One of the many things I love about baseball is its inconsistency. You just never really know what’s going to happen from one game to the next. You may think you know and maybe place a bet or two on that supposed knowledge acquired through pod casts and tip lines and prediction markets, or whatever you may call them. But no one is right every time. Everyone ends up losing more than they win. That’s what keeps these sites in business. The only people getting rich in Vegas are

The Washington Nationals have been quite inconsistent lately. A blown ninth inning lead in yesterday’s game; and five innings of scoreless relief today. But that’s what happens when you have a team trying to find its way. Tonight’s game was scoreless until the top of the fourth. Heriberto Hernandez started off the inning with a base on balls. Singles by Agustin Ramirez and Javier Sanoja loaded the bases. A wild pitch sent Hernandez home. Kyle Stowers then stroked a two-run si

It’s getting kind of tough to watch… The Washington Nationals fell to the lowly Colorado Rockies 13 to 1 this evening in an obvious total blow out. The Nationals recorded their only run in tonight’s game when Andres Chaparro led off the bottom of the 2nd with his 9th home run. 1-0 Nats. The rest of the evening was all Colorado… The Rockies took the lead in the top of the 5th. Connor Norby led off the inning with a walk and came home courtesy of Troy Johnston’s 4th homer to ri

After yesterday’s thirteen-run outburst, things got back to normal in tonight’s game against the Colorado Rockies, as the Washington Nationals could only muster a single run on four hits, while striking out ten times. Colorado snapped their seven-game losing streak with tonight’s victory. The Rockies started the scoring in the top of the 4th as Hunter Goodman led off with a 432 ft. home run, his 35th, to center field. Goodman returned to the Rockies’ lineup tonight after spen

The Washington Nationals broke out of their offensive slump in a big way with a 13-3 victory over the visiting Colorado Rockies. We had a scoreless tie in tonight’s game until the top of the 4th inning. The Rockies’ Willi Castro broke that tie with his 15th home run to right field. 1-0 Colorado. The Rockies got another run in the top of the 5th when Ezequiel Tovar hit his 10th home run to center field. 2-0 Colorado. But the Nationals came back with a vengeance. They led off t

Jacob deGrom pitched 6 scoreless innings for the Texas Rangers, surrendering only a single to Brady House in the second inning. deGrom walked just 1 batter and struck out 11. The Rangers scored the first run of the game in the bottom of the 3rd, as Corey Seager hit his 13th home run to center field. 1-0 Texas. Andrew Alvarez went 5 innings for the Nationals, given up 1 run on 5 hits and striking out 5. The Rangers added their second run in the bottom of the 8th. Ezequiel Dura

The Washington Nationals came back with a vengeance tonight with a 6-0 shutout of the Texas Rangers. Cade Cavalli pitched another gem, leading the way for the Nats. Andres Chaparro went 3 for 4 with a home run and 3 RBIs. Washington started tonight’s scoring in the top of the 3rd as Jose Tena smacked his 7th home run to center field. 1-0 Nats. The Nationals added a run in the top of the 4th. Andres Chaparro led off the inning with a double and came around to score after Keibe

The Washington Nationals fell flat in the series opener tonight in Arlington, Texas. Three Ranger pitchers combined to shut down the Nats, 5-0. The Nats started off the top of the 1st with a double from CJ Abrams. That broke Abrams’ three-game hitless streak. But the next three batters didn’t deliver. The Rangers scored in the bottom of the inning as Wyatt Langford singled to center and went to 3rd on Corey Seager’s single to right. Jake Burger then scored Langford with a

Friday, August 14th After an encouraging showing against the Cubs last night, our Washington Nationals looked anything but encouraging tonight against the Mets. The Nationals managed only 5 hits and their 1 run was courtesy of a Mets’ error. Robert Stock started for the Mets. He performed quite well considering his 0-2 record and 10.12 ERA at the beginning of the night. Stack lasted 4 1/3 innings giving up 3 hits and 0 earned runs with 3 walks and 5 strike outs. Four reliever

