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Murphy suggested lineup switch (66-minute delay; now underway)

Murphy suggested lineup switch (66-minute delay; now underway)
DENVER - Manager Dusty Baker said he is open to his players giving him advice on lineup construction. Facing right-hander German Márquez, Baker went lefty-righty all the way through the lineup. It places Bryce Harper third, Ryan Zimmerman cleanup and Daniel Murphy in the fifth spot. Baker confirmed it was Murphy who came to him with the idea. "You know what really made up my mind is when Murphy came to me and says 'Hey man, Zim's really hot,' and I was like 'OK'," Baker detailed....
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Byron Kerr

Game 20 lineups: Nats at Rockies (start time now 9:45 p.m.)

Game 20 lineups: Nats at Rockies (start time now 9:45 p.m.)
DENVER - The Nationals have low lost three of their last four games at Coors Field after Monday's 8-4 setback against the Rockies. The Nationals are still 7-3 overall on the road and 6-1 on this 10-game road trip, but their seven-game win streak was snapped. The Rockies have won a season-high four in a row. Ryan Zimmerman now has seven homers in April, and has hit a homer in back-to-back games. He is batting .429 (9-for-21) with four homers and 11 RBIs in his last six games. Joe Ross makes his...
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Jacob Turner did all he could to keep Nats in the game

Jacob Turner did all he could to keep Nats in the game
DENVER - Unfortunately, the Nationals could not hold the lead Monday night in Denver. The Nats led 4-1 but fell 8-4 to the red-hot Rockies. If the Nationals had been able to hold their lead and win their eighth straight game, there would be talk about Ryan Zimmerman's mammoth homer to center field and the pitching of Jacob Turner. The right-hander, 25, came through in one of the most difficult places to pitch in the major leagues. Turner dialed up a quality start: six innings, allowing three...
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Bullpen questions return after Nats can't hold lead in Denver

Bullpen questions return after Nats can't hold lead in Denver
DENVER - The Rockies turned up their offense in the late going, dropping the Nationals 8-4 after Jacob Turner had provided a quality start and Ryan Zimmerman had hit a 425-foot two-run homer. The Nationals bounced back from an early 1-0 deficit to score four runs in the sixth inning, highlighted by Zimmerman's seventh homer in April, a 425-foot blast over the center field wall. But Colorado had the final answer, tallying seven runs in their final three innings, pounding out seven straight runs...
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Byron Kerr

Bullpen in better rhythm after sweeps of Braves and Mets

Bullpen in better rhythm after sweeps of Braves and Mets
DENVER - The way Dusty Baker was able to manage his bullpen in the New York series is the ideal pattern he would like to utilize the entire season. The first week he got into a jam because Shawn Kelley and Koda Glover had not pitched yet, because of the way two games went against the Marlins. He talked at the time about how he wanted to get them in a game. Fast forward to the first weekend. The bullpen was taxed as the Phillies rallied from a 7-0 deficit to 7-6. The next night, Jeremy Guthrie...
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Byron Kerr

Rockies tally first (Nats relinquish 4-1 lead, fall 8-4)

Rockies tally first (Nats relinquish 4-1 lead, fall 8-4)
DENVER - The Nationals were unable to get much going the first time through the lineup against Rockies left-hander Tyler Anderson. Anderson struck out four of the first seven batters he faced. But with one away in the third, catcher Jose Lobaton blooped a single to right field. Jacob Turner laid down a sacrifice bunt to get Lobaton in scoring position. With two outs, Trea Turner struck out on a changeup to end the threat. Right-hander Jacob Turner allowed three hits in the second, and the...
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Byron Kerr

Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and Solís

Baker updates on Harper, Wieters, bullpen and Solís
DENVER - Nationals manager Dusty Baker said Bryce Harper and Matt Wieters were not in tonight's starting lineup for the opener against the Rockies at Coors Field because they needed a day of rest. With the Nats facing their first left-hander of the season in Tyler Anderson, Baker decided to give the National League Player of the Week and catcher Wieters a day off each. Baker added he is leaning toward platooning his catchers the next few days. "Because Bryce played every day," Baker said on...
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Byron Kerr

