Category Archives: Games

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Tanner Roark was good enough to be the stopper! Nats win #51!: Postgame

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats needed a stopper to end the 2 game skid, and Tanner Roark answered the call. Roark threw 6 scoreless innings and had one frame where every ball found a hole. The bullpen was perfect and Jonathan Papelbon got … Continue reading →

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Game #86 Tanner Roark back to the stopper role: Game Thread

Posted on July 6, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tanner Roark is back to the stopper role to stop this 2 game skid against the Milwaukee Brewers. In this afternoon getaway game, Tanner Roark faces Matt Garza. The Nats must take care of business in Washington, DC before they … Continue reading →

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The Nats lose on a combination of poor defense and poor baserunning and some questionable situational hitting: Postgame

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals lose this game 5-2 to the Brewers, and Gio Gonzalez pitched better than his final line. Yes, he made some bad pitches but only should have finished with 2 runs on his ledger instead of three. Bryce Harper … Continue reading →

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Game #85 Gio gets another chance/Espi PoTW/All-Star Rosters Revealed: Game Thread

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats just faced 23-year-old Zach Davies on June 24th which was all of 11 days ago. Much has changed since then. The Nats send Gio Gonzalez to the mound tonight at Nationals Park.

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No fireworks in a pitcher’s duel sinks the Nats 1-0

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats had few chances as Junior Guerra looked like Cy Young. Nats lose 1-0 The Nats pitching was excellent, and the difference in the game was a solo home run by sub-Mendoza backup catcher Martin Maldonado. You win almost … Continue reading →

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Game #84 Happy Independence Day in the capital city! Bryce Harper has a new bat: Game Thread

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Happy Independence Day aka July 4th! This is the rare Ante Meridiem game played in baseball. Dusty is allowing his players to arrive a little later today, and the barbecue after the game is at Jayson Werth‘s compound, invitation only. … Continue reading →

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A Strasburg no-hitter….for 6 2/3 innings and the Danny show!: Postgame

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats won a laugher today by a score of 12-1, and the big story was Stephen Strasburg, who was activated off of the DL today while he had not pitched a game in 18 days, and had a no-hitter going … Continue reading →

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Game #83 Big roster news on Strasburg, Papelbon, Joe Ross, Giolito + Internationals Signings: Game Thread

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

You must be a TalkNats Subscriber to access this content. Subscribers have access to exclusive content on the TalkNats website and can engage in discussions with other Nats fans. Click here to become a subscriber. First two weeks are free … Continue reading →

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You cannot win them all! Nats tie it up in the 8th & blow it in the 10th: Postgame

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals scored 4 unanswered run and tied up the game in the 8th inning with a few chances to win it, and then in the top of the 10th the Nationals had some poor pitching from Sammy Solis coupled … Continue reading →

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Game #82 It would be cool of Joe Ross to throw a gem: Game Thread

Posted on July 2, 2016 by Andrew Lang

We are now on the other side of the halfway point of the season, and this is the 2nd best start in Nationals’ history as the 2005 Nats went 50-31 and this 2016 version goes for win #50 tonight behind … Continue reading →

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