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Game #133 Will the 2018 NL Cy Young be decided tonight?

Posted on August 28, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On Thursday, we were able to witness a pitcher’s duel with two of the three Cy Young frontrunners on the same mound. Aaron Nola of the Phillies and Max Scherzer of the Nationals squared off on the Nationals Park mound … Continue reading →

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Nats move back to .500 with this win!

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In the first game of this three game series in Philadelphia, the Nationals took advantage of multiple Phillies mistakes to put this one in the win column and move back to .500 on the season. Stephen Strasburg pitched 6 innings … Continue reading →

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Game #132 Déjà vu all over again on this matchup! #Nats

Posted on August 27, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last Wednesday, Ryan Zimmerman shocked the city of Philadelphia with a come-from-behind 2-run walk-off home run off of Phillies’ closer Seranthony Dominguez. That game was started by Zach Eflin for the Phillies and Stephen Strasburg for the Nationals, and they … Continue reading →

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Nats scoring drought ends at 32 1/3 innings; Nats then cruise to 15-0 win!

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The  Nationals scoreless drought ended, and it was like a flood of runs after that. Trea Turner led off the 6th inning with what looked like a home run and ruled a double off of the top of the leftfield … Continue reading →

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Game #131 The scoring drought must end #Nats

Posted on August 26, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When MASN’s Dan Kolko reported during yesterday’s Washington Nationals broadcast that Juan Soto “might” get today’s day-off, it turned out that it is Bryce Harper getting the day-off. Soto is a career 3-for-5 against Steven Matz  “MATZY” who is pitching today for … Continue reading →

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Three consecutive shutouts for #Nats offense!

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have now set a team record — the type you do not want. They have been shutout now in 3 straight games. These streaks took an ominous turn into the deep abyss of a scoring drought which has now … Continue reading →

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Game #130 The wrong kind of streak for the #Nats

Posted on August 25, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This afternoon “T-RO” and “WHEELS” are on the mound for their respective teams. For the Washington Nationals, their streaks took an ominous turn into the deep abyss of a scoring drought of 18 innings and 2 straight losses when their starting pitchers gave … Continue reading →

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Gio Gonzalez 7.0 1 ER and does not get the win

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

If you look at the results, Gio Gonzalez did great in this game as he went 7.0 innings of 1 run baseball, but the same can’t be said for his offense or bullpen. The offense got shutout and the bullpen … Continue reading →

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Game #129 It’s “Players’ Weekend” and time for “DOUBLE G”

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This weekend the casual baseball fan will need a guide to know who is who on the field, but even the most ardent fans wouldn’t know some of the Mets regardless if they were wearing their regular uniforms with their … Continue reading →

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The battle of the Aces was as good as advertised between Scherzer and Nola

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

In this game, you knew one run would do it, and the Nats were shutout by a masterful pitching performance by Aaron Nola. The Washington Nationals  had two golden opportunities and could not score in this 2-0 shutout. Max Scherzer was … Continue reading →

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