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Nats head back to Houston uncertain of Scherzer's status

Nats head back to Houston uncertain of Scherzer's status
The Nationals, at least publicly, don't appear to be any closer to knowing today if Max Scherzer will be able to return to pitch in the World Series than they were Sunday after scratching their ace from his scheduled Game 5 start due to nerve irritation and spasms in his neck and upper back. "I haven't yet spoken to Max today. I'm waiting for him to get here," manager Davey Martinez said during a conference call with reporters shortly after 12:30 p.m. "Hopefully, he's a little bit...
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No Scherzer, no offense leave Nats with backs to the wall (updated)

No Scherzer, no offense leave Nats with backs to the wall (updated)
Once the shock of the mid-afternoon news that Max Scherzer wouldn't be starting Game 5 of the World Series tonight wore off, a harsh realization must have crossed the minds of everyone wearing a Nationals uniform: If they were going to pull this off and regain control of the Fall Classic, they were going to have to score some runs. Against Gerrit Cole. And hope Joe Ross and whoever came out of the bullpen tonight could hold the Astros down enough to give them a chance. It was an extremely...
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Ross starts in place of Scherzer, who hopes to return (updated)

Ross starts in place of Scherzer, who hopes to return (updated)
A Nationals team that already has seen its two-game lead in the World Series disappear over the last two nights now must take the field for a critical Game 5 tonight against the Astros without its three-time Cy Young Award winner on the mound. Max Scherzer was scratched from his scheduled start tonight due to what he described as nerve irritation in his neck that has caused his muscles to "completely lock up," leaving Joe Ross to take the mound against Houston's fearsome lineup and Cy Young...
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World Series Game 5 lineups: Nats vs. Astros (Scherzer scratched)

World Series Game 5 lineups: Nats vs. Astros (Scherzer scratched)
No matter what happens, whether positive or negative, tonight is the final baseball game of 2019 at Nationals Park. We've never known that before going in, at least not going into a postseason game. So it makes for both an exciting and bittersweet feeling. This season will end not here in D.C. but in Houston, either Tuesday night in Game 6 or Wednesday night in an oh-so-stressful Game 7. But Nationals manager Davey Martinez opened his pregame press briefing with a piece of unexpected news: Max...
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Best-of-three begins tonight with final home game of 2019

Best-of-three begins tonight with final home game of 2019
They hardly ever hold team meetings, and on those rare occasions when Davey Martinez does gather the Nationals together they keep what was said within what they like to refer as their "circle of trust." The second-year manager did, however, have a few words to share with his players following Saturday night's 8-1 loss to the Astros, a loss that left the World Series tied after four games. And the basic message was simple, not needing to be withheld from public consumption. "I just told the...
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No bloops from Nats, one Astros blast leave series tied (updated)

No bloops from Nats, one Astros blast leave series tied (updated)
The defining moment of Game 4 of this World Series, the moment that will be replayed over and over and remembered fondly in Houston, was Alex Bregman's seventh-inning grand slam off Fernando Rodney, an MVP candidate blasting an erratic 42-year-old reliever deep into the D.C. night and propelling the Astros to an 8-1 victory to even up the series. The moment that created that nightmare scenario, though, the rally that was squandered by the heart of the Nationals lineup the previous inning, was...
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Suzuki remains on active roster after MRI on hip

Suzuki remains on active roster after MRI on hip
Kurt Suzuki will remain on the Nationals' active roster for Game 4 of the World Series after undergoing an MRI of his right hip that convinced club officials the veteran catcher would be available tonight if something happened to teammate Yan Gomes. Suzuki had to depart Game 3 on Friday night in the bottom of the sixth, a few minutes after he blocked a pitch and injured his right hip flexor. The 36-year-old was uncertain after the game if he'd be well enough to return for tonight's game, but...
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World Series Game 4 lineups: Nats vs. Astros

World Series Game 4 lineups: Nats vs. Astros
Perhaps with the hubbub of Friday night's festivities behind them, everything at Nationals Park tonight will feel a little more normal for the Nationals. Or at least as normal as a World Series game can feel. Point is, the outcome of tonight's game is really important for both teams. At the end of the night, the Nationals are either going to be up three games to one or the Astros are going to have tied the series and recaptured home field advantage. On paper, the Nats would seem to have...
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Nats hope fresh bullpen gives them advantage in Game 4

Nats hope fresh bullpen gives them advantage in Game 4
Frustrating as Friday night's 4-1 loss was, the Nationals perhaps could take some solace knowing this: While the Astros had to burn up five relievers, including three of their top guys, the Nats used only three low-leverage bullpen arms. And that could prove significant tonight in Game 4 of the World Series, especially when considering the two teams' pitching plans. The Nationals will start Patrick Corbin, who threw one inning of relief in Game 1 but is rested enough to top the 100-pitch...
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Nats can't convert in clutch, lose World Series home debut (updated)

Nats can't convert in clutch, lose World Series home debut (updated)
They came looking for a party, fully expecting the first World Series game played in the District of Columbia in 86 years to produce the same kind of thrills that have become commonplace here all month long, only ratcheted up to an entirely new level that would leave the Nationals on the precipice of a championship. What the overflow gathering at Nationals Park tonight got instead was 30 minutes of pregame nostalgia and anticipatory hype, then four hours of frustration as the home team...
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Cabrera gets nod over Kendrick at second base

