#corey-dickerson

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It was not a walk-off win last night, but it was an 8th inning shocker win from the Washington Nationals.The Nats and Phillies enter this game with identical W/L records, and after the conclusion of this game - one team will have sole possession of 4th place and the other team will occupy last place in the NL East.

The baseball season is moving along, and the All-Star game is less than six weeks away.The mid-summer classic will occur on July 11 at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.It will mark the third time Seattle hosts the All-Star game, as they hosted in 1979 and 2001.Seattle will also play host to popular events such as will the Futures Game on July 8, the Home Run Derby on July 10, and the MLB Draft on July 9.

The Nationals' Jeimer Candelario slides home after a double from Corey Dickerson, part of a four-run sixth inning for Washington in a 4-2 win.(Charlie Riedel/AP)KANSAS CITY, Mo. - If every inning were the sixth inning at Kauffman Stadium for the Washington Nationals, their hitters might grow tired of running around the bases.

The Nationals' Luis García lashes one of his two sixth-inning doubles in a 12-10 win at Kansas City.García became the player in team history to double twice in the same inning.(Ed Zurga/Getty Images)KANSAS CITY, Mo. - After the Washington Nationals scored a season-high eight runs in the sixth inning Friday night, almost lost their massive lead, then scored three more in the eighth to widen it again, the bullpen phone rang to request the services of ... Chad Kuhl, who only recently became a reliever after posting a 9.41 ERA in five starts.

The Washington Nationals are back on the road, and woke up today in Kansas City, Missouri for a weekend series against the Royals.Tonight, it is Patrick Corbin on the mound with the hopes of getting back in the win column.There is no telling how manager Dave Martinez will set up his bullpen for tonight.

The Atlanta Braves saw their seven-game winning streak come to an end Sunday with a 6-2 loss to the Washington Nationals.Lack of consistent offensive production and a big five-run inning from Washington would be the main downfalls from the Sunday showdown.The Braves did get off to a solid start in this one offensively as the bats got rolling in the first.

The Atlanta Braves will go for their eighth straight win Sunday afternoon when they wrap up a three-game series against the Washington Nationals.Bryce Elder will get the start for Atlanta while Trevor Williams will get the nod for Washington.Sean Murphy and Eddie Rosario both return to the lineup for Sunday's finale.

Dominic Smith's two-run homer capped a five-run sixth inning Sunday in Atlanta.(Brynn Anderson/AP)Comment Gift Article ATLANTA - Here's how the Washington Nationals scored five runs in the sixth inning of their 6-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that snapped a six-game losing streak Sunday afternoon: Luis García doubled.

Facing one of his last tune ups before the regular season, Clarke Schmidt just didn't have much to fool his opponents in this one.The presumed fifth starter for the Yankees fought through a bunch of contact in this one, while his lineup failed to produce much of their own behind him in a 5-2 loss to the Nationals.

Four home runs between the teams in the game's first nine outs and seven combined runs in just 3 innings set the stage for another high-scoring game.However, while the Dodgers only managed four runs against Corbin, the Nationals put up five against Syndergaard and another five against the bullpen for a 10-6 victory.

"It is a little different, without a doubt," said Nationals designated hitter Joey Meneses.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) For Joey Meneses, the hardest part about being the designated hitter for the Washington Nationals has been the part in which nothing is happening at all.When he's on the bench, with only his thoughts.

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The final score looked like a laugher for the Dodgers, who used a two-run home run from J.D. Martinez in the seventh and a three-run inning in the eighth to pull away for a 9-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Tuesday night.But there was no chuckling among the 46,571 fans in Dodger Stadium in the top of the seventh - only hearty boos echoed through the ravine - when reliever Alex Vesia came perilously close to blowing a three-run lead.

Jeimer Candelario had a homer and a double Thursday to cap a series that saw him go 8 for 11.(Marta Lavandier/AP)MIAMI - The Washington Nationals knew entering the season that their margin for error was small.Forty-four games into the campaign, it's only grown more apparent.Each game of this three-game series in Miami was decided by two runs or less.

Instead of going for a series win or even a series sweep, the Nats now have two one-run losses in this series in Miami, and now are playing for a salvage win today to avoid getting swept.All of that momentum from Monday's win against the Mets could not be carried over.Since CJ Abrams was publicly shamed by some in the media on Monday for forgetting how many outs there were in an inning in that game, he now looks lost at the plate.

No losses are easy to swallow but certainly the ninth inning blown-save loss is usually the toughest.The Washington Nationals gave away a win last night, and they know it.They were facing a Marlins team decimated by injuries, and yet the Nats could not take advantage.Tonight, MacKenzie Gore takes the mound for the Nats.

Nationals designated hitter Joey Meneses had four hits, including three doubles, in a 10-3 win against the Mets on Monday.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post)Three times Monday, Joey Meneses punched a double at Nationals Park and coasted into second before saluting his teammates in the dugout.Each hit laid the groundwork of a 10-3win over the New York Mets, a result that sealed a series split and kept the Washington Nationals pointing in the right direction.

The Washington Nationals are finally back to Nats Park after their second west coast road trip in this young season.With a wrap-around 4-game weekend series starting tonight through Monday with the New York Mets, the Nats aren't here for long as the schedulers send them back out for on the road on Tuesday for a brief road trip in Miami.

Alex Call's swing, on the first pitch of the ninth inning, delivered a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs and another series win for Washington.(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo) Alex Call has always tried to visualize anything that could happen in a baseball game.Before facing a pitcher, he tracks their pitches on a virtual reality headset, then uses an iPitch Machine to mimic the velocities, shapes and spin rates he'd see in specific arsenals.

It is Opening Day in Spring Training in the Grapefruit League for the Washington Nationals.We will also get our first game looks at MacKenzie Gore in a Nats uniform albeit the plan is to pitch him just one inning today.Also, we will get our first looks at life with mandatory pitch clocks, as well as new defensive shift rules.

Corey Dickerson signed a one-year deal with the Nationals this offseason.(John McDonnell/The Washington Post) WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Corey Dickerson came to the Washington Nationals searching for an opportunity.He had dealt with injuries the past two seasons, costing him the at-bats he felt he needed to be successful.

Spring training games are finally underway, and it really feels like baseball is just about here.As many of us excitedly watch how the Yankees and their players look headed into a fresh season, 29 other teams and fanbases do the same.Today, I'll begin our leaguewide season preview by previewing one of the sport's less inspiring clubs these days, the Washington Nationals.

Reports are the Nats are bringing Corey Dickerson.He's a name you've heard of so maybe he's good?Let's see.At his peak Dickerson was guy you could stick in LF and accept it.He's not at his peak anymore.He's also not fast.His value comes entirely from his bat.How is that?Well he's not patient (and OBP of .324

Some Washington Nationals' press from around the national media with links to some articles.Team Talk: National News: Jim Callis, Sam Dykstra, and Jonathan Mayo (MLB) go in-depth and 'flex' each team's top-hitting prospect.Nationals - Elijah Green
Paul Casella (MLB) suggests that Derek Hill will start the season as the Nationals' fourth outfielder behind Corey Dickerson, Victor Robles, and Lane Thomas.