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A bullpen save like you have never seen before! 5-in-a-row!

Who says baseball is boring? Stephen Strasburg departed with a 4-3 lead and handed the bullpen the ball to get the final nine outs with a one run lead against one of the hottest teams in baseball. Getting those nine … Continue reading

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Nats sweep the Phillies on great defense and home runs!

The Washington Nationals got to Phillies starter Nick Pivetta early and again at the end of his outing to add to his Nats Park misery with 6 earned runs in 5 1/3 inning which is a 10.19 ERA that actually … Continue reading

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Nats sweep doubleheader as Max Scherzer moves to legendary status; Dozier/Robles provide the runs!

With a broken nose and an unbroken spirit, Max Scherzer gutted his way through 7.0 innings of shutout baseball with the fractured beak and dark swelling around his blue eye that he sustained — yesterday — on his way to … Continue reading

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Patrick Corbin delivers a gem with great defense and clutch hits!

After two consecutive rain-outs and managerial gamesmanship, the Nationals won the opening game of this series behind Patrick Corbin who gave up a first inning home run and then settled down to get six scoreless innings in this 6-2 win. … Continue reading

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Happy Father’s Day to the Nats!

The Nats won this game in a laugher to even the series 2-2 as Anibal Sanchez delivered on the mound and Matt Adams with the bat. Adams crush two homers and finished with 7 RBIs for nearly half the team’s … Continue reading

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A Strasburg stinker sinks the ship!

The matchup today looked like a “lock” for the Nationals with Stephen Strasburg going up against rookie Taylor Clarke who had an ERA over 5.00. There is a reason they play the games as Clarke out-pitched Strasburg in this one … Continue reading

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Max Scherzer is the stopper and delivers the win!

The Washington Nationals needed to end a 2-game skid, and Max Scherzer delivered with a 7-inning 2-run performance that finished with one in the “W” column. Scherzer exited with a 5-2 lead, and his offense gave him two more runs … Continue reading

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The Nats were not no-hit but lose 5-0; Rosenthal 1-2-3 9th!

This game never really seemed close as the Diamondbacks jumped on Nationals starter Erick Fedde early in this one as Fedde struggled with his command. To make matters worse, the Nationals offense did not get a hit until the 7th … Continue reading

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Patrick Corbin falls apart again for the Nats giving up 7 runs!

If you thought Patrick Corbin would work his way out of his funk, it did not happen for the third straight game and four of his last five games as Corbin gave up seven runs in this game including a … Continue reading

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Anibal Sanchez with the win as Trea Turner keys the offense!

In this game, Anibal Sanchez rolled and delivered a 1-run 6.0 inning performance, and the offense erupted for 12-runs with all spots in the line-up with at least one hit. Trea Turner was the offensive star as he was just … Continue reading

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