Category Archives: Recap

Trevor Bauer did not have no-hitter stuff, but he had shutout stuff. Max Scherzer on the other hand went into the 7th inning with great stuff, and had some great defense behind him until a Lindor single broke up the … Continue reading →

“Playoff type of atmosphere,” said Charlie Slowes just before Mark Melancon struck out the Giants’ final batter Hunter Pence for a 1-0 win for the Nats. With that, Mark Melancon is 1-for-1 in save opportunities for the Nats. On this … Continue reading →

This game was an absolute dud on the pitching side. Stephen Strasburg could not get into a rhythm and the Nationals lost 7-1, and that is some of the bad news. Bryce Harper had a grimace while batting and was … Continue reading →

Gio Gonzalez threw a 2-hitter over 7 innings with only 1 walk in a Nats 5-1 win over the San Francisco Giants. It was one of the best games Gio has ever thrown as a Washington Nationals’ pitcher. Bruce Bochy … Continue reading →

The Nationals swept the three-game series from the Diamondbacks, and the Nats head home with a 6-3 road trip in the books. To add to a good day, the Cubs swept the Marlins to give the Nats a 7 game … Continue reading →

The Diamondbacks and Nationals had a tight game going with a 2-2 tie until Wilson Ramos busted open the game with a long 3-run HR in the 5th inning off of the starter Robbie Ray. Tanner Roark pitched a decent … Continue reading →

The Nationals only needed to score two runs for Stephen Strasburg who gave up one run over six innings to lower his ERA to 2.63 and improve his record to 15-1. The Nationals hitters exploded for 19 hits and 5 … Continue reading →

The Nats lost this game by the final score of 3-1 as the Nats offense could not figure out Matt Cain, and Gio Gonzalez was victimized by the defense behind him who made two errors leading to two runs on Gio’s … Continue reading →

The big news today was the pre-game trade of Felipe Rivero and Taylor Hearn for the Pirates’ closer Mark Melancon. Both Dusty Baker and Mike Rizzo spoke to Jonathan Papelbon before the Melancon trade was made.  “[Papelbon] wants to win, … Continue reading →

The Nationals won 4-1 in this game against the Giants with a 7 inning gem from Max Scherzer, but history was made with a triple play with bases loaded in the 8th inning as Dusty Baker did a triple-switch bringing … Continue reading →