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• Hefner, Laffey serve up disastrous loss for Mets

  lead. How quickly, you ask? In the fifth inning, with two outs and none on, Laffey walked Jayson Werth , gave up a double to Bryce Harper and then teed up a 1-and-2 pitch that Adam LaRoche walloped into the seats.Asked later about that metaphorical punch to   Read more »

• Back to reality for Mets without ace Matt Harvey

  to the Nationals Saturday.Though they twice rallied to overcome Washington leads, the Mets ultimately were done in by Bryce Harper 's second home run of the game, a moon-launch on the first pitch of the eighth inning from Josh Edgin, the third of five Mets   Read more »

• Matt Harvey won't be fazed by prospect of facing Stephen Strasburg

  said. "He loves the big stage and that's what he's on. He's got a big challenge."The Nationals' lineup, anchored around Bryce Harper , promises to be the most fearsome one that Harvey has faced. And, of course, there is the fireballing Strasburg.The two share   Read more »

Around the web

• They said it: Quotes from around baseball

  his hair on fire." — Washington Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo, to the Washington Post, rejecting suggestions that Bryce Harper should play cautiously in the outfield after injuring himself crashing into the wall at Dodger Stadium. "I don't answer to 5/18/13 from Los Angeles Times Read more »

• Bryce Harper out of the Nationals lineup with swelling in knee

  Dunn / Getty Images) Bryce Harper will miss tonight’s game against the Padres and possibly tomorrow with bruising and swelling in his left knee, one of several lingering effects from his violent collision with the right field wall at Dodger Stadium on Monday 5/18/13 from The Washington Post Read more »

• Duke to get the spot start on Monday vs. Giants

  while they add Duke to the rotation. WSH@SD: Harper goes yard with solo homer in seventh SAN DIEGO -- Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper was out of Saturday's lineup against the Padres because of soreness in his left knee. Harper hurt the knee after he banged 5/18/13 from MLB.com Read more »

• Washington Nationals' Saturday Lineup: Bryce Harper Sits With Knee Soreness; Jayson Werth; Ross Detwiler Updates

  miss today and likely tomorrow with a bruised left knee. He had an MRI on his abdomen yesterday, which came back clean. Bryce Harper said his left knee is barking a little, still sore from wall collision. Thinking a day or two. Wants to be ready for SF Bryce 5/18/13 from Federal Baseball Read more »

• Bryce Harper takes a breather

  with two home runs and four RBI in 12 May games. He has yet to record two hits in a game this month. Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper wasn't feeling great before Thursday's game against the Padres, but he certainly seemed fine when the game started. Harper 5/18/13 from CBS Sports Read more »