Category Archives: Games

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Nats use same formula as last night to win: Pitching gem (Corbin) + 3-run HR (Adams)

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals were behind 1-0 until the sixth inning when Matt Adams connected for a 3-run blast to put the Nationals up 4-1, and Patrick Corbin cruised through seven innings, and turned the ball over to the bullpen. The Nats … Continue reading →

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Game #79 Patrick Corbin will try to repeat what he did last week

Posted on June 26, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The art of pitching is as complex as it is a thing of beauty when you dominate like Max Scherzer last night. There is the need for repeatable “sound” mechanics when you have it all working well. Whatever the issue … Continue reading →

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Max Scherzer adds another gem to his record; Trea’s 50th HR caps the win!

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With a Max Scherzer 8-inning one run gem, he cruised with six runs of support in a 6-1 final. Scherzer lowered his ERA to 2.52 and moved into third place in the Majors only trailing Hyun-Jin Ryu (1.27) and Charlie … Continue reading →

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Game #78 Nats in Miami for a three game series

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The last time we saw Max Scherzer he still had a pronounced black eye, and he dominated in a win against the Phillies. It was one for the ages and legend status as Scherzer battled with a broken nose and … Continue reading →

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Nats lose in extra innings; Austin Voth with a very good start!

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

On paper, this looked like the Braves would dominate this game with their hottest pitcher, Mike Soroka, on the mound, and the Nationals calling up a minor leaguer.  Soroka was as good as advertised (2.07 ERA) but after he sustained … Continue reading →

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Game #77 More changes on the fly; Austin Voth will start today! Trevor Rosenthal released!

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

General manager Mike Rizzo had to work the phones last night after Joe Ross was pulled into last night’s game. Per the plan, Ross was supposed to start today’s game. We were told that manager Dave Martinez planned out Trevor … Continue reading →

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On this night, the Nats bullpen imploded and gave up 9 runs

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

As good as the bullpen was yesterday and for a few weeks, the  mid-April version of the bullpen showed up tonight and blew a 4-run lead while yielding 9-runs in total.  It was an absolute meltdown that began with Trevor … Continue reading →

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Game #76 Anibal Sanchez wants to extend the streak he started!

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

Teams know how difficult winning streaks are to start and extend because they generally have to include sweeping series which are a challenge. This current winning streak started last Sunday against the Diamondbacks with tonight’s starter Anibal Sanchez who recorded … Continue reading →

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A bullpen save like you have never seen before! 5-in-a-row!

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

Who says baseball is boring? Stephen Strasburg departed with a 4-3 lead and handed the bullpen the ball to get the final nine outs with a one run lead against one of the hottest teams in baseball. Getting those nine … Continue reading →

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Game #75 Two of the hottest teams in baseball square off in D.C.

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

For the last three weeks, there are not two hotter teams than the Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves. These two teams will square off in a three game weekend series in Washington, D.C. The Nationals already beat the Braves … Continue reading →

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