CAPITOL TIMES MEDIA

The Cleveland Guardians finally broke out the lumber by scoring nine runs on eleven hits in defeating the Chicago White Sox. This was the Sox first loss in the playoffs after sweeping two games in the Wild Card Round and winning the first two in this Division Series in Cleveland. I guess playing on the road calmed Cleveland down a little and allowed them to concentrate on what they knew they had to do. The White Sox took an early one run lead in the bottom of the first. Sam A

Tuesday, September 29th Tonight is the first night of Major League Baseball’s Wild Card series. The contestants are the three wild card teams from each league and the division winner with the fewest number of victories. In the National League the Atlanta Braves won the East Division but had the “worst” record out of the three division winners. So, the Braves host the wild card team with the lowest winning percentage, which in this case is the Philadelphia Phillies. The best p

The Washington Nationals relied on their bullpen this afternoon, sending a total of six pitchers to the mound in a 4-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers. The Nats won four and lost two in their six-game road trip to St. Louis and Detroit. They’ll finish the year at home starting Friday with a three-game series against the Mets. Today’s game was scoreless through the first five innings before Washington pushed a few runs across in the top of the sixth. Andrews Chaparro led off w

I recently read somewhere that CJ Abrams wasn’t having that great of a second half of the season. If you agree with that statement then just keep on reading and see if this changes your mind. The Nationals struck first in tonight’s contest as CJ Abrams led off the top of the second inning with his 32nd home run of the year. 1-0 Washington. That’s the way it stayed until the Tigers tied it up in the bottom of the 6th. Kevin McGonigle led off the inning by striking out but

Coming off their three-game series with National League rival St. Louis, the Nats looked a little downtrodden while starting another three-game series in Detroit, Michigan. Just as an aside…why are we playing the Tigers in the last week of the season? Who okayed that schedule? Detroit started fast and then activated the cruise control. Gleyber Torres led off the bottom of the first with a walk. Hao-Yu Lee then doubled to right field scoring Torres. Eduardo Valencia sing

Weekend in review… Friday, September 18th The current ace of the Washington Nationals’ pitching staff, Cade Cavalli, won his 13th game of the season tonight with five shutout innings. Cade gave up four hits while striking out six Cardinals. He was probably taken out of the game a little early due to the Nationals having a big lead. Three relievers finished it off while only surrendering a single run. The Nationals got off to a fast start tonight in St. Louis. With one out in

Friday, September 11th Finally…the Washington Nationals scored some late inning runs and then held on for a 4-3 victory over the visiting Los Angeles Angels. Staff ace Cade Cavalli started for the Nationals. He pitched six complete innings, giving up two runs on three hits while striking out nine Angels. The Angels started the scoring in the top of the first. With one out, Mike Trout smacked his 21st home run to center field. 1-0 Los Angeles. The Nationals tied it up in the b

For the third game of the three-game series, the Nationals had a lead. But this time that lead came early and only lasted half an inning. No late-inning meltdown. Still a disappointing loss, but not as heartbreaking. The Nationals jumped out to that lead in the top of the third. Keibert Ruiz led off with a home run to right field, his 10th of the year. Nasim Nunez drew a base on balls and advanced to third when Jacob Young singled to center. James Wood walked, loading the bas

Believe it or not, the Washington Nationals did it again. Going into the bottom of the eighth with a 4-1 lead, the San Diego Padres pushed across four runs and held on for a 5-4 victory. I kid you not. Tonight’s game started out as a pitcher’s duel. The score was 1-0 Nationals through the first five innings. The lone run for the Nats was scored in the top of the second inning courtesy of Yohandy Morales’ home run, his second of the season. Washington added a couple runs in th

After a tough three-game series against the evil Los Angeles Dodgers, the Nationals were looking for an easier time tonight in San Diego. But the road-losing streak continues. The Padres started the scoring in the bottom of the first. With two outs, Manny Machado doubled to right field. Ty France followed with a base on balls. Jackson Merrill then singled to right, scoring Machado. 1-0 Padres. San Diego got a couple more in the bottom of the third. Fernando Tatis singled to r

Friday, August 4th There are just those games you see on your schedule at the beginning of the year and say maybe a couple of things. Number one…I hope we’re still in the running for a playoff spot so this game or series will mean something….and number two… These are going to be some difficult games for us because this is a great team, and we never play that well against them. So that’s where we stand this weekend with our three-game series against the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

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