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Tanner Roark out-pitches the 2016 NL All-Star starting pitcher!: Postgame

Tanner Roark went 7 strong innings of 1 run baseball as the Nats won in a drama filled 9th inning. The Nats worked Cueto hard, and he ran his pitch count up to 101 pitches in the 5th inning and … Continue reading

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How long do we have to watch games given away?: Postgame

Who can believe what we just saw? The Nats had a 5-2 lead going into the 7th inning and the game turned quickly as Gio Gonzalez pitched the bottom of the 7th with a pitch count of 96 and Gio … Continue reading

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Nats take a 6-4 lead into the 8th and blow it in multiple ways: Postgame

The Nationals offense came alive in this game, but the pitching, defense and baffling managerial decisions were costly in this game. Ray Knight in the post-game report showed how Michael Taylor once again showed poor defensive instincts on a ball … Continue reading

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A Stephen Drew walk-off hit as the Nats win a big game!: Postgame

Max Scherzer made one bad pitch in the 2nd inning that got pounded for a 2-run HR to put the Nats in a 2-0 deficit. It was all the Padres would get from Scherzer who really dominated during this outing. … Continue reading

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Roark struggles as the Nats lose 5-3: Postgame

For those who don’t know, the Padres starting pitching, Luis Perdomo, is a rookie who entered the game with an ERA just under 8.00. The postgame news conference got off to a rocky start when Bill Ladson asked Dusty Baker, … Continue reading

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The Nationals lose and with it goes Strasburg’s win streak: Postgame

Stephen Strasburg gave up 6 earned runs in a tough outing where he was victimized by 2 home runs from Justin Turner. Strasburg’s W/L record moves to 13-1, and he must start a new winning streak now. The Nats were … Continue reading

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Gio was the stopper, HRs in support & a steal of home by TVT: Postgame

The Nationals finally beat the Dodgers this season, and made it look easy with an 8-1 win behind a nice pitching performance by Gio Gonzalez and the bullpen. Koda Glover had a 1-2-3 inning in the 9th to finish the … Continue reading

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Tonight was the good, the bad, and the real ugly: Postgame

Tonight was the long awaited debut of Reynaldo Lopez who gave up a home run to the first batter he faced in his MLB career. After a 3-run 1st inning, we started to see some of the ‘stuff’ from Lopez … Continue reading

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One team had to win this, and the Pirates took it in 18 innings: Postgame

Both starting pitchers had pitched very well if you remember back to Max Scherzer and Chad Kuhl. In the 9th inning with the Nationals behind 1-0—2 outs, Daniel Murphy hit a game tying HR off of Mark Melancon to keep … Continue reading

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5 in a row, 20 games over .500, 7 game lead in the NL East, Roark gem/shutout: Postgame

The #1 overall pick in the 2011 draft took the loss in this game, and the player who once was playing independent ball got the win and the shutout. Tanner Roark finished the game with 8 innings of shutout ball … Continue reading

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