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Harper plunked for second time tonight (Nats lose 3-2 on Upton walk-off)

Harper plunked for second time tonight (Nats lose 3-2 on Upton walk-off)
Bryce Harper has been hit twice tonight. The first time came on the first pitch thrown by Alex Wood in a fourth-inning Harper at-bat, a breaking ball that got Harper in the back. Harper calmly turned around and trotted to first base. Braves fans cheered that plunking with gusto. The second time came on the first pitch thrown by Luis Avilan in an eighth-inning Harper at-bat, a 91 mph fastball that got Harper in the upper back. Harper bent over at the waist, in clear pain, as Braves fans rose...
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Ramos back in Nats lineup

Ramos back in Nats lineup
ATLANTA - As expected, Wilson Ramos is back in the lineup today as the Nationals open a three-game series against the Braves. Ramos had missed the Nats' last two games after suffering a left hamstring injury in Tuesday's win over the Giants. This marked the third time this season that Ramos has injured his left hamstring, but this issue was lower down in the hamstring than the previous two strains and was not considered nearly as serious. Taylor Jordan (1-3, 4.14 ERA) takes the ball tonight...
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A whole lot of nothing (Werth knots it up with a bomb)

A whole lot of nothing (Werth knots it up with a bomb)
Dating back to last night, the Nationals are 0-for-their-last-15 with 10 strikeouts. Somehow, some way, it keeps finding a way to get worse. The Nats trail 1-0 after three innings tonight and have been set down in order by Kris Medlen to this point. Nine up, nine down. Four strikeouts, five groundouts. Not a single ball hit out of the infield. How much of that is Medlen, who has really looked sharp? How much of it is the Nationals, who continue to scuffle regardless of who is on the mound?...
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Johnson doesn't expect Nats to retaliate after benches-clearing incident

Johnson doesn't expect Nats to retaliate after benches-clearing incident
A day after Bryce Harper was drilled on the thigh by a Julio Teheran fastball and voiced his displeasure with what he felt was an uncalled-for plunking and saw both benches empty, the chatter about the incident continues. Nationals players continue to believe that Teheran intentionally hit Harper two innings after Harper took Teheran deep and made a slower-than-usual trot around the bases. That hasn't changed in the last 20 or so hours. "No doubt in my mind," one player, who noted that he...
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Dan Kolko

Questioning the interpretation of one of baseball's unwritten rules

Questioning the interpretation of one of baseball's unwritten rules
Is this what the game has come to? Are we really at the point in today's game that when a player looks at a home run for a second or two before running around the bases, he gets drilled the next time he comes to the plate? Or the following week? Or two months down the road? Don't confuse my intentions by writing this. I'm not whining about Bryce Harper getting drilled in the thigh by a first-pitch Julio Teheran fastball last night. I'm not specifically standing up for Harper and I'm not...
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Reactions from both sides to Harper HBP, benches clearing

Reactions from both sides to Harper HBP, benches clearing
Following tonight's 2-1 Nationals loss to the Braves, Bryce Harper calmly answered questions about being hit by a first-pitch, 94 mph Julio Teheran fastball in the fifth inning, a pitch that led to Harper taking a couple of steps towards the mound and shouting a few choice words at the Braves right-hander. Harper felt the pitch was payback for his home run in the third inning, a solo shot that gave the Nats a 1-0 lead. Harper took a second or two to admire the homer and then tossed his bat...
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Dan Kolko

Benches clear after Harper hit by Teheran pitch (Nats lose 2-1)

Benches clear after Harper hit by Teheran pitch (Nats lose 2-1)
Things got interesting in the bottom of the fifth inning, when benches cleared following Bryce Harper being drilled by a first-pitch, 94 mph fastball from Braves righty Julio Teheran. Harper took exception to the hit-by-pitch, which he clearly felt was intentional following his home run off Teheran in the third inning. Harper took a couple of steps toward the mound and gestured at Teheran, but was moved down the first base line by home plate umpire Joe West. Braves catcher Brian McCann got a...
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Frustration, confusion continue to build

Frustration, confusion continue to build
Ready for a few mind-numbing stats? Stephen Strasburg has a 2.14 ERA in four starts against the Braves this season. He's allowed just five runs and struck out 26 in 21 innings against Atlanta. Yet, Strasburg is 0-1 in those four starts. The Nationals have scored two runs or fewer in 45.5 percent of their games this season. This season, the average major league team has scored two runs or fewer 29.1 percent of the time. For what it's worth, the Nats are 6-45 in games where they score fewer...
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Johnson: "Boy, we needed that one"

Johnson: "Boy, we needed that one"
Another tight ballgame, another strong pitching performance, another night where the offense isn't able to deliver. Tonight's 3-2 Nationals loss feels like so many before it. The Nats took a 1-0 lead in the first inning, got seven strong frames from Stephen Strasburg and then watched things slip away. Justin Upton's solo homer leading off the eighth off Tyler Clippard gave the Braves the lead, one they didn't relinquish. After the first inning, the Nationals went 0-for-9 with runners in...
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More RISP problems and another deficit (Nats lose 3-2)

More RISP problems and another deficit (Nats lose 3-2)
In six of the seven innings played so far tonight, the Nationals have put the leadoff man on base. In those six innings, they've gone 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position. The Nats have struggled again in big spots tonight, and we saw an example of that when they had a golden chance to take the lead in the seventh after Scott Hairston doubled to left leading off the inning. Jayson Werth, pinch-hitting for Stephen Strasburg, struck out. Bryce Harper lined out to right. Ian Desmond's...
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LaRoche seems to like his new lumber (Nats tie it up)

