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Game 22 lineups: Nats at Dodgers (Rendon to DL)

Game 22 lineups: Nats at Dodgers (Rendon to DL)
LOS ANGELES - After some star-studded matchups to begin this weekend's series, the finale on Sunday Night Baseball doesn't quite stack up. It's Jeremy Hellickson versus Alex Wood. Not that this game is any less important for either the Nationals or Dodgers, each very motivated to win the series and get back to the .500 mark in the process. As has been the case for more than a week now, the Nationals would love to have Anthony Rendon in their lineup. But for the eighth consecutive game since...
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Game 21 lineups: Nats at Dodgers

Game 21 lineups: Nats at Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - They beat Clayton Kershaw. Now the Nationals have a chance to take this weekend series with another win tonight at Dodger Stadium. And they'll have Stephen Strasburg on the mound leading the way. Strasburg has enjoyed some significant success against the Dodgers in his career. In seven starts versus Los Angeles, the right-hander has surrendered more than two earned runs only once. And he had two dominant outings last season against L.A. The Nationals go up against a lefty for the...
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Game 20 lineups: Nats at Dodgers

Game 20 lineups: Nats at Dodgers
LOS ANGELES - The sun is shining, the mountains in the distance aren't being obscured by smog and Max Scherzer is facing Clayton Kershaw tonight at Dodger Stadium. Yep, this is about as good as it gets. The Nationals and Dodgers open up a big weekend series at Chavez Ravine, and they're starting it off in style with as good a pitching showdown as you can get. Scherzer versus Kershaw represents only the 13th head-to-head matchup in major league history (postseason included) between pitchers...
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Game 16 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies

Game 16 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies
The weather was absolutely delightful yesterday when the Nationals beat the Rockies 6-2. The weather is most definitely not delightful today as the two clubs wrap up their four-game series. It's overcast, the temperature has been dropping all morning and will continue to drop through the afternoon, and there's rain in the forecast. It's just a question of when the rain arrives. For now, it doesn't appear to be a threat to the start of the game, only later in the game (if at all). But even...
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Game 15 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies (Goodwin scratched)

Game 15 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies (Goodwin scratched)
The last thing the Nationals want to do is call today's game - on April 14, mind you - "must-win." But let's not kid ourselves here. Having lost eight of their last 10, and having fallen a full six games behind the Mets in the National League East division - seven games in the loss column - this team simply can't afford to lose a Max Scherzer start. The Nationals needed Scherzer to halt their last losing streak (five games). Today they'll ask him to halt their current three-game skid and...
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Game 13 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies

Game 13 lineups: Nats vs. Rockies
The Nationals need to start hitting. There's no getting around this. Since April 4 (their series finale in Atlanta) they've scored an average of 2.5 runs per game. Only the Brewers (2.25) have scored fewer in the majors in that span. That's not good. Perhaps a matchup tonight against Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland could help matters a little bit. The Nationals have a very right-handed-lineup these days, and so that could set them up for more production in this one. In fact, the guys...
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Game 12 lineups: Nats vs. Braves

Game 12 lineups: Nats vs. Braves
What a different 48 hours makes. When this series began, the Nationals were reeling from a five-game losing streak, with questions about the big picture starting to percolate. Now, thanks to back-to-back dominant performances from Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, they're seeking a series sweep of the Braves and a whole new outlook on life. In order to pull that off, though, they'll need a far better performance from A.J. Cole this afternoon than they got last week in Atlanta, when he was...
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Martinez tries Rendon in cleanup spot, Zimmerman in fifth spot

Martinez tries Rendon in cleanup spot, Zimmerman in fifth spot
Nobody in the National League owns a better on-base percentage right now than Bryce Harper, whose .553 mark has put him in position to score a ton of runs through the season's first 11 games. Nobody in the NL owns a worse OPS right now, though, than Ryan Zimmerman, whose .370 mark has contributed mightily to a bunch of wasted scoring opportunities for the Nationals ... not to mention even more reason for opposing teams to pitch around the guy hitting in front of him: Harper. So with that in...
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Game 11 lineups: Nats vs. Braves (Eaton scratched)

Game 11 lineups: Nats vs. Braves (Eaton scratched)
It's a beautiful spring afternoon here in the nation's capital, the kind of day you'd much rather be sitting inside a ballpark watching a game than, oh I don't know, sitting in the Senate Judiciary hearing room, to name just one alternative. ... The real news in town is taking place 1 1/2 miles down South Capitol Street, where the Nationals are looking to make it two in a row against the Braves. And they'll do so with a new lineup wrinkle. Seeking to create some more protection for Bryce...
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Game 10 lineups: Nats vs. Braves

