Category Archives: Games

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Game #106 Trade deadline passes. Strasburg in Arizona: Game Thread

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

There is a game tonight which has been over-shadowed most of the day by the trade deadline which passed with the Nationals not making an acquisition for a big bat. The prices teams paid today for players like Lucroy and … Continue reading →

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Nats split the series with the Giants. Team heads to Arizona: Postgame

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats lost this game by the final score of 3-1 as the Nats offense could not figure out Matt Cain, and Gio Gonzalez was victimized by the defense behind him who made two errors leading to two runs on Gio’s … Continue reading →

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Game #105 New look bullpen in finale in San Fran: Game Thread

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

As expected, Mark Melancon is with the Nationals in San Francisco and has been activated to the 25-man roster, and to make room for Melancon, the Nationals have optioned Reynaldo Lopez back to Triple-A Syracuse. For those wondering, Melancon will … Continue reading →

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Mark Melancon is on his way to join the #Nats as bullpen struggles again: Postgame

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The big news today was the pre-game trade of Felipe Rivero and Taylor Hearn for the Pirates’ closer Mark Melancon. Both Dusty Baker and Mike Rizzo spoke to Jonathan Papelbon before the Melancon trade was made.  “[Papelbon] wants to win, … Continue reading →

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Game #104 It’s Rey Rey time in the city by the bay: Game Thread

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have activated Reynaldo Lopez for this game in what is thought to be a one-game ‘spot’ start for the Nats. It is Lopez’s second career start. Wilson Ramos will get a rare rest day, and Daniel Murphy … Continue reading →

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Scherzer pitches a gem, and Solis with the most efficient Houdini act in Nats history!: Postgame

Posted on July 30, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals won 4-1 in this game against the Giants with a 7 inning gem from Max Scherzer, but history was made with a triple play with bases loaded in the 8th inning as Dusty Baker did a triple-switch bringing … Continue reading →

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Game #103 Scherzer for the Nats: Game Thread

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tonight marks the 60 day sprint to the end of the season as games come off of the calendar. A team that has 55 wins right now would have to go 35-25 to finish the season just to reach 90 … Continue reading →

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Tanner Roark out-pitches the 2016 NL All-Star starting pitcher!: Postgame

Posted on July 29, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tanner Roark went 7 strong innings of 1 run baseball as the Nats won in a drama filled 9th inning. The Nats worked Cueto hard, and he ran his pitch count up to 101 pitches in the 5th inning and … Continue reading →

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Game #102 TVT in CF. Roark and Cueto: Game Thread

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The line-ups are in and Trea Turner is starting in centerfield with Ben Revere on the bench. This was a surprising move in a ballpark that requires a team’s best right-side defense due to that monster sized and difficult rightfield … Continue reading →

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Nats win Nats win!: Postgame

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It was the Stephen Strasburg and Trea Turner show today. Strasburg with a 7 inning shutout on his way to a 4-1 win padded by three Trea Turner RBI’s. The Nationals bullpen was a little shaky as once again Dusty … Continue reading →

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