Federal Baseball 11 hours ago
Nationals vs. Dodgers Series Preview: Which team overcomes its disappointing start?
Raise your hand if you thought the Nats and Dodgers would have a combined .472 winning percentage entering their first series. Nationals (9-10) vs. Dodgers (8-9) series info: Game 1: Friday, April 20 at 10:10 p.m. EST (MASN2/106.7 The Fan) Game 2: Saturday, April 21 at 9:10 p.m. EST (MASN2/106.7) Game 3: Sunday, April 22 at 8:05 p.m. EST (ESPN/106.7) Pitching matchups: Friday: Max Scherzer (3-1, 1.33 ERA) vs. Clayton Kershaw (1-2, 1.73) Saturday: Stephen Strasburg (2-1, 3.08) vs. Hyun-Jin Ryu (2-0, 2.87) Sunday: Jeremy Hellickson (0-0, 3.86) vs. Alex Wood (0-2, 3.91) What to watch...
Federal Baseball Apr 16, 2018
Stephen Strasburg can’t quite match Max Scherzer’s dominance; Nationals drop 6-5 decision to Rockies...
Stephen Strasburg retired the first eleven batters he faced on Sunday afternoon, but the Nationals ended up dropping the finale of the four-game series with the Rockies... Stephen Strasburg followed up on Max Scherzer’s complete game shutout of Atlanta’s Braves with eight scoreless innings of his own against the Washington Nationals’ NL East rivals last week. “We’re too good of a team to not be winning games. It’s going to change.” Stephen Strasburg on Nats’ early-season issues Is there a friendly competition between the starters, trying to outdo one another when each gets...
TalkingChop Apr 11, 2018
Kurt Suzuki leads Braves to sweep-busting victory over Nationals, 5-3
It took 12 innings but the Braves emerged victorious. After running into Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg in consecutive days, the Atlanta Braves were left searching for answers as Wednesday’s getaway day contest against the Washington Nationals arrived. While the team’s offense did not exactly explode in the series finale, a quality pitching performance emerged and the end result was a 5-3 victory (in 12 innings) to avoid a sweep against a division rival. The afternoon began in strong fashion, with Ozzie Albies blasting a home run against Washington’s A.J. Cole in the opening...
TalkingChop Apr 11, 2018
Braves News: Inciarte’s slow start, Chipper visits the Hall of Fame
Braves not worried about Ender’s slow start. Braves News Stephen Strasburg shuts down Braves, 4-1 A vintage performance from Stephen Strasburg was more than enough for the Washington Nationals as they handed the Atlanta Braves their second straight loss Tuesday night. Mike Foltynewicz didn’t have his best stuff but he did what he could to keep the Braves in the game. Atlanta’s lone run came in the ninth when Dansby Swanson doubled home Ozzie Albies. Change in pitch sequencing leading to early success for Foltynewicz Despite the loss on Tuesday, Mike Foltynewicz’s season is off...
TalkingChop Apr 11, 2018
Video: Braves highlights and post game interviews, April 10
Another tough night at the office for the Atlanta Braves as they fall 4-1 to Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. Strasburg was dominant firing eight shutout innings while Mike Foltynewicz did his best to keep the Braves close allowing three runs over five innings of work. Ozzie Albies has 12 hits this season.9⃣ of those hits have gone for extra bases, including two doubles (and two lost helmets) against the Nationals on Tuesday night.@Braves | #ChopOn pic.twitter.com/eCZaMakXTz— FOX Sports: Braves (@FOXSportsBraves) April 11, 2018 Atlanta’s only run came in the...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Apr 10, 2018
Braves quotes after second straight loss to Nationals
WASHINGTON -- Braves quotes after Tuesday’s 4-1 loss to the Nationals and Stephen Strasburg, who threw eight scoreless innings against the Braves a night after the Nats’ Max Scherzer pitched a two-hit shutout against them.
