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WASHINGTON — Here's how Paul DeJong explained the game plan the St. Louis Cardinals devised to face Washington's Joe Ross for the second time in less than a week: "We just wanted, as a group, to stay on the fastball." And here's how Cardinals manager Mike Shildt described his hitters' ... … [Read more...] about DeJong hits 2 of Cardinals' 5 HRs in 12-5 win at Nationals

Paul DeJong hit two of the Cardinals' five homers, including a grand slam, Tommy Edman and Paul Goldschmidt went deep back-to-back and St. Louis offered Jack Flaherty his usual strong run support in a 12-5 victory Monday night over the Washington Nationals. A day after St. Louis was shut out ... … [Read more...] about Paul DeJong hits two of Cardinals' five homers in 12-5 win at Nationals

Joe Ross came into his third start of the season having yet to yield a run. By the time he exited in the fifth inning Monday night, he had given up 10 in a 12-5 loss to the Cardinals. … [Read more...] about Joe Ross is the latest Nationals starter to struggle, and the Cardinals make him pay

Washington Nationals left-hander Luis Avilan has decided to undergo Tommy John surgery to correct a torn UCL in his elbow, manager Dave Martinez announced Monday. Avilan learned he torn his UCL on Saturday, but the 31-year-old reliever was deciding between rehabbing the injury or having season-ending surgery. He chose the ... … [Read more...] about Luis Avilan to undergo Tommy John surgery to fix torn UCL

We are just 13 games into the baseball season, therefore inflated batting averages should not be a surprise. At the conclusion of the game Sunday, the Washington Nationals boasted a lineup with the top eight hitters all having batting averages over .300. Yet, the team sits in last place in the division with a 5-8 […] Washington Nationals need Josh Bell to find his hitting … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals need Josh Bell to find his hitting stroke