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Game 23 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 23 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
When the Nationals last played in D.C., Blake Treinen was the closer, Trea Turner was on the disabled list, Joe Ross was in the minors, the Capitals and Maple Leafs were only two games into their first-round playoff series, the Wizards hadn't opened their playoff run yet and the Nats needed Bryce Harper's walk-off homer to avoid falling to .500. So, basically, nothing has really changed since then, right? Who knew the Nationals' 10-game road trip through Atlanta, New York and Colorado would...
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Wednesday morning Nats Q&A

Wednesday morning Nats Q&A
Last week's Q&A came from 35,000 feet up in the air en route from Atlanta to New York. This week's Q&A comes from my living room sofa. Not quite as dramatic a venue, sorry. But rest assured I've been following the Nationals closely the last two nights while they've been playing in Colorado, and I've been reading Byron Kerr's coverage, so hopefully I'm still on top of things. So fire away with your questions, then check back later this morning as I attempt to answer as many of...
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Monday notes on the lineup, Scherzer, Werth and tonight's starter

Monday notes on the lineup, Scherzer, Werth and tonight's starter
NEW YORK - Some more news and notes from Sunday night's 6-3 victory over the Mets, for anyone who couldn't stay up that late (or perhaps was watching the local hockey team come up big in overtime )... * There's a lot to like about what the Nationals are doing right now, and among the things to like the most is the way their lineup has come together. It's not just the talented hitters they have, though they have plenty of those. It's the way they're stacking up and putting each other in...
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Best-in-majors Nats make early statement with sweep of Mets

Best-in-majors Nats make early statement with sweep of Mets
NEW YORK - It's three weeks into April, the Mets aren't anything close to 100 percent healthy right now and 89 percent of the regular season remains to be played. So the Nationals aren't gloating too much about their weekend sweep at Citi Field, punctuated by Sunday's 6-3 victory. Neither are they apologizing for doing what needed to be done against a weakened opponent. "I think a sweep against anyone is hard to do in this league," first baseman Ryan Zimmerman said. "They're a little...
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Nats top Mets 6-3 to complete second straight road sweep

Nats top Mets 6-3 to complete second straight road sweep
NEW YORK - Daniel Murphy's latest big hit off the Mets gave the Nationals an early jolt of offense. Max Scherzer then did the rest, pitching the Nats to a 6-3 victory to seal a three-game sweep at Citi Field and a seven-game winning streak for the team that now owns baseball's best record. Murphy's first-inning grand slam capped a big early rally for the Nationals against Zack Wheeler and provided yet another moment for the former Mets second baseman in the park he used to call home. Ryan...
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Murphy terrorizes Mets again with grand slam (Nats win 6-3)

Murphy terrorizes Mets again with grand slam (Nats win 6-3)
NEW YORK - Daniel Murphy is back to terrorizing his former team again. Not to mention tearing the cover off the ball again. Murphy launched a grand slam off Zack Wheeler in the top of the first inning tonight, helping the Nationals take a quick 4-0 lead on the Mets in their series finale at Citi Field. The Nats loaded the bases before ever making an out, with Wheeler plunking Adam Eaton on his second pitch, then Trea Turner legging out an infield single and Bryce Harper shooting a base hit...
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Strasburg going on paternity leave, Turner likely to start Monday

Strasburg going on paternity leave, Turner likely to start Monday
NEW YORK - Stephen Strasburg is heading home to San Diego for the birth of his second child and won't pitch for the Nationals in Colorado this week. Strasburg's wife, Rachel, is expecting, so the Nationals plan to place Strasburg on the paternity leave list Monday. He would be required to be activated three days later, but he's not scheduled to pitch again until either Friday or Saturday in Washington against the Mets. The Nationals are expected to promote Jacob Turner from Triple-A Syracuse...
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Game 18 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 18 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - The Nationals are on Sunday Night Baseball, looking to complete a series sweep of the Mets and head out to Colorado on a seven-game winning streak. Max Scherzer gets the ball for this finale at Citi Field, looking forward to facing New York on the big national TV stage. Scherzer has been phenomenal against the Mets in his career, going 5-3 with a 1.83 ERA in 11 games (10 starts). Zack Wheeler makes his first start against the Nationals since 2014, before he endured his litany of arm...
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Road trip halfway complete, Nationals are a perfect 5-0

Road trip halfway complete, Nationals are a perfect 5-0
NEW YORK - Dusty Baker has been doing this - and by "this" we're talking about playing, coaching and managing in the major leagues - long enough to know what he should and not worry about. And Baker legitimately was worried about the road trip his Nationals began a week ago, when they departed D.C. following Bryce Harper's walk-off homer to beat the Phillies and embarked on a 10-game, 10-day, three-city excursion through Atlanta, New York and Colorado. Baker's worries about this trip may...
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Bullpen leads the way again as Nationals keep rolling

Bullpen leads the way again as Nationals keep rolling
NEW YORK - When this road trip began at the beginning of the week, the Nationals bullpen looked like an unsightly blackhead on an otherwise clean face. The 10-game trip now halfway complete, the Nationals having won all five games to date, that blackhead has all but disappeared thanks to the application of some Clearasil. Or, more accurately, the redefinition of roles for this relief corps. Today's 3-1 victory over the Mets was the latest, and perhaps best, example of the dramatic turnaround...
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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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