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González tosses quick three innings vs. Cards (it's a 1-1 final)

González tosses quick three innings vs. Cards (it's a 1-1 final)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP SCORE: Nationals 1, Cardinals 1 Recap: Gio Gonzalez cruised through three scoreless innings, allowing one hit and one walk and using two double-play grounders to help him record nine outs on only 29 pitches. Wilmer Difo produced the game's first run thanks to a single, two bases advanced on Lance Lynn's wild pickoff throw and Grant Green's RBI groundout. The Nationals bullpen put up more zeroes to protect the 1-0 lead, with Joe Nathan, Matt Albers, Jimmy Cordero and...
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Wieters still catching bullpens, Norris dealing with sore back

Wieters still catching bullpens, Norris dealing with sore back
JUPITER, Fla. - Matt Wieters has been in a Nationals uniform for more than a week now, but has yet to take the field with his new team for a game. That development should be only a few days away, though, with the veteran catcher still focused for now on catching bullpen sessions from the Nats pitching staff. While the Nationals are playing the Cardinals today in Jupiter, Wieters stayed back in West Palm Beach and was scheduled to catch Joe Ross' bullpen session, the latest opportunity to get...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in Jupiter
JUPITER, Fla. - It's another windy day in South Florida, and just like yesterday in West Palm Beach the wind is blowing straight in from center field. Pitchers love it. Hitters and fielders, not so much. The Nationals face the Cardinals for the second straight day, merely moving the venue 15 minutes north to Roger Dean Stadium. There aren't many regulars on the trip, but Ryan Zimmerman is in the lineup for the second straight day, this time serving as designated hitter. Clint Robinson, who...
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Zimmerman pleased with process over results in first game

Zimmerman pleased with process over results in first game
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When Ryan Zimmerman stepped to the plate Friday for the first time this spring, then ripped a line drive to left field, there was an audible reaction from the crowd at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. It would have been difficult to strike a baseball with much more authority than the Nationals first baseman did. The crowd reaction, though, quickly changed to groans when Cardinals left fielder Randal Grichuk ranged two steps to his right and snagged the ball out of the...
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Nationals agree to terms with all 22 pre-arbitration players

Nationals agree to terms with all 22 pre-arbitration players
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals announced tonight they agreed to terms with all 22 of their pre-arbitration players, ensuring everyone on the roster is under contract with a set salary for the season. The players who agreed to terms: right-handers Blake Treinen, Joe Ross, Trevor Gott, A.J. Cole, Koda Glover, Rafael Martín, Austin Adams, Jimmy Cordero and Austin Voth; left-handers Sammy Solis, Enny Romero and Matt Grace; infielders Clint Robinson, Matt Skole, Trea Turner, Wilmer Difo...
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Strasburg ditches windup and likes the results

Strasburg ditches windup and likes the results
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - It may look a bit odd - pitching from the stretch, not a full windup, when there's nobody on base - but in Stephen Strasburg's mind, if that unconventional tweak can help make him a healthier and more effective pitcher, why not give it a shot? "I'm not trying to reinvent myself," the Nationals right-hander said today after debuting his windup-less delivery during an impressive two-inning start against the Cardinals, "but trying to simplify things as much as I can...
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Sans windup, Strasburg cruises in spring debut (Nats split a pair)

Sans windup, Strasburg cruises in spring debut (Nats split a pair)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAPScore: Nationals (ss) 8, Marlins 5 Recap: Jhonathan Solano's two-run single capped a four-run seventh inning as the Nationals rallied past the Marlins. ... Right-hander A.J. Cole started and was battered for six hits and four runs (three earned) in three innings, with his ERA zooming to 13.50. Need to know: Wilmer Difo, a career infielder, made his first appearance in the outfield when he subbed for center fielder Adam Eaton. The Nationals are hoping to increase Difo's...
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Pregame notes on Strasburg, Zimmerman, Difo and Wieters

Pregame notes on Strasburg, Zimmerman, Difo and Wieters
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - We're now a full week into Grapefruit League play, but today is a pseudo-debut day for several Nationals. Stephen Strasburg is on the mound against an opponent for the first time. Strasburg, who tossed one inning in last Thursday's intrasquad game, is slated to pitch two innings today against the Cardinals The Nationals held off Strasburg's Grapefruit League debut by a couple of days to help line him up the way they prefer entering the season. With Max Scherzer's...
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Starting lineups: Nats split-squad vs. Cardinals and Marlins

Starting lineups: Nats split-squad vs. Cardinals and Marlins
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals play their first split-squad games of the spring today, with one team staying home to face the Cardinals while another team makes the short drive up to Jupiter to face the Marlins. The home game features three notable Grapefruit League debuts: Stephen Strasburg on the mound, Ryan Zimmerman at first base and Pedro Severino behind the plate. Strasburg and Zimmerman's debuts were merely held back because of the long spring; Severino was dealing with a minor...
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Joe Blanton isn't at all like you probably think he is

Joe Blanton isn't at all like you probably think he is
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - If you've followed baseball over the last decade and you have some knowledge of Joe Blanton, you probably have an image in your mind of the right-hander. There's a good chance the image you have of him, however, is inaccurate. You probably think of Blanton as something less than a physical specimen, a pitcher with an everyman's body that does anything but scream professional athlete. You probably think of him as a country boy from Kentucky who doesn't have much...
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Despite "pure panic" moment, Werth swinging a hot bat

