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Game #85 DJ Herz will stay in the rotation

The Washington Nationals played a clean game of baseball on Saturday and won. Yesterday, they were back to sloppiness and bad decisions and lost a game they should have won. The atmosphere in Nationals Park felt like a playoff game … Continue reading

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Game #84 The James Wood debut mirrors Juan Soto’s first start!

The Washington Nationals have James Wood batting 6th and playing left field in the lineup tonight for his MLB debut. In 2018, manager Dave Martinez penciled in Juan Soto into left field and batting 6th for his first MLB start. … Continue reading

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Game #83 A series to win in Tampa

The Washington Nationals have been in a need of a game without mistakes, and the only one came on the stadium construction that should have been a pop-up out that turned into a freebie do-over that led to a home … Continue reading

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Game #82 starts the mathematical 2nd half of the 2024 season and a nod to Hope Row

The Washington Nationals have a lot of work ahead of them as they have fallen to fourth place in the NL East. The mathematical second half of the season begins today. With T-2 days until the arrival of James Wood, … Continue reading

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Game #81 Middle game of the season

The Washington Nationals averaged 6-runs scored per game in San Diego, and need keep that up in Tampa tonight as well as the team has to get back to some ace pitching and shutdown bullpenning. At the end of the … Continue reading

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Game #80 This time you can’t blame the offense

The Washington Nationals have averaged 6.5 runs per game so far in San Diego, and that should have been enough to produce two wins if the defense and pitching did their jobs. They didn’t. The Nationals are the 6th worst … Continue reading

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Game #79 A big game for many reasons

The Washington Nationals had one of their best comebacks of the season yesterday, with contributions from players in the back of the lineup. Unfortunately, another blown save negated a great win. That happens to all teams in experiencing a heartbreak … Continue reading

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Game #78 Nats have a key game with Corbin tonight

The Washington Nationals arrived in San Diego last night just one-half game behind the Padres in the Wild Card standings. A Nationals win tonight, and the teams flip-flop spots. Can Patrick Corbin and his team replicate what they did with … Continue reading

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Game #77 Nats have a series to win today

The Washington Nationals had to play the Colorado Rockies last night and the umps. In the end, the Nats lost on a blown-save on a bases loaded pitch violation with Kyle Finnegan giving up four consecutive singles and a walk … Continue reading

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Game #76 Nats want to build on last night’s game

The Washington Nationals had an offensive explosion last night in Colorado. A much-needed win for the Nats to get them back on track. Tonight, it is Mitchell Parker‘s turn to take the mound, and he hopes to improve on his … Continue reading

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