Category Archives: InGame

This weekend series in the desert continues for the Washington Nationals as the newly crowned NL Pitcher of the Month pitches for the Washington Nationals tonight against the Diamondbacks. For Stephen Strasburg, he gets to take the mound in Max … Continue reading →

The Nationals are in Phoenix, Arizona for a weekend series against the Diamondbacks. With yesterday’s day-off, the team could have reseeded their rotation, but they appear to have decided to keep the rotation in the order it has been in, … Continue reading →

This Washington Nationals series with the Braves wraps up today tied 1-to-1. Last week, the Nationals had Patrick Corbin, Max Scherzer, and Anibal Sanchez lined-up for this series which was hailed as an advantage for the Nationals in this key … Continue reading →

When Erick Fedde was optioned to the Minor Leagues after the doubleheader last Wednesday, he was told that it was a strategic move to bolster the lineup since the Nats would not need a 5th starter until Tuesday August 6th … Continue reading →

A week ago it looked like the Nationals were lining up their number one ace, Max Scherzer, for a start in this Braves series to be bookended by Patrick Corbin today and Anibal Sanchez on Wednesday. Now it looks all … Continue reading →

The Nationals have not been in a 3-game losing streak since the end of May before the team got red-hot. The combination of bad pitching and “cold” bats has been rearing its ugly heads again. With Joe Ross technically in … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the strategy to beat an ace like Hyun-Jin Ryu was to “small ball”  him and wear him down, and the Nationals did that to knock him out of the game at 6 2/3 innings in a 1-1 tie. The … Continue reading →

The Vegas line has the Dodgers as overwhelming favorites tonight as Hyun-Jin Ryu goes for the visitors versus Anibal Sanchez. It is Ryu who owns the lowest ERA in baseball as he averages one run per start. There is one … Continue reading →

The last time we saw Max Scherzer on a mound was on July 6th in an Expos uniform as he masterfully pitched a 7.0 inning shutout with 11 strikeouts. Little did we know, he was suffering from back pain which … Continue reading →

In the second game of this doubleheader, manager Dave Martinez said he hoped that Patrick Corbin could give him 21 outs (7 innings) tonight. That would certainly help a bullpen that covered 5.0 innings this afternoon in the first game … Continue reading →