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Nationals get another gem, beat Mets 3-1 for sixth straight win

Nationals get another gem, beat Mets 3-1 for sixth straight win
NEW YORK - Gio Gonzalez's early season run of dominance continues. So does his longstanding run of dominance at Citi Field. Gonzalez carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning and wound up allowing just two hits to the Mets before handing things over to the Nationals' reconfigured bullpen, which pieced together the final eight outs necessary to lock up a 3-1 victory. Matt Wieters, Trea Turner and Ryan Zimmerman all drove in runs off Jacob deGrom to lead the Nationals to their sixth straight...
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Gonzalez up to his old tricks at Citi Field (Nats win 3-1)

Gonzalez up to his old tricks at Citi Field (Nats win 3-1)
NEW YORK - Gio Gonzalez has pitched well throughout the early portion of this season. And he has always pitched well throughout his career at Citi Field. Those two trends seem to be converging this afternoon in a positive way for the Nationals: Despite some early wildness, Gonzalez has not allowed a hit through four innings against the Mets. The left-hander battled through a ragged bottom of the first, issuing two walks and requiring 30 pitches to complete the frame. But he has retired 10...
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Baker expects flip-flop at top of lineup to be temporary

Baker expects flip-flop at top of lineup to be temporary
NEW YORK - Trea Turner is back in the Nationals lineup today, but he's not back in his traditional spot atop the lineup. In his first start since injuring his right hamstring April 8, Turner is batting second against the Mets, with Adam Eaton retaining the leadoff job he has held the last two weeks with his teammate on the disabled list. The Eaton-Turner one-two combo was something Baker tried out in spring training and is something others have suggested should be a permanent alignment, given...
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Game 17 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 17 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - It's another gray, overcast, chilly day at Citi Field. And I'm talking the about the weather, not Mets fans' emotions about their team right now. The Amazins are hurting, as was clearly evident last night when Terry Collins had to resort to pinch-hitting starting pitchers and sending injured players up to bat in extra innings because nobody else was available. They're hoping Jacob deGrom starts today after getting scratched Friday night with a stiff neck, but they've got lefty...
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Saturday morning notes on Turner, Roark and Mets pitching

Saturday morning notes on Turner, Roark and Mets pitching
NEW YORK - Some Saturday morning notes to chew over while contemplating the Nationals' 4-3 11-inning victory over the Mets, their five-game winning streak and their three-game lead in the division ... * Even though Trea Turner was activated off the disabled list Friday, Dusty Baker didn't want to throw his young star right back into the lineup, especially on a cold night at Citi Field. But Baker did want Turner available off the bench in case his services were needed at some point. Well, they...
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Another night, another win, another string of highlights for Harper

Another night, another win, another string of highlights for Harper
NEW YORK - What's the most impressive thing Bryce Harper is doing right now? Take your pick. He's hitting home runs, including his first career blast off Matt Harvey tonight, giving him a league-leading seven for the young season. He's driving in runs, two more tonight to give him 20 RBIs, tops in the majors. He's hitting for average, going 2-for-4 tonight to raise his season number to .407, tops in the National League. He's drawing walks, including one tonight to leave him with 14 for the...
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Nationals outlast Mets, win 4-3 in 11 innings

Nationals outlast Mets, win 4-3 in 11 innings
NEW YORK - Dusty Baker didn't hesitate to throw Trea Turner back to the wolves tonight, sending his leadoff man up to bat for the first time in 13 days with the bases loaded and one out in a tie game in the top of the 11th, with Jeurys Familia on the mound for the Mets. Turns out Turner didn't need to take the bat off his shoulder to drive in the winning run. Turner drew a four-pitch walk off Familia to allow Bryce Harper to trot home with the run that gave the Nationals a 4-3, extra-inning...
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Harper finally connects off Harvey (Nats win 4-3 in 11)

Harper finally connects off Harvey (Nats win 4-3 in 11)
NEW YORK - Bryce Harper entered tonight's game with one hit in 26 career at-bats against Matt Harvey. No opposing pitcher has confounded the Nationals slugger like the Mets right-hander. Is there a reasonable explanation for Harvey's one-sided domination of one of the best hitters in baseball? "I don't know," manager Dusty Baker said this afternoon. "I don't think he knows. Matt knows it. Bryce knows it. But one thing: The law of averages is on Bryce's side. I'm hoping the law of...
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Updates on Turner, Werth, Zimmerman and Drew

Updates on Turner, Werth, Zimmerman and Drew
NEW YORK - Trea Turner is in the Nationals dugout tonight, available to come off the bench if needed. But he's not in the starting lineup just yet, with manager Dusty Baker wanting to give the just-activated shortstop a chance to rest his legs a bit after playing rehab games at extended spring training the last two days. "The thinking was: Today was supposed to be his day off from the rehab assignment," Baker said. "And we thought, 'OK, who would you rather have available on the bench?...
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Turner activated off DL, Green designated for assignment

Turner activated off DL, Green designated for assignment
NEW YORK - Trea Turner is back on the Nationals' 25-man roster, activated off the disabled list in time for tonight's series opener against the Mets. Turner, out since April 8 with a strained right hamstring, may not be in manager Dusty Baker's starting lineup on a chilly evening at Citi Field, but he will be available off the bench if needed and is expected to start at shortstop Saturday afternoon. To make room for Turner on the active roster, the Nationals designated infielder Grant Green...
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Game 16 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 16 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - Hello from Citi Field, where it's about 30 degrees colder than it was yesterday at SunTrust Park in suburban Atlanta. It's going to be quite chilly out there for the series opener between the Nationals and Mets, and that's not what you ideally want for a team dealing with several minor leg injuries. With that in mind, several regulars are not in tonight's starting lineup: Trea Turner (who has been activated off the disabled list), Jayson Werth (groin), Ryan Zimmerman and Matt...
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Friday morning Nats Q&A from 35,000 feet over America

