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Nats score 5 runs which is not enough as Strasburg gives up 6 in 4 2/3

The first game out of the All-Star break did not start off well as the Nationals lost 8-5 to the rival Braves. The Nationals offense did their part as they scored 5-runs while the Nationals pitchers did not. Stephen Strasburg … Continue reading

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#Nats fall back below .500 with one game left before the All-Star Game!

Well, spot starter Austin Voth tried his best in his major league debut today, but it just didn’t work out. A flurry of singles in the second inning made it a 3-0 game early, and then the New York Mets … Continue reading

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Roark was good after he was bad; Mets tried to let the Nationals win!

This game did not start off well for the Washington Nationals. They were behind 4-to-0 at the end of the second inning as Tanner Roark‘s changeup was getting smashed. He then started to throw his curveball and the Mets couldn’t … Continue reading

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The Nats 5-runs stands up on this night in a 5-4 win!

Two of the three Nats All-Stars came up big and a worthy All-Star snub named Anthony Rendon was most of the offense with two home runs and three RBIs. All-Star Max Scherzer went 7 innings giving up 3-runs and the … Continue reading

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It was a 0-0 pitcher’s duel for 4 innings; Nats win 5-1

Jeremy Hellickson pitched a 5-inning shutout with a 2-run lead he received from an Anthony Rendon home run. Hellickson pitched well and could have gone deeper in the game. In the top of the 6th inning with bases loaded, manager … Continue reading

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The Nats record when Roark pitches is 5 wins – 14 losses; a .263 W%

In today’s loss, the bullpen had to cover 5 full innings, and there was nothing pretty about this game. The pitching was awful, the defense was uninspiring, and the offense fizzled out when they had chances to blow the game … Continue reading

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Tonight is Mark Reynolds night again! 10 RBIs; 5-5, 2 HRs, Web Gem

The Nationals win a laugher at 18-4 behind 7 innings from Max Scherzer, and 10 RBIs from Mark Reynolds who padded his stats after his walk-off home run last night to add 2 more home runs in a 5-for-5 night … Continue reading

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Tonight’s hero came via the Walk-Off: Mark Reynolds

Mark Reynolds just walked-off with a moon-shot home run to win the game for the Nationals off of the reigning reliever of the month Kyle Barraclough. It was a game of inches the entire night in a tied game at … Continue reading

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Trea Turner leads his team in this historical win from 9 runs down!

The Washington Nationals had their backs up against the wall early with a 9-0 deficit and then Trea Turner hit a solo home run to make the score 9-1. It seemed like an insurmountable score, but then the Nats got … Continue reading

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A great effort by Matt Grace spoiled by the “Little Things”; Nats fall below .500

This was a team loss, and you will never win a game when you are shut-out so immediately you have to wonder why the Nationals could not score on Eduardo Rodriguez who entered the game with a medicore 4.11 ERA. … Continue reading

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