A Max Scherzer gem; A Soto blast; And the Phillies don’t do the little things!

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This game lived up to the expectations of dueling aces on the mound, and it was Max Scherzer who bested Zack Wheeler for the Curly W in a 2-1 game, and Scherzer’s 180th career win. Both pitchers went into the 8th inning of this game which is something you rarely see. The game winning RBI game from a Juan Soto solo oppo bomb. Out of the bullpen with four outs to get to seal the victory, Daniel Hudson and Brad Hand finished the game off in the bullpen. Continue reading

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Game #54 The Nats are in Philly for a huge 3-game series!

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What a way to start a weekend series against your closest geographical rival with your best pitcher going against their best pitcher. We can put names to those nouns — the Washington Nationals have Max Scherzer going up against the Phillies’ best pitcher in Zack Wheeler. Both teams are under .500 and just 2 ½ games separated in the standings. Continue reading

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Nats Head to Philly Looking to Switch Places in the Standings!

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Expert’s Tips on MLB Futures Odds and Games

 

In sports betting, anything that can be predicted, more likely, there’s a couple of odds available for you to wager on. Such odds often take as far as the following season, despite the ongoing season in its early quarter. Bettors are now starting to make plans to wager on the next season, called MLB Futures. Continue reading

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Game #53 the Nats need ace Corbin in this one!

Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

This four-game series for the Washington Nationals concludes today in an early afternoon finale at Truist Park. The Nats are up 2-1 in this series and will face another starting lefty in this one. The Braves lead the season series 6-3, and this game looms large for both teams. The Braves originally had Ian Anderson scheduled to start this game, and they moved him to tomorrow and changed their starter to TBD then announced they would call-up Tucker Davidson to make a spot start. Continue reading

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Jon Lester sets up the Nats to win it!

Truist Park, Atlanta Georgia; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

On short-rest, Jon Lester gave it everything he had over 5 2/3 innings and 87 hard fought pitches to hold the Braves to just one run. Lester exited with a 3-1 lead that was blown by a combination of Tanner Rainey and Daniel Hudson, but Hudson redeemed himself for a perfect 8th inning to keep it a 3-3 tie until Yan Gomes slugged a 426 foot bomb to put the Nats up for good for the win behind a Brad Hand save. Continue reading

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Game #52 Jon Lester set to pitch tonight on short rest!

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Desperate times call for desperate measures, and the depleted Nats will pitch Jon Lester tonight on three day’s rest. Because of last Friday’s rainout, the Nats needed to improvise for a starter for this game. Lester only threw 74 pitches in the game, and became the natural choice for manager Dave Martinez to do this for the team even though Lester has only pitched once in the last 10 years on short rest. Also, Martinez will rest the “hot” Ryan Zimmerman and go with Josh Bell tonight in the cleanup spot. Continue reading

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Juan Soto powers the Nats to victory after Stephen Strasburg leaves at 1 1/3 innings…….

Winner’s Circle; Photo by Marlene Koenig for TalkNats

It has been a while since we have seen the Washington Nationals winner’s circle! The 5-game losing streak is over! Unfortunately, Stephen Strasburg left the game with tightness in this right trapezius muscle which is between the neck and shoulder. Austin Voth carried the Nats lead into the 5th inning, and Wander Suero, Daniel Hudson, and Brad Hand had to pick up a lot of pitches in this one. Continue reading

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Game #51 The Nats have to get it just right!

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Getting aggressive when the game calls for patience has been part of the problem for the Washington Nationals. Last night in the first inning, Braves’ pitcher Charlie Morton had thrown 7 straight pitches out of the zone. With runners on second base and first base with one out in a 3-0 count, Josh Bell swung at an inside fastball but swung late. The ball was popped up to the left side for an easy second out, and Morton locked in from there and finished the next batter off with three quick strikes to finish the inning. Nobody knows what would have happened if Bell showed the patience to see what the 3-1 pitch would have been. Continue reading

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The illusions of grandeur on a sell-off is never a sure thing!

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There is a cautionary tale here about deadline trades, and the illusions of grandeur that the Washington Nationals could pull off even a deadline trade. While there are lottery picks that pan out, the last time the Nats got a top prospect in a trade was moving Matt Capps for Wilson Ramos back in 2010. Trades like that rarely ever materialize. Why do fans want to trash the current team and sell-off? Rewind back to 2018 when the team was last in a position to sell-off, and you will see that it is usually a grand disappointment. Continue reading

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