Game #143 starts the final series with Miami!

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Stan4Nats
MIAMI, FL | Josh Bell delivers the game winning 2-run home run in 2021; Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

The Washington Nationals needed a clutch hit from Josh Bell yesterday, and they got a pinch-hit 3-run homer that gave the Nats a win. Several Nats stepped up in that 9th inning including Bell, Robert Hassell III, CJ Abrams, James Wood, Daylen Lile, and Brady House.

For the Nats today, Cade Cavalli gets his first start in Miami. Hopefully, he can replicate what he did in his first Nats’ start of his season.

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Nats Upcoming Battles With Division Rivals Highlight W/L Urgency

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Stan4Nats
Photo by Andrew Lang for TalkNats

The Washington Nationals find themselves staring down the most consequential stretch of their season with just 20 games remaining. The margin for error is razor-thin, and every series, and every win will make a difference in how the Nats are judged.

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Will Jake Irvin ever be a viable starter again?

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Postgamer #142: Nats Rally In The Ninth To Win The Series At Wrigley: A Recap

Posted on September 8, 2025 by Ryan MacReynolds
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As a longtime DC sports maniac, I’m just on cloud nine right now. I just got to witness the Washington Commanders football team take down a division opponent, and then the Washington Nationals pulled a miracle comeback in the ninth inning to win a road series against a contender. All seemed lost when the Cubs’ flame-throwing closer Daniel Palenica entered the game, until Robert Hassell III and Josh Bell went yard to give the Nationals an improbable lead, and three outs later, it was a tremendous victory.

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A rare series win in Wrigley comes via a 5-run 9th inning!

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
The Cubs “L” for loss flag is hoisted; Photo by Michael Daalder for TalkNats

Baseball will tear your heart out, and on this day, it was Chicago’s fans on the north-side who were stunned as the Nats scored five unanswered runs in the 9th inning to tag a blown save on the Cubs closer. The Nats exited Wrigley with a 6-3 win — and a series win.

Up until the 9th inning, the Nats amassed just one run, three hits, no walks, and a real lack of energy. Then the struggling Robert Hassell III cranked an oppo lead-off homer in the 9th inning on a three-quarter wedge swing. How it got out with the wind blowing in was a pleasant surprise. The next batter was CJ Abrams who got a room service single via a swinging bunt. All of a sudden, the Nats woke up. James Wood worked a 3-2 walk, and then Josh Bell pinch-hit for Riley Adams and cranked a 3-run homer that landed just over the wall in that homer basket for a 2-run lead. Daylen Lile then tripled, and Brady House hit his second Sac Fly of the game to give us the final score of a 6-3 Nants’ win.

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Game #142 Nats can win this series in Chicago!

Posted on September 7, 2025 by Andrew Lang
Photo by Michael Daalder for TalkNats

The Washington Nationals needed a great Brad Lord start, and he delivered with some great defense behind him. Lord turned in 5 2/3 innings of 1-run baseball along with scoreless bullpen work, and a Daylen Lile homer, to get the Nats a 2-1 win in Wrigley Field yesterday. That win gives the Nats a shot to take this series with a Curly W today.

For the Nats today, it is the second start of Andrew Alvarez‘s MLB career. Hopefully, he can replicate the magic he had in his debut start. He won’t have CJ Stubbs catching him as he did when the duo combined for a scoreless outing on Monday in Nats Park. By the way, Stubbs smashed two homers yesterday for Triple-A Rochester.

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Davey Johnson always got more with less, a baseball legend. RIP

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When Davey Johnson went from special assistant to the General Manager to take over midseason in 2011 as the manager of the Washington Nationals, the team would go to places they had never been before: The Playoffs. In 2012, the Nats stunned the baseball world by not only winning the NL East — they also set a franchise record with 98 wins in the regular season.

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Game #141 The Nats need the aces Lord

Posted on September 6, 2025 by Andrew Lang
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The Washington Nationals suffered through another Jake Irvin dud last night. He couldn’t overcome a 2-out double that just missed James Wood‘s glove and unraveled on the mound once again in a first inning. You have to wonder if interim-GM Mike DeBartolo will shutdown Irvin for the remainder of the season that only has him scheduled for four more starts.

Now the hope today is that Brad Lord finds his previous success and locks-in for this start at Wrigley Field. The Nats only have 22-games remaining in this season and just seven series. The Nats only have 56-wins at this point in the season, and now must go 7-15 or better to avoid 100-losses. A winning month of September should be the goal with about 3 weeks remaining on this 2025 season. How close can the Nats get to the 72 wins that Vegas set for their Over/Under?

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Game #140 Nats are in windy Wrigley for a Friday afternoon game!

Posted on September 5, 2025 by Stan4Nats
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The Washington Nationals have a weekend series in Wrigley Field, and it is starter Jake Irvin‘s turn to keep the Nats’ modest 3-game winning streak moving forward. We will see if Irvin is up to the task to follow what Andrew Alvarez, Cade Cavalli, and Mitchell Parker accomplished in their turns in the rotation this week.

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The Jekyll and Hyde season for the Washington Nationals

Posted on September 4, 2025 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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