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Ryan Zimmerman Placed On DL, Mark Reynolds Called Up
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (oblique) was placed on the 10-day disabled list on Saturday due to an oblique strain. First baseman Mark Reynolds was called up from Triple-A Syracuse to take his place. Zimmerman had missed the past few games with what was originally claimed to be a back strain. Reynolds was recently... Read More
Justin Turner Will Rehab This Weekend, Likely Return Tuesday
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (wrist) will play two rehab games this weekend and likely be activated Tuesday. He'll rehab with High-A Rancho Cucamonga, which is down the road from Dodgers Stadium, and fly Monday with the team to Miami for their series against the Marlins. To say that the team has been... Read More
Sean Doolittle Still Perfect In Converting Save Chances
Washington Nationals closer Sean Doolittle earned his eighth save of the year in Friday's 3-1 victory over the Diamondbacks. He's now a perfect 8-for-8 in converting save chances this year. He threw 15 of his 17 pitches for strikes and got two strikeouts in a clean 1-2-3 inning. Unfortunately the Nationals' batting woes have kept... Read More
Max Scherzer Fans 11 Diamondbacks In Victory
Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer earned his seventh win of the season against the Diamondbacks on Friday. The ace gave up one earned run on four hits, with eleven strikeouts and no walks over seven innings. He even went 2-for-3 at the plate, hitting his first double on the year and getting an RBI. The... Read More
Chris Taylor Dropped From Leadoff Spot
Los Angeles Dodgers shortstop Chris Taylor will not hit from the leadoff spot for the first time all season on Friday versus new Reds starter Matt Harvey. Taylor will bat sixth instead and has never faced Harvey. The move represents the most severe shakeup to the lineup all year as the defending National League champions... Read More
Bryce Harper Bats Second Friday
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper will bat second against Diamondbacks starter Matt Koch on Friday. It's the first time he won't be batting leadoff in two weeks. Harper went 1-for-5 on Thursday after taking a day off from his prolonged leadoff slump. Trea Turner will lead off instead. Koch is a rookie who hasn't allowed... Read More
Brian Goodwin Begins Swinging Bat
Washington Nationals outfielder Brian Goodwin (wrist) has begun swinging a bat again and it looks like he'll be the first of the team's major injured players to return to action. There's still no timetable for his return but the news is a positive sign. He's been on the disabled list since April 17th with a... Read More
Ryan Zimmerman Nursing Sore Back
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (back) was left out of Thursday's contest against Arizona despite Dave Martinez's insistence that he was available to pinch hit. Zimmerman had a sore back that flared up when he slid into home on Wednesday and the day off was meant to help. With Zimmerman's injury history and slow... Read More
Matt Wieters To DL, Spencer Kieboom Called Up
Washington Nationals catcher Matt Wieters (leg) is going to be placed on the disabled list after injuring his leg in Thursday night's contest versus the Diamondbacks. Prospect Spencer Kieboom has been called up from Triple-A Syracuse to take his spot. Kieboom had one walk in his only major league plate appearance in 2016 and will... Read More
Adam Eaton Undergoes Arthroscopic Surgery
Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (ankle) underwent arthroscopic surgery on his ankle Thursday to relieve pain that was originally thought to be a bone bruise. The source of the pain was essentially a cartilage tear that had been undetected on previous MRIs. Because they could find no reason for the pain, his doctors elected to... Read More
Bryce Harper Returns To Lineup, Ryan Zimmerman Sits
Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper is back in the leadoff spot on Thursday after taking a day off to rest and reset. He's mired in a huge slump and wasn't even used on Wednesday as a pinch hitter with the game on the line. First baseman Ryan Zimmerman is sitting and Matt Adams will cover... Read More
Alex Wood Still Winless In 2018
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Alex Wood was victimized by his team's lack of run support once again on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Despite allowing only one run on five hits over five innings, with four strikeouts and three walks, Wood got only one run of support from the home team. He now sports a 3.60... Read More
Yasiel Puig Scores Two Runs In Return
Los Angeles Dodgers oufielder Yasiel Puig went 3-for-4 in his return from the disabled list Wednesday and scored two runs in the Dodgers' 6-3 defeat of the Diamondbacks. Puig had been nursing a sore hip after colliding with a foul wall in San Francisco ten days before. He's been off to a terrible start this... Read More
Kenley Jansen Throws Nine-Pitch Save
Los Angeles Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen needed only nine pitches to preserve the 6-3 victory over the Diamondbacks on Wednesday, earning his sixth save of the season. He induced two ground balls and a fly-out but didn't strike anybody out. Between the Dodgers bad start and Jansen's early-season woes, saves have been few and far... Read More
Anthony Rendon Hits First Home Run Since Injury Return
Washington Nationals third baseman Anthony Rendon went 2-for-4 against the Padres Wednesday night and hit his first home run since returning from the disabled list. Weeks ago, Rendon fouled a ball off his foot and fractured it, but hasn't shown any ill effects since his return last Saturday. In that span, he's gone 6-for-18 with... Read More
