Category Archives: Recap

A rare series win in Wrigley comes via a 5-run 9th inning!

Baseball will tear your heart out, and on this day, it was Chicago’s fans on the north-side who were stunned as the Nats scored five unanswered runs in the 9th inning to tag a blown save on the Cubs closer. … Continue reading

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Postgamer #138: Nats Clinch Series Win Behind Bounce Back Outing From Cavalli, Will Go For The Sweep Today: A Recap

Mark it, yesterday was one of the rare instances this season where I asked for a strong outing from a Nationals’ starting pitcher, and actually got it. Cade Cavalli took the mound last night for the first time since getting … Continue reading

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Postgamer #137: Nats Shut Out Marlins Behind Great Debut From Alvarez: A Recap

Photos by Sol Tucker for TalkNats Well, that was a much-needed breath of fresh air for Washington Nationals fans everywhere. The Nats brought home a 2-0 win over the Marlins yesterday to snap the eight-game losing streak, and in the … Continue reading

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Postgamer #136: Nats Complete 0-7 Week, Swept By Rays At Home: A Recap

The Nationals capped off a winless week and extended their losing streak to eight games with a 7-4 loss to the Rays this afternoon. Brad Lord followed up his worst career start with an even worse one this afternoon, going … Continue reading

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Postgamer #133: Nats Smacked After Historically Bad Third Inning: A Recap

I sat on my couch, head in my hands, in utter shock at what I was witnessing during this afternoon’s circus-show of a performance. We’ve seen Nats pitching have blowup innings; that’s nothing new. But in the bottom of the … Continue reading

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Postgamer #132: Nats Strand Nine On-Base In Another Loss: A Recap

Let, me preface this article by quickly giving an apology/an explanation. I’ve been pretty awful the last couple weeks about getting one of these out for every game, and I’ve discussed this with Steve already, I know it’s a non-issue … Continue reading

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Postgamer #130: Nats Still Can’t Figure Out Lefties, Fall Short to Phillies: A Recap

Today’s performance was all too predictable, yet all too frustrating in the same sense. Ranger Suarez set a new career high in strikeouts with 11 of them over seven scoreless innings against the Nationals this afternoon, and they just had … Continue reading

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Postgamer #127: Nats Throttle The Mets, Win A Big Series: A Recap

Was the bigger game in Fredericksburg or Nationals Park yesterday? The Washington Nationals’ bullpen has looked like a completely different group the last two games, and yesterday, they were better than they’ve maybe been all season. MacKenzie Gore gave the … Continue reading

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Postgamer #126: Bullpen Balls Out In Tight Game, Series Even At One: A Recap

Ladies and gentlemen, the Washington Nationals had a bullpen last night. And a great one, at that. Not to discredit Brad Lord, for his first 5.0 innings, he was tremendous. He just ran into trouble in the sixth, muddying his … Continue reading

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Postgamer #125: Nats Carved By David Peterson Again, Routed In Game One: A Recap

Well, that was depressing. The Nationals have struggled all year against lefties, we know that. But David Peterson just seems to be in a class completely by himself. In two starts against the Nats this year, he’s thrown 17 innings … Continue reading

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