Max Scherzer exits in the 4th inning with a leg issue; Nats give one away!

Posted on September 30, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Game #161 – Scherzer pursuing CY and Nats Trying to Tie Record for Most Wins (98)

Posted on September 30, 2017 by DonH

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Tonight is Max Scherzer’s night to shine against a Pittsburgh Pirates team he was an out away from a perfect game in 2015 until a hit-by-pitch changed it to a no-hitter — the first no-no of his illustrious career. Scherzer has done it all except hoist the World Series trophy, and with that in mind — this start should only be about using this game as a tune-up for the NLDS and the rest of the post-season.

There are personal milestones at stake for Scherzer who can still take back the club lead for the ERA crown which is currently held by Stephen Strasburg who moved into the lead on the Nats pitching staff with his 2.52 ERA while Scherzer is currently at 2.55. Gio Gonzalez has his start tomorrow but he can’t realistically surpass Strasburg’s mark. The Nationals “triumvirate” is the best 3 in baseball. Continue reading →

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A Strasburg gem with Zim huge game leads to 97th win!

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Game #160 features a trio of #1 picks

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Casey’s Mailbag #Nats Nats Nats Woooo!

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Casey Boguslaw

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Dusty betters last year with win #96 on a De Aza walk-off!

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Game #159 Could this be Edwin Jackson’s last appearance ever for the #Nats?

Posted on September 28, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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Roark gives up 6 runs and takes the loss; Trea on-base 5 times

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

When your speedy lead-off man is on-base 5 times and he only scores one run you know there’s an issue. Add to that Daniel Murphy was on-base 4 times and Michael Taylor was on base 3 times and you would think the Nationals scored double-digit runs. Well, the Nats scored 5 runs and it was not enough as Tanner Roark gave up 6 runs in 4 2/3 innings on 7 hits and 5 walks which included 3 lead-off walks in the 5 innings he started.

Roark actually had a 2-run lead and the Nationals could have blown the game wide open but Ryan Zimmerman struggled all night with runners on base including bases loaded and no outs. Zimmerman left 7 runners on base and went 0-for-5 with 3 strikeouts. In fact all Nats starters that played the full game got on-base at least 2-time except for Zimmerman. The Nats had 11 hits, 7 walks, and a HBP.

The Chicago Cubs finally sewed up the NL Central crown which finally sets the stage officially for the Nationals and Cubs showdown in the NLDS to begin on October 6th.

 

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Game #158 Final road game of the regular season; Roark’s final tune-up for the NLDS

Posted on September 27, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

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See Bryce walk; See Gio walk batters; See you tomorrow!

Posted on September 26, 2017 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The highlight of this game was Bryce Harper’s presence in the line-up which seemed like a present to Nats fans. Bryce had been on the disabled list for 45 days, and he will need more than tonight and 5 innings of work to be ready for the NLDS.

Unfortunately for Gio Gonzalez, he did not look good tonight, but he did limit the damage which could have been one run instead of three if Michael Taylor didn’t misread a ball in centerfield that scored runs two and three off of Gio.  The game ended 4-to-1 and the Nats just felt flat. Gio walked 5 batters over his 5 innings to go with 5 hits and an average of 21.8 pitches per inning which is not good.

On offense, the Nationals only managed four hits in the game. Credit to the Phillies who robbed a few hits from the Nats. The Nationals big blow was a blast from Howie Kendrick for the lone Nats run. Continue reading →

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