By Andrew Simon A pitchers’ duel between Zack Greinke and Gio Gonzalez gave way to a battle of the bullpens on Saturday night at Nationals Park, and that worked to the Dodgers’ advantage. For the second straight night, Los Angeles relievers put up zeroes, and the offense won the game late. …read more
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By Scott Merkin Gordon Beckham will be out of action on Wednesday and could be sidelined longer after suffering nerve irritation in his left wrist during a second-inning at-bat against Gio Gonzalez in Tuesday’s 8-7 loss to the Nationals. …read more
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By Bill Ladson Left-hander Gio Gonzalez used his arm and his bat to help the Nationals blank the Marlins, 3-0, at Nationals Park on Wednesday night. Washington has now held Miami scoreless in its last 19 innings, extending back to last season. …read more
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By Anthony DiComo With barely a week to go before Opening Day, Gio Gonzalez appears to be in midseason form. Gonzalez struck out three batters over six innings of one-run ball on Saturday, flashing his trademark curveball frequently in a 3-1 loss to the Mets in Port St. Lucie, Fla. …read more
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Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez made his spring debut against the Mets and was solid in a 6-4 victory on Monday night. Gonzalez pitched two scoreless innings, allowed no hits and struck out three batters. …read more
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By ESPN.com news services Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez says tests for performance-enhancing drugs he was given by Major League Baseball have come back negative. …read more
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By Bill Ladson Several weeks ago, The Miami New Times linked Gio Gonzalez to Anthony Bosch, who reportedly supplied PEDs to professional athletes in Miami. However, according to a report from ESPN’s Outside the Lines, two sources told the company that Gonzalez did not receive banned substances from Bosch or the anti-aging clinic, Biogenesis. …read more
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By Paul Hagen Five more players have been named in the widening Biogenesis scandal, according to ESPN’s “Outside the Lines,” but the network’s investigation also suggested that Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez, one of the high-profile stars previously linked to Anthony Bosch‘s now-shuttered Coral Gables, Fla., clinic did not receive banned substances. …read more
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By Mike Fish and T.J. Quinn Five more professional baseball players have connections to a South Florida clinic at the heart of a widening doping scandal, according to documents obtained by “Outside the Lines.” …read more
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By Joey Nowak Left-hander Ross Detwiler will pitch for Team USA in the upcoming World Baseball Classic, joining teammate Gio Gonzalez on the American roster and making it a total of three Nationals to participate in the event. …read more
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Nationals closer Rafael Soriano arrived in camp on Saturday morning and was greeted in the clubhouse by teammate Gio Gonzalez and general manager Mike Rizzo. Soriano would later get reacquainted with left-hander Will Ohman. The two played together when they were with Atlanta in 2008. …read more
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By Jayson Stark Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez denied again Tuesday that he had any connection with the South Florida anti-aging clinic that is under investigation for allegedly supplying PEDs to a number of Major League Baseball players. …read more
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By Evan Drellich Team USA has picked up a big-name southpaw: Nationals ace Gio Gonzalez has accepted an invitation to join a rotation that already features Cy Young winner R.A. Dickey. …read more
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By Bill Ladson Nationals left-hander Gio Gonzalez denied that he used performance-enhancing drugs after a report from the Miami New Times linked the pitcher to Anthony Bosch, who reportedy supplied PEDs to professional athletes from Miami.
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By Chris Smith, Forbes Staff A staggering story in the Miami New Times today reveals that baseball stars Alex Rodriguez, Gio Gonzalez, Nelson Cruz, Melky Cabrera and Bartolo Colon were clients of a Miami anti-aging clinic that distributed performance enhancing drugs like HGH and IGF-1, both of which are banned by MLB.
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