Game #157 Let’s try this doubleheader thing again! Part II

The all too familiar sight of the tarp on the field. See if you can follow what happened to today’s originally scheduled doubleheader. With the remnants of Hurricane Ian heading to Washington, D.C. they decided on Thursday to make today a single afternoon game and make Friday a split-day/night doubleheader, but last night’s game was rained out. So here we are again back to another split-day/night doubleheader. Once again, things do not look good on the weather forecast right now. Continue reading

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Game #157 Rain in the area from Hurricane Ian

The remnants of Hurricane Ian has arrived arrived in Washington D.C. as a slow and steady rain. Will the Washington Nationals be able to play this game tonight? The Nats dropped game #1 of this doubleheader this afternoon. Continue reading

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Game #156 Hurricane Ian will ultimately determine this doubleheader!

Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

Have the words “hurricane”, “spoiler”, and “doubleheader” been used in the same sentence before? Mother Nature has once again created damage and wreaked havoc on millions of people. Hurricane Ian pummeled the west coast of Florida with it’s target on Ft. Myers, Florida which is the Spring Training home to both the Red Sox and Twins as well as hundreds of thousands of people who live there.

For baseball fans, this should really be a minor inconvenience in the grand scheme of things. But here we are, with no roof to close on Nationals Park and no control over the weather. Tomorrow’s doubleheader was reduced to an afternoon game with a preemptive move to make today a split-day/night doubleheader. Things do not look good on the weather forecast for after 4pm, truth be told. Continue reading

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Atonement for a sin is the beauty of baseball!

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Game #155 Josiah Gray on the mound for the last time in DC this season!

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For the 23rd time this season, the Washington Nationals are in a salvage game in a series. The Nats are 11-11 in salvage games this year and looking to turn that to a dozen wins.  This is also the season’s finale against the Atlanta Braves. Continue reading

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Game #154 Playing for pride and a spot on the 2023 roster!

Nationals Park, Washington, D.C. | Paolo Espino records a strikeout; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

Getting to 100 losses seemed inevitable for the Washington Nationals and last night they reached that mark. Clearly not a good thing unless you consider a key draft pick in 2023 to be the best consolation prize. For the players on the field, they have to dig deep to finish these final eight games. Playing for pride, playing to win, and playing for a roster spot on the 2023 team should be motivation enough to give it everything you have. Continue reading

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The “B” word reared it’s ugly head last night.

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Game #153 Atlanta in for a 3 game series

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The big news of the day is that CJ Abrams has been moved up to the 2-spot in the batting order. Today’s lineup could be close to the 2023 Washington Nationals’ Opening Day lineup if you add back Keibert Ruiz and a new leftfielder. Continue reading

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Game #152 Two big numbers on the line today for the Nats!

Strikeout by Anibal Sanchez; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

The ignominious stats of the day are about what losing does. There are two big numbers on the line today for the Washington Nationals. The team is at 99 losses for the season, and they want to avoid their 100th loss for as long as they can. This is also the 21st salvage game in a series this season meaning the Nats have come into the final game of a series with a chance of getting swept. The team has been swept 11 times this season and want to avoid a dozen of those. Continue reading

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Game #151 Facing Sandy Alcantara again!

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The Washington Nationals have only missed Sandy Alcantara once this season in their series matchups with the Miami Marlins. Today will be the fifth and final time for 2022 that the Nats will have to face the Cy Young hopeful. Continue reading

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