Category Archives: Games

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Game #21 Voth takes the mound in a pivotal game; Bullpen has been worked hard!

Posted on August 18, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats suffered arguably their toughest loss to swallow last night. They were cruising to victory when veteran reliever in the 9th inning blew a 3-run lead and the Nats lost the game to the rival Braves. Tonight, they are … Continue reading →

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Blown-save loss with a 3-run lead. Huddy just didn’t have it.

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

All of the positives of this game disappeared in a cloud of smoke as the Washington Nationals wasted a well-played game in a blown-save-loss at the hands of Daniel Hudson who was spotted a 3-run lead. The Nationals attacked the … Continue reading →

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Nats win a series on an errant throw on a routine grounder!

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This game seemed to be heading towards a blow-out as the Nats had a 5-1 lead and were putting on runners most of the game … then the 6th inning happened where Max Scherzer unraveled and gave up a 3-run … Continue reading →

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Game #19 determines who wins this series in Baltimore!

Posted on August 16, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals and Baltimore Orioles wrap up their 6-game season series in Camden Yards today. The games have been tough to watch for Nats fans, even beyond the injuries to Starlin Castro and Stephen Strasburg, as the defending World … Continue reading →

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Game #18 the Nats have to build on their success of last night with the youth movement! Soto moves up to 3rd in the order!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Andrew Lang

With Howie Kendrick getting a day-off from starting, this Nats lineup is even younger than yesterday’s average by almost 1/3 of a year with the average age of each player at almost exactly 27 years of age.

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Stras exits at 2/3 of an inning and Erick Fedde saves the bullpen with 5 1/3 IP shutout!

Posted on August 15, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats went from a four-inning partial game to complete their suspended game from last Sunday to a lengthy rain delay while learning that starting second baseman Starlin Castro fractured his right wrist to a Stephen Strasburg early exit in … Continue reading →

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Game #17 gets played after Game #12 in the bizarre 2020 season! #Nats

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Andrew Lang

Baseball is a chess game for the best managers out there. You must control the game with a vision into future moves that have not even happened as you ponder the myriad of possibilities. The Nationals are back in the … Continue reading →

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Game #12 Nats (home) suspended game continues today at 5:05 pm EDT with game in OPACY

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This game was suspended on August 9th in Nationals Park due to the infamous tarp calamity as the rain soaked the infield and made the field unplayable. The game will be finished in Camden Yards with the Nats as the … Continue reading →

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In a 3-1 game in the 5th inning, Seth Romero, an A-ball pitcher, gets his MLB debut!

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The game was close when Austin Voth was pulled after the fourth inning. Manager Dave Martinez went straight to lefty Seth Romero in a 3-1 game. If this was the 16th game of a normal season in April, you would … Continue reading →

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Game #16 for the Nats is packed with roster moves and issues with the starting rotation!

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There were already going to be roster moves today as Will Harris pitched on Tuesday in a sim practice, and was re-evaluated yesterday. If he felt ready to go, Harris would be activated from the 10-day IL to the roster … Continue reading →

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