Cabrera gets nod over Kendrick at second base
In choosing to start Asdrúbal Cabrera over Howie Kendrick tonight, Nationals manager Davey Martinez went with the numbers. Cabrera has excellent career numbers versus Astros starter Zack Greinke, and so he gets the nod over Kendrick, who has been among the biggest contributors to the Nationals' run to the World Series. Cabrera is 16-for-37 with a .512 on-base percentage and 1.079 OPS in his career against Greinke, no insignificant sample of head-to-head at-bats. "Asdrúbal has history...
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World Series Game 3 lineups: Nats vs. Astros

World Series Game 3 lineups: Nats vs. Astros
It's Oct. 25 and there's a ballgame being played on South Capitol Street tonight. How cool is that? Welcome to the World Series, Washington. It's kind of a circus around here, but there's no better reason to have a circus in town than this. There's also the matter of the actual ballgame, which let's not forget is kind of important. The Nationals had a great time in Houston, but now they need to keep the positive vibes going and not give the Astros reason to feel like they're right back...
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After an 86-year wait, the World Series comes to Washington

After an 86-year wait, the World Series comes to Washington
There have been 4,183 major league baseball games played in the District of Columbia since 1934. Long-gone Griffith Stadium hosted 2,150 of those through the 1961 season, with RFK Stadium opening in 1962 and hosting 1,047 games through the 2007 season (with, of course, a 33-year gap in the middle of all that). And then Nationals Park opened in 2008 and has since been the site of 986 ballgames, 16 of those coming in the postseason. None of those previous games, not one, was played this late in...
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Strasburg's evolution on full display during Game 2 win

Strasburg's evolution on full display during Game 2 win
HOUSTON - So much has been asked, answered and written about the evolution of Stephen Strasburg. Here, though, is the perfect encapsulation of it all, viewed entirely through the prism of the final batter he faced in Game 2 of the World Series on Wednesday night. Embroiled in a tense, 2-2 game in the bottom of the sixth, Strasburg was facing Astros pinch-hitter Kyle Tucker with two on and two out. He fell behind in the count 2-0, and as the sellout crowd of 43,357 at Minute Maid Park rose and...
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Nats blow out Astros and seize control of World Series (updated)

Nats blow out Astros and seize control of World Series (updated)
HOUSTON - The late-inning implosion came not from the Nationals but from the Astros. The relievers who gave up six runs in the seventh wore a block H on their caps, not a curly W. The fielders who kicked the ball around the infield to prolong the inning and turn a once-tense ballgame into a rout played for Houston, not Washington. If you've watched this season from start to finish, you know the narrative that has surrounded the Nationals all along. But if you've watched this postseason at...
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Sánchez to start Game 3, Corbin could relieve again (Nats win 12-3)

Sánchez to start Game 3, Corbin could relieve again (Nats win 12-3)
HOUSTON - Aníbal Sánchez will start Game 3 of the World Series, a reflection not only of the Nationals' confidence in the veteran right-hander but also evidence of their continued willingness to use Patrick Corbin out of the bullpen if the opportunity arises. Manager Davey Martinez had been holding off naming a Game 3 starter, in part because he wanted to see if Corbin was needed in relief in the first portion of this series against the Astros. The left-hander indeed entered from the...
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World Series Game 2 lineups: Nats at Astros

World Series Game 2 lineups: Nats at Astros
HOUSTON - And we're back. If Game 1 of the World Series wasn't thrilling and/or nerve-racking enough for you, you're in luck because the Nationals and Astros are right back at it tonight for Game 2, with no shortage of storylines to consume. The most significant, of course, is the overall state of the series following the Nats' 5-4 win last night. All of a sudden, they're sending Stephen Strasburg to the mound with a chance to head home up two games to none in the best-of-seven series. How...
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World Series bright lights no concern for electric Soto

World Series bright lights no concern for electric Soto
HOUSTON - When he arrived at Minute Maid Park Monday evening for the first time in his life, Juan Soto couldn't help but be tantalized by the tall, out-of-town scoreboard wall that sits a mere 315 feet away down the left field line. The young outfielder, who turns 21 on Friday, started attacking the wall during batting practice, hitting balls off and over the scoreboard, recognizing this ballpark might just be a perfect fit for his offensive approach. "Last couple of days, we've been working...
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Nationals go for broke and take Game 1 of World Series (updated)

Nationals go for broke and take Game 1 of World Series (updated)
HOUSTON - It's been his mantra all season long, certainly since May 24 and most definitely throughout October. Davey Martinez gets mocked at times for insisting his Nationals simply try to "go 1-0 today," but there's a method to his madness. And you can't dispute the results. And just because they were in the World Series for the first time in franchise history tonight, the Nationals and their manager weren't about to start changing philosophies now. When the opportunity presented itself...
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Why Cabrera's at second and Ross is in the 'pen (Nats win 5-4)

Why Cabrera's at second and Ross is in the 'pen (Nats win 5-4)
HOUSTON - For the first time in a while, Davey Martinez had a lineup decision to make today. With Howie Kendrick serving as designated hitter for Games 1 and 2 of the World Series at Minute Maid Park, the Nationals manager needed to choose between Asdrúbal Cabrera or Brian Dozier to start at second base. He chose Cabrera, opting for a more consistently productive bat over a more consistently effective defensive player. "I like the left-handed bat, obviously today," Martinez said. "And...
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