and Aaron Barrett also shut out in the Tigers in an inning of work each. Need to know: Tough day at...
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Williams isn't concerned with Roark, Werth to see minor league game action tomorrow

Williams isn't concerned with Roark, Werth to see minor league game action tomorrow
VIERA, Fla. - It's hard to say anyone in the Nationals organization has been negatively affected by the offseason signing of right-hander Max Scherzer. But coming off a season where he went 15-10 with a sterling 2.85 ERA as a starter, it appears righty Tanner Roark will get bumped from the rotation due to Scherzer's arrival. Manager Matt Williams continues to say that Roark is preparing as a starter during spring training, although he's made only one start and that was on the road in a...
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Nationals lineup centered around Michael A. Taylor

Nationals lineup centered around Michael A. Taylor
VIERA, Fla. - Michael A. Taylor came to Viera with the goal of making a shorter trip back north to D.C. instead of to Triple-A Syracuse at the end of spring training. He had no idea that would entail being the Nationals' opening day center fielder. That could be Taylor's role since Denard Span's abdominal surgery has likely cost him the beginning of the season. Taylor has answered the call by hitting .292 with a homer, two triples, a double and three RBIs in eight starts this spring....
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Slugger Clint Robinson making a case

Slugger Clint Robinson making a case
VIERA, Fla. - Clint Robinson has bounced around the minor leagues for nine years since Kansas City drafted him in 2007. Despite swinging a heavy bat to the tune of a .302 average with 141 homers and 587 RBIs in the minors, Robinson has only taken in the bright lights of the majors for 13 games - four with Royals in 2012 and nine with the Dodgers last season. "It's tough," Robinson said. "It's a good place to be, the big leagues. You want to get up there and you want to stay, but there are...
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Doug Fister singing the "spring training blues," Yunel Escobar making progress

Doug Fister singing the "spring training blues," Yunel Escobar making progress
JUPITER, Fla. - Casey Janssen has spent his entire career pitching in the American League for the Toronto Blue Jays. In the sixth inning of today's game, with the Nationals holding a 3-2 lead, Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton welcomed Janssen to the National League with a titanic blast that soared well beyond the center field wall at Roger Dean Stadium. "I would imagine that's not the only one he's hit in the last couple years," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. "He left one out over...
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MASN president, Orioles executive VP John P. Angelos answers fans' questions on Twitter

MASN president, Orioles executive VP John P. Angelos answers fans' questions on Twitter
Since becoming a mainstream social media outlet, Twitter has served as a personal way for sports fans to interact with their favorite teams and players. What makes Twitter so unique is that fans can tweet at and get answers directly from the source. And on March 18, John P. Angelos, executive vice president/COO of the Orioles and president/COO of MASN, allowed fans to do just that. In his #AskJPA Twitter Q&A, Angelos answered fans' questions directly from his Twitter account. He provided...
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Shaky start for Fister, quiet bats for Nats (Nats lose 5-4)

Shaky start for Fister, quiet bats for Nats (Nats lose 5-4)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Marlins 5, Nationals 4 Recap: Doug Fister allowed two runs on six hits with a strikeout in four innings. He threw 57 pitches, 39 for strikes. The Nats were finally able to get to Marlins starter Mat Latos in the fourth when Michael A. Taylor singled, stole second and then scored on a Dan Uggla double. After Uggla swiped third, Ryan Zimmerman plated him on a ground ball. Clint Robinson hit a hit a solo homer in the fifth and Matt Skole hit a solo shot in the...
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Williams encouraged with Cole despite cut, plus Escobar and Rendon updates

Williams encouraged with Cole despite cut, plus Escobar and Rendon updates
JUPITER, Fla. - The Nationals optioned right-handed pitcher A.J. Cole to Triple-A Syracuse this morning. Cole, ranked the No. 52 prospect in baseball by MLB.com, gave up three solo home runs among eight hits in seven innings this spring. "I thought he pitched really well and we've got to get him back down and get his normal routine going," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. Williams has indicated that more roster moves are coming for pitchers as the starting rotation continues eating up...
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MLB commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. to throw ceremonial first pitch on opening day

MLB commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. to throw ceremonial first pitch on opening day
The Washington Nationals today announced that Robert D. Manfred Jr., the tenth Commissioner of Baseball, will throw the ceremonial first pitch on opening day at Nationals Park on Monday, April 6. "We are so honored that Commissioner Manfred has chosen to spend this historic opening day in Washington," said Mark D. Lerner, Vice Chairman and one of the Principal Owners of the Nationals. "His participation will be incredibly special as we kick off our 10-Year Anniversary season." More...
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Doug Fister gets tough test against Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins (Cole cut)

