The Washington Nationals won the final game of a home series with the Chicago Cubs in less than two hours. The Nats won the last three games of the four-game set and clinched their third series victory out of their last four.
Returning to their home ballpark, the Washington Nationals were unable to maintain the momentum that helped them to a winning four-and-two record during last week’s road trip. The NL leading Pittsburg Pirates swept the Nats by a combined score of 22-4 in the doubleheader. But less than 24 hours after getting pummeled the night before, the Nationals came out flying in the series finale on Sunday. The Nationals turned the table and outhit Pittsburgh 15-6. All the Nats runs came in the first three innings and every Nat in the lineup recorded a hit. Josiah Gray won it for Washington with another quality outing.
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.
