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Live chat today -- 1 p.m.
It's Wednesday, so that means I'll be online at 1 p.m. to answer all your questions about the Nats. You can access this week's live chat at this site, and you're free to start submitting questions now.
More on Flores, Montz
Jesus Flores will have an MRI on his sprained left ankle tomorrow, and while manager Manny Acta said Flores would likely play again this season, he qualified it by saying "I'm not a doctor -- and I didn't stay at that hotel last night, either, so don't take my answer for it."
Flores injured in collision (UPDATED AT 9 P.M.)
Nationals catcher Jesus Flores just suffered what appears to be a serious injury to either his left leg or ankle in a collision at the plate with Philadelphia's Chase Utley and had to be carted off the field in a mini-ambulance.
Guzman, Hanrahan honored
Cristian Guzman is named co-NL Player of the Week, while Joel Hanrahan is named the Nationals' recipient of the Roberto Clemente Award.
Hit or error?
Was CC Sabathia robbed of a no-hitter yesterday by a controversial scoring decision?
Labor Day lineups
Happy Labor Day from Nationals Park, where the (red hot) Nationals start a three-game series against the Phillies this afternoon. Here are the lineups:
The kids are coming
The kids may be running the show today, but tomorrow they'll be on the field. The Nats have announced the names of the six minor leaguers who will be called up for September: Kory Casto, Alberto Gonzalez, Roger Bernadina, Mike Hinckley, Shairon Martis and Levale Speigner (remember him?)
Bergmann's bunt
We've had enough fun with him this year about it, and he's endured enough ridicule about his hitting struggles, so it merits mention here that Jason Bergmann, at long last, bunted successfully tonight.
Saturday lineups
Here are the lineups for tonight's Nationals-Braves game:
Lineups
Here are the lineups for tonight's Nationals-Braves game:
Guzman hits for cycle
Cristian Guzman just became the seventh player in franchise history and the second since the team moved to the District to hit for the cycle.
Hill done for year
Shawn Hill had to be shut down in Viera after complaining of soreness near his elbow and will not attempt to pitch again this season.
At least the Nats didn't draft this guy
As upset as everyone is over the Nats' failure to sign Aaron Crow, something tells me fans would still have preferred to go through that than this fiasco...
Live chat today -- 1 p.m.
Nats beat writer Mark Zuckerman will be online today at 1 p.m. to answer your questions. You can access the chat at this site, and you can submit questions in advance if you like.
Kearns on the injury
Before I get to Austin Kearns' quotes about his latest injury (a stress fracture in his left foot), just an observation from the press box: Nationals Park is dead tonight.
