by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
by Andrew Lang
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 Washington Nationals have a chance for the rare sweep today to wrap-up their series with the Marlins at Nationals Park. Immediately after the game, the Nats head to Chicago with a day-off ahead of Friday afternoon’s game at Wrigley Field.
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