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Turn the page on this game—See you later!

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

See you tomorrow!

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Game #74 Another ballgame — another iffy weather forecast!

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

Another night of questionable weather in the forecast as the Washington Nationals prepare for a weekend series with the Phillies. Only a ½ game separates these two teams in the standings, and this is one of those series where you wonder … Continue reading →

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Nats win on the bat of Soto! What else is new!

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

The 19-year-old did it again when the Washington Nationals needed some offense scoring lead-off man Bryce Harper and #2 batter Trea Turner. Soto’s double went with a walk on the night, and his double in the 8th inning proved to … Continue reading →

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Game #73 Nats line-up must support Max Scherzer tonight!

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

Even Max Scherzer is not capable of winning a game if his team does not score him any runs. Such was his fate in his last 2 starts where he held the opponents to just 2-runs and lost the games … Continue reading →

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Nats had plenty of chances and squandered what the game gave them

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

In this 3-to-0 loss, the Nationals had their chances. It started in the first inning with runners on the corners and one-out with Bryce Harper batting, and he tapped into an inning ending doubleplay and it kind of ended like … Continue reading →

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Game #72 Gio Gonzalez tries to show he is an All-Star

Posted on June 20, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Two weeks ago, Washington Nationals starting pitcher Gio Gonzalez looked like one of the best pitchers in baseball with his ace ERA of 2.10. People were talking about Gio as a lock for the All-Star game. Fast forward to Toronto … Continue reading →

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Trea Turner nearly hits for a cycle and his 2 Web Gems help Nats with comeback win!

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

This game started off nice for the Washington Nationals then quickly went awry and the Nationals fell into a 5-1 deficit. When the team clawed back to tie the game, they quickly fell behind at the top of the next … Continue reading →

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Game #71 Nationals have a 3-game series with O’s

Posted on June 19, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There were some big roster moves as expected today.  Matt Adams was moved to the 10-day DL with a fracture of his index finger as the first move of the day. Manager Dave Martinez said an additional x-ray was done … Continue reading →

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Missed it by -that- much! #Nats almost get to Yankees in the 9th.

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals had their chances against the Yankees and in a game of inches that was the difference tonight in the end. In the beginning, it was a lack of taking advantage of the opportunities. The Nats split both series … Continue reading →

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Game #70 for #Nats in this time continuum

Posted on June 18, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals just completed a win for their suspended game from May 15th with a Juan Soto game winning pinch-hit 2-run home run. Now, the Nationals must complete the rained-out game from May 16th with Erick Fedde starting for the … Continue reading →

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