In the last week, the Washington Nationals won two straight road series versus good teams (Twins, Mets). In taking the first two games of each series the Nats finished a very productive road trip at 4-2. The Nats road record now stands at 7-6. If those numbers sound good, the team’s quality of play was even better. The National League leading Pittsburgh Pirates (18-8) roll into town for a three-game set over the weekend.
In two of the coldest games in franchise history over the weekend, the Washington Nationals got just warm enough to win their first series of the young season. The Nats won the first two games of the series at Minnesota, but lost the finale on Sunday. The backdrop was the frozen tundra of Target Field in Minneapolis.
Thanks to a double shutout sweep, the Baltimore Orioles now lead the all-time “Beltway Series” 53-39 over the Washington Nationals since the Montreal Expos relocated to the District in 2005. Going forward, I’ll be referring to these matchups as the “MASN Baseball Classic (MBC).”
In a series that contained ex-teammates on both sides, Cleveland’s Josh Bell had the better of Alex Call and the Nats as the Guardians took 2 out of 3 games from Washington.
The Angels outplayed the Nationals in the series even though Trout and Ohtani combined did next to nothing with their bats. After pitching the night before, Ohtani was not in the lineup on Thursday afternoon for Los Angeles. Trout went hitless (0-11) in the series and struck out 4 times, while Ohtani was 1-7 with 4 strikeouts.
The Washington Nationals split a four-game road series at Colorado over the weekend. The Nats dropped the first and last games but won the middle two on Friday and Saturday.
Game 4: Rays 6 Nats 2 In game one of the second series of the season, it was Trevor Williams‘ turn to get rocked in the first inning. Williams gave up a two-run shot to...
The Washington Nationals opened the 2023 season by dropping their first two games, but they were able to win the last of the three home games versus the Atlanta Braves. During those first two losses, three unsettling developments involved the number three.
The Washington Nationals begin their 2023 season on Thursday vs the Atlanta Braves.
Since the championship season of 2019, reasons for pessimism continue to grow. On this opening week of the MLB season, I offer some reasons why Nationals fans can be optimistic about the upcoming season and beyond.
For many Nationals fans, nothing is more infuriating than seeing Nats players running into outs on the basepaths. Two recent spring training plays re-ignited that all too familiar feeling. During a 4-2 loss to the...
