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Haren’s confidence growing
Updated: Sun, Apr 28, 2013
Serving up four home runs and losing 15-0 in Cincinnati was an inauspicious Nationals debut for veteran Dan Haren. Four weeks later against the same Reds, Haren found himself in a pitcher-friendly...
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Zimmermann’s CG shutout was eighth in nine years for Nats
Published: Sat, Apr 27, 2013
How rare was Jordan Zimmermann’s complete game shutout in Friday’s 1-0 win over the Reds? It was just the eighth for the Nats since moving to D.C. in 2005 and was the first complete-game...
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First-pitch strikes critical for Gonzalez
Updated: Thu, Apr 25, 2013
Gio Gonzalez threw strikes on Thursday night – 78 to be exact, on 112 pitches — keying his one-hit work over eight dominant innings in the Nats’ 8-1 victory over the Reds. Gonzalez (2-1),...
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Nats put rough stretch in perspective
Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
Getting swept at home by the National League East rival Atlanta Braves was one thing. But getting the same treatment from a team that knocked the Nationals out of the postseason in gut-wrenching...
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Moore in for slumping LaRoche
Published: Wed, Apr 24, 2013
After his team’s eighth loss in its last 11 games, 2-0 to the Cardinals, Nationals manager Davey Johnson said there would be lineup changes in an effort to boost the sagging offense. The most...
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Johnson shows faith in workhorse Soriano
Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
In each of the Nationals’ three wins to sweep the series with the Chicago White Sox, manager Davey Johnson went to Rafael Soriano to close. Even with a three-run lead in Thursday’s 7-4 victory...
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Johnson not concerned with Haren’s rough debut
Updated: Thu, Apr 11, 2013
Coming off surrendering four home runs in his Nationals debut Friday in Cincinnati, Dan Haren tries to find it tonight against the Chicago White Sox. Nats manager Davey Johnson sounded more...
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Nats remain perfect at home with 5-2 win over Chicago
Published: Wed, Apr 10, 2013
The runs came from all over baseball’s most balanced lineup. There was nowhere for Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Gavin Floyd to turn for relief save his counterpart, Nationals starter...
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