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Bullpen Woes Return To Haunt the Nats: A Recap

It’s been a really good week overall from the Nationals’ bullpen. Unfortunately, when your bullpen enters that week second to last in the league in ERA, they’re likely doomed to regress to the mean eventually. We saw that regression tonight.

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Game #83 Soroka and his extra rest day

The Washington Nationals scored two touchdowns and a 2-point conversion en route to a 15-run drubbing of the Los Angeles Angels. The game was actually close until the late innings when the Nats pummeled the Angels’ bullpen. On the mound … Continue reading

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Game #82 Nationals are back in LA

The Washington Nationals got a pitching gem from MacKenzie Gore and kind of wasted his 6.0 innings of 1-run baseball in a 1-0 loss. This season starts its mathematical second half with this game against the Angels as the team … Continue reading

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Two Would’ve Won It, Nats Lose 1-0 In Rubber Match: A Recap

This series started with a shimmer of hope on Monday night, only to get a little sadder last night, and this afternoon it all came crashing down. A combination of a gem by Nick Pivetta, some terrible approaches by Washington … Continue reading

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Game #81 The middle math!

The Washington Nationals keep doing that Hokey-Pokey dance where you put one foot in and one foot out and you don’t get ahead, you just shake it all about. While that dance might be fun, losing sucks — let’s just … Continue reading

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Nats Fall Just Short In San Diego: A Recap

Early on in this one, it looked like we may be in for another offensive output similar to last night’s. Unfortunately, the Padres’ bullpen brought their best stuff tonight, squashing all hopes of a fruitful evening for the Nationals’ bats. … Continue reading

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Game #80 Nats have a series to win

The Washington Nationals bats came alive in the first game of this series in San Diego to run away with a 10-6 win. Mitchell Parker completed 6.0 innings last night, and the team is now 8-8 (.500) in his starts … Continue reading

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Pounding at Petco, Nats Explode to Take Game One: A Recap

Tonight was one of the nights that leaves me grinning, filled with hope for what this team could be in a very short time. Tonight was a night that gives Nationals fans the rare opportunity to sit back and just … Continue reading

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Game #79 Nats are in San Diego for 3-games

The Washington Nationals took a bus down I-5 from Los Angeles to San Diego last night. A promising start to yesterday’s game was replaced by angst as the Nats gave up their 3-0 lead against the Dodgers en route to … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Halves, Promising Start Turns to Disaster: A Recap

Singer Luke Combs famously repeated, “When it rains it pours,” and that could not be a more accurate descriptor of what we just watched. It almost feels like I just watched two completely different games. The Washington Nationals dominated the … Continue reading

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