Wire Taps: Nationals and Reds split split doubleheader in D.C.; Bryce Harper takes HBP to knee...

Washington bounced back from a 7-1 loss to Cincinnati in the first game of Saturday’s split doubleheader with the Reds in Nationals Park to take the nightcap in the nation’s capital, 6-2.

This afternoon they go for a series win after taking two of the first three, with Tanner Roark on the mound against Reds’ right-hander Luis Castillo in the series finale. Catch up on the last 24 hours in Nationals news while you wait for today’s game to start...

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Harper leaves game; Madson "didn't mean to hit" Votto in win - (MASN)

"The concern after the game was the status of star outfielder Bryce Harper, who had to leave in the top of the seventh after getting hit by pitch from Austin Brice with…