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Game #160 Scherzer named Wild Card starter; Kurt Suzuki is back!

The schedule makers set the last series of the season for the Nationals to host the Cleveland Indians, and they created a meaningful series for the 160th game. The Indians are in third place for the Wild Card in the … Continue reading

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Game #159 The 5-game series finale, Phils flirting with .500, and Nats 90-win goals!

There are so many numbers wrapped up in today’s outcome of the 19th and final meeting between the Washington Nationals and the Philadelphia Phillies this season. If the Nationals are fortunate enough to win their 90th game today, they would simultaneously … Continue reading

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Game #158 Finally, the Nats give Tony and Trea a day-off after 110+

The players all talked about some of the reasons for the Nats miraculous comeback in the season and overwhelmingly they said that the philosophy of “Let’s go One-and-O every day” that was the 2019 mantra of manager Dave Martinez resonated with … Continue reading

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Game #157 Max Scherzer knows a thing about winning!

What started during Spring Training as a mission, a postseason berth could become a reality for the Washington Nationals tonight if Max Scherzer gets the win and the Cubs lose in their game in Pittsburgh. While the Nats can only … Continue reading

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Game #156 It is doubleheader day; Joe Ross for the first game!

There seemed to be a tight-lipped nature as to the ongoing status of pitcher Joe Ross who last pitched on September 2nd and was shutdown for what was reported to be forearm pain he experienced in a bullpen session before … Continue reading

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Game #155 The Nats open their 5-game series against the Phillies

As baseball’s regular season winds down to its final week, the Washington Nationals want to be one of the remaining ten teams that advances to the postseason. As summer is over, we are officially in autumn, and inching closer to … Continue reading

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Game #154 Time to get greedy and think “SWEEP” in Miami!

When you are winning series, your team is taking care of business. There are times to get greedy and want a sweep. The Washington Nationals really could use this win today to get them to 86 games which would get … Continue reading

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Game #153 Stephen Strasburg wants #18 tonight!

There was a time when it looked like Stephen Strasburg was going to win 20-games this season, but in order for pitchers to be credited with a win, it is very dependent on run support, their bullpen and other factors. … Continue reading

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Game #152 Anibal Sanchez is back where it all started for him!

For Anibal Sanchez, he has two regular season starts remaining, and none bigger than tonight, and we will say the same thing on Wednesday when he makes his next start. Every game will feel like a “must win” for the … Continue reading

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Game #151 The hometown Scherzer in a key start!

When Max Scherzer was born in St. Louis in 1984, the Cardinals were two years removed from a World Series win. As Scherzer grew up in the area, the Cardinals went through those gut-punch years of 8 exits from the … Continue reading

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