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Martinez pleads for hitters to start putting the ball in play

Martinez pleads for hitters to start putting the ball in play
MILWAUKEE - The Nationals have been fielding a lineup lacking a host of key regulars for a while now, that's nothing new. Guys are starting to return, with Anthony Rendon coming off the injured list Monday, Juan Soto hopefully joining him Saturday and Trea Turner perhaps within two weeks of his activation off the IL. How, though, do the Nats score any runs in the meantime? They've scored 21 runs over their last eight games. But that includes a 10-run outburst in Philadelphia on Saturday...
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Game falls apart in seventh as Nats fall on road again (updated)

Game falls apart in seventh as Nats fall on road again (updated)
MILWAUKEE - Anthony Rendon was a welcome addition to the Nationals lineup, until he got ejected. Stephen Strasburg was dominating a tough lineup, until he couldn't get one final out. And Dan Jennings ... well, he simply couldn't get any outs, turning a competitive game into a rout. The Nationals' 6-0 loss to the Brewers tonight was dripping with all sorts of new drama, none of it positive for a team that has now lost 10 of 13 and is barely hanging on by a thread. Not even Strasburg's...
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On today's flurry of roster moves, plus injury updates (Nats down 6-0)

On today's flurry of roster moves, plus injury updates (Nats down 6-0)
MILWAUKEE - Though they got one key player back from the injured list today, the Nationals placed a key reliever on the IL. All while watching two players hurt during Monday night's loss avoid the IL (for now) and another key regular who has been on the IL more than a month take an important step forward his recovery. Oh, they also demoted their top prospect and recalled one of their top young starters, making him a full-time reliever for the first time. Yeah, it's been an eventful day. Just...
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Game 35 lineups: Nats at Brewers (Rendon up, Kieboom down)

Game 35 lineups: Nats at Brewers (Rendon up, Kieboom down)
MILWAUKEE - It's not enough to completely change the complexion of the lineup, but the Nationals do have to feel a little better about the state of things now because they've got Anthony Rendon back 17 days after he was hit by a pitch in the left elbow. Yes, the Nationals have officially activated Rendon off the 10-day injured list. He'll be at third base and should be batting third, a major boon to the club both at the plate and in the field. The corresponding roster move: Carter Kieboom...
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With Rendon ready to return, will Kieboom return to Fresno?

With Rendon ready to return, will Kieboom return to Fresno?
MILWAUKEE - For the first time in a long time, the Nationals expect to be adding significant players to their active roster today instead of subtracting them. Anthony Rendon is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list. And unless something unforeseen happened late Monday night or happens over the next few hours, the star third baseman will be activated and be in the Nats' lineup for tonight's game against the Brewers. It's a major boost to a team ravaged by injuries and sorely in need...
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Nats lose two more players, another series opener (updated)

Nats lose two more players, another series opener (updated)
MILWAUKEE - The sleep-deprived Nationals landed in Milwaukee 16 hours later than scheduled, thanks to a travel nightmare late Sunday night and early this morning in Philadelphia. They had every reason to complain about their travails, and the fact they now had to open another tough road series while fielding an injury depleted lineup. But they chose to try to look on the bright side. They shrugged off their charter flight mechanical problems and wondered if somehow the whole experience might...
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Rendon on track to return to lineup Tuesday (game tied 2-2)

Rendon on track to return to lineup Tuesday (game tied 2-2)
MILWAUKEE - The first key injured member of the Nationals lineup is on the verge of returning to the active roster. Anthony Rendon is eligible to come off the 10-day injured list Tuesday, and manager Davey Martinez said the club is preparing for its star third baseman to be activated for the second game of this week's series against the Brewers. "He's going to hit today in the cage," Martinez said. "And then hopefully barring no setbacks, he should be ready tomorrow." Rendon, who hasn't...
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Game 34 lineups: Nats at Brewers

Game 34 lineups: Nats at Brewers
MILWAUKEE - The Nationals successfully made it to Milwaukee, albeit 16 hours later than originally scheduled. After landing at the airport shortly after 11:30 a.m., they decided to push back their pregame routine and give guys more time to rest up at the hotel. So there's no formal batting practice today, and the clubhouse doesn't even open until two hours before first pitch. (It typically opens 3 1/2 hours before first pitch.) So the team that takes the field for tonight's series opener...
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Nats finally heading to Milwaukee after being grounded in Philly

Nats finally heading to Milwaukee after being grounded in Philly
MILWAUKEE - How banged up are the Nationals right now? Even the team's charter plane was physically unable to perform Sunday night. A mechanical issue on the club's Delta charter left the entire team sitting on the tarmac in Philadelphia nearly eight hours late Sunday night and early Monday morning. After all that, the entire traveling party went back to its downtown hotel to get a little bit of sleep before returning to the airport this morning. The Nationals finally took off from...
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Pressure's on veterans to produce until lineup gets healthy

Pressure's on veterans to produce until lineup gets healthy
MILWAUKEE - The Nationals are in a real bind right now. That's not some kind of major revelation, but it's the truth. When you lose the Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5 hitters from your opening day lineup, plus the guy who took over as cleanup hitter because of one of those injuries, plus the No. 4 outfielder who had been thrust into the daily lineup, you're going to struggle to score runs. Few teams could overcome that many injuries to that many important hitters. (And before anyone asks about the...
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Injury-ravaged Nationals fold late in loss to Phillies (updated)

