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Ryan Mattheus 52 P
Ryan Perry 45 P
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Craig Stammen 35 P
Stephen Strasburg 37 P
Jordan Zimmermann 27 P
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Jesus Flores 26 C
Carlos Maldonado 49 C
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Ian Desmond 20 SS
Danny Espinosa 8 2B
Adam LaRoche 25 1B
Steve Lombardozzi 1 2B
Tyler Moore 57 1B
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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: GameThread 38 Of 162.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: Fans enter Nationals Park during openinig day between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals on April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)


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@ Washington Nationals

Thursday, May 17, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

James McDonald vs Jordan Zimmermann

Clear. Winds blowing in from right field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 70.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Ian "+Range, +Arm" Desmond - SS

2. The Shark - LF

3. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 3B (Word.)

4. Adam "Graceful, Effortless" LaRoche - 1B

5. Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - RF

6. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

7. The Arm - CF

8. Teh Jesus (aka Jesus Flores) - C

9. Jordan "DeadEyez" Zimmermann - RHP

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Washington Nationals' Thursday Night Lineup; Roster Notes - Michael Morse's Return?

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 2: Michael Morse #38 of the Washington Nationals reacts after striking out and retiring the seventh inning against the New York Mets at Nationals Park on September 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The New York Mets won, 7-3. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

According to reports out of Nationals Park this afternoon, 30-year-old Washington Nationals' slugger Michael Morse will be reporting to Viera, Florida tomorrow as he continues to prepare for his return from the DL. Morse had a career year in 2011, posting a .303/.360/.550 line with 36 doubles and 31 HR's in 146 games and 575 plate appearances over which he was worth +3.4 fWAR, but after signing a 2-year/$10.5M dollar extension this past winter, the veteran of seven MLB seasons suffered a lat strain/tear in Spring Training and has yet to take his first major league at bat in 2012. From what the Nationals said this afternoon before the second of two with the Pirates in D.C., Morse's days of shoving shaving cream pies in his teammates faces may soon be over. Or at least his days of doing so while on the DL:

• via the Washington Times' Amanda Comak:

• MASNSports.com's Dan Kolko (@MASNKolko on Twitter) added that the Nationals, "will play things carefully with Morse to prevent another setback but there's a possibility he rejoins team as early as 6/1."

• Here's tonight's lineup for the second of two with the Pirates:

Jordan Zimmermann's on the mound, making his eighth start of the year after a 7.0-inning outing in Cincinnati last week in which he allowed just one run on five hits, walking one and striking out seven. Game time 7:05 pm EDT.

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What Washington Nationals' Skipper Davey Johnson Calling Your Name Means...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16:  Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson looks on during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park on May 16, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Would Washington Nationals' skipper Davey Johnson have used Henry Rodriguez last night if it had been a one-run game as it was shaping up to be before the Nats added three runs in the bottom of the seventh? He said yes. The 69-year-old skipper told reporters before the game that he might give the right-handed reliever another night off after his recent struggles. We'll never know, of course, because Adam LaRoche's 1,000th career hit, a double, cleared the bases in the seventh and put the Nats up 7-3. Tyler Clippard gave up a run in the eighth to once again turn it into a save situation, and Davey Johnson brought Rodriguez out, but he also had Ryan Mattheus warming, for the Nats beat writer's sake he joked after last night's game, "... so you guys wouldn't get real nervous." The manager said he did get nervous though, turning serious for a moment, "When [Ian Desmond] booted that ball," on an error at short in the first at bat of the ninth. "My heart dropped a little bit," Johnson said. Check the Tweeter, Davey, all of NatsTown experienced the same sinking feeling...

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Wire Taps: Washington Nationals Records Set, And Michael Morse Sets Records Straight...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16:  Ian Desmond #20 of the Washington Nationals celebrates after hitting a solo home run in the third inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park on May 16, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Gio Gonzalez's 10 K's last night gave the Washington Nationals' left-hander the NL lead in K's. He also gave up the first HR he's allowed this year. Adam LaRoche (3 for 4, 2B/HR) collected hit no. 1,000 of his career. Xavier Nady hit HR no.100 of his career. And the Nats' win set themselves up with yet another opportunity, their eighth this year, to sweep a series, even though it's only a two-game set with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates. Michael Morse, who's working his way back, made news yesterday by interrupting Nady's post game interview, then he took to the airwaves this morning to dispute the stories that were going around yesterday claiming that Stephen Strasburg had gotten "Hot Stuff" in an uncomfortable place during his last start. I had always assumed Strasburg got it in his eyes... Was I missing the joke? One more with the Bucs tonight and then everyone gets to yell, "OOOO" during the national anthem for three days. Yeah!! Links and lots of them... RIGHT NOW!!!!:

• THE BIG STORY!!!:

