Wire Taps: Nationals take series opener with Cardinals; Trea Turner lands on 10-Day DL

Ignore the errors. How about all those hits and runs? Washington's Nationals bounced back after dropping two straight in Philadelphia and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 14-6 in the series opener of their three-game set in D.C.

Will they keep rolling tonight? Will they clean up the defense in the second game with St. Louis?

Here's the news from Half St.:

MAJOR LEAGUE NEWS:

Bryce Harper turns double play on great throw
"Yeah I was pretty fired up for it," Harper said. "Reminds me of my catching days and throwing guys out. Always a lot of fun to do that."

Nationals break out the bats, hammer Cardinals, 14-6
"Roark was not himself in the first inning of his first start last week, displaying uncharacteristic wildness after not pitching in 11 days."

Eaton adopts Turner's role and delivers in Nats' 14-6 win
"Eaton has now hit safely in six of the Nats’ first seven games. He has reached base in all seven contests."

Trea Turner placed on 10-day disabled list
"Trea Turner can’t sprint. This, for a 23-year-old leadoff hitter who has constructed his game on speed, is not good."

Turner lands on 10-day DL, Taylor recalled from Syracuse
"'I think baseball did one of the best things they’ve done in a long time, which was to cut the DL from 15 days to 10 days,' manager Dusty Baker said."

‘I had a bad year last year’: Ryan Zimmerman’s encouraging week
"In 2016, plagued by nagging injuries and the related inability to reap the benefits of consistent at-bats, Zimmerman was one of the worst statistical hitters in baseball."

MINOR LEAGUE NEWS:

Baseball America Prospect Report
"Just 19, Washington’s top prospect projects to have plus tools across the board except for power, but he should develop more pop as he matures."

Syracuse Chiefs pick up bullpen help as Washington Nationals sign major league vet | syracuse.com
"In their first three games, all losses to Rochester, Syracuse has already used every reliever on its roster."

Minor league pitching updates: Ross and Fedde
"Here’s what a source who was at the game told me: "First before anything, it has to be said that it was 41 degrees at first pitch, and felt a lot colder than that (with 17 mph winds)."

NATIONAL(S) BEAT:

Five baseball milestones waiting to be reached
"Now that we don't have to talk about the Cubs' 108-year championship drought, it's worth noting that eight teams have never won a World Series, namely the Rays (established in 1998), Rockies ('93), Mariners ('77), Nationals ('69, as the Expos), Brewers ('69, as the Seattle Pilots), Padres ('69), Astros ('62) and Rangers ('61, as the second version of the Washington Senators)."

Sizzlers and fizzlers: Yasiel Puig back in fantasy owners' good graces
"He's played an average of 90 games over the past three seasons, so fantasy owners are understandably skeptical. But Zimmerman is healthy to start 2017..."

Pots & Pans: 70 years after Jackie Robinson’s breakthrough, stats are changing sports but not what makes a hero
"With a half-century in baseball, Baker, a three-time Major League Baseball Manager of the Year, is more likely to refer to his gut than a spreadsheet when deciding what he and his Washington Nationals ballclub should do."