Injury-ravaged Nationals fold late in loss to Phillies (updated)
PHILADELPHIA - They might not have ever admitted it publicly, but the Nationals knew the deck was stacked against them when they took the field for today's series finale against the Phillies. On a gray, windy, rainy Sunday afternoon, the Nats fielded a lineup with only three regulars who started on opening day. Their usual leadoff hitter was batting third. Their backup catcher was batting cleanup. Their fourth-string first baseman had just flown in on a red eye from Las Vegas. And yet for five...
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Adams latest to IL, Rendon could return Tuesday (Nats down 7-1)

Adams latest to IL, Rendon could return Tuesday (Nats down 7-1)
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals added yet another significant position player to the injured list today, with Matt Adams now off the active roster due to what for now is being called a left shoulder strain. Michael A. Taylor, meanwhile, remains on the active roster even though he underwent an MRI this morning on his left wrist after jamming it into the turf trying to make a diving catch in center field Saturday night. Not that the Nationals have any more players who could be summoned from the...
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Game 33 lineups: Nats at Phillies

Game 33 lineups: Nats at Phillies
PHILADELPHIA - It's an absolute mess in South Philly today. In every possible way. The weather is terrible. The traffic is terrible because of the nearby Broad Street Run. There's a Sixers playoff game across the street at 3:30 p.m. And then there's the Nationals roster. For now, the Phillies say they're going to try to get this game in, though it won't start on time at 2:05 p.m. The Nats, meanwhile, haven't put out a lineup yet because they're waiting for MRI results on Matt Adams'...
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State of the Nats roster after the latest bout of injuries

State of the Nats roster after the latest bout of injuries
PHILADELPHIA - So, about the state of the Nationals roster ... Everyone inside the visitors' clubhouse was aglow last night following a 10-8 win over the Phillies that defied logic, but the reality of the situation also had to set in at some point. This team is decimated by injuries right now, and two more players joined the club during this game. Matt Adams and Michael A. Taylor each departed by the fourth inning with injuries. Adams jammed his left shoulder diving into first base to complete...
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Depleted, dejected Nationals pull off dramatic win (updated)

Depleted, dejected Nationals pull off dramatic win (updated)
PHILADELPHIA - They are underachieving, there is no question of that. Their bullpen remains a mess, and their lineup is now in shambles, with regulars dropping like flies and even their backups falling victim to injury. They have dug themselves into a hole in the highly competitive National League East, and they're going to face a devil of a time trying to climb their way out of it, given the state of the roster and the daunting schedule that awaits them. But let's pause for just a moment and...
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Fedde will pitch out of bullpen in minors (Adams, Taylor injured)

Fedde will pitch out of bullpen in minors (Adams, Taylor injured)
PHILADELPHIA - The Nationals are going to try Erick Fedde out as a reliever again. After watching the right-hander dazzle during a four-inning relief appearance against the Padres earlier this week, the Nats decided not to move him back to the rotation at Double-A Harrisburg but instead to let him continue to work as a reliever. If things go well, they'll likely bring him back to the majors sometime in the near future and see if he can help resolve the club's biggest problem area. "We're...
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Soto lands on IL, Turner "a little ahead of schedule"

Soto lands on IL, Turner "a little ahead of schedule"
PHILADELPHIA - Juan Soto was hitting in the cage before Wednesday's game at Nationals Park when he first noticed a problem with his back. "I was hitting in the cage, and I just did a deep breath and started feeling something, and I went right to the trainer's room," he said. "And then it was stuck, and I can't even move. And after that I started getting treatments, and now we're here." "Here" is on the 10-day injured list, a place of residency Soto has never occupied in his brief...
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Game 32 lineups: Nats at Phillies (Soto placed on IL)

Game 32 lineups: Nats at Phillies (Soto placed on IL)
PHILADELPHIA - And we're back for another evening at the ballpark. You know the drill by now. The Nationals, after dropping a series opener, will try to get back on track despite an injury-depleted lineup and a patched-together bullpen. They'll hope their starter gives them a bunch of quality innings, then hope they can cobble the rest together and emerge victorious. That depleted lineup has been depleted even further. Juan Soto was placed on the 10-day injured list today with back spasms....
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With Soto now unavailable, how do Nats generate offense?

With Soto now unavailable, how do Nats generate offense?
PHILADELPHIA - For all the agonizing over the pitching decisions made during Friday night's 4-2 loss to the Phillies, the continued lack of any sustained offense by the Nationals played just as much of a role in the club falling to 1-10 in series openers this season. "We didn't hit," manager Davey Martinez said. "We've got to score more than two runs. (Jeremy Hellickson) kept us in the ballgame. We had a couple opportunities, but we couldn't get that big hit." Given the injuries the...
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Critical pitching decision backfires in Nats' 4-2 loss (updated)

Critical pitching decision backfires in Nats' 4-2 loss (updated)
PHILADELPHIA - It doesn't happen every single night, but on occasion a major league manager faces a critical pitching decision in the latter innings of a tight ballgame, one that is likely to impact the outcome of the contest. Sometimes the pitchers involved get the job done and reward the manager for his decision-making process. Sometimes they fail and the manager is left to explain why he did what he did. Tonight, in the aftermath of an agonizing, 4-2 loss to the Phillies, Davey Martinez had...
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