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Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news before the start of the series finale with the Cardinals in St. Louis...

The Nats needed that win — but they also need Max Scherzer to be Max Scherzer again. Tonight in his native Missouri wouldn’t be a bad time for him to kick it into high gear.

Here’s the scoop from St. Louis:

Davey Martinez out of hospital, not cleared to travel yet (MASN)
"Nothing major,” the GM said. “The procedure is the only...

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