Nats Reviewing Other Spring Training Sites

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By Bill Ladson / MLB.com

VIERA, Fla.-- The Nationals may be looking to move their Spring Training home. Alan Gottlieb, chief operating officer for Lerner Sports, is currently in Arizona looking at potential sites, according to a baseball source.

The team is also being pursued by other cities in the state of Florida. The source declined to say which cities are pursuing the Nationals. In the last year, Mark Lerner, the principal owner of the club, has made multiple trips to Arizona and sites in Florida to review facilities. CONTINUE....

Flores Sees First Game Action Since 2009

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Nationals catcher Jesus Flores entered Monday's 9-3 victory over the Mets as a pinch-hitter in the fifth inning and went 0-for-2. He was also steady behind the plate.

It was Flores' first game since September 2009. Flores missed all of '10 because of a right shoulder injury he suffered in a game against the D-backs in May 2009. CONTINUE....

Nats Hop On Mets' Pitching In Spring Training Opener

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Angel Pagan celebrated his position change with a solo homer Monday afternoon, but the Nationals beat the Mets, 9-3, in Bryce Harper's Nats debut at Digital Domain Park.

After Matt Stairs drove in the game's go-ahead run with a single in the fifth, Harper pinch-ran for Stairs to make his official debut. The top pick in last June's First-Year Player Draft, Harper later struck out in both his at-bats.

"I knew what was coming. I pulled my front side a little bit in both at-bats," Harper said. "The first at-bat, I saw three sliders, but I felt really good. It's the first two at-bats in Spring Training. And I have a long way to go." CONTINUE....

Washington	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Morgan, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000
Brown, C, CF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000
Desmond, SS	3	2	2	0	0	1	0	.667
Bixler, SS	1	2	1	0	1	0	0	1.000
Bernadina, LF	2	0	2	1	1	0	0	1.000
b-Frazier, PH-LF	2	1	1	1	0	0	1	.500
Morse, RF-3B	5	2	3	4	0	0	3	.600
Stairs, DH	3	0	1	1	0	0	3	.333
1-Harper, PR-DH	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.000
Ramos, W, C	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1.000
a-Flores, J, PH-C	3	0	0	0	0	2	1	.000
Barker, 1B	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.000
Aubrey, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Espinosa, 2B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Gonzalez, Al, 2B	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1.000
Hairston, J, 3B	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
Van Every, J, RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Totals	38	9	14	9	2	6	17	.368

a-Popped out for Ramos, W in the 5th. b-Doubled for Bernadina in the 7th. 
1-Ran for Stairs in the 5th.

NY Mets	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Castillo, L, 2B	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250
a-Valdespin, PH-2B	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.167
Pagan, CF	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.143
b-Nieuwenhuis, PH-CF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000
Bay, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
Duda, LF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.143
Evans, N, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.286
Lutz, 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Martinez, F, DH	3	0	2	0	0	1	1	.600
1-Emaus, PR-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Hairston, S, RF	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	.400
Adams, R, RF	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.333
Murphy, Dn, 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	.333
Turner, 3B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Nickeas, C	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	.200
Ryan, D, C	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	.500
Tejada, SS	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	.400
Hu, SS	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
Totals	36	3	9	3	1	10	13	.241

a-Flied out for Castillo, L in the 4th. b-Grounded out for Pagan in the 4th. 
1-Ran for Martinez, F in the 5th.

BATTING
2B: Ramos, W (1, Carrasco, D), Desmond (1, Carrasco, D), Bixler (1, Tankersley), Frazier (1, Tankersley).
3B: Desmond (1, Pelfrey).
HR: Morse 2 (2, 7th inning off Tankersley, 1 on, 1 out; 9th inning off Igarashi, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Desmond 5; Bixler 2; Bernadina 2; Frazier 2; Morse 9; Stairs; Ramos, W 3; Espinosa; Gonzalez, Al.
RBI: Bernadina (1), Hairston, J (1), Barker (1), Stairs (1), Frazier (1), Morse 4 (4).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stairs; Flores, J; Brown, C.
SF: Hairston, J.
GIDP: Stairs; Morgan; Hairston, J.
Team RISP: 4-for-14.
Team LOB: 6.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gonzalez, Al (1, 2nd base off O'Connor/Ryan, D), Bernadina (1, 2nd base off Pelfrey/Nickeas).
CS: Bernadina (1, 3rd base by Carrasco, D/Nickeas).

FIELDING
E: Hairston, J (1, throw).
DP: (Espinosa-Desmond-Barker).

BATTING
2B: Murphy, Dn (2, Gaudin), Ryan, D (1, Broderick).
HR: Pagan (1, 1st inning off Gaudin, 0 on, 1 out).
TB: Pagan 4; Evans, N; Martinez, F 2; Murphy, Dn 2; Nickeas; Ryan, D 2; Tejada 2.
RBI: Pagan (1), Tejada 2 (2).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hairston, S; Nieuwenhuis; Valdespin.
GIDP: Castillo, L.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

FIELDING
E: Castillo, L (1, fielding), Carrasco, D (1, pickoff).
DP: 3 (Castillo, L-Tejada-Evans, N 2, Valdespin-Hu-Evans, N).

Washington	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Gaudin	3.0	5	2	2	0	4	1	6.00
Stammen(BS, 1)(W, 1-0)	2.0	3	1	1	1	2	0	4.50
Broderick(H, 1)	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Slaten	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0.00
Coffey	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Carr, A	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Totals	9.0	9	3	3	1	10	1	3.00

NY Mets	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Pelfrey	3.0	5	2	1	0	1	0	3.00
Carrasco, D(L, 0-1)	2.0	4	2	2	1	0	0	9.00
Isringhausen	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Tankersley	1.0	3	3	3	0	3	1	27.00
O'Connor	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Igarashi	1.0	1	2	2	1	2	1	18.00
Totals	9.0	14	9	8	2	6	2	5.14

WP: Stammen.
HBP: Espinosa (by Isringhausen).
Pitches-strikes: Gaudin 25-24, Stammen 18-13, Broderick 6-6, Slaten 8-8, Coffey 3-3, Carr, A 5-5, Pelfrey 18-17, Carrasco, D 14-9, Isringhausen 3-2, Tankersley 15-14, O'Connor 5-4, Igarashi 12-8.
Groundouts-flyouts: Gaudin 4-1, Stammen 2-2, Broderick 2-0, Slaten 0-1, Coffey 2-1, Carr, A 2-0, Pelfrey 5-3, Carrasco, D 4-2, Isringhausen 3-0, Tankersley 0-0, O'Connor 0-3, Igarashi 0-0.
Batters faced: Gaudin 14, Stammen 10, Broderick 4, Slaten 3, Coffey 3, Carr, A 3, Pelfrey 14, Carrasco, D 10, Isringhausen 3, Tankersley 6, O'Connor 4, Igarashi 5.
Umpires: HP: Gary Cederstrom. 1B: Angel Hernandez. 2B: Jerry Meals. 3B: Bruce Dreckman.
Weather: 83 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 13 mph, R to L.
T: 2:48.
Att: 3,461.
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