WASHINGTON -- Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper showed plenty of pop Thursday in his first on-field batting practice since undergoing ligament surgery on his left thumb last month. "Honestly, we almost ran out of baseballs," manager Matt Williams said. "Between he and Wilson (Ramos), whoever gets in the park first today and goes to the outfield will have lots of souvenirs." Williams said Harper will begin a minor league rehab assignment after the Nationals begin a road trip next week. "Im still trying to see where my swings at. ... I dont see myself coming back after five games or four games," Harper said. "I really want to push it and see how I feel after eight, nine games down there. If I feel good before that, then Ill see where Im at." Williams will have to do some shuffling when Harper returns. Ryan Zimmerman, whose chronic shoulder problems have moved him off third base, has been playing in Harpers spot in left field. Williams originally said Zimmerman will move back to third, but now the manager says he will move players around depending on matchups and to give players rest. Zimmerman could be playing first base, third base or left field, while Harper will be used in all three outfield positions. Anthony Rendon will shuffle between second base and third base. "It doesnt really matter to me. I just want to play," Harper said. "I just want to be in the lineup and hopefully I can come back and help the team win." The Nationals have been playing well recently in Harpers absence, moving into first place in the NL East ahead of Thursdays opener of a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves. "One through nine, everyones swinging it really, really well right now. Were playing well. Im the odd man out, I guess," he joked. Colorado Avalanche Jerseys . 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PETERSBURG, Fla.Andy Murray claimed the 40th singles title of his career and fifth of the year by beating Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets in the final of the China Open in Beijing. The world No 2 saw off an aggressive but inconsistent Dimitrov 6-4 7-6 (7-2) in one hour, 57 minutes.Murray is hoping to replace Novak Djokovic as the worlds No 1-ranked player and his victory in China closes his deficit to the Serb by 500 points to 4,195. Konta misses out on title Johanna Konta was beaten by Agnieszka Radwanska in the China Open final Murray said: It was a great week for me. Todays match was a very high-level match. Grigor fought right to the end and made it extremely tough to finish it in two sets.Its been an excellent week and Im very happy with the way that I have played the last couple of matches. I will look forward to Shanghai now. Murrays victory was built on his serve Dimitrov gifted Murray a break of serve in the opening game of the match courtesy of two double faults but recovered well and began bombarding the Scot with heavy forehands from the baseline.However, Murray comfortably saw out the first set thanks largely to succeess rates of 73 per cent on his first serve and 68 per cent on his second serve.dddddddddddd Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6.99. No contract. It looked like he would cruise to victory when he broke Dimitrov for the second time to move 4-2 ahead in the second set, but the Bulgarian then caused a major shock by breaking to love as Murray was pegged back to 5-5.Murray briefly looked rattled, but he took the set to a tie break and wrapped up the title by dominating it 7-2.Dimitrov said: Im just glad that I fought so hard this tournament. It meant a lot to me. Andy is one of the toughest competitors out there - no doubt.On to Shanghai. I never had good results out here in China and Im finally happy I did this time. Hopefully I can continue like that for the rest of the year.Murrays previous wins this season came at Wimbledon, the Olympic Games, Rome Masters and Aegon Championships.He will now travel to the Shanghai Masters, which started on Sunday.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. Upgrade now and enjoy three months at half price! 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