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Jayson Werth’s return from the disabled list delayed until Friday
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Nationals outfielder Jayson Werth, who has already missed 16 days on the disabled list, visited a specialist in Chicago to further diagnose his strained right hamstring, Manager Davey Johnson...- 15 hr 50 min ago
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Zach Duke to start in Ross Detwiler’s place
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Nationals left-handed reliever Zach Duke will replace Ross Detwiler on Monday in San Francisco, becoming the first rotation replacement the Nationals needed this season. The Nationals are awaiting...- 16 hr 21 min ago
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Nationals-Padres discussion thread: Game 43
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Jordan Zimmermann will try to become the first major league to reach eight wins as the Nationals attempt to win their four-game series against the Padres. Before the game, Ryan Zimmerman shared...- 16 hr 25 min ago
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Bryce Harper out of the Nationals lineup with swelling in knee
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Bryce Harper will miss tonight’s game against the Padres and possibly tomorrow with bruising and swelling in his left knee, one of several lingering effects from his violent collision with the...- 16 hr 51 min ago
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Justin Verlander vs. Yu Darvish isn’t only top pitching matchup to fall short of hype
The Washington Post (David Larimer) — Attention was drawn to Arlington, Tex., on Thursday night for a duel between two of the best pitchers in the world, the Tigers’ Justin Verlander and the Rangers’ Yu Darvish. The matchup fizzled...- 20 hr 42 min ago
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Adam LaRoche is heating up
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — In his actions, Adam LaRoche traffics in stillness. He stands in the batter’s box with the intensity of a shopper browsing tabloids in the checkout line. He possesses an abiding passion for...- 1 day 9 hr ago
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Nationals-Padres discussion thread: Game 42
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — At first pitch, the Braves were clinging to a two-run lead in a back-and-forth game against the Dodgers in Atlanta. The Nationals entered the day trailing the reeling Braves by only a half game in...- 1 day 14 hr ago
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Ross Detwiler to miss at least one start with slight oblique strain
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Ross Detwiler will miss at least one start with a slight oblique strain, a diagnosis the Nationals discovered after he underwent a second MRI this afternoon. The severity of Detwiler’s injury,...- 1 day 15 hr ago
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Tonight’s Nationals-Padres lineups
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — The Nationals tonight will send two-time all-star Gio Gonzalez against rookie Burch Smith, who is making the second start of his career. In his first, six days ago, Smith allowed six earned runs...- 1 day 17 hr ago
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Ryan Zimmerman’s ‘A Night At The Park’ fundraiser coming next week
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — This seems like as good a time as any to offer a reminder that Ryan Zimmerman’s annual “A Night At The Park” event will take place Thursday at Nationals Park, less than a week away....- 1 day 20 hr ago
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Starting a no-hitter just part of Paul Demny’s development
The Washington Post (Lacy Lusk) — For Class AA Harrisburg right-hander Paul Demny, pitching eight innings of a no-hitter was nice. Backing it up with another solid start was even better. Nationals officials have never had doubts...- 2 days ago
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Nationals take a step in the right direction
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — When Stephen Strasburg reached the dugout after the eighth inning last night, Manager Davey Johnson shook his hand. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman slapped him on the backside. Shortstop Ian Desmond...- 2 days ago
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Ross Detwiler to receive second MRI, Jayson Werth’s return pushed back
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Nationals left-hander Ross Detwiler will receive a second MRI on his ailing back Friday after his exam Thursday afternoon “inconclusive,” General Manager Mike Rizzo said. The second test, Rizzo...- 2 days ago
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Nationals-Padres discussion thread: Game 41
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Stephen Strasburg used to come to Petco Park and sit in the right field seats, which gave him the best view of the Padres pitchers warming up in the bullpen. Tonight, the pride of West Hills High...- 2 days ago
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Bryce Harper returns to the Nationals lineup, meets Johnny Manziel
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Bryce Harper returned to the Nationals lineup tonight, still feeling banged up from his oft-replayed collision with the right field wall in Dodger Stadium. Harper will play left field tonight,...- 2 days ago
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Ross Detwiler likely to miss next start with back issue
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Nationals left-hander Ross Detwiler received an MRI this afternoon to diagnose the full extent of his back injury and may have to miss his next start, scheduled for Monday in San Francisco....- 2 days ago
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Wilson Ramons placed on disabled list, Bryce Harper returns to Nationals lineup
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — The Nationals, as expected, placed catcher Wilson Ramos on the 15-day disabled list with a left hamstring strain and replaced him with Jhonatan Solano, who will back up Kurt Suzuki. Bryce Harper...- 2 days ago
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Bud Selig involved in MASN dispute talks, still no resolution in sight
The Washington Post (James Wagner) — NEW YORK — Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig is directly involved in ongoing talks between the Baltimore Orioles and Washington Nationals about the two teams’ longstanding dispute...- 2 days ago
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The Nationals’ astonishing inability to come back
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Last night, when Zack Greinke poked an RBI single into right field in the second inning, he had unwittingly done sleep-deprived fans back in Washington a favor. The run had given the Dodgers a 2-0...- 2 days ago
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Bryce Harper feeling ‘terrible’ after at-bat, could play Thursday
The Washington Post (Adam Kilgore) — Wednesday in the ninth inning, two nights after he tested the structural integrity of the right field wall at Dodger Stadium, Bryce Harper hopped out of the dugout and stood in the on-deck circle....- 3 days ago
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