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Postgamer #90: Nats get 2 All-Stars; Battle Today But Unable to Avoid The Sweep: A Recap

The Nationals faced an uphill battle this afternoon in the final game of this weekend’s series with the Red Sox. They had to overcome another ineffective outing from a starting pitcher and had to go up against one of the … Continue reading

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Postgame #89: Nats Trounced Again, Another Non-Competitive Performance: A Recap

If we’ve learned anything from watching these first two games against the Red Sox, it’s that the way the Sox play the game is something the Nationals need to make note of. The Red Sox got extra bases on multiple … Continue reading

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Postgame #88: Star Spangled Blowout, Nats Crushed on Independence Day: A Recap

The Nationals looked like a team playing their fourth game in 48 hours this afternoon, leading to an 11-2 loss to kick off the weekend series against Boston. An alarming trend has emerged from the Nats’ starting pitching, which has … Continue reading

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Postgame #87: Nats Outslug the Tigers to Take the Series: A Recap

When the Nationals began this series yesterday by getting smacked around in an 11-2 loss, the likelihood of winning a series over the Tigers, who entered the series with the best record in baseball, was not high. The beauty of … Continue reading

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Postgame #86: Game Two Goes Nats’ Way, Series Even at One Apiece: A Recap

The Washington Nationals have a chance tomorrow at an odd feat of losing a series at home to the worst team in baseball, and winning a home series against the best team in baseball in the span of two weeks. … Continue reading

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Postgame #85: Nats Mauled in First Game of Double-Header: A Recap

The Nats followed up a 7-19 month of June with one of their most pathetic performances of the season this afternoon. We knew this Tigers team was good; we knew this would be a challenging series. We knew all of … Continue reading

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At The Buzzer! Nats Win Final Series In June: A Recap

The Washington Nationals tied the bow on a 7-19 month of June this afternoon with….. their first series win this month. Look, nothing about the way they played this month should have us jumping for joy, but considering how unlikely … Continue reading

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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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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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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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