Just what the doctor ordered

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OPINION | With slugger Michael Morse back, the Nationals are getting closer to the lineup they envisioned on opening day.

Morse ready for ‘my opening day’

Morse ready for ‘my opening day’

Michael Morse is off the disabled list and back in the middle of the Nationals’ lineup.

Don’t sell Lombardozzi short

Don’t sell Lombardozzi short

A local kid who never stopped working, Steve Lombardozzi is suddenly a crucial player for the first-place Nationals.

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Santana’s no-hitter makes Mets history

Santana’s no-hitter makes Mets history

Johan Santana pitches the first no-hitter for a franchise that began playing in 1962, aided by an apparent blown call on a Carlos Beltran line drive.

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Rays knock Orioles out of first place

Rays knock Orioles out of first place

Behind David Price, the Rays blank the Orioles, 5-0, to knock Baltimore out of first place in the AL East.

Full coverage of Bryce Harper

Full coverage of Bryce Harper

A living archive of everything the Washington Post has published on Bryce Harper — blog posts, articles, columns, photos and video.

DC Sports Bog

Don’t walk down the aisles during play at Nats games

New policy at Nats Park will keep fans from walking to their seats during the action.”

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 Dan Steinberg

Tim McCarver thinks Bryce Harper needs a talk

Old person thinks young person has too much darn energy, or enthusiasm, or calories, or something.”

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 Dan Steinberg

Ian Desmond thinks Teddy should win

Jayson Werth isn’t the only Nats player who believes the country’s 26th president needs to win a stupid race.”

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 Dan Steinberg

Morning pixels: Bryce Harper is baseball’s fastest home run trotter

Here’s old-school for ya: the Nats’ phenom has three of MLB’s nine fastest home run trots this season.”

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 Dan Steinberg

ESPN is the Nat Network

With two nationally televised games in a week, Baseball Tonight crew jokes that the N stands for Nats.”

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Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

OPINION | With slugger Michael Morse back, the Nationals are getting closer to the lineup they envisioned on opening day.

Jason Reid

Jason Reid

OPINION | Davey Johnson is doing his best to make good on his vow that Nats would make the playoffs.

Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

As the Nats have played first-place baseball this spring, each bit of adversity has led them to discover another essential but unlikely hero.

Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

The Nats and Orioles played exciting baseball before packed houses three games in a row at Nationals Park.

Thomas Boswell

Thomas Boswell

OPINION | MLB must push for a swift and fair resolution to a dispute that should hand the Nationals hundreds of millions in future cable TV fees.

Jason Reid

Jason Reid

OPINION | With Drew Storen out, Davey Johnson preaches patience with Nationals’ fill-in closer.

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