Topic - Stephen Strasburg

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  Tightness not a concern for Strasburg, Nats

  The tightness in Stephen Strasburg's right biceps was enough to have manager Davey Johnson remove him from Sunday's game but neither the pitcher or the team expressed any concern about future starts.

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  Strasburg's first career home run highlights Nats' comeback win

  The first roar came because a tie had been broken. In a game that looked as good as lost early, even with their ace on the mound, the Washington Nationals had clawed their way back. Jesus Flores' solo home run to right-center field was the proof.

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  Little goes right for Strasburg in Nats' 6-1 loss

  From the very beginning Tuesday, everything seemed wrong for Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals. A botched pop-up to start the game. A sudden rainstorm that frustrated the pitcher and forced a brief first-inning delay. A murky mishap with a balm that apparently brought some unwelcome heat.

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  Stephen Strasburg helps Nats halt skid with 13-K performance

  When Stephen Strasburg is on the mound, his intensity ratchets up to a perilous level. Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson jokes that he doesn't like to go near Strasburg in the dugout during his starts, afraid of what the 23-year-old right-hander will do or say if he does.

• Are Nats & O's booms, Pujols & Valentine busts?

  The Baltimore Orioles began the week with the best record in the majors, with Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals close behind. Albert Pujols was slumping, Bobby Valentine was getting booed and Derek Jeter was hitting nearly .400.

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  Where do the Nationals fit among D.C.'s pro sports teams?

  When Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo made a preseason prediction that Nationals Park would become "the ticket in town" — and team manager Davey Johnson subsequently called Washington "a baseball town, not a football town" — both men raised eyebrows.

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  Bryce Harper's move to No. 3 spot pays immediate dividends in Nats' win

  The Washington Nationals have known, or at least hoped, from Day 1 that Bryce Harper would be an "impact player" from the moment he hit the big leagues. But the way Harper arrived, hurriedly and out of necessity, and the way they allowed the idea that this might not be his moment, the Nationals did their best to temper expectations.

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  Injuries contributing to Nationals' lackluster run production

  Baseball, as Drew Storen lives it, is all about perspective. That has been especially important inside the Washington Nationals' clubhouse recently.

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  Bryce Harper's Nats Park debut does little to jolt lagging offense

  Most of Tuesday at Nationals Park was about Bryce Harper. Cameras followed his every move, crowding around his locker even when he was nowhere to be found. Teammates marveled at the sudden surge in media infiltrating their clubhouse as the Washington Nationals returned home, carrying with them their 19-year-old phenom.

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  Bryce Harper impressive in debut, but Nats blow lead, fall in extras

  In the late innings of Saturday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Bryce Harper showed what he could do for the Washington Nationals during his major league debut.

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  Amid fanfare, Bryce Harper takes major league debut in stride

  Bryce Harper joined the Nationals on Saturday night, and the general theme of his teammates, coaches and manager Davey Johnson was that baseball is just baseball.

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  Stephen Strasburg awaiting chance to pitch in hometown

  Stephen Strasburg used to watch baseball games here. A few hundred feet from where he sat Tuesday, at least six television cameras and microphones jammed in his face, he marveled at the talents of Tony Gwynn and Trevor Hoffman and Jake Peavy.

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  HELLER: Enjoy Nats' start, but proceed with caution

  It might be hard, but let's not make World Series reservations just yet for the 12-4 Washington Nationals.

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  Rodriguez left an imprint on the Nationals

  In Mike Rizzo's office at Nationals Park, only one jersey is displayed. Signed and framed, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez's No. 7 adorns a wall. There's a reason for that.

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