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Game 137 lineups: Nats vs. Brewers

Game 137 lineups: Nats vs. Brewers
The Nationals and Brewers didn't get much sleep last night, so these will be some weary teams that take the field this afternoon for the series finale. The good news: Though it's going to be hot and humid, the chance of rain appears to be minimal, some welcome relief after what happened Friday and Saturday nights. The Nats are going for a series victory, one that would not even be possible if not for their eighth-inning rally last night, with Juan Soto's bases-loaded single proving the...
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Doolittle encouraged after pitching in simulated game

Doolittle encouraged after pitching in simulated game
Having now traded or lost to season-ending injury three different closers, the Nationals could desperately use Sean Doolittle pitching the ninth inning for them again. At long last, it appears as though the All-Star closer is close to making his return from the disabled list. Doolittle threw a 15-pitch simulated game to teammates Michael A. Taylor and Andrew Stevenson Friday afternoon and emerged feeling encouraged about how his injured left foot felt. "I was very happy with it," he said. "I...
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Fighting tears, Gonzalez recalls "emotional" final day with Nats

Fighting tears, Gonzalez recalls "emotional" final day with Nats
Gio Gonzalez walked into the press conference room at Nationals Park from the home side, strolling through the same door Nats managers past and present emerge from every day. On his head, though, was a navy cap with a gold letter "M" above a sprig of barley. Covering his torso was a hoodie with the script "Brewers" across the front. It was nearly 11 p.m., the end of a long and strange day that saw Gonzalez watch from the dugout as the Nationals (the team he made 213 starts for over the last...
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As soon-to-be-traded Gonzalez watches, Nats fall to Brewers

As soon-to-be-traded Gonzalez watches, Nats fall to Brewers
They played a ballgame tonight at Nationals Park, the first of 28 remaining ballgames in a season that - it certainly seems safe to now say - will not extend into October. Gio Gonzalez spent the majority of it watching from the dugout, chatting and smiling with teammates like it was any other game, all the while knowing it would be the last time he would watch a game from that particular dugout wearing that particular uniform. Gonzalez officially will become a member of the Brewers later this...
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Source: Nats sending Gonzalez to Brewers

Source: Nats sending Gonzalez to Brewers
As the clock ticks toward 11:59 p.m., the Nationals aren't done trading away veterans to other clubs seeking some help for the stretch run. The Nats have a deal in place to send Gio Gonzalez to the Brewers, a source familiar with the transaction confirmed just minutes before those two teams opened a three-game series on South Capitol Street, bringing an abrupt end to the left-hander's seven-year tenure in Washington. The trade, which was first reported by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic, isn't...
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As Madson heads to L.A., Nats cope with summer of trades

As Madson heads to L.A., Nats cope with summer of trades
Ryan Madson said he was surprised. So did Davey Martinez. Truth be told, neither should have been shocked that the Nationals traded Madson to the Dodgers today, not when considering the situation this team is now in on the final day players can be dealt and still be eligible for their new club's postseason roster. "No, I was surprised," Madson told reporters during a brief session as he prepared to leave Nationals Park and catch a flight to Los Angeles. "I've been working all day. Have to...
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Game 135 lineups: Nats vs. Brewers

Game 135 lineups: Nats vs. Brewers
An August to forget comes to a close tonight when the Nationals host the Brewers in the opener of a three-game series (weather permitting). And it will close with another big-name veteran no longer part of the roster after Ryan Madson was traded to the Dodgers for a minor league right-hander. Madson had made only one appearance since returning from his back injury, so the Nats bullpen has become used to functioning without him. But it's nonetheless striking to know neither he nor Kelvin...
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Nats send Madson to Dodgers for minor league pitcher

Nats send Madson to Dodgers for minor league pitcher
The Nationals made the latest in a string of late-summer moves to deal away soon-to-be-free-agents this afternoon, sending reliever Ryan Madson to the Dodgers for minor league right-hander Andrew Istler just hours before Major League Baseball's pseudo-deadline to trade players who have been placed on revocable waivers. Madson heads to Los Angeles after an up-and-down season in Washington, one in which he was counted on to serve as the club's primary setup man but struggled to stay healthy and...
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Nationals' 2019 spring training schedule released

Nationals' 2019 spring training schedule released
There are 4 1/2 weeks to go in the 2018 regular season, not to mention a month's worth of postseason games for those franchises fortunate enough to advance, but Major League Baseball has already unveiled the entire 2019 schedule, including spring training now. MLB released the Grapefruit League and Cactus League schedules this afternoon, far earlier than has been typical in previous years. It's perhaps appropriate, then, that the spring schedule will start and conclude early as well. With...
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More on a lopsided win, Herrera's injury and Harper's pinch-hit

More on a lopsided win, Herrera's injury and Harper's pinch-hit
More thoughts, observations and reactions from Sunday's 15-0 drubbing of the Mets at Citi Field ... * This was yet another game that made you shake your head and try to figure out why this team has been so erratic all season. Clearly, the Nationals have the talent to win games like this on a regular basis. Why, though, haven't they been able to do it on a more consistent basis? Or, at least, play just well enough to win some more close games? Something about these Nationals allows them to...
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Nats end drought with 15-0 win, lose Herrera to injury (updated)

