Category Archives: Games

The Washington Nationals won last night in a 3-0 shutout that saw starter Jake Irvin efficiently go 7.0 full innings for the win on just 87 pitches, of which 58 were strikes. And the leadoff homer by James Wood along … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals and the Pittsburgh Pirates as well as all of baseball will be wearing jersey No. 42 tonight for Jackie Robinson Day. Today commemorates the 78th anniversary of Robinson’s debut with the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. This day … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals blew golden opportunities to sweep the Marlins in Miami, and instead limped away with only winning one of the three games in the series, and losing their starting shortstop, CJ Abrams, in the process. On top of … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals had several opportunities to take the lead yesterday in Miami. It wasn’t an issue with the Nats scoring runs, it was more of a problem of the Nats’ pitching that allowed the Marlins to score their season-high … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals started the season at 1-6. Teams will have those stretches in a long season. But when you start your season that way, negativity will creep into your fan base. As bad as that start was, the Nats … Continue reading →

From a scheduling nightmare in the first dozen games of the season, the Washington Nationals had to face in NL succession the past three NL World Series teams plus the tough Toronto team in their home stadium. The Nats finished … Continue reading →

Let’s get philosophical. Time changes all. The difference a day makes. The difference a week makes. A week ago, the Washington Nationals were 1-6, and the fans were getting restless early. We warned that manager Dave Martinez‘s Washington Nationals teams … Continue reading →

Baseball is a game of curveballs — figuratively and literally. You never know what will happen in a baseball game. Brad Lord, a former Home Depot seasonal worker, started his first MLB game — and his first strikeout victim of … Continue reading →

The morning discussion on MLB Network between Eduardo Perez and former-GM, Steve Phillips, was that the Washington Nationals showed “urgency” last night. Yes, manager Dave Martinez went after that Curly W, and it felt like a playoff game for Martinez. … Continue reading →

The Washington Nationals were able to win the past two games against the Diamondbacks to take some positivity into this three game series against the reigning World Series champs. In fact, the Dodgers are at the White House today.