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Matt Kemp upstages them all -- again -- with 10th-inning homer
All the attention was focused on Bryce Harper, baseball wunderkind. National television, a packed press box, and even if the sellout crowd came for bobble-heads, the focus was still on the 19-year-old making his major-league debut for Washington. And...
Tags: Washington Nationals, Danny Espinosa, Baseball, A.J. Ellis, Chad Billingsley
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Matt Kemp's 10th-inning blast wins it for Dodgers
What started as a welcoming party for the current top prospect in baseball ended as a celebration of the top player in the game today.
Bryce Harper, the 19-year-old outfielder, collected his first hit in his major league debut with the Washington...Tags: Dodger Stadium, Washington Nationals, Baseball, National League, Josh Hamilton
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Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury injures shoulder
Boston Red Sox center fielder Jacoby Ellsbury left Friday's game against Tampa Bay after injuring his right shoulder while trying to break up a double play.
Ellsbury, runner-up in last year's American League MVP voting, was hurt in the fourth inning of...Tags: Luke Hochevar, Jacoby Ellsbury, Baseball, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Red Sox
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Book review: 'The Art of Fielding' by Chad Harbach
The Art of Fielding
A Novel
Chad Harbach
Little, Brown: 528 pp., $25.99
In terms of conjuring a shorthand for a certain American innocence, there are few delivery systems quite so direct as baseball. Touched on by a library's worth of authors...Tags: Book, John Updike, Herman Melville, Baseball, Cinderella (fictional character)
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Back in U.S., Oviedo eligible for 2012 debut July 23
Major League Baseball on Monday officially announced it was imposing an eight-week suspension on Marlins right-hander Juan Carlos Oviedo (formerly Leo Nunez) for age and identity fraud. Oviedo, who last week received his visa, arrived in the United...Tags: Washington Nationals, Carlos Zambrano, Kansas City Royals, Philadelphia Phillies, Justin Upton
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Big hits by Ankiel, Zimmerman power Nationals past Braves
Rick Ankiel hit a two-run triple in Washington’s four-run first inning, Ryan Zimmerman padded the lead with a three-run double in the seventh and the first-place Nationals beat the slumping Atlanta Braves 7-4 Friday night. Right-hander Chien-Ming...Tags: Washington Nationals, Mike Minor, Ross Detwiler, Tim Hudson, Atlanta Braves
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Nationals' victory keeps Phillies sliding
Jordan Zimmermann pitched six solid innings, and Ian Desmond and Rick Ankiel homered to lead the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night. Bryce Harper tripled, singled and drove in two runs for the Nationals,...Tags: Cole Hamels, Washington Nationals, Danny Espinosa, Placido Polanco, Baseball
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Baserunning blunder costs Phillies in 2-1 loss to Nationals
PHILADELPHIA — The bottom of the sixth inning should never have turned out the way it did. What's even more surprising is the player who's to blame for a costly baserunning blunder. With nobody out and veteran Placido Polanco at third base and...
Tags: Roy Halladay, Placido Polanco, Washington Nationals, Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies
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Gonzalez leads Nationals over Phillies 2-1
Gio Gonzalez continued to dominate hitters and the Washington Nationals continued to frustrate the Philadelphia Phillies. Gonzalez allowed three hits over six innings and Ian Desmond homered and drove in both runs to lead the Nationals to a 2-1 victory...
Tags: Roy Halladay, Washington Nationals, Chase Utley, Philadelphia Phillies, The Washington Post
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Bass outpitches Strasburg, Padres beat Nats 6-1
Associated PressStepping back into the batter's box after an 8-minute rain delay to face Stephen Strasburg with a 3-2 count, two outs and the bases loaded in the top of the first inning, San Diego's John Baker guessed what was coming. Fastball. Baker smacked the...Tags: Roy Halladay, Washington Nationals, Danny Espinosa, John Baker, Baseball
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Barajas dumps slump, Nats with one swing
Associated PressRod Barajas hit a two-run homer off Washington closer Henry Rodriguez with two outs in the ninth to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-4 victory on Tuesday night. The veteran catcher, mired in a season-long slump, drilled a shot down the left field...Tags: Washington Nationals, Garrett Jones, Baseball, Erik Bedard, Ross Detwiler
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McCutchen homers as Pirates top Nationals 4-2
Andrew McCutchen’s power will come and go. His speed is what makes the Pittsburgh Pirates center fielder one of the most dynamic players in baseball. The All-Star used both to give the Pirates their first winning streak in three weeks. McCutchen...Tags: Washington Nationals, Ross Detwiler, Kevin Correia, Drew Storen, Clint Hurdle
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