Category Archives: Games

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Game #26 Nats must score lots of runs to salvage another series

Posted on April 28, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals have been getting good starting pitching from Patrick Corbin, Stephen Strasburg, Max Scherzer and Jeremy Hellickson. In the last two games, Scherzer and Strasburg matched each other with 2-run 7.0 inning beauties only to receive no-decisions as the … Continue reading →

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Sometimes you are as bad as you look #Nats

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There is nothing to smile about as the Nationals fall to a season’s low mark of 3 games below .500 with this loss today. Another game the team could not push across one more run to win it when they … Continue reading →

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Game #25 Strasburg faces his boyhood team; Rendon out of the line-up

Posted on April 27, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For Stephen Strasburg, his boyhood team was the San Diego Padres, and today he gets to face them again. If it was not for the wind in Washington, D.C. today, it would feel like weather over La Jolla on a … Continue reading →

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A night of dreams ends in a gut-punch loss

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

The Nationals had to hold a 2-2 tie in the dreaded 8th inning but gave up a run which painfully scored on a passed ball. That gave  Carter Kieboom a spot to get on-base or do something spectacular to get the … Continue reading →

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Game #24 The new-look Padres face the new-look Nationals

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

Baseball fans have a reason to watch the San Diego Padres again. They signed Manny Machado in the off-season for $300 million after signing Eric Hosmer in the prior year. This season the Padres promoted top prospect Fernando Tatis Jr. … Continue reading →

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Game #23 Nats wrap-up their series in Denver

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

After last night’s game, the Nationals are part of the walking wounded, and we will have to see how these players wake-up and feel today. Howie Kendrick got hit squarely on his left triceps, Juan Soto fouled a ball off … Continue reading →

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Nats win behind Corbin’s start and a bullpen shutout; The Flying V with the big hit!

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

The Nationals proved tonight that a lead is safe in Coors Field. With a 4-2 score in favor of the Nats, they held that lead the rest of the game even though there were some tense moments like an inning … Continue reading →

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Game #22 Patrick Corbin wants to continue his success!

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

In his last start, Patrick Corbin pitched a gem for the Washington Nationals and earned his first win as a Nats player. Tonight in Colorado, the lefty wants to continue building upon his success. With Corbin coming from the Arizona … Continue reading →

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The Little Things add up in this one…

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

The Nats lost this game by two runs, but rewind to the 5th inning when the Nationals were ahead 5-2 and Juan Soto could not catch a low liner. The inning spiraled out of control, but who didn’t see that … Continue reading →

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Game #21 Nationals have 3 games in Colorado

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

The weather is going to be rough for the start of this series with an expected first pitch temperature in the low 40°’s, and the Nationals are arriving just as the Colorado offense seems to be waking up from their … Continue reading →

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