Category Archives: Games

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Game #40 Nats historic comeback last night puts #Nats in position to win series!

The Nationals find themselves in a position to go for a series win instead of salvaging a series split thanks to Gerardo Parra and his teammates. It was a key team win last night and the operative word is “team” … Continue reading

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Gerardo Parra has the greatest 1st base debut in #Nats history!

We needed a Hollywood ending, and Gerardo Parra delivered the script with a grand slam winner in the 8th inning to take a loss and turn it into a win. Entering the 8th inning, the Nationals win expectancy was calculated at … Continue reading

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Game #39 Soto is back; Parra at first; Scherzer on the mound!

Slowly but surely the Nationals are getting their injured players back. Today it is Juan Soto returning to the active roster after suffering from back spasms. The lineup card is very close to what manager Dave Martinez penciled up on … Continue reading

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Game #38 Taking the positives forward

Last season, Anibal Sanchez became a study in analytics. He resurrected a career that had looked like it was nearing a statistical curve destined for retirement. This season he has had seven starts, and his best performances have been 2-run … Continue reading

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The most complete win for the Nationals in 2019; Offense, pitching, defense

Pick your stars of this game, and it begins with Howie Kendrick who started the scoring in the first inning with a 3-run blast on his way to a 4 RBI game in this 6-0 shutout behind 7.0 strong innings … Continue reading

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Game #37 The Nats need a great Hollywood ending to turn things positive

For manager Dave Martinez, he was always a slow starter in his career as a player. The month of April was his worst statistical month, and he had hoped that as a manager he could come out of the gates … Continue reading

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Game #36 Another salvage game in a lost series; You’ve heard it all before…

Last night was a game that baseball purists love as Stephen Strasburg was dominating through six innings last night. He knew the 7th inning would be his last, and maybe he knew that he had to plunk a batter. That … Continue reading

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Game #35 Sloppy play must end; Rendon due back today

The player we affectionately call “Tony Two Bags” is due to come off the 10-day injured list today. The Nationals were a .500 team at 9-9 when Rendon was at 3rd base until the day that he was plunked on … Continue reading

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Game #34 The Nats had a travel SNAFU; Just part of the new status quo

Nothing is normal these days with the Washington Nationals. People are wondering if there is a curse on this team. Last night, they reportedly were stuck nearly 8 hours on the team’s Delta charter on the tarmac in Philadelphia before … Continue reading

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Game #33 Nats go for a series clincher after another dramatic win last night

It’s Cinco de Mayo today and the season will be 20% complete when the game turns to the 4th inning today. Of course all of that is dependent on Mother Nature who is pounding the Mid-Atlantic states with rain. As … Continue reading

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