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Three consecutive shutouts for #Nats offense!

The Washington Nationals have now set a team record — the type you do not want. They have been shutout now in 3 straight games. These streaks took an ominous turn into the deep abyss of a scoring drought which has now … Continue reading

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Gio Gonzalez 7.0 1 ER and does not get the win

If you look at the results, Gio Gonzalez did great in this game as he went 7.0 innings of 1 run baseball, but the same can’t be said for his offense or bullpen. The offense got shutout and the bullpen … Continue reading

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The battle of the Aces was as good as advertised between Scherzer and Nola

In this game, you knew one run would do it, and the Nats were shutout by a masterful pitching performance by Aaron Nola. The Washington Nationals  had two golden opportunities and could not score in this 2-0 shutout. Max Scherzer was … Continue reading

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Mr. Walk-Off does it again! #Nats shock the Phillies!

This Washington Nationals team for two days in a row has been playing with youthful enthusiasm and have comeback wins in two straight games in dramatic fashion, and on this night, it was Ryan Zimmerman with a 2-out 2-run walk-off home run after … Continue reading

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Andrew Stevenson and Wander Suero power the #Nats

On another rainy night, the Nationals went into the rain delay with a 1-0 lead and when they came back to play they quickly fell behind 4-1 to the Phillies. In the bottom of the 6th inning the Nats answered … Continue reading

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The embarrassment of riches turned into an embarrassment in real time!

How did this Gio Gonzalez debacle get to this point? This team has now lost 10 of his last 12 starts. What team with postseason aspirations allows this type of player on their roster? The Mariners were getting better production … Continue reading

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Dave Martinez really started managing in the 7th inning and on…but what about the 6th and 5th innings?

The  Nationals had the golden opportunity with the Braves and Phillies losing today, but the Nationals blew several chances to win this game today and instead lost this heartbreaker in extra innings 7-5. Maybe as we wrote earlier, it started with … Continue reading

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A happy #Scherzday on this Friday! Nats win in a blowout!

Happy handshakes tonight for the  Nationals in this 8-2 win behind Max Scherzer who did it all tonight throwing 6.0 innings of shutout baseball while he scored two runs with some impressive hustle, and he smashed a double off the outfield wall … Continue reading

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Nats finally get a taste of victory in St. Louis

This game was all  the Nationals until Tanner Roark hit the wall and gave up 3-runs (2 earned) in the 6th inning to make the 5-1 lead a 5-4 tight ballgame. The bullpen shut the door between Justin Miller (2 innings … Continue reading

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#Nats lose again; SaoMagnifico shares one of his favorite recipes!

The Washington Nationals lost again. It was their fourth loss in a row. The score was 4-2. The St. Louis Cardinals were the team that beat them this time. Jeremy Hellickson had to leave the game after falling down and … Continue reading

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