by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
This is, unfortunately, not Howie do it.
The Washington Nationals bullpen failed late again as Wander Suero served up a two-out RBI double in the ninth inning, and despite loading the bases with one out, the Nats couldn’t tie the game against old friend Felipe Vazquez. Continue reading
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Each team has traded places in this series with blown saves in the bullpen. Yesterday, it was the Washington Nationals finishing on top of the Pittsburgh Pirates in an exciting close game. Today’s game is the final game between these two teams in Nationals Park for the season. Of course they will face each other in mid-August for a four-game series in PNC Park. What is on the line is a series win. Continue reading
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Yesterday’s underperformer became today’s star as Adam Eaton with 2 outs in the 8th inning hit a game tying home run and Howie Kendrick followed Eaton with a home run to win the game. Eaton finished the game going 3-for-4 and was the offensive star. It took a tense 9th inning save for Sean Doolittle to seal the win. It happened to be Doolittle’s first save of 2019. Wander Suero who pitched a 1-2-3 eighth inning got the win. Anibal Sanchez pitched 7.0 full innings of 2-run baseball and pitched well enough to win, but Chris Archer was a little bit better. The Pirates lost this game from their bullpen just like the Nationals have done a few times this year. Nats fans can certainly commiserate and look no further than last night for the Nats who took a one run lead into the 8th inning. Continue reading
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The Pirates arrived in Washington, D.C. at 4 a.m. and got to sleep Friday morning in their hotel rooms as the sun was coming up. With the game later that day, they looked fresher than the Washington Nationals who had a day-off on Thursday. Several Nats players used their day-off to be fans at the Washington Capitals playoff game including Adam Eaton who was the “Fan of the Game” and you have to wonder if he slept at all given the way he played yesterday. Continue reading
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The Nationals got a 7.0 inning 1-run gem out of Patrick Corbin, and Anthony Rendon put the Nats up 2-1 on a home run which looked like the game winner until manager Dave Martinez summoned reliever Tony Sipp to pitch the 8th inning and he was not up to the task. By the time the top of the 8th inning ended, the score was 3-2 in favor of the Pirates, but that is also where we saw a big mistake when Adam Eaton airmailed a throw allowing two baserunners to get into scoring position. It did not take long for them to score. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Anthony Rendon hit his second home run of the game to tie it at 3-to-3. Continue reading
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Tell us if you have heard this one before: There’s rain in the forecast! Maybe the rain will hold off long enough to get the game in. This is Juan Soto Bobblehead night, and a highly sought after collectible as this is Soto’s first bobblehead. There are already listings on eBay for more than the ticket prices as the profiteers are already posting them before they have them in-hand. Soto had the original design redone to add a smile as Nats VP Mike Shane told the story during the season plan holder “Hot Stove” event in January which we covered at that time. Continue reading
When you have the name Sterling Sharp, there is certainly a familiar ring to it. It’s the same name with a different spelling as the former All-Pro wide receiver who now appears on several football shows. This Sterling Sharp is in the Washington Nationals system as a starting pitcher for the Harrisburg Senators. The 23-year-old was the Washington Nationals 22nd round pick of the 2016 MLB draft from Drury University. Sharp grew up in the Detroit area and instead of relocating to a warmer climate in the off-season, he still makes his home in the same area. He had an idea of giving back to his community, and with the help his agent, girlfriend and family he has launched a charitable effort with Detroit PAL for the youth in Detroit to embrace baseball which is the sport that Sharp grew up loving, and now is what he gets to do full-time. Continue reading
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The Washington Nationals now have a winning record with this win and move above .500. They crushed the Phillies behind a 6.0 inning shutout by Jeremy Hellickson. The final score in this game was 15-1. With this win, the Nationals have now won two consecutive series as they head back home with a rested bullpen as they take advantage of a much needed day-off tomorrow. Continue reading
Juan Soto hits the game winning HR; Bryce Harper in the background
Last night was one of those nights in baseball that proves that it is never over until it’s over. At one point the Nationals were behind by five runs and then they chipped away to a point that they were trailing by one run in the 9th inning with two outs. Victor Robles and his team were down to their last strike when the rookie struck gold with his bat emblazoned with the gold “©” produced in Philadelphia (Norristown) by Chandler Bats, and that 32 ounce bat smashed that 5 ¼ ounce Rawlings baseball 394 feet at 102 mph and in turn tied the game at the time to make it possible for the Nats to win it in the 10th inning on a Juan Soto 3-run blast over the rightfield foul pole. Continue reading
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