Game 19: Nats at Rockies lineups (Harper gets day off)

Game 19: Nats at Rockies lineups (Harper gets day off)
DENVER - The two teams with the most wins in the National League begin a four-game set tonight here at Coors Field. The Nationals and Rockies each have 13 wins. Only the Astros, in the American League, can match that total. The Nationals (13-5) have the best record percentage-wise at .722. Bryce Harper is not in the Nationals' starting lineup. On the day he was named NL Player of the Week, Harper is geting the first game of the series at Coors Field off. Right-hander Jacob Turner's contract...
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Byron Kerr

Fedde at Double-A: "He is just better than everyone he's facing"

Fedde at Double-A: "He is just better than everyone he's facing"
DENVER -- Right-hander Jacob Turner is expected to make his initial start with the Nationals tonight here in Denver against the Rockies. Right-hander Stephen Strasburg has been placed on paternity leave with his wife, Rachel, expecting their second child, and likely won't return to the Nats until this weekend's rematch with the Mets. Another pitcher currently in the minor leagues is making a solid statement for inclusion in the spot-start conversation this summer. It is University of...
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Opposite dugout: Rockies living up to hype ... so far

Opposite dugout: Rockies living up to hype ... so far
Manager: Bud Black (1st season) Record: 13-6 Last 10 games: 7-3 Who to watch: 3B Nolan Arenado (.329 average with 6 HR, 13 RBIs); 1B Mark Reynolds (.318 average with 5 HR, 16 RBIs); CF Charlie Blackmon (.270 average with 20 hits); RHP Antonio Senzatela (3-0, 2.08 ERA); RHP Greg Holland (2.00 ERA, 9 saves). Season series vs. Nationals: First meeting (4-2 in 2016) Pitching probables: April 24: RHP Jacob Turner vs. LHP Tyler Anderson, 8:40 p.m., MASN2April 25: RHP Joe Ross vs. TBA, 8:40 p.m.,...
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It's early, but 10-game road trip provides Nats test of endurance

It's early, but 10-game road trip provides Nats test of endurance
It is still only April, but in any month this upcoming road trip would be a tough one. It's a 10-game, 11-day trip through Atlanta, New York and Denver. The Braves (5-6, winners of four straight) have a young team riding the emotion of opening a brand new baseball stadium they are proud to show the world. The Mets (7-6, losers of three straight) look to repeat their 2015 run to the World Series as the Nationals' toughest division rival. The Rockies (9-5, winners of two straight) have proven...
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Mel Antonen

Did the Rockies improve their bullpen enough to compete in NL West?

Did the Rockies improve their bullpen enough to compete in NL West?
The Los Angeles Dodgers will take aim at their fifth consecutive National League West championship, but their biggest rival, the San Francisco Giants, will have something to say about that, especially since they've fixed their leaky bullpen with former Nationals closer Mark Melancon. The surprise team in the division could be the Colorado Rockies. They've beefed up their bullpen and think their rotation is strong enough to allow them to play meaningful games in September. Here's a look at...
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Byron Kerr

Giolito didn't see the improvement he wanted in tough loss

Giolito didn't see the improvement he wanted in tough loss
Right-hander Lucas Giolito was hoping to hit the ground running as he made his return to the big leagues after some solid performances at Triple-A Syracuse. But the Rockies' Nolan Arenado and David Dahl had other ideas. Arenado smacked a two-run shot and Dahl followed with a solo homer, highlighting a three-run third inning as Colorado defeated the Nationals 5-3. Giolito allowed four runs on six hits with two walks and two strikeouts, having to throw 100 pitches in five innings in his first...
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Turner gets Nats on board (Nats fall 5-3)

Turner gets Nats on board (Nats fall 5-3)
The Rockies got to Lucas Giolito to begin the game with a single and a walk. Charlie Blackmon singled and then went to second on a free pass to DJ LeMahieu. Nolan Arenado smacked a RBI single to left field and the Rockies lead 1-0. But Giolito settled down and got his fastball to 94 mph, earning a soft pop-up to third base and a grounder to second to end the frame. He threw 24 pitches in the first inning. Trea Turner quickly got the Nationals even in the bottom of the first on a solo shot to...
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Turner has been adept at setting the table (plus lineups)

