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a GREAT DOUBLE PLAY - the Twins' Tristan Gray flied out to Nats center fielder Jacob Young. He then three a spot-on throw to catcher Keibert Ruiz, who (pictured here) tagged the Twins' Kody Clemens out at home.
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Nats Top Ten +Three Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 13: Fourth inning conference on the mound with Cade Cavalli breaks up with long faces
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Nats Top Ten+Three Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 12: Daylen Lile is safe after he slides headfirst into home, as James Wood and the rest of the 'audience' on the field watch closely (Nats v Twins 5/5/26)
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Nats Top Ten+Three Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 13: CJ Abrams scores on a Nasim Nuñez single, under Jose Tena's field direction (Nats v Brewers 5/3/26)
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 10: In a rare show of emotion after nearly getting hit by a pitch, CJ Abrams throws his bat upward as he takes his walk (Nats v Brewers, 5/2/26)
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 9: Brewers' Garrett Mitchell loses the race with the incoming ball into Curtis Mead's mitt in the top of the 5th
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 8: Curtis Mead watches Jacob Misiorowski's 103+mph pitch head toward the plate and Willson Contreras' large, outstretched tulip-shaped mitt. (Nats v Brewers 5/1/26)
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 7: Fans go crazy in the bottom of the 5th (4/19/26) as Nasim Nunez takes a back door route to home plate to avoid Giants catcher Pat Bailey's tag. In the photo, Nasim is about to touch home, as Bailey loses the ball while the umpire watches its wandering.
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 6: Manager Blake Butera congratulates Miles Mikolas after pitching four scoreless innings in Nats 3-0 win over the Giants on 4/19/26 game
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 5: Brady House fields a ground ball hit by the Giants' Jung Hoo Lee, throwing it to Nats 1B Curtis Mead for the first out in the 2nd inning.
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 4: James Wood is backlit as he rounds the bases after hitting a 441 ft HR at 110.5 mphl (Nats v Giants 4/17/26).
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 3: As his eyes follow the outgoing ball, Jacob Young leaps to catch the Cards' Jordan Walker long ball to center. Nearby fans look, too.
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Nats Top Ten Photos (Marideth Joy Sandler), No. 2: Cards Alex Burleson (1B) blocks Jacob Young from reaching it
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Top Nats Photos: Apr 3-May 3 (By Marideth Joy Sandler): Apr 6: Nats v Cards, Brady House slides into home with Ivan Herrera in hot pursuit
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The next second after the dunk began - 5 photographers can't turn away while ice rains down
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Keibert gets dunked - after going 3 for 4 with a go-ahead home run, two doubles, four RIBIs, and three runs scored.
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CJ Abrams battles through an 11-pitch marathon. This was his first foul off a 101.9 fastball.
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