Cade Cavalli pitched a masterpiece in this afternoon’s game, going 8 innings and giving up a single hit, while walking 2 and striking out 10. Cavalli surrendered only a bloop single to left field in the 7th inning off the bat of Cubs’ first baseman, Michael Busch. Chicago’s starter Kevin Gausman pitched into the 5th inning before the Nationals finally got their offense going. Neither team had a base runner through the first 3 innings. Only the second time that had happened in

Well, that little bit of momentum the Nationals thought they had after a three-game sweep of the Reds has come to a screeching halt with their second straight loss to the visiting Chicago Cubs. The Nationals actually started off the scoring in the bottom of the 2nd. Harry Ford singled to right and was followed by another single off the bat of Andrew Pinckney. Jacob Young hit into a force out that moved the runners up a base. Daylen Lile then ran out an infield single scoring

The Washington Nationals’ 3-game winning streak came to an end courtesy of the visiting Chicago Cubs. Each team slugged 3 home runs but the Cubs scored more total runs and went on to win the game 8 to 6. The game turned into a contest between their relief pitchers and ours. Each team used 4 hurlers from the bull pen. There’s were just a little better. The Nationals started fast in the bottom of the 1st. With 2 outs, Brady House singled to right field. CJ Abrams followed with

Friday, August 7th The Washington Nationals combined good fielding, hitting, and pitching for a 5-3 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds. Cade Cavalli got the win for the Nats, going 6 innings and giving up 7 hits and 3 runs with 8 strike outs. All the scoring for the Reds was courtesy of 3 solo home runs. Washington had a great performance from three relievers. A welcomed change. Yovanny Cruz, Orlando Ribalta, and Clayton Beeter shut out Cincinnati over the last 3 innin

The Washington Nationals finished a disastrous road trip through Atlanta and Philadelphia winning only yesterday’s game and losing the other seven. The journey started with an outside chance of making the playoffs, and ended with two starting infielders and their ace pitcher playing for different teams, and one of their All-Star outfielders on the injured list. Miles Mikolas took the mound tonight for the Nationals. He’s 3 and 9 for the year with a 5.89 ERA. Christopher Sanch

Game three tonight of a four-game series with the Phillies. Start time delayed about 20 minutes due to weather concerns. Starting tonight for the Nationals was Jake Irwin who has a 2 win 5 loss record for the season with a 5.56 ERA. Pitching for the Phillies tonight was Andrew Painter who is 1 and 8 for the year with a 6.72 ERA. The Nationals started the scoring. CJ Abrams led off the top of the 1st by getting hit by a pitch. Abimelec Ortiz then singled to right, sending Abra

It just keeps getting worse for the Nationals. James Wood was placed on the 10-day injured list before tonight’s game after straining his left oblique while at-bat in last night’s game vs. the Phillies. An MRI showed a mild strain, and manager Blake Butera was hoping Wood would return soon. And the losing streak continued with the Nationals going down with barely a whimper in tonight’s game against the Phillies. Carson Palmquist started tonight for the Nats. He has and 0-5 re

The Washington Nationals began a 4-game series tonight in Philadelphia against the Phillies. They took an early lead but couldn’t hold it. Kind of a recurring theme for the Nats. Final score: Philadelphia 6 Washington 3. Andrew Alvarez started tonight for the Nationals. He has a 2-win 3-loss record with a 4.06 ERA. Starting for the Phillies was Aaron Nola. He’s 3 and 9 for the season with an ERA of 5.61. The Nationals struck early in the top of the 1st as Abimelec Ortiz hit h

Game two tonight in the important four-game series in Atlanta didn’t go as planned. The Washington Nationals fell again to the Atlanta Braves 6 to 2. Between an off night from ace pitcher Foster Griffin and a lack of hits with men on base, the Nationals lost their 2nd in a row to the Braves with 2 more games to go in the series. The Nationals’ leading pitcher Foster Griffin started on the mound. He had an impressive 12-win 2- loss record with a 2.76 ERA. Bryce Elder started f