Byron Kerr

Game 68 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks

Game 68 lineups: Nats vs. Diamondbacks
The Nationals are back in D.C. to begin their longest homestand of the summer. These 11 games over the next two weeks will go a long way in setting up how big a mountain the club will need to climb in the National League East as the All-Star break approaches. Even with Tuesday's 7-5 loss at Chicago, the Nats have won 12 of their last 17 games and sit 7 1/2 games behind the division's new leader, the Atlanta Braves. After a 3-3 road trip, the Nats (31-36) begin a four-game set against the...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 67 lineups: Nats at White Sox

Game 67 lineups: Nats at White Sox
CHICAGO - Matt Adams has been a big part of the Nationals resurgent lineup, which has scored an MLB-high 6.44 runs per game since May 24, so his potential loss from an oblique strain wouldn't be ideal. That said, with Howie Kendrick and Brian Dozier both red-hot at the moment, there's room for both to start on the right side of the infield most days. And Ryan Zimmerman appears to be inching closer to a return himself. So the Nats might not suffer too much if Adams ends up on the injured list...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 66 lineups: Nats at White Sox

Game 66 lineups: Nats at White Sox
CHICAGO - Good afternoon from whatever this stadium is called these days. To me, it'll always be Comiskey Park. Or, actually, New Comiskey Park, since the original one was across the street. The Nationals make their third-ever trip here to the South Side, having won two of three both in 2011 ("The John McLaren Series") and in 2016 ("The Beat Up on Mat Latos and James Shields Series"). This is a different White Sox team, but just as they did last week in D.C., the Nats do catch a bit of a...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 65 lineups: Nats at Padres

Game 65 lineups: Nats at Padres
SAN DIEGO - It's another picture-perfect day here. Too bad we have to leave after today's series finale at Petco Park. The Nationals will hope to leave on a high note with back-to-back victories and a four-game split with the Padres. To do that, they'll need a big start out of Stephen Strasburg in his hometown and some sustained offense against a conga line of San Diego relievers. Strasburg notched his 100th career win his last time out, but it was actually one of his worst performances of...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 64 lineups: Nats at Padres (Rosenthal activated)

Game 64 lineups: Nats at Padres (Rosenthal activated)
SAN DIEGO - After a couple of gloomy evenings to begin the weekend, the sun has finally come out and it's a beautiful day here. Maybe that's a good omen for the Nationals, who had to be feeling a bit gloomy themselves after Friday night's walk-off loss to the Padres. Things can only get sunnier from here, right? Here's reason for the Nationals to feel upbeat: Max Scherzer is on the mound tonight. That certainly doesn't guarantee victory, as we've seen too many times this season. But...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 63 lineups: Nats at Padres

Game 63 lineups: Nats at Padres
SAN DIEGO - The Nationals have been a much more productive team against left-handers this season than right-handers. Against lefties, they're batting a collective .287 with an .851 OPS, both second-best in the National League (behind the Diamondbacks). Against righties, they're batting a collective .237 with a .710 OPS, both 12th in the NL (behind a whole bunch of teams). So this weekend's series against the Padres, who are starting at least three lefties (Saturday's starter is still TBA),...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 62 lineups: Nats at Padres

Game 62 lineups: Nats at Padres
SAN DIEGO - It's an overcast, cool afternoon here at Petco Park, kind of a disappointment for anyone expecting fun in the sun on this road trip. Then again, give me a cool marine layer over East Coast humidity any day of the week. The Nationals, on the heels of an oh-so-brief, two-game homestand (and sweep) against the White Sox, are back on the road. They've got four games against the Padres this weekend, then head to Chicago for a return two-day gig with the White Sox. And they're feeling...
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Pete Kerzel

Game 61 lineups: Nats vs. White Sox

Game 61 lineups: Nats vs. White Sox
A win today would not only give the Nationals their first four-game winning streak of the season, it would give them a series sweep at home for the first time this year. The Nats have won three straight series. Right-hander Aníbal Sánchez takes the mound for the home team, coming off his best outing of the season. Sánchez came off the injured list after a left hamstring strain on May 29 and threw six innings of one-hit ball at Atlanta, walking one and striking out seven to pick up his...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 60 lineups: Nats vs. White Sox

Game 60 lineups: Nats vs. White Sox
Don't blink or you might miss the Nationals' homestand. Seriously, it's only two games and tomorrow's finale against the White Sox is a matinee. Not sure I can ever remember a homestand that brief. The Nats and White Sox actually will face each other four times over the next week-plus, with a two-game series on the South Side coming up next Monday and Tuesday. So maybe it's better to think of this as a four-game series with a long break (in San Diego) in the middle. Whatever the case,...
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Byron Kerr

Game 59 lineups: Nats at Reds (Rodney inks minors deal)

Game 59 lineups: Nats at Reds (Rodney inks minors deal)
CINCINNATI - The Nationals have agreed to terms on a minor league deal with veteran reliever Fernando Rodney, who began the season with the A's, according to broadcast reports. Rodney will report to Triple-A Fresno. Craig Mish of FNTSY Sports Radio was first to announce the signing. Rodney, 42, struggled to an 0-2 record with a 9.42 ERA in 17 games with the A's, but Oakland manager Bob Melvin believes the hurler still has something left in the tank. "He's still throwing upwards of 95...
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Byron Kerr

