Game #88 Nats have a series to win today!

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals need an ace start from Cade Cavalli — and they got even more than that in a 7.0 inning, 1 hit, 0 earned run gem en route to an 8-1 win. The series is tied and the Nats have a series to win today to return to Washington, D.C. tonight on a happy flight.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #87 Nats need a win tonight with Cavalli!

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals got a dud from Miles Mikolas last night, and it certainly felt like Groundhog Day. Your starter can’t give up six runs and expect to win. Tonight, the Nats will pin their hopes on starter Cade Cavalli to deliver a gem and even this series in Boston.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #86 Nats are in Boston for 3 games!

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals are once again back in the Wild Card discussion at 1-game above .500. The team has another series against an AL opponent and this time it is the Boston Red Sox. Both President of Baseball Operations, Paul Toboni, and manager Blake Butera have ties to Boston. Butera attended Boston College and starred on their baseball team, and Toboni was a VP in the Red Sox front office for several years until the Nats hired him away.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

How data and instinct combine in modern baseball strategy

The manager walks to the mound in the seventh inning. The pitcher has performed well, showing solid numbers through six innings, but something feels off in his mechanics. His release point has dropped slightly, and his fastball velocity is dipping.

Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Game #85 Nats are now going for a series win!

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals are back to .500 and after that 4-game losing streak — .500 feels like an accomplishment. A win by the Nats today would win the series and get Washington back over .500.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #84 Foster Griffin needs to be the stopper

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals are mired in a 4-game losing streak. It’s unfortunate. Of course, last night the bullpen pitched great with Brad Lord and Zak Kent — and it was the offense that didn’t do their job as they scored just 1-run en route to a 4-1 loss.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #83 Feeling like “must win” territory

Photo by Solt Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals are back to .500 and time for them to take their frustration out on the Orioles in this 3-game weekend series in Baltimore.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment

Game #82 Nats need a win!

Photo by Jake Stephens/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals were one pitch from taking the first three games in the series then a 2-out home run with two strikes turned into another gut-punch Nats loss. This was like a replay of Tuesday. Baseball can be cruel. Even President of Baseball Operations, Paul Toboni, publicly said that he was “freaking pissed off” after Tuesday’s loss. Wonder how he felt after last night?

Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Game #81 Nats have to shake-off another gut-punch loss!

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals can tell you that losing isn’t fun. Especially when you were one pitch away from a key win on the season. The mark of a good team is shaking off a tough loss and beating the team that just embarrassed you.

Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Game #80 Nats face their past, present, and future!

Photo by Sol Tucker/Nats.Talk

The Washington Nationals got going in the right direction last night with a solid 4-1 win over the Phillies. Of course the score should have been much larger if the Nats weren’t jobbed by umpire Jeremie Rehak who per Umpire Scorecard cost the Nats an additional 2.42 runs.

Continue reading
Posted in InGame | Leave a comment