Gio Gonzalez Earns No-Decision Despite Fine Outing
Washington Nationals starter Gio Gonzalez didn't have the best command on Wednesday against the Padres, but he delivered a quality start nonetheless. Over six innings, Gonzalez gave up one earned run on five hits, while striking out eight and walking three. His overall lack of command was evident in his high pitch count of 110,... Read More
Adam Eaton Getting Second Opinion On Ankle
Washington Nationals outfielder Adam Eaton (ankle) has flown to Wisconsin to get a second opinion on his ankle which is still hurting a month after he injured it. That's not good news as the situation had originally been classified as a bone bruise. Eaton's been out since early April and walking around with a boot.... Read More
Juan Soto Promoted To Double-A
Washington Nationals outfielder prospect Juan Soto has been promoted to the team's Double-A affiliate Harrisburg, lasting only 16 games in High-A. He's been incredible this season, slashing .372/.476/.802 in 121 AB with 12 home runs, 42 RBI and two steals. He has more walks (25) than strikeouts (21) and coaches have praised his poise and... Read More
Rich Hill Ineffective In Return Start
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill was knocked out of his first game back from the disabled list in just four innings. The lefty was victimized by three home runs that accounted for all five earned runs against him and now sports a 7.11 ERA on the season. Hill could only throw nine of his... Read More
Bryce Harper Is Slumping But Will Still Lead Off
Washington Nationals oufielder Bryce Harper is in the middle of an 0-for-19 batting slump but will continue to lead off for the Nationals, per Dave Martinez. Harper came roaring out of the gates when moved to the leadoff spot last week, going 6-for-17 with four homers and a double in his first four games. But... Read More
Jeremy Hellickson Takes No-Hitter Into Seventh Inning In Win
Washington Nationals starter Jeremy Hellickson nearly no-hit the Padres on Tuesday, four days after they were no-hit by a quartet of Dodgers pitchers. But Hellickson immediately got into trouble when he began to go through the lineup a third time, as leadoff hitter Travis Jankowski laced a single. A second and last hit, a double... Read More
Rich Hill Activated From DL, Brock Stewart Sent Down
Los Angeles Dodgers starter Rich Hill (finger) has been activated from the disabled list and pitcher Brock Stewart has been sent down to Triple-A in a corresponding move. Hill will start Tuesday against the Diamondbacks in L.A. Hill has been dealing with a cracked fingernail over the last few weeks and often has finger issues... Read More
Stephen Strasburg Earns Win In San Diego
Washington Nationals starter Stephen Strasburg earned the win on Monday against the Padres over seven innings. He allowed three runs on six hits while striking out five and walking one. His fastball was comfortably sitting at 95 mph in his last inning with no signs of fatigue. Batters are hitting .222 against him and his... Read More
Ryan Zimmerman To Return Tuesday
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman (back) was left out of Monday's lineup for the third day in a row, but he is scheduled to return on Tuesday. The team is being cautious with his return given Zimmerman's injury history and slow start to the season. Nobody seems worried, especially since Rafael Bautista was sent... Read More
Matt Adams Hits Two Home Runs
Washington Nationals first baseman Matt Adams crushed two home runs in San Diego on Monday, giving him seven in May and 10 on the season in just 75 at-bats. He had five RBI on the night and has an eye-popping 1.169 OPS in 2018. While he's absolutely destroying right-handed pitchers, the second home run came... Read More
Max Scherzer Earns No-Decision Despite 15 Strikeouts
Washington Nationals starter Max Scherzer had another stellar outing on Sunday, but earned a no-decision when his team was unable to get anything going against Philadelphia starter Jake Arrieta. Scherzer struck out an astonding 15 Phillies in 6 1/3 innings, allowing five hits and two walks. That's what happens when you insist on batting six... Read More
Logan Forsythe To Begin Rehab At Oklahoma City
Los Angeles Dodgers infielder Logan Forsythe (shoulder) will begin a rehab assignment early this week with the Oklahoma City Dodgers. He's been on the disabled list with a sore shoulder and could bump Max Muncy back down to the minors when he returns. He wasn't providing much value fantasy-wise and can't really hit righties, so... Read More
Tom Koehler Hasn't Thrown Off Mound Yet
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Tom Koehler (shoulder) is still only doing long toss and has yet to throw off a mound. The former starter was signed in the offseason as a viable option to set up Kenley Jensen, but injured his shoulder capsule in early March. There is no timetable for his return as yet,... Read More
Yasiel Puig To Be Activated From DL Wednesday
Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig (hip) will rehab for a few games at the team's Single-A affiliate Rancho Cucamonga before being activated from the disabled list on Wednesday. That would make ten days since Puig injured himself running into a foul line wall to make a catch in San Francisco. Hopefully the time off... Read More
Justin Turner Takes First Batting Practice
Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (wrist) took batting practice on Sunday for the first time since getting hit on the wrist in spring training and fracturing it. The news is most welcome given the recent injury to Corey Seager (elbow) who's out for the season. Turner is the team's best hitter and in... Read More
