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The 8th inning house of horrors in the Nats bullpen was back tonight!

The big showdown between Chris Archer and Stephen Strasburg lasted one inning after Archer left with right shoulder discomfort, and Strasburg was better than advertised with a 7-inning shutout. The Nats offense only got him 1-run in support, and in … Continue reading

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The Nationals offense has an off-night scoring only 13-runs in a thumping of the Pirates

The Nationals offense slowed down a little bit after scoring 14-runs on Saturday, 16-runs yesterday, and they only scored 13-runs tonight. Of course that is all said tongue-in-cheek as the offense scored 4-runs in each of the first two innings … Continue reading

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The Nats bounceback to claim this series with 16-runs scored!

The Nationals offense stepped on the gas pedal and did not let up in this game in which they scored 16-runs on 19-hits which also included eight home runs. The starting outfield trio of Juan Soto, Adam Eaton, and Victor … Continue reading

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The Nationals came back from 5 down, 3 down, 1 down, 1 down and then fell 1 run short in the 14th

Sometimes the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, and the Nationals once again had a three run lead in the 9th inning like they did eight days ago and five days … Continue reading

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Exceptional pitching and Turner scores 2-runs from Rendon RISP magic!

This was one of those signature wins from the Nats who only had 3-hits and no home runs yet they scored the only two runs they needed to win this one behind some small ball along with some exceptional pitching … Continue reading

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A 4-inning pitcher’s duel turns into a bloodbath as Nats score 10 in the 5th for the win!

This game had the look of a classic pitcher’s duel between Stephen Strasburg and Trevor Bauer as they went to the bottom of the fifth inning in a 1-1 game. Both runs were scored without a hit, and this game … Continue reading

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Joe Ross continues his dominance; Robles defense, bullpen, and Soto/Dozier are keys to Nats win!

For the third game in a row, Joe Ross dominated and while his shutout streak ended at 18 innings, he finished tonight with 6 2/3 innings of one run baseball with help from his defense as Victor Robles for the … Continue reading

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Fedde holds his own while the bullpen almost gives it back; Trea puts 4 on the board!

The Washington Nationals won this game by a final score of 7-6, but it should have been a blow-out win. Starting pitcher Erick Fedde went 6.0 innings only giving up 2-runs and departed with a 6-2 lead which almost fully … Continue reading

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Doolittle redemption as the main bullpen arms and bats win it!

The Nats won this game that on paper looked like a “lock” for a Mets win with Jacob deGrom on the mound facing Anibal Sanchez. While deGrom gave up no earned runs, he exited in a 3-3 tie after the … Continue reading

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Déjà vu all over again with another bullpen blown save and loss!

It was déjà vu all over again with another bullpen blown save and loss.  Tonight’s blown save came in the 8th inning as Fernando Rodney gave up a leadoff home run to the light hitting Luis Guillorme who had not hit … Continue reading

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