Author Archives: Ryan MacReynolds

The month of July was not kind to Mackenzie Gore, and this afternoon, amid swirling rumors connecting him to multiple potential trade destinations, he certainly didn’t make himself look any better. To be clear, nobody in a Nationals uniform did … Continue reading →

We knew the winning streak would have to end at some point. I would’ve liked to see it last a little longer than three days, but that’s baseball. Compared to the high-energy style of play that we’ve seen from this … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals struck out 19 times against Framber Valdez and a host of Astros’ relievers tonight. The offense didn’t do much, but they did just enough to supplement a tremendous performance by the pitching staff tonight. And in the … Continue reading →

It’s been 53 days since a Nationals starting pitcher completed seven innings, that stretch came to an end this afternoon in Minnesota. Jake Irvin, pitching in front of hundreds of family and friends, gave the Nationals a tremendous 7.0 inning … Continue reading →

Consistency. That’s all you can ask from an offense, and while it may elude even the top teams in the league at times, the Nats are the polar opposite of that. After going 23 innings without scoring a single run, … Continue reading →

As I write this on Saturday morning, the Nationals haven’t scored one single run in four days, not since Tuesday. We’ve watched 21 straight innings of baseball without seeing a single guy cross the plate. And this isn’t even the … Continue reading →

Unfortunately, it wasn’t hard to see this one coming. Sustained success is something that’s eluded the Nationals for the majority of this season, so the idea of sweeping the Reds seemed like a pretty high mountain to climb, despite the … Continue reading →

It took a little bit for the Nats to wake up in this one, as they battled the strikeout bug for the early part of this game. But once they got to Chase Burns it was all over. A strong … Continue reading →

At a certain point in tonight’s game, the Washington Nationals had a seven run lead and I found myself genuinely enjoying a Nats performance for the first time in a few weeks. Of course, the moment I said that, the … Continue reading →

Today was another ‘burn the tape’ day for a Nationals club that’s had way too many of them already this season. Anyone who tuned in any later than five minutes after first pitch likely never saw a close game today, … Continue reading →