Despite "pure panic" moment, Werth swinging a hot bat
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Jayson Werth was taking swings in the big batting cage just outside The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, just as he would normally do in the minutes leading up to a spring training game in which he was only serving as designated hitter. This being the Nationals' home ballpark, and him batting sixth in the lineup, he figured he had plenty of time before his first at-bat of the day. And then at 1:11 p.m., Syracuse hitting coach Brian Daubach quizzically looked at the...
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Notes on Scherzer, Wieters and Strasburg (Nats roll 13-1)

Notes on Scherzer, Wieters and Strasburg (Nats roll 13-1)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 13, Astros 1 Recap: Playing their first road game inside their home ballpark, the Nationals jumped out to a 5-0 lead on the Astros and never looked back, banging out 17 hits. Jayson Werth's three-run homer highlighted the first-inning rally. Anthony Rendon and Bryce Harper also homered to lead the onslaught. Non-roster invitee Kyle McGowin got the start and tossed two scoreless innings. Top relievers Shawn Kelley, Blake Treinen and Sammy Solis all made...
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Blanton reports to camp, S. Kieboom DFA

Blanton reports to camp, S. Kieboom DFA
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Joe Blanton is officially a National. Spencer Kieboom now faces an uncertain future with the organization. The Nationals announced their signing of Blanton to a one-year contract this morning, and the veteran reliever is already in uniform (No. 75, though that will likely change before opening day) with a locker and a nameplate inside the team's clubhouse at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches. To clear a spot for Blanton on their 40-man roster, the Nationals designated...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Astros in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The Nationals are on the road again today, this time facing the Astros, but surprisingly they've brought a bunch of big-name starters with them. Maybe that's because this road game is actually being played in their own home ballpark. Finally, everybody gets to reap the real benefits of a shared spring training complex. We'll be getting a look today at six regulars - Trea Turner, Adam Eaton, Daniel Murphy, Bryce Harper, Anthony Rendon and Jayson Werth - in a batting...
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McGowin gets surprise start; Strasburg still hasn't debuted

McGowin gets surprise start; Strasburg still hasn't debuted
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When everyone is healthy and available, the Nationals have one of the best rotations in baseball. But until that happens, they're getting a look at several backup options, including a rather obscure right-hander later today. Kyle McGowin is scheduled to start this afternoon against the Astros at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches - this is the first time the Nats have been able to play a "road" game in their home stadium - and if you don't know who McGowin is, you're...
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Ross sharp vs. Tigers regulars in first start of spring

Ross sharp vs. Tigers regulars in first start of spring
LAKELAND, Fla. - Joe Ross hadn't taken the mound yet this spring to face another team, so when he arrived at Tiger Town this morning and saw a Detroit lineup featuring the likes of Miguel Cabrera, Victor Martinez, Ian Kinsler and J.D. Martinez, he couldn't help but hope he wasn't in for a long day. "I wouldn't say I was looking forward to it," Ross said with a smile. "But it's good to see those guys that I'm sure I'll face during the year. And they've got some of the best hitters in...
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Red-hot Taylor launches another homer (Nats win 9-1)

Red-hot Taylor launches another homer (Nats win 9-1)
NATIONALS QUICK WRAP Score: Nationals 9, Tigers 1 Recap: The Nats sent their B/C squad on the three-hour trip to Lakeland to go up against the Tigers' A squad, but you wouldn't know it from what took place on the field. The Nationals exploded at the plate, with Michael A. Taylor, Raudy Read and Drew Ward all homering. Taylor, who hit the walk-off homer in Tuesday's inaugural game at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, also singled in two runs and beat out a grounder to deep shortstop during a...
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Baker on the Blanton addition and how he'll choose a closer

Baker on the Blanton addition and how he'll choose a closer
LAKELAND, Fla. - Joe Blanton isn't officially a member of the Nationals bullpen just yet - the veteran still needs to pass his physical, and the club needs to clear a spot for him on its 40-man roster - but Dusty Baker is intrigued by the positive effect Blanton could have on his ever-changing relief corps. "It'll be significant," the manager said. "You're adding a quality guy. You're adding quality to our team, to our bullpen. You've just got to find out now, depending on how he...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Tigers in Lakeland

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Tigers in Lakeland
LAKELAND, Fla. - Hello from Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium, spring home of the Detroit Tigers since 1966 but looking as beautiful as ever right now following a major renovation this winter. They really did a nice job modernizing what already was one of the great, traditional spring training ballparks in Florida. The Nationals made the long drive (nearly three hours) here for today's game, their lone trip to Lakeland this spring. The lineup doesn't include many prominent names -...
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Still with Nats, Norris is making the most of his playing time

Still with Nats, Norris is making the most of his playing time
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - There may be no player in the Nationals clubhouse, perhaps no player in any major league clubhouse this spring, in a position more awkward than the one Derek Norris finds himself in these days. Norris was supposed to be the Nationals' starting catcher after the organization that drafted him way back in 2007 but traded him four years later and reacquired him in December via trade with the Padres. But then the Nats signed four-time All-Star Matt Wieters after camp opened,...
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