Category Archives: Games

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Game #145 A.J. Cole gets to face Noah Syndergaard: Game Thread

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Last night’s win put the Nationals in a great position towards clinching the NL East sooner rather than later. It certainly will take some pressure off of A.J. Cole who pitches tonight opposite of Noah Syndergaard. Clearly for tonight’s game … Continue reading →

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Latos pitched well (left with leg issue) and hit a HR. Nats win 8-1: Postgame

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals took it to the NY Mets tonight behind a 4 1/3 inning one-run performance by Mat Latos who left the game with a hamstring issue. The Nationals moved to a season best 28 games above .500 with … Continue reading →

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Game #144 Mat Latos debut as a starter against the Mets: Game Thread

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals are hoping the new beginnings for Mat Latos will resemble the ace performances he put up in April for the White Sox. This is Latos’ first start for the Nationals. The ramifications of this game is larger for … Continue reading →

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Nats beat the Phillies 14 games to 5 this season! Postgame

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals won the season series against the Phillies 14-5 this season and take 3 of 4 in this series to move 27 games above .500.  Gio Gonzalez pitched great, and so did Mark Melancon who earned his 11th save … Continue reading →

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Game #143 Gio and Adam(s) Morgan on 9-11 (15 years later) : Game Thread

Posted on September 11, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Fifteen years ago today, America changed forever on 9-11-2001. Baseball became a part of bringing America back together. Baseball is America’s game, and we had no baseball in Washington D.C. at that time as many were probably watching Mike Piazza … Continue reading →

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Bryce Harper is the star tonight on offense, Scherzer throws a shutout: Postgame

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tonight’s game finished with win number 84 for the Washington Nationals as the 0-0 game turned to 3-0 in the bottom of the 8th on one swing by Bryce Harper where he pulled a three-run home run! All of this … Continue reading →

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Game #142 Max Scherzer and the Nats take it to 20! Game Thread

Posted on September 10, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Once this game is complete it, the Nationals will have just 20 games remaining in the regular season. Max Scherzer continues his personal quest to once again etch his name onto the 20 game winner charts which he accomplished in … Continue reading →

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TVT carries this team with 2 bombs & the walk-off [5 Videos]: Postgame

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats won tonight 5-4 on a walk-off home run from Trea Turner. Turner hit 2 home runs on the night with 3 runs driven in. How does Trea Turner do it? These aren’t wallscraper home runs—-these are bombs from … Continue reading →

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Game #141 Back to business: Game Thread

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats looked a little flat last night, and there are certainly many reasons for that. Tonight the Nationals must get back to business as they hold an 8.0 game lead in the NL East with just these 22 games … Continue reading →

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One bad pitch and a lack of offense equals a loss: Postgame

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

To sum up the game is to look back at the 3rd inning when the Phillies scored 4 runs. With 2 outs and 2 strikes on Ryan Howard, A.J. Cole left a ball over the plate that Ryan Howard did … Continue reading →

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