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Happy flight for Nats as Scherzer is the big stopper, and Trea and Bell are the big boppers!

With this win today for a split in this four game series in Miami, the Washington Nationals head back to D.C. on a happy flight. This 5-1 win did not come easy as the game was tied 1-1 in the … Continue reading

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Nats are back to .500 on the strength of Kyle Schwarber’s bat and Joe Ross’ arm!

The Washington Nationals took care of business as Joe Ross threw 7.0 innings of shutout baseball in a game they won 7-3 and were powered by two home runs and 4 RBIs from Kyle Schwarber. In the NL East, the … Continue reading

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The Nats shock the city of Philadelphia with a classic come-from-behind win x 2!

The Washington Nationals won this game by a final score of 13-12 but how they got there sounds like a whole lot of fiction, but it is all true. The team mounted two come-from-behind charges in this game. When the … Continue reading

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Max Scherzer bests the Phillies and Joe Girardi!

Few games will have as much drama as we saw tonight as Max Scherzer bested the Phillies top pitcher Zack Wheeler to get the Washington Nationals a big win. There is now a 3-way tie in the NL East for … Continue reading

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Kyle Schwarber goes yard 3 times for a huge win!

The Washington Nationals have now inserted themselves as legitimate contenders in the NL East by taking down the first place Mets in 3 of 4 games this weekend. While the Nats are 5.0 games behind the Mets after this Nats’ … Continue reading

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A 6-0 laugher almost got away; Jon Lester wins his 1st with power from Schwarber and Trea!

The Washington Nationals split this doubleheader today, and are a win away tomorrow from legitimately being back in the pennant race. The Nats won 6-2, but the bullpen had to be pushed because the Mets had two runners on-base in … Continue reading

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Josh Bell rung up the 1st career win for Paolo Espino at age 34!

With this Washington Nationals win today, not only did the 34 year old Paolo Espino earn his first career win; it also was another series sweep for the Nats as they  improved to 30-35 with this 4-game winning streak. With … Continue reading

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A Corbin gem, great defense, Yan Gomes grand slam = a Nats win!

The Washington Nationals got into the dreaded bases loaded spot where they have struggled to a .143 batting average entering this game, and this time put together back-to-back hits from Josh Harrison and a grand slam by Yan Gomes to … Continue reading

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The Nats take care of business behind Kyle Schwarber’s bat!

As we celebrated the 246th birthday of the US Army, there were more than helicopters flying over Nationals Park after the quartet of helo’s were a pre-game warmup for the crescendo as Kyle Schwarber smashed the game-winning home run in … Continue reading

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The Nats get an 8.0 inning gem from Joe Ross and 2 bombs from Schwarber to split this series!

When you look at it, Joe Ross had some amazing stuff going today. It wasn’t no-hit stuff, but it was the stuff of aces. He went 8.0 innings of 5-hit baseball with no runs, no walks, and 9 strikeouts. The … Continue reading

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