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Game #27 is an afternoon getaway game! Davey Martinez becomes the Nats longest tenured manager!

This is an afternoon game on a getaway day for both teams. The Washington Nationals need to win this one to salvage a game from this series. The Braves have relied on a grand slam in each game as the … Continue reading

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Game #26 when one winning streak ends, another winning streak can begin!

In a Major League season, winning streaks come and go. The Washington Nationals four game winning streak ended last night essentially at the point when the opposing pitcher turned a 2-0 deficit into a 6-0 hole with a grand slam … Continue reading

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Game #25 has the Nats with Joe Ross and waiting on the status of Juan Soto!

The Washington Nationals have another series with the Atlanta Braves. The first time they faced each other in 2021, the game ended on a Juan Soto walk-off single in a slugfest. Now we wait for the news on Soto as … Continue reading

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Game #24 Do you know where your Washington Nationals are?

It’s the morning of May 2nd. Do you know where your Washington Nationals are? [Looks at the NL East standings….] uh, first place. Some were counting the Nats out just two weeks ago as the media were talking seriously about trading … Continue reading

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Game #23 needs Patrick Corbin to be aces!

Last night’s game had the original Mr. Walk-Off, Ryan Zimmerman, ready to pinch-hit for Alex Avila. But Kyle Schwarber made sure that nobody else had to bat in that game. He took care of business and has to be Mr. … Continue reading

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Game #22 is Jon Lester’s debut with the Nats!

After COVID struck the team just before Opening Day, it wreaked havoc on Jon Lester who had to go back to Spring Training mode to ramp his arm strength back up. Here we are 30-days later, and Lester is ready … Continue reading

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Game #21 wraps up this 2-game series in Dunedin

The lineup cards are changing daily these days. Tonight’s card has Hernan Perez in rightfield and batting in a game for the first time in 9 days. Starting pitchers bat with more regularity than Perez has this season. Manager Dave … Continue reading

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Game #20 takes Ryan Zimmerman to his 34th MLB stadium!

For Ryan Zimmerman, he has seen a lot of history since he entered the league to make his debut in 2005. This will be the 34th stadium for Zimmerman to play an MLB game once he officially enters a game … Continue reading

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Game #19 wraps up the first series with the Mets!

The Washington Nationals wrap up their first series of the season with the Mets, and the winner of this game gets the bragging rights for the first series. The NL East is separated by only 1.0 game of 1st Place … Continue reading

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Game #18 Nats add all the lefties they can to the lineup!

For Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez, his lineup is certainly challenged with Juan Soto on the 10-day IL. Add in the issues with Josh Bell and Kyle Schwarber, and you have .147 and .186 for batting averages in the key … Continue reading

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