• "The 25,942 stood and showered him with an ovation. LaRoche offered a small grin — that’s all he’s got in the grin department — and tipped his cap." - "Nationals vs. Pirates: Adam LaRoche stays hot in helping Gio Gonzalez to the win" - Adam Kilgore, The Washington Post

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Washington Nationals Win, 7-4 Over Pittsburgh Pirates. Adam LaRoche Collects 1,000th Career Hit.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 16:  Adam LaRoche #25 of the Washington Nationals celebrates with Danny Espinosa after hitting a solo home run in the sixth inning against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Nationals Park on May 16, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

• McCutchen vs Harper: Pittsburgh Pirates' center fielder Andrew McCutchen was 6 for 9 with two home runs and three walks in three games last week when the Washington Nationals visited PNC Park. The 25-year-old '05 1st Round pick waited on an 80 mph 0-1 curve in his first at bat tonight, and ripped a two-out single through short, but Nats' left-hander Gio Gonzalez struck Casey McGehee with a 94 mph 1-2 fastball outside to strand the Pirates' runner at first at the end of a 14-pitch opening inning in front of 25,942 on Military Appreciation Night in the nation's capital.

19-year-old Nats' outfielder Bryce Harper was 2 for 12 with a double in the series in Pittsburgh, and he made headlines for hurting himself when a bat bounced back off a wall he'd struck in frustration and caught him just above the left eye causing a cut which required 10 stitches. Harper's making news doing productive things with his bat these days, however, having homered in each of the last two games and he just missed hitting his third in three when he took an 88 mph 1-1 two-seamer to right and off the top of out-of-town scoreboard just feet from a home run in the Nats' 2010 no.1 overall pick's first at bat of the evening. A ground out to the right side of the infield off Ryan Zimmerman's bat brought Harper in from third, and Gio Gonzalez took the mound in the second with a 1-0 lead. 15 pitches and three K's later the Nats' lefty was through 2.0 scoreless innings on 29 pitches. 1-0 Nationals...


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Game 37: 100 and 1000

Tonight's game story: ALR gets 1,000th hit in Nats win.

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  • Minor Stumbles: Gio Gonzalez (+11.4%) goes 7IP with 10 Ks and 2 BBs, but the 3 ER makes it a shaky outing--for him, at least.
  • Mr. One Thousand: Adam LaRoche (+28.0%) goes yard in the 6th (+14.9%) and hits a bases-clearing double in the 7th (+15.6%).
  • Goon squad (x100): Xavier Nady (+7.1%) continues to defy me, walking and hitting his 100th career dinger (+7.1%).
  • Power at the top: Ian Desmond (+4.6%) hits one out to pad the early lead (+10.3%).

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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates: GameThread 37 Of 162.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 12: Fans enter Nationals Park during openinig day between the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals on April 12, 2012 in Washington, DC.  (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)


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Wednesday, May 16, 2012, 7:05 PM EDT
Nationals Park

Erik Bedard vs Gio Gonzalez

Partly cloudy. Winds blowing out to center field at 5-10 m.p.h. Game time temperature around 80.

• D.C. Starting Lineup:

1. Ian "+Range, +Arm" Desmond - SS

2. Tape-Measure-Testing, Laser-Throwing, Eyeblack-Oozing Baseball Cyborg" (aka Bryce Harper) - CF

3. THE KIDS CALL HIM ZIM!! - 3B (Word.)

4. Adam "Graceful, Effortless" LaRoche - 1B

5. Xavier Nady - RF

6. Danny "Spinner" Espinosa - 2B

7. Tyler Moore - LF

8. Jesus "Teh Jesus" Flores - C

9. Gio Gonzalez (aka The Best Dressed Pitcher In Town) - LHP

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Washington Nationals' Wednesday Lineup; Injury Updates On Chien-Ming Wang, Drew Storen And More.

Apr 12, 2012; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez (47) pitches in the third inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Nationals Park.  Mandatory Credit: James Lang-US PRESSWIRE

The last time Washington Nationals' manager Davey Johnson went with a right-hand heavy lineup to face Pittsburgh Pirates' lefty Erik Bedard, a week ago today in PNC Park, the 33-year-old Bucs' starter left the game after an inning, and a parade of right-handed relievers took over and combined to hold the Nats' bats to two runs on five hits in a 4-2 Pirates' win. Bedard's expected to be back on the mound tonight in Nationals Park for the first game of a quick two-game set in the nation's capital and the Nats' 69-year-old skipper is going with essentially the same lineup he put out there last week, minus catcher Wilson Ramos, of course, who's replaced behind the plate and batting eighth by Jesus Flores.

• Here's tonight's starting lineup for the Washington Nationals:

• There were also some injury updates today, from Nationals Park and from D.C. GM Mike Rizzo this morning on 106.7 the FAN in D.C.'s the Mike Rizzo Show...

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