Category Archives: Games

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After a rough 1st inning, Nats score 10 unanswered runs to win 10-3

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

Spot-starter Tommy Milone bent but didn’t break after he gave up 3-runs in the 1st inning, and his defense and offense backed him up to win this 10-3 behind a Trea Turner powered offense. The Nationals scored 10 unanswered runs … Continue reading →

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Game #102 Nats put out a line-up that looks like a February concoction!

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

The last time we saw Stephen Strasburg, he was not a happy man. Maybe the pain in his neck wasn’t his teammate Max Scherzer and literally was a pain in his neck as Stras is seeing a specialist in Los … Continue reading →

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A Roark gem on the diamond with 7-runs of support on 4-hits!

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

The Nationals needed a Tanner Roark gem today, and they got it in the form of an 8-inning shutout. He finished at 106 pitches with 11 strikeouts and only 4-baserunners allowed by him. This was Roark’s first start since Friday … Continue reading →

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Game #101 Nationals try to salvage the series and avoid a sweep with Roark on the mound!

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

Camp David or Camp Davey or whatever you want to call it got serious yesterday and benched Trea Turner from starting for not hustling the night before. It took 100 games into the season to finally drop the hammer on … Continue reading →

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Game #100 With schedule winding down, #Nats need to win now!

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

Every game played is another game you can X off the schedule as the Nationals have to show more urgency with only 63 games remaining in the regular season. In order to win 90 games, the Nationals will have to … Continue reading →

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Another loss that has you wondering who this team is!

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

Unfortunately this was a sum of all fears game that started with a changed line-up from the one that worked so well yesterday. The team was hoping they would have a well-rested and aggressive Gio Gonzalez on the mound, but he ended … Continue reading →

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Game #99 Gio starts with Zimmerman at 1st base

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

It is a touchy subject when Ryan Zimmerman is brought up these days. The TalkNats twitter feed already has comments to this tweet which includes a few angry responses. We will all be rooting for Zim with the hopes that he … Continue reading →

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A complete win for the Nats: Pitching, hitting, defense, and baserunning

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the Nationals and Braves sending their aces to the mound today, it was Max Scherzer who got the win today, and he was helped by amazing defense and 4 runs of support in a 6-2 Nationals win that included … Continue reading →

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Game #98 moved to Sunday due to rain; Scherzer starts; Gio bumped

Posted on July 22, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Once again, Mother Nature decided the outcome of a game with another postponement. Instead of Dave Martinez sticking with his Saturday starter, Gio Gonzalez, the Nationals manager has decided to bump Gio and go with Max Scherzer who was previously scheduled … Continue reading →

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Game #98 The Nationals were the pre-season favorites to win the NL East

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

“Once upon a time,” the children’s storybook begins. The difference 6-weeks makes. The Nationals were in 1st place leading into the weekend of the Dream Gala and had momentum until Stephen Strasburg was injured. Strasburg had a very good month … Continue reading →

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