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Nats sweep the Mets and Murphy and Scherzer were a 2-man show tonight!: Postgame

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats now have a 4 game winning streak and lead the Mets by 6 games in the NL East standings. Daniel Murphy had 3 RBIs from 2 HRs tonight and has now tied his career high in home runs. … Continue reading →

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Lucas Giolito pitches a 4 inning 1-hit shutout as the rains did not cooperate…but everything else did: Postgame

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Put another win in the books for the Nats! A 5-0 shutout over the Mets! You never know what you will get in a hyped debut with a big prospect pitcher, and in this debut tonight, Lucas Giolito out-pitched Matt … Continue reading →

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The Nats scored 11 unanswered runs as Joe Ross beat Noah Syndergaard

Posted on June 27, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The crowd tonight totaled 33,109 fans who got to see the Nationals come from behind a 4-0 deficit to score 11 unanswered runs to beat the Mets 11-4. The Nationals got into a groove with some clutch hits and great … Continue reading →

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Ding dong the losing streak is over! Roark pitches a gem!: Postgame

Posted on June 26, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals win a nail-biter at the end 3-2 after Tanner Roark pitches a 7 inning shutout. Jayson Werth was bit by the ‘sun monster’ who traveled to Milwaukee to get him and Villar got a gift wrapped triple … Continue reading →

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Gio gave up 6 runs over 3 innings and pulled. The offense clawed back to make it close.: Postgame

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats losing streak is now at 7 in a row and the longest losing streak since 2009 for the Nats. The game seemed out of reach early as Gio Gonzalez gave up 6 runs and was pulled after the … Continue reading →

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Nats losing streak now at 6. Where is the in-game strategy?: Postgame

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Nats were behind 5-3 in the 8th inning and had Daniel Murphy on 3rd and Wilson Ramos on 2nd with no outs. Ryan Zimmerman stepped in against the pitcher and struck out looking. Anthony Rendon walked to load the … Continue reading →

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A Houdini Act by Ollie, A HR by the Buffalo and the biggest gaffe of the year by MAT

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The ineptitude just got to a whole new level. Michael Taylor just allowed a Puig single to turn into a 3 base error for a walk-off Little League HR. Joe Ross was cruising and like he often does falters late … Continue reading →

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Baseball is a cruel game. Roark had a 7 inning gem…spoiled: Postgame

Posted on June 22, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Tanner Roark took a 2-0 lead into the bottom of the 8th inning, and Roark looked fantastic for the first 7 inning. Then it started to unravel and nothing seemed to work for him in the 8th inning. He walked … Continue reading →

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Vin Scully was disappointed. Yusmeiro Petit qualifies for a quality start and saves the ‘pen: Postgame

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Pitching ace Clayton Kershaw went 7 innings and gave up 1 run while Yusmeiro Petit went 6 innings and gave up 3 runs in this game that was billed as the match-up of the season originally scheduled with Kershaw and Stephen … Continue reading →

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Nats lose 6th Gio start in a row: Postgame

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Gio Gonzalez could not get it done today even after his team got the game tied at 3-3 for him after Gio fell in a 3-1 deficit. Gio gave up 6 runs of which 5 were earned as Gio’s ERA … Continue reading →

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