Doug Fister gets tough test against Giancarlo Stanton, Marlins (Cole cut)
JUPITER, Fla. - Ian Stewart gets another start at third base today for the Nationals, while Anthony Rendon continues to recover from a sprained left MCL. The seven-year veteran has been swinging a hot bat. Stewart is hitting .389 with two homers, a double and three RBIs. Right-hander Doug Fister will have a good test against Marlins star Giancarlo Stanton in his third start of the spring. Fister also becomes the first Nats pitcher to hit in the exhibition season, with the designated hitter...
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Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Old Man and the Sea"

Hitting the Books with Gary Thorne: "The Old Man and the Sea"
In my 30 years of broadcasting Major League Baseball, there have been far too many plane rides, far too many delays and what could have been, far too many wasted hours. Thank heavens, since the earliest years, I have loved to read. Books are friends to me. Libraries are where those friends live. I engage both as often as possible in my travels. Just for fun, with the help of some friends at MASN (the human kind) and the wonderful folks at the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, we begin...
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Stephen Strasburg, Tony Gwynn Jr. recognize a special moment

Stephen Strasburg, Tony Gwynn Jr. recognize a special moment
VIERA, Fla. - It's hard to read anything into spring training lineups when Nationals manager Matt Williams posts them early in the morning before exhibition games. But while quickly looking at Tuesday's lineup, I recognized that something important was going to happen when the Nats took on the Tigers. Most are probably thinking I'm talking about the hyped matchup between Nats righty Stephen Strasburg and Detroit ace Justin Verlander - and certainly that was fun, if even only for four...
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Former manager Davey Johnson visits Nats (Kobernus released)

Former manager Davey Johnson visits Nats (Kobernus released)
LAKELAND, Fla. - Davey Johnson may have retired as Nationals manager after the 2013 season, but he continued to keep close tabs on his former ballclub from afar by watching virtually every game they played on television last year. "It's in your blood," Johnson said. "It was fun. I was addicted to it. I would check the paper. I don't think I missed but one or two games all season long." Despite intently watching his old team from afar, Johnson had not seen the Nats in person since he left...
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Strasburg delivers four shutout innings while Harper's bat struggles

Strasburg delivers four shutout innings while Harper's bat struggles
LAKELAND, Fla. - Stephen Strasburg appeared to be in midseason form throughout today's start. The Tigers only managed three hits while Strasburg struck out five in four scoreless innings in the Nationals' 6-4 victory. Detroit's lineup saw the full repertoire from the big righty. "Two-seamer was working pretty well, changeup got better as the game went on and curveball, I was able to throw it for a strike today," Strasburg said. "Everything was working pretty well." Strasburg threw 44 of...
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Nats offense pounds Verlander while Strasburg is dominant (Nats win 6-4)

Nats offense pounds Verlander while Strasburg is dominant (Nats win 6-4)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 6, Tigers 4 Recap: Tony Gwynn Jr. and Kila Ka'aihue homered off Tigers starter Justin Verlander who gave up four runs on five hits. Meanwhile, Stephen Strasburg shut out the Tigers in his four frames, allowing just three hits with five strikeouts. Nats reliever Jerry Blevins had a rough outing, allowing a three-run homer to Tigers left fielder Tyler Collins in the eighth. Need to know: Bryce Harper was 0-for-3 with with two strikeouts and is now hitting...
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Williams looking forward to Strasburg-Verlander, plus injury updates

Williams looking forward to Strasburg-Verlander, plus injury updates
LAKELAND, Fla. - Stephen Strasburg faces Justin Verlander in one of Major League Baseball's juiciest pitching matchups thus far this spring. "Oh, yeah. It's a good one. Both those guys are pretty good. It'll be fun," Nationals manager Matt Williams said. Strasburg wasn't able to make his last start after having an ingrown toenail removed, but he still got his work done on the minor league side. Williams doesn't expect Strasburg to deal with any ill effects from last week's minor...
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Orioles host "Go Green" Day, auction game-worn green caps for charity on March 17

Orioles host "Go Green" Day, auction game-worn green caps for charity on March 17
The Orioles will feature two initiatives from their Sarasota 365 community outreach program during today's game at 1:05 p.m. against the Minnesota Twins. The Orioles will host "Go Green" Day, presented by Waste Pro, for St. Patrick's Day at the environmentally-friendly Ed Smith Stadium. The team will wear specially-designed, green O's caps, which will be autographed, authenticated, and auctioned online at www.orioles.com/spring, to benefit Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. In addition, the...
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