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The game should have been a laugher when Scherzer departed with a 9-3 lead: Postgame

If you knew that the Nats scored 11 runs tonight with Max Scherzer on the mound, you are thinking ‘laugher’. Scherzer went 6 1/3 innings and left with a runner on base with a 9-3 lead. Blake Treinen relieved Scherzer … Continue reading

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Defense wins games and also loses them! Nats come out on top! Postgame

We got to witness two of the most incredible defensive plays of the season tonight to debate in Nationals history with the greatest plays ever with Roger Bernadina’s 9th inning catch in Houston and Steven Souza’s catch to save Jordan … Continue reading

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Reynaldo Lopez throws a 7 inning gem to save the bullpen: Postgame

The Nationals had a 1:15 minute rain delay tonight, but that did not affect Reynaldo Lopez who struck out 11 batters in his outing tonight where he went 7 innings with only 1 earned run tonight on his way to … Continue reading

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The game ends at 12-10 but started at 9-2 in the 2nd inning

The Nats lose 12-10 and in turn lost this series in Colorado. It was the worst start of Strasburg’s career as he could not even make it out of the 2nd inning. The Nats offense battled back and made this … Continue reading

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Nats go into a lengthy rain delay tied. Lose it in the bullpen: Postgame

The Nationals drop this game 6-2 but the game was at 3-2 until the middle of the 7th inning until Oliver Perez could not get the lefties out. The Rockies blew the game open in the bottom of the 7th … Continue reading

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#Nats have a quality comeback win to go 23 games over .500: Postgame

The Nationals began this 9 game road trip with a very nice 5-4 comeback win led by Bryce Harper and the Nationals bullpen. Harper had a great game on both offense and defense. The Nationals bullpen shut-out the Rockies over … Continue reading

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Tanner Roark pitches another gem as he fields his way to a 2.81 ERA: Postgame

Tanner Roark befuddled the Braves hitters most of the day in a 9-1 win. The Nationals are at 22 games over .500 (69-47), and another day comes off of the calendar. Roark now has 10 starts going 7 innings with … Continue reading

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Reynaldo Lopez pitches a gem with offense from the 1-2-3

Reynaldo Lopez pitched 7 innings of one-run baseball as the Nats hold on to win 7-6. It was Lopez’s first career win. The Nationals’ offense was led by the 1-2-3 batters in the order. Trea Turner was a double short of the … Continue reading

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You can’t win them all: Postgame

The Nationals sputtered with their  pitching tonight as Strasburg and Belisle were bit by the home run ball. Stephen Strasburg gave up 6 runs which included one inherited runner who scored on a home run ball given up by Matt … Continue reading

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#Nats win the finale and split the season series with Cleveland: Postgame

Jayson Werth and Anthony Rendon were the big bats for the Nats to bail out Gio Gonzalez who left the game in the 6th with 2 men on and no outs in a 7-4 game. Dusty Baker went to Matt … Continue reading

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