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Game #16 for the Nats is packed with roster moves and issues with the starting rotation!

There were already going to be roster moves today as Will Harris pitched on Tuesday in a sim practice, and was re-evaluated yesterday. If he felt ready to go, Harris would be activated from the 10-day IL to the roster … Continue reading

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Game #15 Anibal Sanchez has to click into place! His analytics tell a story. Rosters moves coming tomorrow!

It is time for Anibal Sanchez to click into place for the Washington Nationals. He has been the weak link in the starting rotation so far with an 0-2 record and a 7.84 ERA. Small sample sizes tend to distort, … Continue reading

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Game #14 Nats have to hope Max Scherzer is good to go!

When you score 16 runs in a game, you want to show that your offense can score a lot of runs again. Before last night, the Nats had been on a 2.9 runs per game pace. Obviously that 16-run outburst … Continue reading

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Game #13 exposes what has gone wrong and right so far; Nats have first game away from Nats Park!

Does it feel like the Nats are still in Spring Training mode? It feels like a lack of urgency. Using the struggling Sean Doolittle in a key spot on Saturday was a flashback to Doolittle on August 9th to August … Continue reading

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Game #11 last night didn’t go well and Voth has to be the stopper!

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Last night was an awful night for baseball in Washington, D.C. It was not a competitive game, and manager Dave Martinez waved the white flag when the score ballooned over 8-0. … Continue reading

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Game #10 Nats have the Orioles in D.C.

The Nats have a 3-game weekend series against the Orioles in Nationals Park (weather permitting). The difference a few days make. O’s fans were talking about PLAYOFFS after a 5-2 start to the season, but then the Marlins ripped through … Continue reading

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Game #9 Max Scherzer gets a key start against the rival Mets!

This is a quick two-game series against the Mets with eight more games to go to finish their 2020 season matchups. Neither team yesterday looked like their projected 2020 rosters due to injuries and opt-outs. Juan Soto still has not … Continue reading

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Game #8 Patrick Corbin is on the mound to get baseball going again in Washington D.C.!

It has been a while since the Washington Nationals have had a game. They have won two games in a row and had some momentum going as the bats, the starters, and the bullpen all put it together at the … Continue reading

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Game #7 finale of Blue Jays and Nats as Ryu and Fedde square off!

The Nats will be the road team again in this series of four games became played as a home/road series in Nationals Park. The Nats know today’s Blue Jays starter well in Hyun Jin Ryu as they faced him many … Continue reading

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Game #6 Blue Jays are the home team in Nats Park; Scherzer against Blue Jays #1 prospect! Soto status waits for clearance!

There is great anticipation that Juan Soto will be cleared to play tonight after manager Dave Martinez during his pre-game presser yesterday said that Soto has now had two back-to-back negatives through the MLB lab for his COVID tests. The … Continue reading

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