WASHINGTON (AP) — bullpen on Friday Nolan Ryan Jersey , acquiring right-hander Ryan Madson from the Washington Nationals for a minor league pitcher.The five-time defending NL West champions have Kenley Jansen as their closer, but he’s been shaky since coming off the disabled list, allowing seven earned runs in four innings over four appearances.Madson was 5-5 with five saves and a 4.08 ERA in 69 games for Washington. The 38-year-old recently came off the DL after being sidelined by nerve irritation that caused pain in his neck and back.“Feels like a fresh start, especially to a year I’ve struggled a little bit,” Madson said as he was leaving Nationals Park. “Now none of that matters. All that matters is from this point forward and helping that team win games. That’s it.”Madson, who helped Philadelphia and Kansas City win World Series titles, was acquired by the Nationals with fellow reliever Sean Doolittle from Oakland in July 2017.“Just push the ball to Kenley and that sort of reminds me of old times with (Brad) Lidge. Just push the ball to Lidge and we win,” Madson said of his time with the Phillies. “So, push the ball to Kenley and we win.”For his career Rougned Odor Jersey , Madson is 61-48 with a 3.45 ERA and 91 saves.“What he’s done is proven, pitched in big spots,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “We’re betting on the stuff and the person.”After joining the Nationals last July, Madson went 3-0 with a 1.37 ERA and one save in 20 games as Washington captured its second straight NL East title.“It was a huge jolt to my career last year, coming into the playoff push and kind of revitalizing … actually showed myself what I can do,” Madson said. “My stuff got so much better and so I really appreciate them bringing me over here.”Los Angeles (72-62) began the day two games behind Arizona in the NL West and 2½ games back in the wild-card chase.Roberts said Madson would arrive in Los Angeles on Friday night and be activated on Saturday.“Just to have another leverage arm is good for all of us,” Roberts said. “He’s a guy who throughout his career has actually gotten lefties out better than righties, so to have him at any point we want to play him, that’s a good thing.”Washington http://www.rangersfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-moore-jersey , which unloaded second baseman Daniel Murphy and first baseman Matt Adams on Aug. 21, received right-handed pitcher Andrew Istler from the Dodgers. Istler, 25, went 4-4 with a 2.37 ERA in 41 games (one start) between three levels of Los Angeles’ minor league system.Additionally, the Nationals recalled left-handed pitcher Sammy Solis from Triple-A Syracuse.To make room on the 40-man roster, the Dodgers designated left-handed pitcher Adam Liberatore for assignment.Washington (67-67), the two-time defending NL East champion, entered Friday 7½ games behind first-place Atlanta and 7½ back in the wild card. Ehire Adrianza gets punked and Gardy takes his coaches fishing in the gulf"Did you see Ehire Adrianza get punked by the old hidden ball trick the other day? Miguel Cabrera made our utility infielder look like the Clown Prince of TOOTBLAN, so watch the video belowThat game was the first time in over a decade that the Twins and Tigers played in Fort Myers. Fort Myers homeowner Russell Wilson Jersey , and Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire sounded ecstatic at the opportunity. Gardy took advantage of the locale to ride his motorcycle to the game, and looked great doing so. In a move that we only could have hoped to invent for satire, he took Steve Liddle and some other coaches out fishing for the off day between playing the Twins and Red Sox. Rick Anderson declined the opportunity, stating that he likes to have his feet [pitch to] contact solid ground. I’m paraphrasing here. Reusse caught up with Gardy and it’s a great profile into the life of a living legend. Another fun fact from that Reusse article, Fort Myers Miracle manager Toby Gardenhire, Ron’s son, lives rent-free in his parents home. Someone write up a fanpost about this.Betsy Helfand lists off five spring training stars for the Twins. A couple of them are guys who are absolutely vital to the success of the Twins, so hopefully this is some great news. Even if Miguel Sano hasn’t played, a breakout season from each spring. Oh Martin Perez Jersey , not the Twins, but rather the Twins fans who have found a position as an usher for the Spring Training games. It sounds like an ideal “retirement” job to me, but I’m a millennial, so retirement is probably a pipe dream. The Twins rolled out a pretty cool ticket plan, if you want to see a bunch of games for cheap. As little as $50 per month gets you standing-room admission, and there are also packages with 300 level and 100 level seats. I know someone already admitted to purchasing a pass in the comments.