Game 10 lineups: Nats vs. Braves
It's one thing to lose five in a row. It's another thing to lose five in a row to the two division rivals that currently sit above you in the standings. That has added a bit of significance to the Nationals' current slide, which leaves them at 4-5 overall and 3 1/2 games behind the Mets, two games behind the Braves (the two teams they've faced the last five games, it just so happens). Well, after losing two of three at SunTrust Field last week, the Nats get another crack at Atlanta the next...
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Game 9 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 9 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
It's been a very pleasant, if just a bit chilly, afternoon here in the nation's capital. Would've been a great day for a ballgame. Unfortunately the Nationals and Mets don't play til 8:08 p.m., after the sun has gone down and the temperatures drop. It's going to be in the low 40s for most of tonight's game, maybe even dipping into the 30s before the end of the game. Don't worry, though, at least the Metro closes at 11 p.m. ... OK, enough complaining for now. The Nationals kind of need to...
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Game 8 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 8 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
It's cold. It's gray. It's windy. But it's dry at Nationals Park, and it appears it's going to stay that way the rest of the day. So there will indeed be baseball this afternoon, the second game of this weekend series against the Mets, who are off to a 5-1 start and the (extremely early) top spot in the National League East division. Given the conditions, this should be a good day to be a pitcher, especially a left-handed pitcher since the wind is blowing in from left field. And wouldn't...
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Game 7 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

Game 7 lineups: Nats vs. Mets
Hello from South Capitol Street, at long last. Yes, after a six-game road trip to begin the season - and then quite a disastrous commute into the city this morning - the Nationals are here and ready for their 2018 home opener. They come home having won four straight in Cincinnati and Atlanta before then dropping the final two games of the series against the Braves. And they now face the Mets, who perhaps will be their toughest challenge in the division this season, owners of a 4-1 record to...
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Game 6 lineups: Nats at Braves

Game 6 lineups: Nats at Braves
ATLANTA - For the first time in 2018, the Nationals arrive in the rubber match of a three-game set as they take on the Braves on getaway day. Today's game follows their first loss of the season, a 13-6 setback Tuesday night against the Braves, highlighted by a pair of three-run shots from Freddie Freeman and Preston Tucker. The Nats actually hit more home runs in the game (three), including the first of the year for Ryan Zimmerman and the fourth of the season for Bryce Harper. Right-hander Max...
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Game 3 lineups: Nats at Reds

Game 3 lineups: Nats at Reds
CINCINNATI - To the best of my knowledge, the Nationals have batted the pitcher eighth only 11 times in club history. All of those came in succession during a stretch in June 2011, when then-manager Jim Riggleman didn't have a real viable leadoff hitter and decided to just bump everyone else up a slot and have Jayson Werth at the top. The Nats proceeded to win 10 of those 11 games, at which point Riggleman decided to resign over a contract dispute. The Nationals haven't batted the pitcher...
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Game 2 lineups: Nats at Reds

Game 2 lineups: Nats at Reds
CINCINNATI - And we're back. With the anticipation and hoopla of opening day behind them, the Nationals now begin the long grind this afternoon. It's Game 2 of 162, and it's a little bit of a quick turnaround with a 2:10 p.m. start here at Great American Ball Park. The Nationals send Stephen Strasburg to the mound for his first start of the season, his first meaningful outing since his Game 4 victory at Wrigley Field in October. The conditions won't be nearly as tough today in Cincinnati,...
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Game 1 lineups: Nats at Reds

Game 1 lineups: Nats at Reds
CINCINNATI - They're playing a ballgame here today. No, really. They are. Pay no attention to the tarp that has been on the field at Great American Ball Park, or the rain that started falling yesterday and hasn't stopped since. It's going to clear up in time for first pitch at 4:10 p.m. That's what everyone insists, so we have no choice but to believe them. The Nationals face the Reds on opening day for the first time, and so maybe it's appropriate that there's a first in today's lineup:...
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Why Turner is batting sixth in today's finale (Nats win 4-2)

Why Turner is batting sixth in today's finale (Nats win 4-2)
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - When they board their flight to Washington this evening, the Nationals will have played 31 Grapefruit League games over the last month. And they almost certainly will not have tried out the starting lineup they'll be using on opening day. With Ryan Zimmerman having spent all but one day this spring playing in minor league games, and with others having shuffled in and out of the lineup, manager Davey Martinez won't get a chance to try out his ideal batting order, the...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Cardinals in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - And so the day has come. The clubhouse is full of suitcases and boxes, players are making sure they're not leaving anything behind and there's a different energy than any other day this spring. It's time to go home, and there isn't a person here who isn't thrilled about that fact. But first, one final game to wrap up the Grapefruit League season. The Nationals - who have a 12-16-2 record this spring, if you care about such things - face the Cardinals in one final...
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Starting lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach

Starting lineups: Nats vs. Marlins in West Palm Beach
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - We are getting down to the wire now, with only two days of spring training to go. Which means it's decision time. Davey Martinez, Mike Rizzo and others have been behind closed doors much of this morning making some tough calls. So far, the only player I know for sure has been cut is Ryan Raburn, who already went around the clubhouse saying his goodbyes. Raburn, 36, said earlier this spring if he didn't make the team he'd be calling it a career. So this can't be an...
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