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Washington Nationals 7-1 over St. Louis Cardinals: Jeremy Hellickson sharp in final tune-up for regular season...
Jeremy Hellickson tossed five scoreless and Ryan Zimmerman and Brian Dozier homered as the Nationals beat the Cardinals, 7-1 in West Palm Beach. #TKCHZ: Starting in his 10th game of the Spring, which is nine more games than he played in last time around, Ryan Zimmerman homered in his first at bat of the night tonight, taking St. Louis Cardinals’ starter Chris Beck deep to lead off the bottom of the second inning. It was Zimmerman’s second home run over 22 at bats in Grapefruit League action, leaving him 5 for 22 (.227 AVG) so far down in Florida. Dozier: Yan Gomes walked to start the...
Federal Baseball Mar 16, 2019
Washington Nationals blow late lead, lose to St. Louis Cardinals, 8-5: Max Scherzer Ks nine in WPB
Max Scherzer retired 14-straight at one point and ended up with 9 Ks, and Yan Gomes hit his third home run in the last two days... but Sean Doolittle imploded in the ninth. Max Scherzer faced the St. Louis Cardinals in Grapefruit League action on the road last week in Jupiter, FL’s Roger Dean Stadium, giving up six hits, a walk, and three runs, all earned, over 5 1⁄3 innings. This afternoon, the Washington Nationals’ ace was facing the Cardinals again, at home in West Palm Beach’s Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in his fifth outing of the Spring. Cards’ leadoff man Tommy Edman...
Federal Baseball Mar 7, 2019
Wire Taps: Reckoning with Bryce Harper and his legacy; Bag policy update; Cleaning up the Nationals’ clubhouse
Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news before the start of today’s Grapefruit League game with the Mets... The Nats, if you can believe it, had a day off yesterday. They’re 6-5, only behind Baltimore and the city that shall not be named in winning percentage. Bowl of grapefruit, here we come! Here’s the scoop from South Capitol: Cleaning up “the mess”: Inside the Nationals clubhouse overhaul (The Athletic)Last year's Nationals clubhouse was a dumpster fire, from Brandon Kintzler to Shawn Kelley to Mike Rizzo. But everyone thinks that adding Yan Gomes and Kurt Suzuki —...
