Author Archives: Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

Game #145 wraps up Braves for the season

The Washington Nationals had already clinched the season series with the Atlanta Braves by winning 7-games. But still, losing to them last night by a final score of 12-0 was nothing to feel good about. Poor defense started the mess … Continue reading

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Game #144 is a huge game for the Braves

The Washington Nationals are back home with a 2-game set against the Braves, a team in a fight for the final Wild Card spot. The Mets are rooting hard for the Nationals to help them. Of course, next week the … Continue reading

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Game #143 after a doubleheader sweep

The Washington Nationals had not played in a doubleheader since May 14 in Chicago, and they had not swept a doubleheader since April 19 of 2022 against Arizona. In fact, last year on April 29, the Pirates swept the Nats … Continue reading

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Game #142 is the second game of the doubleheader

The Washington Nationals got a very nice win this afternoon led by DJ Herz‘s five scoreless innings with no hits. Dylan Crews carried the offense with a home run, double, walk, two RBIs and two runs scored. With the unexpected … Continue reading

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Game #141 The Little Things Matter

The Washington Nationals came out swinging and took a quick 3-0 lead. Then they failed at the little things, and their lead quickly evaporated and boiled over into a 9-4 loss. After a rain-out on Friday, the Nats have a … Continue reading

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Game #140 begins 4-games in Pittsburgh

The Washington Nationals had yesterday’s game won until they didn’t. Another case of the wins can’t be counted until final score is determined in the end. The Nats suffered another 1-run loss in extra innings. The value of 1-run and … Continue reading

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Game #139 Nats go for the sweep

The Washington Nationals took care of business last night in Miami and will now try to secure a 2-game sweep in this quick series. After tonight’s game, the Nationals will fly through the night to Pittsburgh. This is a sad … Continue reading

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Game #138 Nats are in Miami for a 2-game series

The Washington Nationals had chances on Friday and Saturday night for walk-offs, and then were blown-out on Sunday. That happens, and with a day-off yesterday — the team is back at work today in Miami. These are the final 25 … Continue reading

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One step backwards, and two steps forward

Through six innings, yesterday’s game was actually close. Mitchell Parker earned a quality start by giving up three earned runs. The problem was that his own defense, and the rest of his infielders had their share of issues fielding and … Continue reading

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Game #137 has September callups and brings Dusty Baker back to Nats Park as a fan

The Washington Nationals had chances on Friday and Saturday night for walk-offs. There was no final celebration for the home team as they couldn’t get the final hit to win. Maybe the issue is they lost it on mistakes earlier … Continue reading

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