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Washington Nationals manager Davey Johnson is seen in the dugout during a baseball game with the New York Mets at Nationals Park on Friday, Aug. 17, 2012, in Washington.( AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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New York Mets' Collin McHugh delivers a pitch during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Thursday, Aug. 23, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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New York Mets' Johan Santana pitches for the first time since July 20 in the first inning of the baseball game against the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field in New York, Saturday, Aug. 11 2012. (AP Photos/Henny Ray Abrams)

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Hitting coach Rick Eckstein, greeting Bryce Harper after a home run Sunday against the New York Mets, has watched the Nationals hit 132 homers in 122 games. They had 112 in the same number of games last season. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard delivers in the top of the ninth inning as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 19, 2012. The Nationals defeated the Mets 5-2. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez walks through the dugout after ending the inning as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at Nationals Park. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Nationals fan Hannah Sission, of Richmond, Va., joins her brother Josh Sission, of Washington, D.C., under an umbrella during a rain delay for the start of the game as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Sunday, August 19, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)

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Washington Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman (11) and right fielder Bryce Harper (34) celebrate after the Nationals defeated the New York Mets 8-2 in ten innings in their baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Right-hander Stephen Strasburg struck out 11 in seven innings in Washington’s 5-2 victory over the Mets. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig).

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Washington Nationals Mark DeRosa (7) and Washington Nationals Bryce Harper (34) celebrate after they scored on Ryan Zimmerman's 10th-inning, three-run double in their 8-2 victory over the New York Mets in a baseball game at Citi Field in New York, Monday, July 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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Washington Nationals Ryan Zimmerman watches his 10th-inning, three-run double in the Nationals' 8-2 victory over the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York, Monday, July 23, 2012. (Associated Press)

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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Drew Storen delivers in the top of the ninth inning as the Washington Nationals host the New York Mets at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., Thursday, July 19, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)