Category Archives: Games

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Game #9, Nats are going for a series win!

Last night’s meltdown by Stephen Strasburg was hopefully a one-time occurrence and a blip on the radar. Today is a new day as the Washington Nationals close out this series in St. Louis. If the Nats win today, they will … Continue reading

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Game #8 with Strasburg and Davey’s “A” lineup!

There is nothing like a win to change the pessimism to optimism. While the Washington Nationals record is 2-5 for the season, they are 1-0 with their “A” lineup. Tonight in St. Louis, Stephen Strasburg will pitch with Josh Bell, … Continue reading

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Nats off the schneid as they get their starting lineup back and notch the win!

The Nats got Josh Bell, Josh Harrison and Kyle Schwarber back from the IL for this game, and each contributed in this 5-2 win. That 5-game losing streak is over. It was Erick Fedde who started the game, and only … Continue reading

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Game #7 and the #Nats really need some W’s in St. Louis

They call St. Louis the Gateway to the West, and the Nats need to open that gateway to some much needed W’s. The team enters play today with the worst winning percentage in baseball with a record under Mendoza at … Continue reading

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Game #6 pairs 6 Cy Young awards on one mound with Scherzer/Kershaw; Nats in salvage mode.

Two of the best pitchers of their generation are on today’s mound in Los Angeles for the season finale in Dodgers’ Stadium. This is a salvage operation for the Washington Nationals as they lost the first two games of this … Continue reading

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Game #5 shines the spotlight on the “Little Things”

Players win and lose ball games, and manager take a lot of the blame for decisions. In the first four games of the season, the Nats are off to another disappointing start at 1-3 on the season.  The offense is … Continue reading

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Game #4 of the season takes the Nats back to the scene of the rhyme!

It was 544 days ago when the Washington Nationals were seen in Los Angeles. On that day, they were celebrating the Howie Kendrick grand slam to beat the Dodgers in the finale of the NLDS. It was the Howie Wowee. … Continue reading

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Game #3 is the second game of the doubleheader, and the rubber game of the series!

The series is now knotted at a game each between the Washington Nationals and visiting Braves. Both games decided by just one run. The Nats won the first game on a walk-off and threatened in the first game of this … Continue reading

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Game #2 is the first leg of a doubleheader (7 innings)

Today’s slate of games starts with the first leg of a doubleheader to make up for Monday’s postponement between the Nationals and the Braves. These are the 7-inning “variety” doubleheaders that MLB instituted in 2020. The teams will play 3 … Continue reading

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With a depleted roster, Nats notch a walk-off on Opening Day via a Juan Soto single in the 9th!

The first pitch of the game was a Max Scherzer meatball that landed in the outfield seats for a Braves lead. The visitors ran the score to 4-0 on four solo home runs. The Nats’ roster on this Opening Day … Continue reading

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