Category Archives: Games

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Gio stumbles and the bullpen and bats pick him up!

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals made their way through this game with a win while stressing their bullpen as Gio Gonzalez only lasted 3 1/3 innings. When Gio departed with one out, he also left behind bases loaded for Justin Miller who worked … Continue reading →

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Game #63 Nationals officially celebrate the Stanley Cup champs at Nats Park

Posted on June 9, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

One thing you can say about the Washington Nationals is that they have been very supportive of their local hockey team for years. This year, manager Dave Martinez took the fandom to a whole new level wearing Capitals apparel pre-game … Continue reading →

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The comeback falls short as Strasburg exits after 2 innings with shoulder discomfort

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

On the eight-year anniversary of Stephen Strasburg‘s debut, he exited after 2-innings with some discomfort in his shoulder which manager Dave Martinez has called inflammation and Strasburg will get an MRI tomorrow. Nationals Park was rocking with a sold-out crowd … Continue reading →

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Game #62 Nationals face a different Giants team with Strasburg pitching on his Anniversary

Posted on June 8, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was 8-years ago today that Stephen Strasburg electrified the baseball world with an incredible debut at Nationals Park. Stras struck out 14 batters in one for the ages. Tonight he takes the mound in hopes of bettering what he … Continue reading →

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Nats sweep this series and are back Friday for a weekend series!

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Happy birthday to Anthony Rendon who went 4-for-5 in support of Tanner Roark who had an easy game in an 11-to-2 Washington Nationals win and sweep of this two-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays.

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Game #61 Tanner Roark vs Tampa’s bullpen

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With the Tampa Bay Rays dealing with injuries to two of their starters (Archer and Banda), they appear to have named lefty Jonny Venters their starter — but this will be more of a pieced together bullpen start. He has never … Continue reading →

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Max Scherzer improves to 10-1 with bottom of the order offense!

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals almost had a 4-to-0 shutout which was spoiled by two weak hits and a line drive, and most importantly the Nationals won the game behind a strong 8 inning performance by Max Scherzer and a Matt Adams home … Continue reading →

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Game #60 It’s Max Scherzer day at Nationals Park

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When Max Scherzer pitches in Nationals Park this season, he has a 1.77 ERA and a WHIP of 0.673 with a 14.4 K/9 rate.  Scherzer hopes to continue that dominance and today must face the catcher who was his battery-mate … Continue reading →

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Bullpen blows it after Jefry Rodriguez pitches a 4 2/3 shutout!

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

From yesterday’s great come from behind 14-inning win, to a 7th inning blown save by Shawn Kelley who came in to start the 7th inning guarding a 2-to-1 lead. The game stayed tied until the 9th inning and manager Dave … Continue reading →

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Game #59 Nats have a chance to pull-off the split in this 4-game series finale!

Posted on June 3, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

These four-game series give a team a chance to split a series that mathematically they cannot do in the traditional three-game series. In those three-game series, there’s always a series winner and a a series loser, and luckily for the … Continue reading →

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