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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard, center, high-fives Gio Gonzalez (47) as Adam LaRoche (25), Roger Bernadina (2) and Stephen Strasburg (37) celebrate after defeating the Chicago Cubs 2-1 during a baseball game at Nationals Park, Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Richard Lipski)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard, left, and catcher Kurt Suzuki celebrate after defeating the Miami Marlins 8-4 during a baseball game on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
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Washington Nationals catcher Jesus Flores celebrates with closer Tyler Clippard after the Washington Nationals closed out a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard looks to the scoreboard from the dugout in the bottom of the 10th inning of the Nationals' 5-4, 13-inning home victory over the Atlanta Braves on Aug. 20, 2012. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Tyler Clippard had 27 saves in 31 opportunities entering Monday night’s NL East showdown against Atlanta. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard reacts to Roger Bernadina’s diving grab in the bottom of the 12th inning that secured a 3-2 victory Wednesday night. Third base coach Bo Porter called it the “catch of the year.” (Associated Press)
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Washington Nationals closer Tyler Clippard reacts as a Houston Astros' Brett Wallace fly ball to deep center field is caught to end the game with a 3-2 win in 12 innings of a baseball game Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2012, in Houston. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)
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Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard sits alone in the dugout after his wild pitch allowed the winning run in the top of the ninth inning. (Rod Lamkey Jr./The Washington Times)
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The Nationals' Tyler Clippard has struck out six of the 11 batters he's faced since inheriting the closer's role. (Associated Press)
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The Nationals' Tyler Clippard has struck out six of the 11 batters he's faced since inheriting the closer's role. (Associated Press)
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The Nationals' next closer likely will come from among Tyler Clippard, Craig Stammen and Sean Burnett. Clippard was an All-Star in the set-up role last season, Stammen is 3-0 with a 1.44 ERA and Burnett has 10 career saves. Henry Rodriguez lost the job after a series of wild outings. (Associated Press)
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San Diego Padres pinch hitter Mark Kotsay hits a two-run double off of Washington Nationals reliever Tyler Clippard in the eighth inning Thursday in San Diego. The Nats lost 2-1. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
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Washington Nationals relief pitcher Tyler Clippard (36) shows his emotion as he walks back to the dugout after the eighth inning. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