TalkingChop Apr 10, 2018
Stephen Strasburg shuts down Braves, 4-1
For the second night in a row, the Braves ran into a dominant pitcher and saw their offense get stymied. We were all wondering what it would take for the Braves offense to slow down after they got off to a surprisingly hot start to the 2018 season. As it turns out, they just needed to run into two top-level pitchers in two consecutive nights as Stephen Strasburg picked up right where Max Scherzer left off. While Strasburg didn’t throw a complete game shutout, it was still more than enough to send the Braves back to the hotel with a 4-1 defeat. In what was a near carbon copy of the first...
www.bostonherald.com Apr 10, 2018
Strasburg's 8 scoreless innings help Nats stymie Braves
WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg threw eight scoreless innings, Ryan Zimmerman had a two-run triple and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Tuesday night.A night after Washington starter Max Scherzer stymied the Braves with a two-hit shutout, Strasburg (2-1) was nearly as effective against Atlanta.Strasburg allowed three hits and two walks while striking out eight, at one point retiring 12 in a row. He didn't allow a runner past second base.Ryan Madson allowed a two-out RBI double in the ninth to Dansby Swanson, but escaped the jam to earn his first save.Zimmerman,...
WTOP Apr 10, 2018
Strasburg’s 8 scoreless innings help Nats stymie Braves
Stephen Strasburg threw eight scoreless innings, Ryan Zimmerman had a two-run triple and the Washington Nationals defeated the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Tuesday night. The post Strasburg’s 8 scoreless innings help Nats stymie Braves appeared first on WTOP.
Federal Baseball Apr 10, 2018
Nationals 4-1 over Braves: Stephen Strasburg tosses eight scoreless in Nats’ second straight win...
Stephen Strasburg put together a dominant outing, throwing eight scoreless in what ended up a 4-1 Nationals’ win over the Atlanta Braves in Washington, D.C. Stephen Strasburg didn’t quite match Max Scherzer’s complete game shutout in last night’s series opener, but he did hold the Atlanta Braves off the board in eight scoreless, collecting eight Ks on 103 pitches in what ended up a 4-1 win for the Washington Nationals. Stras Ks: Stephen Strasburg reached double digits in Ks in three of four starts against the Braves in 2017, striking out 31 total vs six walks in 22 2⁄3 IP against...
TalkingChop Apr 10, 2018
Braves look to Freeman and Foltynewicz to fire them back to success against Nationals
Freddie Freeman was quiet last night against Max Scherzer. There’s a good change that will change against Stephen Strasburg tonight. After falling victim to a vintage performance from Max Scherzer last night, the Braves will take to the field on Tuesday night hoping to rebound and keep their hopes of winning another series against the Nationals alive. The Braves will have to contend with Stephen Strasburg on the mound tonight and even though Srasburg is coming off of a career year last season (2.52 ERA, 2.72 FIP, 0.67 HR/9, 5.6 fWAR), he still had some of those woes against the Braves...
TalkingChop Apr 10, 2018
April 10: Braves vs Nationals
Mike Foltynewicz will try to get the Braves back in the win column Tuesday night when he takes on Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals.
Federal Baseball Apr 9, 2018
Braves vs. Nationals Series Preview: Nats look to snap five-game losing streak
It hasn’t been a pretty turn of the rotation for the Washington Nationals, who’ve allowed 37 runs while scoring just 16 over their last five contests. Braves (6-3) vs. Nationals (4-5) series info: Game 1: Monday, April 9 at 7:05 p.m. EST (MASN/106.7 The Fan) Game 2: Tuesday, April 10 at 7:05 p.m. EST (MASN/106.7) Game 3: Wednesday, April 11 at 1:05 p.m. EST (MASN/106.7) Pitching matchups: Monday: Julio Teheran (0-0, 10.13 ERA) vs. Max Scherzer (1-1, 1.64) Tuesday: Mike Foltynewicz (1-0, 2.61) vs. Stephen Strasburg (1-1, 3.65) Wednesday: Brandon McCarthy (2-0, 3.97) vs. A.J. Cole (0-1,...
Federal Baseball Apr 9, 2018
Washington Nationals’ righty Tanner Roark struggles with two outs, walks three to set up slam...
Tanner Roark struggled with two outs in the Nationals’ loss to the New York Mets on Sunday night in Washington, D.C. Tanner Roark tinkered with some changes to his delivery in Spring Training, but abandoned them in favor of back-to-basics approach in his first start. The results were positive. In seven innings on the mound in Atlanta in his 2018 debut, the 31-year-old righty held the Braves’ hitters to one run on four hits, walking one, and striking out six in a 93-pitch effort that earned him his first win of the season. Roark said he turned to rotation mates Stephen Strasburg and...
WTOP Apr 6, 2018
‘Last 3 games, not so good’: Nats already ready for day off
WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve dropped three games in a row by a combined score of 28-9 and their aces, Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg, took the losses in the last two. Their hot-as-can-be leadoff man,… The post ‘Last 3 games, not so good’: Nats already ready for day off appeared first on WTOP.
