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Harper reaches elusive 100-RBI mark in Nats win (updated)

Harper reaches elusive 100-RBI mark in Nats win (updated)
Mock it as an old-school milestone, one that doesn't accurately reflect a player's offensive performance. Just know this: Major leaguers still care about RBIs, and Bryce Harper knew well when he took the field tonight he needed one more to reach the century mark for the first time in his career. "It's an unbelievable milestone," manager Davey Martinez said before the Nationals' 7-3 victory over the Marlins on another waterlogged night on South Capitol Street. "Those guys that do it...
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Roark uncertain to make next start after rejoining family

Roark uncertain to make next start after rejoining family
The Nationals may need to do some more rotation finagling this week, with Tanner Roark's status again uncertain. Roark, whose wife gave birth to the couple's third child last week, returned to his home in Atlanta on Sunday. Manager Davey Martinez said the right-hander is still penciled in to pitch Wednesday's home finale against the Marlins, but the club is making plans in case that doesn't happen. "Tanner went home, so we'll address that," Martinez said. "I'm going to talk to him in...
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Game 157 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

Game 157 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
If you've stepped outside today, or even just looked out a window, you know what the weather has been like and is supposed to continue to be like through the evening. In a word: rain. The conditions, of course, were similar yesterday and the Nationals and Mets still managed to play, thanks to near-constant work on the infield by a grounds crew that has earned plenty of overtime this season. That crew is back at it right now, prepping the infield. The Nationals took the previously uncommon step...
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Now Nats' all-time steals leader, Turner still strives to improve

Now Nats' all-time steals leader, Turner still strives to improve
From the moment he first reached base for the Nationals - the date was Sept. 1, 2015, the site Busch Stadium in St. Louis - Trea Turner was destined to break the club's all-time stolen base record. Turner stole second base in that game. He returned permanently in the summer of 2016 and stole 33 bases in only 73 games. Last year he stole 46 (establishing a new single-season Nats record) in only 98 games. And though his pace has cooled off somewhat this season, he still boasts a league-leading...
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Fedde labors early again as Nats lose to Mets again (updated)

Fedde labors early again as Nats lose to Mets again (updated)
If these final games of the 2018 season - one that officially became about something other than trying to reach the playoffs on Saturday - are about giving young players some final opportunities to stake their claim for key spots in 2019, Erick Fedde's start today carried some real significance. Fedde, the 2014 first-round pick whose path has been slowed by arm injuries, has shown glimpses of his potential in his 12 previous big league starts, but he has yet to show he can put it all together...
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Rain threatening Nats' full 162-game schedule (Nats down 8-6)

Rain threatening Nats' full 162-game schedule (Nats down 8-6)
Stop us if you've heard this before: The tarp is on the field at Nationals Park, with no end in sight to the rain that already has been falling all morning. Stop us, as well, if you've heard this before: It appears they're going to wait this out and hope they can find a "window" in which the Nationals and Mets can play their season finale against each other. "Right now, it's all up to MLB," manager Davey Martinez said during his pregame media session at noon. "We're going to sit a...
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Game 156 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 156 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
Will the Nationals and Mets play their final head-to-head matchup of the season today? And if not, will they ever play it? That's the pertinent question right now, with the rain coming down all morning and expected to continue all day. Major League Baseball doesn't like canceling games altogether and leaving teams playing fewer than 162 games - the Marlins and Pirates already are scheduled to meet on Oct. 1 for reasons that can only be financial - but given how little is at stake here, you...
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Final elimination comes via walk-off win in St. Louis (Nats win 6-0)

Final elimination comes via walk-off win in St. Louis (Nats win 6-0)
There will be no postseason appearance for the Nationals in 2018. Eliminated from the National League East race Friday night, the Nats were eliminated from the NL wild card race this afternoon when Tyler O'Neill hit a walk-off homer off Mark Melancon in St. Louis to give the Cardinals a 5-4 10-inning victory over the Giants. That result leaves the Nationals trailing the Cardinals by 8 1/2 games for the final playoff berth in the NL, with only eight games remaining on the schedule....
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Voth will get today's start after Roark is pushed back

Voth will get today's start after Roark is pushed back
The Nationals are going to send Austin Voth, not Tanner Roark, to the mound Saturday afternoon. Though Roark had previously been named their starter for the third game of a four-game weekend series with the Mets, the Nationals decided to push the veteran right-hander back and give him more time to recuperate following the birth of his third child. Roark's wife, Amanda, gave birth earlier this week in Atlanta, where the pitcher spent four days while the Nationals played in Miami. He was back in...
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Nationals eliminated from NL East race (updated)

Nationals eliminated from NL East race (updated)
Even the most pessimistic of observers out there, those who insisted all along the Nationals would not win the National League East this season, could not have reasonably believed this team would be facing elimination on Sept. 21, with more than a week left on the regular-season schedule. If the Nats were going to fall short in their quest to win a third straight division title, it wouldn't happen until the final weekend, after a soul-crushing loss that allowed a surprise rival to celebrate...
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With Eaton's knee stiff, Robles getting extended look (Nats down 4-1)

