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We recently upgraded our comment system to improve reliability, performance, and long-term control, and we’re currently running both systems during the transition. This shift moves us away from an external service to a system we run and control directly—meaning we own the content and can continue improving it over time. We’ve also reduced the comment refresh delay from about 30 seconds to 10 seconds, making it much closer to real-time.
We understand there have been frustrations and increased feedback, and we’re actively working to improve things. What we ask is simple: use the system and give it a fair shot. If you run into issues, please submit them through the support form so we can track and fix them properly. Repeated complaints without details don’t help us solve problems—we appreciate your patience as we continue refining the experience.
If you’d like a full side-by-side comparison of the platforms and the reasons behind this decision, please refer to the chart below. This change is being made with the long-term benefit of the entire community in mind.
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It has been 75 years since Jackie Robinson‘s debut and changing baseball forever, and all of baseball celebrates that today as we all wear No. 42. You can see the changes finally in baseball or at least you can in D.C. baseball, and the way the team has added people of color to their front office and coaching staffs. The Lerner family committed themselves to the best amateur youth baseball academy in baseball as well as youth fields built in Washington, D.C. by the team and the community. Just look at the current Washington Nationals team makeup and their stars on the rise who are African American.
WASHINGTON, DC – APRIL 14: Carl Edwards Jr. #58 of the Washington Nationals commits an error trying to field the ball hit by Andres Gimenez #0 (not pictured) of the Cleveland Guardians in the eighth inning at Nationals Park on April 14, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Greg Fiume/Getty Images)
The Nationals fell to 4-10 Friday night to open a three-game weekend series with the Guardians. Trevor Williams pitched five nearly flawless innings but was kept in for the sixth, and that’s where troubles began.
Luis Garcia got the Nats on the board in the fourth inning, as he swatted a solo homer into left-center field, and Washington kept the rally going after that. Keibert Ruiz and Lane Thomas singled before Alex Call drove in both with a two-run single that gave the Nats a 3-0 lead.
However, the Nationals had just two hits after that, as they couldn’t hang on to their 3-0 lead.
Williams had a very impressive start, scoreless through five innings but yielded a pair of hits to start the sixth and was pulled from there. He finished his day allowing just one run on four hits, two walks, and two strikeouts.
Hunter Harvey would easily get out of the sixth for Williams thanks to a double play though allowed a run, but he ran into his own troubles in the seventh. He served up a solo homer to former National Josh Bell — who got a standing ovation before his first plate appearance — to lead off the inning, and after a single he yielded two straight walks before being pulled by Carl Edwards Jr.
With the bases loaded, Edwards made it three straight walks as he let aboard the first batter he faced to make it a 3-3 game, though got out of the inning on a popup from Josh Naylor, stranding the loaded bases.
Edwards continued the troubles in the seventh, as he began the inning with a fielding error of his own and a double from Bell put two in scoring position. The Guardians were able to take a 4-3 lead then on a groundout despite the infield being home — as there was no play at home, which ended up being the winning run.
Hobie Harris hurled a 1-2-3 ninth that was then mooted by Washington’s two hits in the final five inings.
With that, here’s the schedule for the rest of the series.
The Washington Nationals got back home late on Wednesday from their west coast road trip, and they had all of yesterday to rest up and catch up on their sleep. Today, they have the Cleveland Guardians in town. The last time the Nats had them in D.C. was for their Wild Card clinch, and we all know how that went. Can the Nats repeat that success again? The 4-9 team from D.C. must start to win some series or this could get ugly quickly in the early parts of this 2023 season.
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The Nationals have the second most singles in baseball, with 86. They strike out the least in the entire league (17.8%) and get on base an average amount while having the 12th-best batting average in the league.
The Nationals fell in their third contest out of the last four on Wednesday on getaway day, as MacKenzie Gore lasted just 3 2/3 innings on the mound while Washington only salvaged two runs off Griffin Canning and the Angels to drop to 4-8 on the year.
On Opening Day, Washington Nationals’ general manager, Mike Rizzo, updated fans on Stephen Strasburg’s progress. Unfortunately, it all but confirmed what many believe: we will be lucky to ever see Strasburg ever throw another pitch. Since signing his record $245 million contract after that epic 2019 run, Strasburg has only thrown 26.2 IP over three seasons. It is an absolute albatross of a contract and an utter failed gamble by Rizzo and the Lerners. However, the Nats’ 2019 World Series MVP should not be remembered for that contract, rather the utter brilliance he displayed, when his body allowed him to display it. When he was on the mound and healthy, Strasburg had a best-in-baseball level repertoire, a blazing mid-90’s fastball, hammer curve, and a changeup that made the best hitters in the game look like they had never swung a bat before. And he was an utter bulldog. He should be remembered as an all-time great National, with his name in the rafters at Nats Park.
The Washington Nationals are at the rubber game of this series as well as the seven game road trip today. A win today for the Nats gives them a win in this series as well as a winning road trip. Currently, the Nats are 3-and-3 on this road trip, and Nats’ fans have to like what they have seen for a young team. The pitching has been better, and now it is getting consistent help from the offense that has seen their fair share of aces. While Mike Trout is in the starting lineup for this afternoon finale, Shohei Ohtani gets a much needed rest day.
The Nationals saw a strong outing on the mound from Josiah Gray on Tuesday night, though it was mooted by Shohei Ohtani‘s seven nearly hitless innings, leading the Angels to a 2-0 win.
The Washington Nationals won a thriller last night against the Angels. Any time you have to face Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani in a game, it is going to be must see TV. Last night, Nats’ pitching held them hitless and struck them out five times combined. While Anthony Rendon was scratched from the lineup, with a bruise on his shoulder, we might see him tonight.
We recently upgraded our comment system to improve reliability, performance, and long-term control, and we’re currently running both systems during the transition. This shift moves us away from an external service to a system we run and control directly—meaning we own the content and can continue improving it over time. We’ve also reduced the comment refresh delay from about 30 seconds to 10 seconds, making it much closer to real-time.
We understand there have been frustrations and increased feedback, and we’re actively working to improve things. What we ask is simple: use the system and give it a fair shot. If you run into issues, please submit them through the support form so we can track and fix them properly. Repeated complaints without details don’t help us solve problems—we appreciate your patience as we continue refining the experience.
If you’d like a full side-by-side comparison of the platforms and the reasons behind this decision, please refer to the chart below. This change is being made with the long-term benefit of the entire community in mind.