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A 6-0 laugher almost got away; Jon Lester wins his 1st with power from Schwarber and Trea!

The Washington Nationals split this doubleheader today, and are a win away tomorrow from legitimately being back in the pennant race. The Nats won 6-2, but the bullpen had to be pushed because the Mets had two runners on-base in … Continue reading

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Game #68 when one winning streaks ends, another begins!

This winning streak ended at five games, and the formula of scoring one run did not work again. In the second game of this doubleheader, the Nats will go with lefty Jon Lester. The Mets are set to throw a … Continue reading

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Game #67 first game of the doubleheader!

This is the first of the two 7-inning games set for this Manfredian doubleheader. After last night’s walk-off, you have to wonder what the Washington Nationals can do for an encore. Of course, mother nature looks like she can fiddle … Continue reading

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Yan Gomes walks-it-off for a Nats winner 1-0; Fedde goes 7 innings of zero run baseball!

The Washington Nationals winning streak went to 5 games after this walk-off winner courtesy of Yan Gomes after Erick Fedde threw 7.0 innings of shutout baseball. That RISP hit by Gomes to drive in Juan Soto was the only run … Continue reading

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Game #66 has the series we all circled on the calendar!

Has their been a bigger 4-game series than this one for the Washington Nationals? Kind of a no excuses game as far as the rosters matchup here with injuries on both sides, and the Nats will not face the Mets … Continue reading

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Josh Bell rung up the 1st career win for Paolo Espino at age 34!

With this Washington Nationals win today, not only did the 34 year old Paolo Espino earn his first career win; it also was another series sweep for the Nats as they  improved to 30-35 with this 4-game winning streak. With … Continue reading

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Game #65 for today, Paolo Espino takes Max Scherzer’s spot in the rotation

Today was supposed to be Max Scherzer‘s turn in the rotation, but he was scratched and placed on the 10-day IL yesterday with groin inflammation. In his place, RHP Paolo Espino will pitch as deep as he can in this … Continue reading

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A Corbin gem, great defense, Yan Gomes grand slam = a Nats win!

The Washington Nationals got into the dreaded bases loaded spot where they have struggled to a .143 batting average entering this game, and this time put together back-to-back hits from Josh Harrison and a grand slam by Yan Gomes to … Continue reading

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Game #64 The #Nats lose another legend as Max Scherzer heads to the IL, and after 2 yrs, Justin Miller returns!

The IL claimed another Washington Nationals victim as RHP Max Scherzer joins a long list that includes star RHP Stephen Strasburg, top reliever Daniel Hudson, and even some on the star prospects on the minor league side like RHP Jackson … Continue reading

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The Nats take care of business behind Kyle Schwarber’s bat!

As we celebrated the 246th birthday of the US Army, there were more than helicopters flying over Nationals Park after the quartet of helo’s were a pre-game warmup for the crescendo as Kyle Schwarber smashed the game-winning home run in … Continue reading

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