Category Archives: Games

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Game #62 Tanner Roark needs to be the man: Game Thread

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

After today’s game, we can start counting down the regular season from 100 games remaining. Sample sizes are getting to a significant size. Tanner Roark’s sample size is difficult to assess because he has had some great starts and a … Continue reading →

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Key numbers 10, 16, 37, 1: Postgame

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

10: Wins by  Stephen Strasburg (10-0) 16: Saves by Jonathan Papelbon 37: Team wins 1: Number of doubleplays that Daniel Murphy has hit into The Nats effort on defense was tremendous tonight. Danny Espinosa and Jayson Werth had Web Gems … Continue reading →

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Game #61 Back home with Stephen Strasburg: Game Thread

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

Home sweet home some would say. Bryce Harper sent out a ‘tweet’ at 5:16AM “Nothing like getting back to DC when the sun is coming up!” Maybe the Nats players got to bed by 6:30am if they were lucky. Ryan … Continue reading →

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Chisox 3 runs in the 1st is all they needed + MLB Draft Kieboom x2: Postgame

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

The Nats were in position to steal this game in the 9th inning with the tying runs on-base and Daniel Murphy at the plate, but it was not meant to be. The Nationals who scored 10.33 runs per game during … Continue reading →

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Game #60 Gonzalez vs. Gonzalez for Chicago finale: Game Thread

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

The Nationals went wire-to-wire with the win last night in Chicago to secure another series win, and the Nats offense has now scored 31 runs in their last 3 games. The Nats are hoping for a Gio Gonzalez rebound game … Continue reading →

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Nats clinch series win in Chicago. Increase record to new season mark: Postgame

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

The Nats with this win tonight clinch a series win against the White Sox, and improve to a season high 13 games over .500 winning by a score of 11-4 as Max Scherzer pitched a 7 inning shutout. The Nats … Continue reading →

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Game #59 is Max Scherzer and the Chicago debut of James Shields: Game Thread

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

The Nationals won a comeback game last night in Chicago, and Dusty Baker really likes when the team wins the first game in a series. “We were ‘0’ for Chicago before [winning last night’s] game…I like the way we fought … Continue reading →

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The Nats score 8 unanswered runs to launch a comeback win in Chicago: Postgame

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

Joe Ross did not have his best stuff tonight, and was probably fortunate to only give up 5 runs over his 4 innings of work.  The Nats worked to claw back from the 1st and 2nd inning deficits, and went … Continue reading →

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Game #58 is back to Chicago for an AL series: Game Thread

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nationals are back in Chicago, and this time is for an inter-league series against the Chicago White Sox of the American League which will bring the designated hitter into the Nats line-up and some American League strategy. The Nats … Continue reading →

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That was the Thrilla In Cincinnata! : Postgame

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

You can see Kentucky from the Great American Ballpark in Cincinnati Ohio, and the Nats slugged some key home runs in the direction of Kentucky and today floated like a butterfly and at times a sting like a bee. Nats … Continue reading →

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