Nats end drought with 15-0 win, lose Herrera to injury (updated)
NEW YORK - At 10:51 p.m. Wednesday, Ryan Zimmerman launched a drive to right-center field that - thanks to a replay review reversal - gave the Nationals a walk-off win over the Phillies. Eighty-eight hours and one minute after that uplifting moment, Trea Turner scampered home from third base on Juan Soto's groundout to first, pumped his fist and was welcomed back to the dugout with high-fives and smiles. The streak was over. After 32 consecutive zeroes on the scoreboard, the Nationals finally...
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Harper, not Soto, gets series finale off (Nats up 9-0)

Harper, not Soto, gets series finale off (Nats up 9-0)
NEW YORK - Davey Martinez was thinking about sitting one of his left-handed-hitting star outfielders for today's series finale at Citi Field. But not necessarily the one who actually is on the bench this afternoon against the Mets. Despite consideration to giving Juan Soto his first day off since July 4, Martinez instead sat Bryce Harper, who has been dealing with an illness over the weekend. Harper also is 0 for his last 11 at the plate, putting at least a temporary halt to his second-half...
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Game 131 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 131 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - Will the Nationals score a run today? That it has come to this is quite a statement on where things currently stand for this ballclub. Since Ryan Zimmerman's dramatic, walk-off homer Wednesday night against the Phillies, the Nats have come up to bat 27 times. And 27 times they have failed to score a run. As you know, this is the first time in club history they've been shut out three straight games. So that's the task facing today's lineup, which doesn't include Bryce Harper (not...
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After brushback and plunking, Eaton defends his slide

After brushback and plunking, Eaton defends his slide
NEW YORK - Adam Eaton had not been in the Nationals' starting lineup against the Mets since Aug. 1, the day he slid hard into second base and wound up injuring Phillip Evans. (Evans suffered a non-displaced plateau fracture of the left tibia and remains on the disabled list 3 1/2 weeks later.) And given Mets manager Mickey Callaway's reaction to the play a day later - "I think the guy slid in late, and I think his hand actually came off the bag," Callaway said, adding: "We have an injured...
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Nats shut out three straight games for first time ever (updated)

Nats shut out three straight games for first time ever (updated)
NEW YORK - The Nationals have played 2,234 games in nearly 14 seasons since arriving in the District. And most of the first 1,000 or so of those games were played by losing teams, many of them with lineups severely lacking in talent. Never before, however, had this team failed to score a run in three consecutive games. Not during the Lastings Milledge Era. Not during the days of Cleanup Hitter Austin Kearns. Not during meaningless late-September days when Jeff Kobernus led off, Scott Hairston...
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Madson rejoins club, could rejoin roster in days (Nats down 2-0)

Madson rejoins club, could rejoin roster in days (Nats down 2-0)
NEW YORK - Ryan Madson rejoined the Nationals today after a week spent with his personal trainer in Phoenix. Whether the veteran reliever will be ready to rejoin the Nationals' active roster in the next few days depends on how he comes out of a planned bullpen session before Sunday's game. Out since August 12, when he served up a walk-off grand slam at Wrigley Field and afterward revealed he had shooting back pain that went down his leg and hindered his ability to pitch, Madson spent the week...
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Game 130 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 130 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - We know the Nationals' offensive production has been awfully hit-or-miss - no pun intended, though actually, yes pun intended - this season, and we got a good glimpse of that Friday night when a group that has been pretty effective over the last month was completely shut down by underwhelming left-hander Jason Vargas. What reason is there to believe today will be different? Well, for starters the Nats are facing a different starter, one they've enjoyed much success against over the...
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Lefty matchup backfires late in Friday's loss

Lefty matchup backfires late in Friday's loss
NEW YORK - Davey Martinez was talking Friday afternoon about one benefit of his ever-changing bullpen: the ability to bring in one or two left-handers to matchup for one or two batters late in a game. That wasn't the case only a few weeks ago, when Sammy Solís was the only lefty used in that kind of situation (despite his reverse splits that showed he was more effective against right-handed batters) and Matt Grace was forced into a long-relief role. Now, since Solís was demoted to...
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Nationals shut out again, fall back under .500 (updated)

Nationals shut out again, fall back under .500 (updated)
NEW YORK - It was one thing when the Nationals were shut out Thursday afternoon by Aaron Nola and Pat Neshek. It was quite another thing when they did the exact same thing tonight against Jason Vargas, Seth Lugo and Robert Gsellman. So much for any positive momentum to come out of their back-to-back, come-from-behind wins over the Phillies to begin the week. Since Ryan Zimmerman's dramatic walk-off homer Wednesday night, the Nationals have been shut out twice, capped by tonight's lifeless 3-0...
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Strasburg will make next start on regular turn (Nats down 1-0)

Strasburg will make next start on regular turn (Nats down 1-0)
NEW YORK - Though his return from the disabled list earlier this week raised some red flags, Stephen Strasburg will make his next scheduled start for the Nationals early next week. Strasburg, who returned from a month-long stint on the DL due to a neck injury and lasted only four innings against the Phillies with diminished velocity, threw a between-starts bullpen session this afternoon and emerged feeling well, according to manager Davey Martinez. Strasburg threw roughly 40 pitches during the...
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