Category Archives: Games

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Game #129 Joe Ross in his most important start of the season!

Posted on August 24, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Yesterday, the Nationals quieted down many of the doubters as the dominated the Cubs in Wrigley Field from the second batter of the game through the end of the game as Anibal Sanchez entered the 9th inning with a 9-0 … Continue reading →

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Anibal Sanchez throws a gem and had a key RBI…but why 112 pitches with a 9-0 lead?

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The sleep deprived Nats got an ace performance from Anibal Sanchez to win 9-3 in this opener in Wrigley where the Cubs had a .698 winning percentage this season. As most teams do when travel goes overnight, they send the … Continue reading →

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Game #128 Nats are in Wrigley for a weekend series!

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There are multiple storylines here as the Nationals face the Cubs in another series that seemingly has postseason implications. The Cubs are in a fight for the NL Central division with their rival Cardinals, and at the same time these … Continue reading →

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Scherzer is back and was a key to the #Nats 7-1 win to take the series!

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals got what they needed out of Max Scherzer over four innings as a building block outing, and he exited at 4.0 IP 71 PC 1 ER 4 H 1 BB 3 K for his final line. This was … Continue reading →

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Game #127 He’s back! Max Scherzer takes the mound tonight in his return — weather permitting!

Posted on August 22, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Should that read “He’s back” or “His back” with regards to Max Scherzer‘s return to the mound tonight! After Scherzer has been skipped six times in the rotation due to various back issues, he landed on the 10-day IL in … Continue reading →

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Corbin pitches a gem and his defense guaranteed it and his offense put up 11!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The offense was back on track with another double digit margin in this victory, and Patrick Corbin threw an 8-inning shutout allowing 3 hits with some help from his defense and offense. Juan Soto skied high over the six foot … Continue reading →

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Game #126 Nats have Corbin tonight!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats have to get back to the “feast” offense as the famine offense was not a good look last night. Another look that was not good was the 8th inning bullpen.  Get back at it and get Patrick Corbin … Continue reading →

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The 8th inning house of horrors in the Nats bullpen was back tonight!

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The big showdown between Chris Archer and Stephen Strasburg lasted one inning after Archer left with right shoulder discomfort, and Strasburg was better than advertised with a 7-inning shutout. The Nats offense only got him 1-run in support, and in … Continue reading →

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Game #125 Stephen Strasburg looks to get back on track!

Posted on August 20, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In the month of August, Stephen Strasburg has struggled in his three starts and much of it was avoidable as he stayed in games he should not have, and only to watch his workload pile up unnecessarily. In his last … Continue reading →

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The Nationals offense has an off-night scoring only 13-runs in a thumping of the Pirates

Posted on August 19, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals offense slowed down a little bit after scoring 14-runs on Saturday, 16-runs yesterday, and they only scored 13-runs tonight. Of course that is all said tongue-in-cheek as the offense scored 4-runs in each of the first two innings … Continue reading →

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