Game 57 lineups: Nats at Reds

Game 57 lineups: Nats at Reds
CINCINNATI - After a day off, the Nationals arrive in Cincinnati for three games in a weekend series at the Great American Ballpark. The Nats swept the Atlanta Braves at SunTrust Park 5-4 and 14-4 to improve to 24-32, and have now won five of their last six games. It is the first time since April 10 the Nats have won two series in a row. At the start of play today, the Nats are nine games in back of the first-place Phillies in the National League East and six games out of a wild-card...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 56 lineups: Nats at Braves

Game 56 lineups: Nats at Braves
ATLANTA - The Nationals, as surely you know by now, have not swept a series yet this season. Shoot, they just finally completed their first three-game winning streak last weekend. But if they can beat the Braves again tonight, they will have crossed that off list at last. Yes, it's only a two-game series, but beggars can't be choosers. A win tonight would be no small task. The Nationals would have to win a game started by Aníbal Sánchez, something they've done only twice in nine...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 55 lineups: Nats at Braves

Game 55 lineups: Nats at Braves
ATLANTA - The Nationals have already faced the Mets 13 times this season. They've faced the Phillies eight times. They've faced the Marlins seven times. Tonight, they finally face the Braves for the first of 19 head-to-head matchups this season. And it's only a two-game series before they pack up and leave for Cincinnati. Weird schedule, to say the least. The Braves, seeking back-to-back division titles, got off to a ragged start themselves. And they've had their share of bullpen woes. But...
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Roch Kubatko

Orioles and Tigers lineups

Orioles and Tigers lineups
Gabriel Ynoa makes his first start in two years today as the Orioles begin their three-game series against the Tigers at Camden Yards. This could turn into a bullpen game with Ynoa unlikely to work into the later innings. Dan Straily is available in relief and could back him up now that they've switched roles. Ynoa has never faced the Tigers or anyone on the current roster. Trey Mancini starts at first base today. Hanser Alberto is back in the leadoff slot and playing third. Stevie Wilkerson...
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Byron Kerr

Game 54 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

Game 54 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
With Sunday's 9-6 win over the Miami Marlins, the Nationals have an opportunity for their first four-game series sweep of the season and their first four-game series winner since May 10-13, 2018 at Arizona. The last four-game sweep at home was April 30-May 3, 2018 over the Pirates. The last time the Nats swept a four-game set versus a divisional opponent was April 11-14, 2016 over the Braves. Outfielder Juan Soto continued his hitting run with another single in the ninth inning Sunday. His...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 53 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

Game 53 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
We've wondered countless times this season if the Nationals might be able to build and then sustain some positive momentum. And inevitably the answer has been an emphatic no. So even though they've won two straight over the Marlins, it would be wholly irresponsible to start talking about any kind of positive momentum at this point. However, if the Nats can do today what they haven't been able to do all year - win three consecutive games - perhaps we can finally proclaim momentum to have been...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 52 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

Game 52 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
Nobody would try to claim the Nationals solved all of their woes last night during a wild 12-10 victory over the Marlins. As Davey Martinez disgruntledly explained afterward, his team still played sloppy in the field and got plenty of shaky work out of its bullpen. So the season is hardly saved. But a win's a win, and the Nationals certainly need all they can get right now. Plus, there are some legitimately encouraging signs. Juan Soto is on a tear, going 15-for-30 with eight extra-base hits....
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Byron Kerr

Game 51 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins

Game 51 lineups: Nats vs. Marlins
The Nationals are mired in a season-high five-game losing streak and arrive back in D.C. to take on the Marlins, who are enjoying a season-high six-game winning streak. The Nats and the Marlins each have the same number of losses at 31. It is a four-game wraparound series culminating in an afternoon Memorial Day matchup. The Nats will send out right-hander Kyle McGowin (0-0, 6.00 ERA) to face right-hander Pablo Lopez (3-5, 5.06 ERA). This is McGowin's first start with the Nats in 2019. His...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 50 lineups: Nats at Mets

Game 50 lineups: Nats at Mets
NEW YORK - Quick turnarounds are always tough. Quick turnarounds after devastating losses during agonizing seasons are even tougher. But the Nationals have no choice but to come right back to Citi Field for today's 12:10 p.m. series finale, hoping the result will be different than it was last night. And the night before that. And the night before that. Stephen Strasburg gets the start, and he's been excellent. Over his last six starts, he's got a 2.13 ERA and 0.83 WHIP while averaging more...
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Mark Zuckerman

Game 49 lineups: Nats at Mets (Adams activated)

Game 49 lineups: Nats at Mets (Adams activated)
NEW YORK - Last year, a matchup between Max Scherzer and Jacob deGrom was must-see TV for the implications it had on the Cy Young Award race. This year, it's simply a game both the Nationals and Mets desperately need to win as a team, regardless of the men on the mound. Neither Scherzer nor deGrom is pitching at a Cy Young caliber right now, though you could argue Scherzer would be in the thick of the early race if not for the Nationals' defense and bullpen. (Hence the massive disparity...
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