Nationals Fall Hard In San Francisco, 8-0
The Nationals’ hitting woes not only continued on Monday night in San Francisco, they might have actually gotten worse. Washington’s anemic line-up was able to muster only three hits against Ryan...
View ArticleA San Francisco Treat: Nats Snatch A Victory In Extras
Nats southpaw Gio Gonzalez pitched brilliantly in San Francisco on Wednesday, and the Nationals denied the Giants a sweep of their series, winning in ten innings off of an Ian Desmond single. The team...
View ArticleSpan Catch Stymies Giants’ Rally
With two runners on in the top of the 9th and San Francisco rallying against a reeling Nationals’ relief corps, Giants’ right fielder Hunter Pence hit a line drive into the gap in left center field — a...
View ArticleThe Math Gets Worse: Marlins Dominate The Nats
The nail in the Washington Nationals 2013 season may well have been hammered home in Miami on Friday night, as Jose Fernandez and the Miami Marlins spun a dominating 7-0 win, leaving the Nats eight...
View ArticleDesmond, Strasburg Fell The Giants
The Washington Nationals blasted twelve hits (Ian Desmond had three of them) and Stephen Strasburg tamed San Francisco’s hitters — and the Nats went on to an impressive 9-2 victory over the Giants on...
View Article2 For 2 For 2
The days of Tim Lincecum’s 95 mph fastball are gone, but on Wednesday Lincecum showed the Padres his new snappier slider, mixing it with a solid change-up to hold San Diego hitless in nine innings....
View ArticleRoark Punishes The Reeling Reds
Tanner Roark was all smiles when he walked off the mound after the 7th inning in Cincinnati last night, and for good reason. The young Washington righty was on his way to his tenth victory of the...
View ArticleZimmermann Gets Nats Back On Track
Washington righty Jordan Zimmermann threw eight complete innings, Jayson Werth plated two RBIs and Asdrubel Cabrera homered as the Nationals snapped back from their Friday 10-3 loss, defeating Tim...
View ArticleOne For The Books: Nats Blast The Giants, 14-6
Can the Nats hit in big games? Can they move runners over, hit behind them, launch massive home run shots that plate big runs? Can they play from behind? Are they an offensive powerhouse, or a team...
View ArticleHarper Homers Can’t Lift The Nats
Two home runs from Bryce Harper, one in the second inning and one in the fourth, weren’t enough to lift the Nationals in Seattle, as Washington came out on the losing end of a 5-3 contest. The loss was...
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Bay Watch
How odd is it that, just over forty games into the season, the Washington Nationals and San Francisco Giants — teams so different in outlook, history and raw talent — would have almost identical...
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Nats Beat “The Freak”
Tim Lincecum struggled on Wednesday — leaving his fastball up in the zone and failing to throw strikes with his curve — allowing the Nationals to score six runs and pound out six hits in taking the...
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