Turner has been adept at setting the table (plus lineups)
In the first game of the Nationals' series with the Rockies, Trea Turner and Jayson Werth set up the rest of the offense by getting on base in an 8-5 win. The duo combined for four hits, four runs and two RBIs. Turner has two stolen bases in the series. Manager Dusty Baker was asked how having Turner in leadoff role alters the equation for Werth. "Well, it changes the equation," Baker said. "Everybody in the order changes the equation for the next person. "I knew that it changed the...
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Blackmon homers twice (Harper ejected in 10th, Nats fall 9-4 in 11)

Blackmon homers twice (Harper ejected in 10th, Nats fall 9-4 in 11)
A.J. Cole and Jorge De La Rosa shared the labor of a 33-minute first inning but did not allow a run on a sun-splashed Saturday afternoon matchup between the Nationals and the Rockies. Cole didn't give up a hit until the top of the third. On a 3-2 pitch, Charlie Blackmon launched a solo shot, his 22nd homer of the season, over the right field wall and into the Nats bullpen. Colorado leads 1-0. Trea Turner and Anthony Rendon have base hits for the Nats. In the first, Turner stole his 17th base...
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Opposite dugout: Rockies offense trying to carry club to first .500 finish since 2010

Opposite dugout: Rockies offense trying to carry club to first .500 finish since 2010
Manager: Walt Weiss (4th season) Record: 60-67 Last 10 games: 4-6 Who to watch: 3B Nolan Arenado (.286/.356/.567 with 34 HR, 108 RBIs), 2B DJ LeMahieu (.344 /.416/.501 with 10 HR, 50 RBIs), CF Charlie Blackmon (.318/.378/.531 with 21 HR, 60 RBIs), RF Carlos Gonzalez (.313/.361/.544 with 23 HR, 80 RBIs), LHP Jorge De La Rosa (8-7, 5.07 ERA), LHP Boone Logan (3.11 ERA with 22 holds) Season series vs. Nationals: 2-1 Pitching probables: Aug. 26: RHP Jeff Hoffman vs. LHP Gio Gonzalez, 7:05 p.m.,...
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LeMahieu, rain delay contribute to Nats' 6-2 loss at Colorado

LeMahieu, rain delay contribute to Nats' 6-2 loss at Colorado
DENVER - The Rockies came back after a long rain delay and took it to the Nationals, scoring four runs after the third inning to break open a close game and win 6-2, wasting what could have been a good outing for Gio Gonzalez. DJ LeMahieu has been the hottest hitter in the series. He tripled in the fifth for his seventh hit in two games. LeMahieu scored on a Nolan Arenado groundout to give the Rockies the lead for good 3-2. Arenado then added a sacrifice fly to score Gerardo Parra from third...
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Werth on-base streak reaches record 44 (Rockies win 6-2)

Werth on-base streak reaches record 44 (Rockies win 6-2)
DENVER - The Nationals had a single and a double in their first two innings against Rockies right-handed starter Chad Bettis but were unable to score any runs. That changed in the third. With one out, Jayson Werth singled to reach base for the 44th game in a row, a new Nationals record. Daniel Murphy followed with a single. Werth went to third on a passed ball. Bryce Harper's RBI groundout plated Werth and the Nationals lead 1-0. Wilson Ramos followed with a high fly ball off the wall in right...
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Baker monitoring bullpen after heavy use in first game

Baker monitoring bullpen after heavy use in first game
DENVER - The Nationals had to employ five relievers Monday night after Max Scherzer was unable to get past the fourth inning. The bullpen was outstanding, keeping the Rockies off the scoreboard for the final five innings, en route to a 5-4 comeback victory. Matt Belisle, Sammy Solis, Blake Treinen, Shawn Kelley and Mark Melancon all pitched to combine for five scoreless innings. Oliver Perez and Yusmeiro Petit were the only relievers to not get into Monday's game. Kelley said they should be OK...
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