Category Archives: Games

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Game #57 Back home for first series against the Phillies

Posted on June 2, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

A happy flight home from LAX on Wednesday with an early Thursday arrival in Washington, D.C. was followed by a much-needed day off work. Today is the first game of 2023 against the rival Phillies, and separated by just 1.0 … Continue reading →

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Game #56 The mistakes that don’t show up in the box score!

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

It is just a broken record this week on the three losses — that it is not only the errors that show up in the box score, but also the misplays and miss-reads that don’t show up with the “E” … Continue reading →

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Game #55 Nationals mistakes are costly!

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

We say it all the time that the Washington Nationals just are not good enough at this point in the their rebuild to make unforced errors and survive it. On Sunday, it was a grounder through the wickets on Dom … Continue reading →

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Game #54 The Nats are back in L.A. for NL baseball!

Posted on May 29, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals looked like they were ready to celebrate their first series win since August of 2021 in yesterday’s game, but it was not meant to be. From a MacKenzie Gore 7.0 inning gem and a 2-1 lead into … Continue reading →

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Game #53 is huge for the Nats! Also big prospect news!

Posted on May 28, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals notched another come-from-behind win last night in Kansas City. This team is playing exciting baseball, and tomorrow they will reach the one-third mark in the season. Since that trip to l’étoile du nord, “the star of the … Continue reading →

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Game #52 The Nats bats came alive last night in a KC masterpiece!

Posted on May 27, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals authored a KC masterpiece with a relentless offensive explosion last night scoring 12-runs, and led by a 6-for-6 performance by Luis Garcia. All of a sudden, he is batting .288, and he tied Anthony Rendon for the … Continue reading →

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Game #51 Nats in Kansas City

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals are back on the road, and woke up today in Kansas City, Missouri for a weekend series against the Royals. Tonight, it is Patrick Corbin on the mound with the hopes of getting back in the win … Continue reading →

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Series preview: Nationals vs Royals

Posted on May 26, 2023 by Ben Belford-Peltzman

The Washington Nationals are set to play an unfamiliar opponent as they prepare to face-off with the Kansas City Royals for three games. Washington last visited Kaufman Stadium seven years ago, as these teams barely play.

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Game #50 will determine this series winner and standings movement!

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals have a golden opportunity to win another series with a win today. A lot of the outcome could come on the arm of Jake Irvin who up until 4 1/3 innings ago had an 0.84 ERA and … Continue reading →

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Game #49 Trevor Williams gets to face his boyhood team!

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Stephen G. "Ghost" Mears

The Washington Nationals showed their never give-up play on the field as they tied up the game 3-3 late last night, but the bullpen and a bizarre defensive play cost them another win. It was CJ Abrams as the Nats … Continue reading →

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