WEST PALM BEACH http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-greinke-jersey , Fla. (AP) — The Washington Nationals are counting on Tony Sipp to give them something they think will matter a lot in the NL East late-game situations.Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Wednesday that the team and Sipp agreed in principle to a deal, pending the successful completion of a physical exam.Rizzo did not disclose the financial terms, but a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press that Sipp is guaranteed $1.25 million and the agreement includes a mutual option for 2020. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because nothing had been finalized.“We think he’s a really good value for us. It was time for him to sign, and we have opportunities for him. This is one of the places he wanted to be, because he’s got a chance to win and he’s been used to that,” Rizzo said. “He was a guy that we were monitoring.”Sipp would get a $1 million salary this year, and the contract includes a $2.5 million mutual option for next year, with a $250,000 buyout. There are not any performance bonuses.This move gives Washington’s rebuilt bullpen someone to use in a key spot against left-handed batters — such as Bryce Harper, the former Nationals slugger who joined the NL East rival Philadelphia Phillies as a free agent for $330 million over 13 seasons. Sipp and Harper have never faced each other.Other key lefty bats in the division include Freddie Freeman with the Atlanta Braves Andrew Chafin Jersey , and Robinson Cano with the New York Mets.“You can’t have enough lefty specialists,” Washington manager Dave Martinez said. “You really can’t.”The Nationals were in the market for a left-handed reliever after releasing Sammy Solis last weekend.Solis agreed to a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres.“They really want that lefty matchup guy and I think you look around our division now and each team really has at least one or two big (lefty hitters),” Nationals closer Sean Doolittle said. “Unfortunately, he is going to have his work cut out for him. Welcome to the NL East. Here’s Harp. Here’s Freeman. Here’s Cano.”The 35-year-old Sipp is entering his 11th season.He has a 25-20 career record with a 3.67 ERA and 513 strikeouts in 482 2/3 innings spanning 580 appearances for Cleveland, Arizona and Houston, all in relief.Last season with the Astros, Sipp was 3-1 with a 1.86 ERA, holding lefty hitters to a .191 batting average. That was his final season of an $18 million, three-year contract.“I think that he balances our bullpen out. He’s had success in big moments. He’s been in the playoffs and had success. I think that, not only with our division but just in general Alex Avila Jersey , I think he’s a sound relief pitcher,” Rizzo said. “And he gets righties out, too. Let’s not forget that.”Notes: The Nationals optioned RHP Austin Adams to Triple-A Fresno and reassigned five players to minor league camp: INF Luis Garcia, INF-OF Brandon Snyder, INF Matt Reynolds, C Taylor Gushue, INF Jacob Wilson. The Dodgers couldn’t answer the Red Sox three-run outburst and went out quietly without a baserunner in their last 16 plate appearances. Down 2-0 in the series, Los Angeles heads home to try and find some life."The cold of Boston felt a little colder for the Dodgers following Game 2 on Wednesday night. Inability to get the final out of an inning has plagued Red Sox opponents all postseason long and the Dodgers have been no different in this series.With two outs and nobody on in the bottom of the fifth, five consecutive Red Sox batters reached in a three-run inning. The outburst led to a deficit the Dodgers couldn’t dig their way out of, falling 4-2 to put their backs against a wall.Including the four runs scored Wednesday http://www.diamondbacksfanproshop.com/authentic-zack-greinke-jersey , the Red Sox have now scored 36 of their 68 runs this postseason with two outs. That figure also includes nine of the 12 runs scored in the World Series.Hyun-Jin Ryu had retired the first two batters of the inning on just three pitches and had retired nine of the previous 10 hitters after giving up an Ian Kinsler RBI-single in the second inning. With a 2-1 lead, Ryu was cruising against the bottom part of Boston’s order.Christian Vazquez slapped a single into right field to turn the lineup over to Mookie Betts and that’s all it took to get something going for the Red Sox.Betts followed with a single of his own to get Ryan Madson going in the Dodger bullpen in a hurry. With Steve Pearce and J.D. Martinez coming up behind Andrew Benintendi, either way the lefty would be Ryu’s last hitter. Benintendi worked an eight-pitch walk to load the bases and bring Madson into the game.Much like Tuesday night, Madson walked the first batter he faced. Except this time there was no place on the bases for another runner, forcing a run home to tie the game. Martinez followed with a single that dropped in front of Yasiel Puig in right to score a pair.David Price and the Red Sox bullpen shut down the Dodgers offense, retiring the final 16 batters of the night. The only life the Dodgers showed with the bats, came all in the fourth inning when they scratched out the three total hits they had all game. David Freese and Manny Machado started with back-to-back singles before Chris Taylor walked to load the bases.Matt Kemp hit the first pitch into center field to score Freese on a sacrifice fly that tied the game at one apiece. Puig singled later in the inning to bring Machado home with the Dodgers’ first lead of the series.It didn’t last long and the Dodgers are now tasked with winning four of five from the best team in baseball this season.“I thought the compete was there,” Dave Roberts told media after the game. “You’ve got to give credit to Price. He made pitches when he needed to. We had him, we had him on the ropes. I thought that early on we stressed him. We had some situational at-bats, got some baserunners Jake Lamb Jersey , took our walks.”“The difference is they got the big hit when they needed and we didn’t.”Up NextThe series shifts to Los Angeles with Walker Buehler taking the ball for the Dodgers. Rick Porcello will start for the Red Sox.Wednesday ParticularsHome Runs: noneWP: David Price (1-0): 6 IP, 3 hits, 2 runs, 3 walks, 5 strikeoutsLP: Hyun-Jin Ryu (0-1): 4 2鈦? IP, 6 hits, 4 runs, 1 walk, 5 strikeoutsSV: Craig Kimbrel (1): 1 IP