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Game 81 lineups: Nats vs. Reds

July 01, 2016, 10:12am

It's hard to believe, but we've reached the halfway point of the season. Yes, tonight is Game 81 for the Nationals. So how have they done to date? Well, if they can beat the Reds again tonight, they'll sit at 49-32. Do the math, that's a 98-win pace. Hard to complain much about that, right? Bryce Harper and Ben Revere are back in the lineup after getting last night off, but Wilson Ramos gets to sit this one out, with Jose Lobaton behind the plate catching Tanner Roark. Keep in mind the...

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Orioles and Mariners lineups

June 30, 2016, 4:12pm

Orioles

If the Orioles can hit one home run tonight at Safeco Field, they will set a new major league record for homers hit in June. The Orioles are currently tied with the 1996 A's, both teams having hit 55 June homers. The Orioles' top seven home run hitters are in tonight's lineup, so that weighs in their favor. So does the fact that Mariners starter Taijuan Walker has allowed 14 homers in 75 2/3 innings. With a right-hander pitching for the Mariners, Hyun Soo Kim starts in left field and bats...

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Game 80 lineups: Nats vs. Reds

June 30, 2016, 11:13am

Nationals

After a highly publicized, highly significant series against the division rival Mets that resulted in a sweep, the Nationals now find themselves hosting one of baseball's worst teams this season for the next four nights: the Cincinnati Reds. That, of course, doesn't guarantee anything. The Nats lost two of three at Great American Ball Park last month, and nearly lost the third game before eking out a 10-9 victory. But they'll need to find the same intensity they brought to the Mets series...

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Game 79 lineups: Nats at Mets

June 29, 2016, 11:19am

Nationals

Three days ago, the Nationals were mired in a seven-game losing streak, unable to drive in a run in a key spot, with a daunting series against the Mets looming. Since then, they have won three games in a row (one over the Brewers, two over the Mets) and tonight they have a chance to sweep their chief division rivals and expand their lead over them to six games. Quite a turn of events, huh? In order to pull it off, Max Scherzer will need to put together a strong start tonight. Or at the very...

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Orioles and Padres lineups

June 29, 2016, 10:37am

Orioles

SAN DIEGO - Reliever Vance Worley is flying to Seattle today and will meet up with the Orioles after they complete a two-game series against the Padres. Caleb Joseph is catching again at Single-A Frederick and will meet the team Thursday in Seattle. More roster moves are coming. Jonathan Schoop continues to bat second today and Mark Trumbo is in right field. Joey Rickard is in left and Francisco Pena is behind the plate. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Jonathan Schoop 2B Manny Machado 3B Chris...

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Orioles and Padres lineups

June 28, 2016, 2:41pm

Orioles

SAN DIEGO - Hyun Soo Kim will start in left field for tonight's series opener against the Padres. Jonathan Schoop will bat second for just the fifth time. Schoop is hitting .353 from the second spot this season. The Orioles lose their designated hitter in a National League ballpark. Ubaldo Jimenez is 33-for-282 (.117) with 11 RBIs, 17 walks and 98 strikeouts. He's 2-for-9 with two RBIs with the Orioles. For the Orioles Adam Jones CFJonathan Schoop 2BManny Machado 3BChris Davis 1BMark Trumbo...

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Game 78 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

June 28, 2016, 11:10am

Nationals

There's nothing quite like a major league debut. Every single one of them, no matter how hyped, is a big deal, literally a once-in-a-lifetime moment for a young man who gets to realize his dream. There are, of course, debuts that are bigger than others, and tonight we will be witnessing one of those when Lucas Giolito takes the mound shortly after 7 p.m. The 21-year-old right-hander may not be pitching tonight with as much hoopla surrounding him as Stephen Strasburg had six years ago, but he...

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Game 77 lineups: Nats vs. Mets

June 27, 2016, 11:11am

Nationals

Why does it feel like it's been ages since the Nationals last played a game here on South Capitol Street? OK, maybe it hasn't been ages in the technical sense, but it has been a full 12 days since Jayson Werth's walk-off single beat the Cubs and sent the Nats out west flying high for the moment. They return now after winning yesterday in Milwaukee to snap a seven-game losing streak, with Stephen Strasburg on the disabled list, a bullpen still trying to cobble things together minus Jonathan...

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Game 76 lineups: Nats at Brewers

June 26, 2016, 6:37am

Nationals

MILWAUKEE - The Nationals will turn to Tanner Roark to halt a season-high seven-game losing streak today, while awaiting further word on the upper back strain that caused scheduled starter Stephen Strasburg to be scratched from his second assignment in a week. The current skid is the Nats' longest since 2009. A 2-7 road trip isn't what they expected when this trek began 10 days ago in San Diego. Roark has worked at least six innings in six of his past seven starts, so the right-hander should...

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Game 75 lineups: Nats at Brewers

June 25, 2016, 8:02am

Nationals

MILWAUKEE - The Nationals' losing streak has reached a season-worst six games, and the pitcher they turn to in hopes of halting it this afternoon hasn't won a game in his past six starts. But there is cause for hope. Since beating the Mets at Citi Field on May 18, left-hander Gio Gonzalez is 0-5. He's failed to get to the sixth inning three times in that span, most recently June 19 in San Diego when he gave up six runs (five earned) on eight hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings. Today,...

