Category Archives: Games

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Stephen Strasburg pitches the best game for the Nats in 2019; Zim/Dozier provide the offense!

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

The Nationals needed a salvage win today to avoid being swept and that would take a dominant pitching performance from Stephen Strasburg. Both were accomplished and Strasburg did not have a good pitching performance — he had a great pitching performance. … Continue reading →

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Game #20 Nats can only hope to salvage this series against the Marlins

Posted on April 21, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
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Game #19 Nationals want to get going with Max Scherzer!

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

The Nationals have their ace of aces pitching this evening in Miami in the second game of this series. With Max Scherzer on the mound, Nats fans can usually feel good about things, but this year even with Scherzer pitching … Continue reading →

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The Nats had their chances and suffer another one-run loss!

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

When you go 1-for-7 in RISP spots, that is not a good sign for the Nationals who entered the game batting a very strong .299 on the season in those situations. But the real golden opportunity is when you have … Continue reading →

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Game #18 First series this season with the Marlins brings new hope!

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

If you have been to Marlins Park before, you might not recognize it now as it has been through some major renovations beyond the outfield walls. That should please those who constantly complained about the animatronic “home run” sculpture which was … Continue reading →

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Corbin’s gem secures another series win and move above .500!

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Today, Patrick Corbin’s 7 2/3 innings of near perfection was enough to coverup for the little things that were not executed by his offense. Corbin pitched a 2-hitter of one-run baseball and was relieved by Kyle Barraclough who had to … Continue reading →

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Game #17 Nats have Corbin on a warm April day in the rubber game in this series!

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals have won two of their previous three series and have a chance to win another series in this afternoon’s game at Nationals Park with the San Francisco Giants. On this “getaway day” both teams are pitching lefties which … Continue reading →

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New lineup sparks big offense! Bullpen makes it interesting in the end!

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The outfield did it tonight with their bats, gloves and arms to get the Nats going tonight as the team returned to .500 on the season at 8-and-8 in what should have been considered a trouncing of the Giants and … Continue reading →

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Game #16 Nats now look to get back to .500

Posted on April 17, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With last night’s loss, the Nationals fell a game below .500 as they watched manager Dave Martinez get ejected for the first time this season. With Chip Hale given the keys to the kingdom he made several moves that worked … Continue reading →

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Game #15 Stephen Strasburg gets the first game in this series

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the Nationals taking on their first NL West opponent of the season, Stephen Strasburg matches up against the son of his first catcher. Yes, Ivan Rodriguez caught Strasburg’s MLB debut on June 8, 2010, and Dereck Rodriguez is the … Continue reading →

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