Category: D.C. Sports

No Gateway for Nats in St. Louis

Blame it on the rain?  Counting games before the All-Star break, the Washington Nationals dealt with seven rain delays in eleven 11 games. Still, it was a disappointing start to the de facto second half of the season for the Nats.  Washington has played well in series against other struggling teams on the road.  The three-game set in St. Louis was not one of them.

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Nats Fail to Break Big Red Machine

The Washington Nationals’ struggles at home and against teams with winning records continued. The Cincinnati Reds swept all four games in DC and showed why they are one of the hottest teams in baseball. The Big Red Machine outhomered (7-2) and outran (12-2 steals) the Nats in the series. These statistics also support a troubling season long trend for the Nationals.

Nats Rebound in San Diego

The Washington Nationals rebounded in San Diego after getting shellacked in the series opener. The Nats young pitching duo of Josiah Gray and MacKenzie Gore rose to the challenge and gave their team a rewarding road series victory over Juan Soto’s San Diego Padres.  The Nats also evened the season series vs San Diego at three games.  If not for a crushing ninth inning loss last month, the Nats would have won both series against the Padres.   

Nats Summer Slide Continues

The Washington Nationals June slump continued as they lost three out of four games at home.  The St. Louis Cardinals won two out of three.  Then the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Nats in a makeup game.

Before the Nats traveled to San Diego, they were 4-14 in the month of June.  After 75 games, the Nationals are 28-47.  At the same point last season, the Nats were one game worse (27-48).  Despite the slim difference, I still think the DC9 are markedly improved in 2023.

REPOST: The Twelve Days of “Strasmas”: a retrospective of No. 37

How many baseball players have had a pseudo holiday named after them before they played their first MLB game?  That might add just a little bit more pressure.  To help appreciate how well it went from 2010 until 2019, below is my Twelve Best Days of “Strasmas,” ranked.  Feel free to add to the list.

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