All players want those games where you single-handedly lead your team to victory and earn a Gatorade shower!

Posted on May 8, 2026 by Andrew Lang
When was the last time Keibert Ruiz got a Gatorade bath? Photo by Marideth Sandler/TalkNats

Every player dreams of getting a Gatorade shower in a postgame celebration. The tradition is credited to the 1984 New York Giants and nose tackle Jim Burt who drenched his head coach after a key victory. Those moments rarely happen in sports. The unwritten rule is that you must single-handedly carry your team to a victory to earn the dousing. Yesterday, Keibert Ruiz did just that in a 7-5 win by the Washington Nationals.

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Postgamer #38: Strong team effort gives the Nats their first home series win of 2026: A recap

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds
Photo by Bailey Accorto for TalkNats

The Nationals, after six tries, have finally won a home series in the Blake Butera era!! The Nats had to get a little bit scrappy in this one. With an electric offensive performance by Keibert Ruiz and a stout effort from back of the bullpen, that was enough to carry the squad to a 7-5 victory this afternoon, capturing the three-game series against the Twins.

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Game #38 Nats have a series to win!

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
Photo by Andrew Lang/TalkNats

The Washington Nationals had a lot to smile about yesterday. To go three innings with no baserunners to score 15-runs over the next five innings was the high octane offense the Nats had been waiting for in the past week. While the final score showed they only needed three runs to win, it was nice to see a laugher by the end in a 15-2 obliteration of the Twins pitching staff.

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Postgamer #37: Nats offense explodes to trounce the Twins: A Recap

Posted on May 7, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds
Photo by Sol Tucker for TalkNats

The Nationals scored zero runs over the first three innings of tonight’s game against Minnesota, and in their remaining five offensive frames, scored 15. For those who don’t want to do that math, the Nats’ offense averaged three runs an inning over innings 4-8. Such an offensive outburst was accompanied by a stellar pitching performance, with Miles Mikolas picking up his first win as a Nat, Mitchell Parker retiring all eight batters he faced, and Zak Kent tossing an (almost) perfect ninth inning in his team debut. All of this came together to give the good guys a 15-2 victory to even the series with Minnesota at one apiece.

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Game #37 Mikolas tries to get the Nats even

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
Photo by Jake Stephens/TalkNats

The Washington Nationals had Cade Cavalli on the mound last night for the first game in the series. Cavalli just didn’t have his swing-and-miss pitch, and the game as well as his defense just got away. Cavalli’s own fielding error led to three unearned runs. Those unearned runs made it 30 through the Nats’ 36th game. That is 0.83 free runs per game on average. The Nats lead baseball in the most unearned runs and lead MLB with 33 errors. The next closest team has 25 errors.

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Game #36 Nats have inter-league baseball

Posted on May 5, 2026 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears
Photo by Marlene Koenig/TalkNats

The Washington Nationals open up a 3-game series in inter-league play against the Minnesota Twins at Nationals Park. Cade Cavalli starts this series on an extra day of rest, courtesy of a scheduled day-off on the calendar yesterday.

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A post-April look at the Nationals’ organizational depth chart, and who we should know

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds

Since we don’t have any baseball to enjoy today (at least from our organization), I wanted to take this opportunity to do a deep dive at every position and just take a look at what the Nationals have at every spot and every level, from the Washington Nationals on down to the Fredericksburg Nationals. I’ll warn everyone right off the bat, if you’re not a numbers person, this may not be the article for you. Stats junkies, on the other hand, welcome to paradise, my friends! I am going to do as much as I can to keep my opinions out and let the numbers speak for themselves, but as closely as I’m attempting to cover the minor leagues in tandem with the big league squad this season, I think it’s important to do this a couple of times throughout the year to give you all a better idea of who these guys might be. Last note, the positions I assign each player to are my best estimate or projection. Most guys are versatile and could be at a completely new spot any given week, so don’t worry too much over that. I hope you guys enjoy!

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Washington Nationals Players Making an Early Impact in 2026

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Stan4Nats

The early weeks of the 2026 season haven’t answered many long-term questions for the Washington Nationals — yet. That was never really the expectation. What they’ve done, though, is offer a clearer sense of direction. You can start to see where things might be heading, even if the picture isn’t fully formed yet.

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Nearing the 1/4 pole, an assessment of the 2026 Nats

Posted on May 4, 2026 by Andrew Lang

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Postgamer #35: Nats pitch their way to a salvage victory, clinch season series over Milwaukee: A recap

Posted on May 3, 2026 by Ryan MacReynolds

The Washington Nationals didn’t get a whole lot of production from the offense this afternoon, but they sure didn’t need more than three runs. The young coaching staff had quite the strategy cooked up this afternoon from a pitching standpoint, and a combination of PJ Poulin, Zack Littell, Mitchell Parker, Gus Varland, and Richard Lovelady executed it to perfection, leading the Nats to the 3-2 victory in today’s salvage game.

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