LaRoche seems to like his new lumber (Nats tie it up)
Prior to borrowing Jayson Werth's bat out in Milwaukee, Adam LaRoche was in a 1-for-28 slump and had just three extra-base hits in his last 53 at-bats. Since trying out Werth's lumber during his third at-bat Saturday night against the Brewers, LaRoche is 4-for-8 with two homers and a double. That bat won't be leaving LaRoche's locker anytime soon, you can count on that. Actually, this appears to be a different, two-toned version of Werth's bat, as compared to the all-black one LaRoche...
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Pregame notes on the Braves, Werth's bat and McCatty's return

Pregame notes on the Braves, Werth's bat and McCatty's return
We've covered the Biogenesis story from a couple different angles, with reactions to Gio Gonzalez being cleared of wrongdoing and 13 players being suspended for purchasing/taking performance-enhancers. Now how about a non-PED blog entry for the first time in a while? Sounds good to me. The Nationals enter this three-game set with the Braves tonight well-aware of where things stand with 51 games remaining on their schedule. They're 12 1/2 games back of Atlanta in the National League East and...
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Braves come to town, Nats not expecting Gonzalez suspension (Gonzalez cleared)

Braves come to town, Nats not expecting Gonzalez suspension (Gonzalez cleared)
I'm back, folks. Can't get rid of me that easily. Big thanks to the MASNsports.com staff for filling in over the last few days while I was out of town for my good buddy's wedding. I wish I could say I'm returning to the beat rested and refreshed, but that's most certainly not the case. Still, it's good to be back. I guess I missed a little bit while I was gone. Bryce Harper followed his emotional clubhouse rally-cry in Detroit with a homer on Friday, Dan Haren continued his post-DL...
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Johnson on Knorr's decision to pull Soriano in favor of Krol in ninth frame

Johnson on Knorr's decision to pull Soriano in favor of Krol in ninth frame
Nationals manager Davey Johnson was able to speak to the media today for the first time since he was ejected from Thursday's 9-7 win over the Pirates. Randy Knorr spoke postgame because Johnson was not available. Johnson was asked if he agreed with the decision by Knorr to pull closer Rafael Soriano in the ninth after he struggled to get outs, allowing two hits and two walks. "Yeah, I mean, (that is) sometimes what you do," Johnson said. "You go with what you are seeing. I was watching...
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Dan Kolko

Duke struggles, Davis doesn't (Nats lose 6-3)

Duke struggles, Davis doesn't (Nats lose 6-3)
ATLANTA - Zach Duke faced eight batters in relief of Nathan Karns this afternoon. Here's how those eight batters fared: RBI single, walk, fielder's choice, walk, walk, sacrifice bunt, intentional walk, two-run double. The Nationals trail 6-3 after six innings, after the Braves put up a run in the fifth and two in the sixth to open this game up a bit. The first run that came around on Duke was charged to Karns, but Duke gets stuck with the other two. His ERA now stands at 8.71 after...
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More reactions to the walk-off

More reactions to the walk-off
ATLANTA - You can pass a share of the blame a number of different ways for last night's 2-1 Nationals loss to the Braves, if you're the blaming type. You can blame the Nationals hitters for scratching out just five hits and going 1-for-6 with runners in scoring position. You can blame Ian Desmond, Roger Bernadina and Danny Espinosa for failing to get the go-ahead run across despite having runners at second and third with none out against Craig Kimbrel in the top of the ninth. You can blame...
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A golden opportunity blown, extras coming (Nats lose 2-1)

A golden opportunity blown, extras coming (Nats lose 2-1)
ATLANTA - It's not often you can get to put up a crooked number on Craig Kimbrel. The flame-throwing Braves closer has a career 1.54 ERA and makes some of the best hitters in baseball look like children in the batter's box. The Nats had a chance to take the lead off Kimbrel in the top of the ninth tonight, however, but they failed to cash in, and it's still 1-1 as we go to the 10th inning. Ryan Zimmerman led off the top of the ninth with a broken-bat bloop single to center off Kimbrel,...
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Gonzalez, Hudson locked in a duel (updated)

Gonzalez, Hudson locked in a duel (updated)
ATLANTA - Two of the National League East's top starters are duking it out here at Turner Field tonight, as Gio Gonzalez and Tim Hudson have both allowed just a single run and two hits through five innings. The Nationals and Braves are knotted 1-1 as we go to the top of the sixth. Gonzalez has five strikeouts to Hudson's two thus far, but Hudson has needed just 72 pitches to get to this point, while Gonzalez has thrown 81 pitches through his five frames. The Braves got on the board first...
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Tonight's Nats, Braves lineups

Tonight's Nats, Braves lineups
ATLANTA - Davey Johnson is going with the same lineup from 1-8 in the batting order tonight, leaving Steve Lombardozzi in the No. 2 spot, Roger Bernadina in the No. 6 spot and Danny Espinosa hitting seventh. Lombardozzi will play left field for the second straight game while Bernadina will play right. Gio Gonzalez (3-3, 3.90 ERA) starts tonight for the Nats. Gonzalez is coming off a rough start his last time out, when he allowed eight hits, four runs and four walks over 5 2/3 innings in a...
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Leftovers from last night, plus roster and rotation speculation

Leftovers from last night, plus roster and rotation speculation
ATLANTA - For those who might've been out enjoying their Friday night and didn't catch yesterday's series opener between the Nationals and Braves, you missed quite a bit of action at Turner Field. As we await the details of a roster move that will bring right-handed reliever Erik Davis to the big leagues for the first time in his career and likely force either Bryce Harper or Stephen Strasburg to the disabled list, I've got some bonus quotes from an upbeat Nats clubhouse last night. Craig...
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