Friday morning Nats Q&A from 35,000 feet over America
OK, these are always fun for me. I'm not just answering your Nats questions today. I'm answering them from seat 27F on my flight from Atlanta to New York, roughly 35,000 feet up in the skies over the East Coast. (That's assuming Delta's on-board WiFi works with no problems, of course.) If all goes according to plan, I should be able to start answering questions around 11 a.m. EDT. I'll try my best to get to everything before the descent into LaGuardia. So, as always, submit your questions...
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Reworked bullpen wraps up a win ignited by Strasburg, Zimmerman

Reworked bullpen wraps up a win ignited by Strasburg, Zimmerman
ATLANTA - There are any number of key moments in a one-run game, and there were plenty to choose from in the Nationals' 3-2 victory over the Braves tonight. But the one that may resonate the most, the one that felt like the most significant moment in this game, came from a guy who had all but disappeared from the roster. Oliver Pérez was last seen on the mound throwing a pitch 12 days ago, way back on April 8, as one of the four relievers forced to put in yeoman's work after Jeremy Guthrie...
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Nationals top Braves 3-2 to complete series sweep

Nationals top Braves 3-2 to complete series sweep
ATLANTA - Ryan Zimmerman and Stephen Strasburg were up to their old tricks, providing the Nationals the slimmest of leads heading into the late innings of tonight's game. The Nats bullpen then found some new tricks to seal the deal in a 3-2 victory and complete a sweep of the Braves. Zimmerman's two-run homer off R.A. Dickey gave the Nationals the lead for good, Strasburg churned out seven more quality innings and then the relief trio of Oliver Pérez, Koda Glover and Shawn Kelley held that...
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Dickey's knuckleball presenting challenges tonight (Nats win 3-2)

Dickey's knuckleball presenting challenges tonight (Nats win 3-2)
ATLANTA - The Nationals haven't seen too many knuckleballs the last few years, but they're seeing one tonight, and they'd better be ready to see a lot more of it as this season plays out. R.A. Dickey is on the mound for the Braves tonight at SunTrust Park for the first of what should be several starts against the Nationals in 2017. The 42-year-old right-hander used to be a regular conundrum for veteran Nats hitters when he pitched for the Mets, but he spent the last four years in Toronto, so...
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Murphy scratched with leg tightness, plus more injury updates

Murphy scratched with leg tightness, plus more injury updates
ATLANTA - The Nationals aren't dealing with any major injuries right now, but they are dealing with a growing list of nagging injuries, and Daniel Murphy joined that list today. Murphy was initially penciled into Dusty Baker's lineup for tonight's series finale against the Braves but had to be scratched after telling his manager he was dealing with "tightness" in his right leg. The veteran second baseman had started all 14 games to date and had a 10-game hitting streak to open the season....
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Game 15 lineups: Nats at Braves (update: Murphy scratched)

Game 15 lineups: Nats at Braves (update: Murphy scratched)
ATLANTA - The Nationals go for the series sweep of the Braves tonight, which wouldn't be a bad way at all to end the first leg of a tough, 10-game road trip that continues Friday night at Citi Field and then heads west Monday to Coors Field. Dusty Baker will hope for a continuation of last night's offensive explosion, though he'll have a different lineup out there for this one. Daniel Murphy has been scratched. Jayson Werth, who had to leave last night's game in the third inning with groin...
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Ross impresses in long-awaited Nationals season debut

Ross impresses in long-awaited Nationals season debut
ATLANTA - In his perfect world, Joe Ross would have spent opening day at Nationals Park, not NBT Bank Stadium in Syracuse. But Ross didn't take his season-opening demotion to Triple-A personally, recognizing that the Nationals weren't sending him down for performance reasons, but rather because it made the most sense for a club that didn't need a full-time fifth starter until now. Wasn't that still difficult to accept for a guy whose last start came in Game 4 of the National League Division...
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Minor ailments and issues aside, Nats are rolling early in 2017

Minor ailments and issues aside, Nats are rolling early in 2017
ATLANTA - There are valid reasons to be concerned about the Nationals, most notably a bullpen that fewer than three weeks into the season has required a reshuffling of roles and a spate of minor injuries including the groin spasm suffered by Jayson Werth tonight. This is not a perfect team. Let's not confuse a couple of problem areas, though, for a bad team. Or even a mediocre one. The Nationals are quite good, with a rotation that has been dynamite and a lineup that has proven it is capable...
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Pair of grand slams propels Nats to 14-4 win over Braves

Pair of grand slams propels Nats to 14-4 win over Braves
ATLANTA - Freddie Freeman may own the Nationals, but Bryce Harper's ownage of Julio Teheran supersedes even the mightiest of opponents. Harper added two more homers to his deep collection off Teheran, including a grand slam that helped the Nationals overcome Freeman's latest blast off them and propel them to a 14-4 victory tonight at SunTrust Park. Joe Ross bounced back from a shaky first inning in his first major league start of the season to pitch seven strong innings and earn the win. Ryan...
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