Game #30 the finale for the season with the Angels

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The sample sizes on the season are getting larger as we enter the 30th game of the season for the Washington Nationals. Josh Bell, Yadiel Hernandez, and Juan Soto are your team leaders in OPS with Bell on top at a .999 entering play today followed by the hottest player in baseball, Hernandez at .957 and Soto at .884. Continue reading

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More Rain and a Walk-off and a doubleheader sweep for Saturday’s MiLB Recap

Donovan Casey in Rochester, Photo by Ryan Morris for TalkNats

Rain, rain, rain. A day that was slated to have eight games played across the affiliates with doubleheaders for every team in the farm system turned into only two played in Rochester with more rain across the east coast. Continue reading
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Game #29 is another opportunity for Josiah Gray

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The Washington Nationals have their best starting pitcher, statistically speaking, on the mound tonight in Anaheim. Josiah Gray (3-2) enters with a 3.12 ERA in his sixth start of the season. Continue reading

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Three Rainouts and an extra innings loss for the Minor Leaguers for Friday’s Recap

It was a rainy day on the east coast. Three of the four affiliates had their game rained out. The only team to play was the Red Wings, who had, top prospect, Cade Cavalli on the mound. Continue reading
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Game #28 The Nationals face familiar friends in Anaheim!

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The Washington Nationals are in their final leg of this long western swing on this road trip. For this weekend, the Nats find themselves in Anaheim to face the Angels. There are some familiar faces on that team as Anthony Rendon, for the first time, will face the team that drafted him and had him as part of their World Series roster. Continue reading

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Jackson Rutledge Makes his Season Debut in Thursday’s Recap

Happy Cinco de Mayo and of the five games in the minors, the farm won four. Today was a pitching prospect frenzy.

The FredNats had a doubleheader headlined by Jackson Rutledge‘s season debut in Game 1. In Game 2, Rodney Theophile was on the bump looking to keep a sub-1 ERA (his ERA started the day at 0.86).

The Blue Rocks had Jake Irvin to try and respond to their loss in yesterday’s game.

Cole Henry and the Senators looked to get an edge in the series against the Baysox. The two have split the first two games.

The Red Wings were able to get their game in against the RailRiders after being rained out last night. Continue reading

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Game #27 This afternoon the Nats will complete their season series in Colorado!

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The word “complete” was an important word last night. Today, the Washington Nationals will complete their season series in Colorado. Last night, the Nats failed to put together their first 3-game winning streak. They still have a chance to win another series if they can prevail today. Continue reading

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May the 4th Be With You! Wednesday’s MiLB Recap

May the 4th be with you, and Happy Star Wars Day! On this fine Wednesday, the FredNats played their first game against the Hillcats due to a rainout last night. Wilmington is coming off an emotional walk-off win courtesy of Darren Baker on the night his dad, Dusty, won his 2,000th game as a major league manager. The Senators are also coming off a big win over the Baysox. The Red Wings couldn’t get their game in due to rain in Rochester. Continue reading
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Game #26 Nats are hoping to keep up the scoring!

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We are back to the top of the Washington Nationals rotation once again as Patrick Corbin, the Opening Day starter, takes the mound tonight for his sixth start of the 2022 season. He is a veteran pitcher who played most of  his career in the NL West, and this will be his 14th start in Coors Field in Colorado. His career ERA there is 5.91, but it is a mixed bag of successes and failures there. Last year, Corbin pitched 6.0 innings of 2-run baseball for one of his good starts there. Continue reading

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Alu and Gushue Steal the Show in Tuesday’s MiLB Recap and Darren Baker with a walk-off!

It’s Tuesday, and that means the minor league affiliates started a new series.

The FredNats are on the road in Lynchburg to take on the Hillcats.

Wilmington is hosting the Bowling Green Hot Rods with Mitchell Parker on the bump to start the series off.

The Harrisburg Senators are away for the week and they’ll go up against the Bowie Baysox.

And lasty, the Wings are home for the second week in a row and they’ll butt heads with the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders till Sunday. Continue reading

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