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Wire Taps: Hunter Strickland anger management; Nationals reconfigure rotation for Mets series; Anthony Rendon exits after HBP

The Nats get a day off today, which means they can rest up after flying cross-country, which is great, but it’s also a day to interrupt the Mets’ crazy mid-August momentum.

Here’s the scoop from Citi Field:

How punching a door and breaking his hand led Hunter Strickland to get the anger help he needed (The Athletic)
Strickland had always been plagued by anger management issues: punching doors, plunking batters over years-dormant disputes. Finally, after being asked by the media if he was just an angry guy, losing his job and nearly his career, Strickland went to go get some help, read some books, talk to his uncle, a life coach.