Game #52 The Nats bats came alive last night in a KC masterpiece!

The Washington Nationals authored a KC masterpiece with a relentless offensive explosion last night scoring 12-runs, and led by a 6-for-6 performance by Luis Garcia. All of a sudden, he is batting .288, and he tied Anthony Rendon for the only Nat with 6-hits in a game. Rendon did that back on April 30, 2017.

Unfortunately, the Nats 9-3 lead was not the laugher it was supposed to be with a scare in the 7th inning. Starter Patrick Corbin came out for that inning after a shaky 6th inning in which he gave up a run, and a pitch count of 92. It appeared he was done with a Quality Start, but there he was for the 7th and he put three runners on-base with no outs before he retired his first out and was pulled.

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Game #51 Nats in Kansas City

The Washington Nationals are back on the road, and woke up today in Kansas City, Missouri for a weekend series against the Royals. Tonight, it is Patrick Corbin on the mound with the hopes of getting back in the win column.

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Series preview: Nationals vs Royals

The Washington Nationals are set to play an unfamiliar opponent as they prepare to face-off with the Kansas City Royals for three games. Washington last visited Kaufman Stadium seven years ago, as these teams barely play.

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Is it a message from the baseball gods that the Nats aren’t ready?

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Game #50 will determine this series winner and standings movement!

The Washington Nationals have a golden opportunity to win another series with a win today. A lot of the outcome could come on the arm of Jake Irvin who up until 4 1/3 innings ago had an 0.84 ERA and enters this game with a 5.50 ERA. In those 4 1/3 innings, Irvin gave up 12-runs of which 10 were earned runs.

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Mike Rizzo and Davey Martinez are in contract limbo!

It is no secret that the Washington Nationals and their President of Baseball Operations and GM, Mike Rizzo, and manager Dave Martinez are in their final year of their current contracts. Both got sizeable raises after they jointly won the 2019 World Series, and last year their team options were both picked up for this 2023 season. While their salaries are not public information — both are thought to be getting compensated in the Top-5 in all of baseball.

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Game #49 Trevor Williams gets to face his boyhood team!

The Washington Nationals showed their never give-up play on the field as they tied up the game 3-3 late last night, but the bullpen and a bizarre defensive play cost them another win. It was CJ Abrams as the Nats potential power hero once again as he blasted an upper deck two-run shot and then Lane Thomas went back-to-back. But one of the strangest plays you will ever see was turned in by Dom Smith as he was the cutoff man on a throw from Thomas, and Smith inexplicably gloved a ball that was on a lasered line set for Keibert Ruiz that should have been the third out, but instead was the go-ahead run and a momentum killer on the Nats.

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Case Studies: Memorable Betting Moments in Washington Nationals’ History

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Game #48 Padres and Nats meet up with familiar faces!

The Washington Nationals won their last series against the Tigers, and now have the Padres in town for three games. It is another look at the Juan Soto trade as he returns in a Padres’ uniform while the Nats have MacKenzie Gore starting this game with CJ Abrams at shortstop. If only James Wood and Robert Hassell III were ready to play would this feel like a complete reunion.

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Series preview: Nationals vs Padres

If you look at the Padres and Nationals’ records and metrics, you will find it hard to believe that a Nats win tonight would tie these two teams in the standings. You would never know it by their payroll and star appeal. One team has former Nationals superstar Juan Soto, along with All-Stars Fernando Tatis, Xander Bogaerts, and Manny Machado, although the Padres’ third baseman is injured. In comparison, the National’s leading hitter is wait for it, Lane Thomas, with a .787 OPS. Even his defense is showing improvement since the Mets series when he botched a potential catch at the wall.

The matchup between the two teams should be interesting, with the Padres pitching better on the mound lately and better results from Soto. It’ll be a three-game set, starting tonight, when the Nationals go against San Diego right-hander Yu Darvish. The Padres won last season’s series 4-3, as Juan Soto and Josh Bell played their first game in the nation’s capital in August.

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