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Nats make a little history with this 5+ game winning streak; Great pitching and a clutch Trea 2-run missile.

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

When the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled into town, they were in 1st place in the NL Central and on a 5-game winning streak. The Nationals not only halted their streak but also pushed them out of 1st place while it is … Continue reading →

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Game #32 Nats are looking to make some history

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

Bryce Harper needs 80 more lead-off home runs to tie Rickey Henderson in the record books, but the Nationals can set a team record today for matching losing streaks with winning streaks of at least 4 games in their first … Continue reading →

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Strasburg keeps the lead for four-in-a-row! #Nats win 9-3

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Bryce Harper set the table with a booming lead-off home run and finished a triple shy of hitting for the cycle in the Nats fourth win in a row to clinch this series against the previously first place Pittsburgh Pirates. … Continue reading →

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Game #31 Nats hope the new way is the winning way!

Posted on May 2, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

A happy Bryce Harper is better than that sad Bryce Harper we saw on Sunday. Things can change quickly in baseball. This new week has set these two teams in different directions. The Pirates have now dropped two-in-a-row and the … Continue reading →

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“That’s called a winning streak” — Lou Brown

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Behind Max Scherzer‘s good night on the mound, the Nats turned 10 hits into 12 runs. That is hard to do but add 4 walks and 2 Pittsburgh errors and some Nationals clutch hits and you got an efficient scoring … Continue reading →

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Game #30 The calendar turns to May; The rotation turns to #1

Posted on May 1, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

For so many starts this year, Max Scherzer must have felt like he was carrying the weight of the world — or at the very least, the weight of his team. Scherzer has had to put an end to a 4-game … Continue reading →

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Nats win a one-run game behind nice pitching from Tanner, Madson and Kintzler save!

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals move to 2-and-8 in one-run games behind a very nice effort from Tanner Roark who went 7-innings of 2-run baseball with a strong hold from Ryan Madson and Brandon Kintzler earned his first save for the Washington Nationals. … Continue reading →

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Game #29 starts a 4-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates

Posted on April 30, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

With Tanner Roark on the mound tonight for the Washington Nationals, he will not look the same as his previous start because Roark shaved off the big bristly beard. Roark has been pitching well overall (3.77 ERA) but his last … Continue reading →

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The #Nats win a 2-run game behind a very good Gio start!

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Finally, the Nationals lock down a win and take advantage of the Diamondbacks bullpen after Robbie Ray was pulled in the 2nd inning with an oblique injury. Gio Gonzalez went 7.0 full innings of 1-run baseball on 114 pitches. Gio … Continue reading →

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Game #28 #Nats need Bryce Harper to step-up again!

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When you have games where you are only putting 3 to 4 true starters in the line-up, you need those starters to step-up. Bryce Harper has been in a long funk, and it has been blasphemous to call him out. … Continue reading →

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