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Game #21 Looking for a Cavalli ace start

Posted on April 18, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Marlene Koenig/TalkNats The Washington Nationals have to do two things today: Win and Cade Cavalli needs to have an ace start. After a terrible 1 1/3 innings in his last start, Cavalli has to get back on track … Continue reading →

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Game #20 Nats back home for the weekend

Posted on April 17, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Lynn G./TalkNats The Washington Nationals return to their home field after an impressive 5-2 road trip. The team has the San Francisco Giants in town for a weekend series, and the Nats are boasting the great weather. There … Continue reading →

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Postgamer #19 Nats take the finale in an extra innings thriller!

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds

The Washington Nationals won an absolute thriller on the road to split the series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. In the end, the team that made the most mistakes lost — and that was the Pirates. Foster Griffin had another gem … Continue reading →

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Game #19 Nats seek a split in Pittsburgh

Posted on April 16, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats The Washington Nationals came out flat yesterday on offense. Managing only three hits, two walks, and two HBPs, CJ Abrams was 4/7ths of the offense yesterday. He is now the third most valuable position player in … Continue reading →

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Postgamer #18: Nats get shutout in Pittsburgh despite excellent work by the pitching staff: A recap

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds

The opener strategy that the Nationals executed yesterday got put into use against them tonight, and it worked beautifully for the Pirates. Carmen Mlodzinski threw six scoreless innings sandwiched between good innings from Mason Montgomery, Gregory Soto, and Dennis Santana. … Continue reading →

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Game #18 Nats have a chance at .500 tonight!

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Clint Often/TalkNats The Washington Nationals are back at it tonight in Pittsburgh for their third game of this four game series that wraps up with an afternoon game tomorrow. The Nats have Jake Irvin on the mound tonight, … Continue reading →

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Postgamer #17: Nats hang on, and even the series at one apiece: A recap

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds

When we talk about how to respond to getting trounced in a game, that’s not something the Washington Nationals have done well in recent years. Tonight though, these 2026 Nats showed another sign of having turned the corner as compared … Continue reading →

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Game #17 Time to get back in the W Column

Posted on April 14, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Sol Tucker/TalkNats The Washington Nationals are back at it tonight in Pittsburgh. Let’s see if Miles Mikolas can pitch a game and keep his team competitive for this one. So far, he hasn’t been able to do that … Continue reading →

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Postgamer #16: Burn the tape game, Nats get clobbered in Pittsburgh: A (somewhat) Recap

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds

This postgame series that I like to do is based strictly upon optimism, because if you’ve wanted to be depressed at any time in the last six seasons, all you’ve needed to do, unfortunately, is watch most games. So tonight’s … Continue reading →

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Game #16 Does it feel like a playoff game to you?

Posted on April 13, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Photo by Andrew Lang/TalkNats The Washington Nationals completed a sweep in Milwaukee and headed to another NL Central opponent: the Pittsburgh Pirates. Thanks to what the Nats did to the Cubs and Brewers, the Pirates have sole possession of first … Continue reading →

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