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Game 74 lineups: Nats at Brewers

June 24, 2016, 12:04pm

Nationals

MILWAUKEE - The Nationals continue their 10-game road trip tonight at Miller Park, and send right-hander Max Scherzer to the mound in hopes of snapping out of a season-high five-game losing streak. Scherzer hasn't seen a lot of the Brewers in his career, but has made three starts against them among his four appearances and carries a 1-0 record and 1.64 ERA into tonight's game. Yep, those are numbers that bring hope to a team with a black cloud circling over it. He'll be opposed by...

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Game 73 lineups: Nats at Dodgers

June 22, 2016, 2:27pm

Nationals

LOS ANGELES - The Nationals need a win tonight, plain and simple. They certainly don't want to leave the West Coast on a five-game losing streak before heading to Milwaukee for the weekend. So they'll need a strong offensive performance against 19-year-old phenom Julio Urias, still seeking his first big league victory in his sixth try. The left-hander has electric stuff and hasn't been giving away free passes (he has 22 strikeouts and only three walks in his last three starts), but he also...

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Game 72 lineups: Nats at Dodgers

June 21, 2016, 2:18pm

Nationals

LOS ANGELES - It is a full 20 degrees cooler this afternoon at Dodger Stadium than it was yesterday at this time. Which means it's only in the mid-80s. Still remarkably more comfortable for the second game of this series, which finds the Nationals trying to snap a three-game losing streak. They'll be facing their third straight left-handed starter tonight, this time in the form of Scott Kazmir, who is no Clayton Kershaw, as evidenced by the fact he hasn't lasted more than five innings in any...

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Orioles and Rangers lineups

June 20, 2016, 12:56pm

Orioles

The Orioles are going with a right-handed heavy lineup tonight against Rangers left-hander Derek Holland. Nolan Reimold and Joey Rickard are playing the outfield corners. Paul Janish is starting at third base. Matt Wieters is behind the plate again tonight. For the Orioles Adam Jones CF Joey Rickard RF Chris Davis 1B Mark Trumbo DH Matt Wieters C Jonathan Schoop 2B J.J. Hardy SS Nolan Reimold LF Paul Janish 3B Kevin Gausman RHP For the Rangers Shin-Soo Choo RF Ian Desmond CF Nomar Mazara LF...

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Game 71 lineups: Nats at Dodgers (Strasburg scratched)

June 20, 2016, 2:36pm

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Game 71 lineups: Nats at Dodgers (Strasburg scratched)

LOS ANGELES - Hello from the one and only Dodger Stadium, still beautiful after all these years, even when it's 107 degrees. Yes, you read that right. It's 107 degrees as I sit here in the open-air press box preparing tonight's lineups thread. I've been to L.A. in the summer countless times in my life - we used to come here almost every summer when I was a kid - and I cannot ever remember it being anywhere close to this hot. The good news, if there is any: It'll be dropping back down into...

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Orioles and Blue Jays lineups

June 19, 2016, 7:36am

Orioles

As expected, Orioles third baseman Manny Machado is not in today's lineup. Machado will begin serving his four-game suspension as a result of his actions during the team's bench-clearing brawl with the Royals on June 7. Ryan Flaherty will start at third base for today's series finale against the Blue Jays. Hyun Soo Kim will start in left field and hit second, while Mark Trumbo starts in right. Chris Tillman will try and become just the second pitcher in the American League to reach 10 wins,...

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Game 70 lineups: Nats at Padres

June 19, 2016, 8:27am

Nationals

On the heels of perhaps their worst loss of the season, the Nationals will try to bounce back this afternoon and close out their four-game series in San Diego on a high note. Three out of four anywhere ain't half-bad, and the Nats would happily take that before making the short trip up the coast to Los Angeles, where Clayton Kershaw and the Dodgers await Monday night. Gio Gonzalez needs a bounceback performance of his own today after a rough stretch that has seen the left-hander go 1-4 with a...

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Game 69 lineups: Nats at Padres

June 18, 2016, 12:44pm

Nationals

Do the Nationals have another late-night win in them? They've already taken the first two games of this series in San Diego, piling up 15 total runs and launching five homers. Now they'll try to make it three in a row, once again facing the Padres late tonight at Petco Park. Max Scherzer gets this start for the Nationals, looking to duplicate his dominant outing in San Diego last season, when he tossed seven scoreless innings, striking out 11. Right-hander Colin Rea takes the mound for the...

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Game 68 lineups: Nats at Padres

June 17, 2016, 1:15pm

Nationals

The Nationals didn't appear to suffer at all from jet lag last night in the first game of their first West Coast trip of the season. The bats were alive during an 8-5 win over the Padres that included home runs from Bryce Harper, Wilson Ramos and Anthony Rendon. Whether all the late nights and travel catch up to them tonight remains to be seen. This much is certain: Joe Ross should be plenty motivated facing the organization that drafted and then traded him. Ross has pitched against the Padres...

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Game 67 lineups: Nats at Padres

June 16, 2016, 1:18pm

Nationals

On the heels of their dramatic, 12-inning victory last night against the Cubs, the Nationals open their first West Coast trip of the season with the first of four games in San Diego. Tanner Roark gets the start in tonight's opener, looking to build off his strong start against the Phillies his last time out. Right-hander Erik Johnson, acquired by the Padres from the White Sox in the recent James Shields trade, takes the mound at Petco Park. He'll be facing a Nationals lineup that is without...