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Kyle Hendricks goes about things completely differently than Stephen Strasburg does on the mound. The kid from Dartmouth relies on a fastball that on a good day reaches 88 mph — about 10 mph slower than Strasburg's — and a deceptive changeup. Hendricks outpitched Strasburg in Game 1 of the NL Division Series, giving up only two hits in seven innings to help the Chicago Cubs open defense of their first World Series title in 108 years by beating the Nationals 3-0 on Friday night. Continue to Article

October 07, 2017 12:18:am EST

Washington Nationals’ assistant hitting coach Jacque Jones (center) has been suspended without pay pending a legal matter. Washington Nationals assistant hitting coach Jacque Jones has been suspended, the team announced minutes before hosting the Chicago Cubs in Game 1 of their National League Divisional Series. The suspension will be without pay, pending a team investigation into a legal matter that emerged this week. Continue to Article

October 06, 2017 9:43:pm EST

Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals will be playing Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Chicago Cubs on Friday, but his mind has been on other things. Harper tweeted about the tragedy on Monday, sharing his disbelief about the incident and his unwavering pride and love for Las Vegas. The pride of Vegas runs deep when you are born and raised in such a great town. Continue to Article

October 06, 2017 10:28:am EST

Dusty Baker announced this morning that Stephen Strasburg will get the Game One NLDS start for the Nationals against the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. Baker has yet to decide if Scherzer will be good to go for Game 2 on Saturday or if, instead, he’ll need extra rest and will make the Game Three start. While Scherzer is the clear ace of the Nats and will once again figure in the Cy Young race, Strasburg is a fine choice for a Game One starter himself. Continue to Article

October 05, 2017 11:22:am EST

Washington Nationals’ GM Mike Rizzo brought up his Chicago roots in an interview with 106.7 the FAN in D.C.’s Sports Junkies last Wednesday, discussing the desire to knock his hometown Cubs out of the Postseason in their NLDS matchup, which gets underway on Friday night in the nation’s capital. “I’m really looking forward to this one,” Rizzo said. “I grew up on Waveland Avenue in Chicago my whole life. It would be great to knock these guys out of the playoffs. “Joe Maddon was my minor league manager way back in the day, so we go way back together, and looking forward to knocking these guys off. It would be fun.” Rizzo, who has talked before about the numbers he put up in the minors pointing to Continue to Article

October 05, 2017 12:13:am EST