With Eaton's knee stiff, Robles getting extended look (Nats down 4-1)
As much as he's wanted to get a look at Victor Robles down the stretch of the season, Davey Martinez also wanted to give Adam Eaton opportunities to keep playing until the finish line, making sure his surgically repaired left knee and ankle could hold up through the late September grind. Eaton, though, is now dealing with stiffness in that knee, so that has opened the door for Robles to get his first extended look of the season. Eaton isn't in the Nationals' lineup tonight, the fourth time...
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Game 154 lineups: Nats vs. Mets (updated)

Game 154 lineups: Nats vs. Mets (updated)
The Nationals could be eliminated from the National League East race tonight. That's not a scenario anyone anticipated back in February (or April or June or maybe even July or August, for that matter) but it's the reality of the situation. The Nats are eight games back of the Braves in the division with nine to play. That means the elimination number is two, which means a Washington loss and an Atlanta win make it official. (The elimination number for the NL wild card race, for what it's...
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Soft outfield turf surprises players from both clubs

Soft outfield turf surprises players from both clubs
The outfield grass at Nationals Park hasn't always looked pristine this summer, most notably after a couple of concerts that left much of center field a splotchy brown. But the field itself had held up well through it all, never once appearing to negatively impact play despite heat, rain, All-Star festivities and more. But on Thursday night, two players in the Nationals-Mets game got their feet caught in the outfield turf, wound up creating massive divots and nearly injured themselves in the...
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Nats rally to get Scherzer off hook, but lose in 12th (updated)

Nats rally to get Scherzer off hook, but lose in 12th (updated)
Max Scherzer won't win 20 games this season. He very well could strike out 300 batters. Whether that's enough to get him a fourth Cy Young Award over first-time hopeful Jacob deGrom won't be known until mid-November. Scherzer was mostly dominant tonight against the Mets, striking out 13 batters in seven innings to raise his season total to 290. But back-to-back homers surrendered in the third left the Nationals ace ineligible to earn his 18th win, with at most only two starts remaining on...
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No days off have been no problem for Turner

No days off have been no problem for Turner
The Nationals tonight play their 153rd game of the season. Trea Turner tonight plays in his 153rd game of the season. "I appreciate the fact he goes out there and plays every day," manager Davey Martinez said. "It's hard to do these days. I talk to him and ask if he needs a day off, and he's good to go. He loves to play." Turner hasn't started all 153 of those games. Four times this season he has been out of the lineup but still appeared off the bench. Even so, the Nationals shortstop is...
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Game 153 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 153 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
And so we have come to the final homestand of the 2018 season. The Nationals host the Mets for four games, then the Marlins for three before hitting the road for an admittedly odd final series at Colorado next weekend. There will be time for some sentimentality once we reach the later stages of the homestand, but for now it's all business. Especially for the man on the mound tonight. Max Scherzer makes what lines up to be the first of three more starts this season. That number is significant,...
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Sorting through the Nationals' new Triple-A affiliation

Sorting through the Nationals' new Triple-A affiliation
By now, you've probably heard about the Nationals' new Triple-A affiliate: the Fresno Grizzlies. And yes, that's Fresno, Calif., not Fresno, Ohio. Fresno was not the Nats' first choice for a new Triple-A affiliate, mostly because of its inconvenient location. It's not only the 2,800 miles that separate it from Washington, but the fact the closest nonstop flight you can get from Fresno to Washington is Chicago. Which, as you know, isn't particularly close to Washington. How did this...
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How the Nats stacked up in the end with the Braves, Phillies

How the Nats stacked up in the end with the Braves, Phillies
There are only 12 games remaining on the Nationals' 2018 schedule, and all of those games will come against the Marlins, Mets and Rockies. Which means there are no more opportunities to gain ground on the two clubs that have sat above them in the National League East all summer via head-to-head wins. No, the Nats have seen the last of the Braves and Phillies this season. Barring a miracle, Atlanta is going to emerge as division champs for the first time in five years. Philadelphia is 6 1/2...
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Harper, Rendon lead Nats to series win in Atlanta (updated)

Harper, Rendon lead Nats to series win in Atlanta (updated)
ATLANTA - They took two of four from the Cubs in a stretch that required a doubleheader and a special trip back to D.C. for a makeup game. They took three of three from the Phillies in a series that required a doubleheader when blowtorches couldn't dry out a soaked infield for the opener. And now the Nationals have taken two of three from the Braves to cap off a wild week of rain, late nights, long games, extra travel and the dodging of a hurricane. All of this, of course, came too late and...
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Eaton won't slow down as season winds down (Nats up 5-2)

Eaton won't slow down as season winds down (Nats up 5-2)
ATLANTA - Given what he's been through in the last 18 months - a torn ACL and sprained ankle, rehab from those injuries, the discovery of further injury to his ankle and rehab from another surgery - you might think Adam Eaton would be taking it easy here as the Nationals' season winds down. You would, of course, be wrong. Eaton is playing more regularly now than he did earlier in the season, when the Nats were still in the thick of the race. He has started 17 of the team's last 20 games,...
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