By CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer

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The Washington Nationals announced on Tuesday that pitching phenom Stephen Strasburg will make his 2011 debut on Tuesday, September 6, against the Los Angeles Dodgers. It’s a home game for the Nats, of course; no way Washington would unleash the fan-drawing Strasburg for the…

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The Atlanta Braves have some big questions in their rotation as they try to protect their big lead in the NL wild-card race. Jair Jurrjens’ second-half struggles continued as he gave up six runs, including a three-run homer to Ryan Zimmerman, and the Washington Nationals beat the Braves 9-2 on Tuesday night.

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Washington Nationals right-hander Stephen Strasburg will make the next start of his rehab assignment on Thursday night. And barring a setback of some sort, it’s possible he could be making his last rehab start. Class AA Harrisburg (Pa.) announced that Strasburg will pitch for…

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A season filled with unspeakable tragedy and unfortunate accidents both on and off the field finally has a potentially serious story with a very happy ending. Emmanuel Marlow, a 49-year old Washington, D.C. native who works as a vendor at … Continue reading →

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Former Atlanta Braves manager Bobby Cox once said Rick Ankiel possesses the strongest and most accurate outfield arm he’s seen in 50 years in baseball. It would be difficult to find a stronger endorsement than that. I’ve only been watching … Continue reading →

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Three managers, eight pitchers and the team’s longest game since moving to Washington weren’t enough to keep the Nationals from their sixth consecutive loss. Joey Votto led off the 14th inning with his second home run of the game, lifting the Cincinnati Reds over the Nationals 5-4 Sunday after the teams played 5 hours, 15 minutes.

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Chris Marrero’s major league debut was slightly memorable, mostly forgettable. Washington’s rookie first baseman collected his first career hit, but he also committed two key errors as the Nationals extended their losing streak to five games with a 6-3 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

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Brandon Phillips got two more hits in the leadoff spot and the Cincinnati Reds reached .500 for the first time since early July with a 6-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night. Phillips scored twice and drove in a run. He’s gotten a hit in 10 straight games at the top of the lineup, going 19 for 43 (.442) with 10 RBIs and nine runs in that span.

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It would have been better for the Nationals if the lights would have just stayed out. Miguel Cairo singled home the winning run with one out in the ninth inning Friday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 4-3 victory over the Nationals in a game delayed because some of the lights went out. Cairo’s single to the gap in left-center was the third straight hit off Colin Balester (1-2), sending…

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