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

The Washington Nationals blew an early three-run lead and fell to the Atlanta Braves 5 to 4 in the first game of an important eight-game road trip. Starting pitcher for the Braves was Grant Holmes. He has 6 wins and 4 losses for the year with a 3.79 ERA. Starting for the Nationals was Jake Irvin. He was activated off the 60-day injured list just before game time. He has 2 wins and 4 losses for the year with a 5.23 ERA. FYI, what’s kind of hard to figure out is this statistic:

The Washington Nationals held on for a very important victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on a rain delayed Tuesday evening. This tied the series 1-1 with the 3rd game scheduled for tomorrow at 1:05. The Nationals started off strong in the bottom of the 1 st. Maybe that rain delay did them some good. James Wood walked and got to 2nd as Luis Garcia grounded out to 1st base. Dylan Crews also walked. CJ Abrams followed with an infield hit loading the bases. Keibert Ruiz walked sc

Friday, July 25th. The Washington Nationals fell short in the opener of an important three-game series against the visiting Arizona Diamondbacks, losing 3 to 2. Arizona started the scoring in the top of the 2nd. Max Kepler led off the inning with a double to center field. Tyler Locklear followed with a walk. The two were bunted to 2nd and 3rd by Adrian Del Castillo. Tim Tawa managed a bunt single that plated Kepler. Locklear then scored on a force out off the bat of Kete

Game three with the Rockies this afternoon. Series tied one each. We need this one for a winning road trip and to get back over .500. Cade Cavalli starting today for Washington. He’s doing well this year with a 6-4 win-loss record and a 3.78 ERA. Gabriel Hughes goes for Colorado. He’s only pitched 14.1 innings for the Rockies this season, with a 0-1 win-loss record and a 3.14 ERA. Hughes made his MLB debut on July 3rd of this year. It was a pitchers’ duel going into the top o

The National Football League training camps open up this weekend with the rookies reporting first and the veterans joining them a few days thereafter. With the beginning of training camps brings hope for all NFL Teams and their fans. Pro football is one of the few professional sports where teams annually finish last in their division, but rise up from the cellar the following season to win their Division, and as other teams in the past, have gone on to win the Super Bowl. Las

Game two of the Nationals – Rockies series. Starting pitcher for the Nats is Carson Palmquist. Season stats 0-1, 6.52 ERA. Starting pitcher for the Rockies is Michael Lorenzen. Season stats 3-9, 6.22 ERA. Could be quite a few runs in this one. Washington started off well as Jose Tena singled to center and scored when CJ Abrams smacked his 22nd home run over the center field fence. 2-0 Nationals. The Rockies got on the board and then some in the bottom of the 2nd. TJ Rumfield

Game time tonight is 8:40 ET at Coors Field in beautiful downtown Denver, Colorado. Andrew Alvarez, with 2 wins and 3 loses and an ERA of 4.04, is starting for the Nats. Kyle Freeland, who has been with the Rockies for all 10 of his MLB seasons, is starting tonight. He currently has a record of 2 wins and 8 losses with an ERA of 7.36. Believe me when I say Kyle has been through it all. Top of the 1st the Nationals are off and running with a walk to James Wood followed by a si

Defense wins Championships‼️ It’s been said and proven many times before and it was certainly evident on Sunday in the New York New Jersey stadium as Spain shut out Argentina 1-0 to win it’s second FIFA World Cup Title since 2010. Spain’s Defense was invincible in this game and throughout the tournament, not allowing Argentina to attempt a single kick on goal in the entire game which includes regulation (90+ minutes) and 30 minutes of extra time added when the game was scorel