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Jim Williams: John Smoltz confident Stephen Strasburg will turn his season around
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
In 1991, a young Atlanta Braves pitching sensation by the name of John Smoltz was 2-11 nearing the All Star break, and like with the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg, the baseball world was wondering...
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Timeline: Charting the Nationals' highs and lows
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Season snapshot A look at the highs and lows of the Nationals' season so far: April 1 » Bryce Harper homers in his first two at-bats of the year and Stephen Strasburg pitches seven shutout...
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Not where they thought they'd be: Nationals struggle to stay in the race
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
Nats fight to stay in race after magical 2012 run It is not where the Nationals expected to be with the Memorial Day weekend approaching. A difficult California road trip, where injury woes...
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Harper leads Nationals over Giants in 10 innings
RICK EYMER
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- This time, Bryce Harper made the catch. And yeah, it was a relief. Harper made a game-saving grab in right field and had a couple of big hits at the plate to help the...
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Nationals lose to the Padres
Updated: Sun, May 19, 2013
Nationals lose to Padres to split four-game series SAN DIEGO -- Nearly a quarter of the way into the season, the Washington Nationals are hovering just two games above .500. It's not exactly...
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Phil Wood: It's time for baseball to use technology to make sure umps get it right
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
Major league owners held their quarterly meeting in New York last week and were briefed on the topic of expanded instant replay in the game, which may begin as early as next season. Ex-manager...
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The Baseball Page: May 19, 2013
Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013
Nationals Report The Nationals aren't doing themselves any favors. In his last seven starts, ace pitcher Stephen Strasburg has allowed 21 runs. But because of shaky defense behind him, only 12...
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Struggling ace Stephen Strasburg set to pitch in hometown San Diego
Published: Wed, May 15, 2013
Struggling ace starter to pitch in San Diego Pitching for the first time as a major leaguer in his hometown on Thursday night, Stephen Strasburg returns to San Diego not as much a conquering...
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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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Jim Williams: John Smoltz confident Stephen Strasburg will turn his season around
Jim Williams
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
In 1991, a young Atlanta Braves pitching sensation by the name of John Smoltz was 2-11 nearing the All Star break, and like with the Nationals' Stephen Strasburg, the baseball world was wondering what was wrong. Smoltz...
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Timeline: Charting the Nationals' highs and lows
Elliot Smilowitz
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
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Not where they thought they'd be: Nationals struggle to stay in the race
Brian McNally
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
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Harper leads Nationals over Giants in 10 innings
RICK EYMER
Published: Thu, May 23, 2013
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Thom Loverro: Mariano Rivera deserves MLB award in his name
Thom Loverro
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