Nationals aren’t playing down to their opponents
The Nationals obliterated the Cubs on Tuesday and Wednesday, and eked out a win on Monday. Three wins against a team that is already long out of playoff contention and carries the second worst record...
View ArticleNationals’ 2013 schedule released; Washington will face AL Central in...
The Washington Nationals’ 2013 schedule was released Wednesday, and they will open the season on April 1 at home against the Miami Marlins, be paired with the American League Central in interleague...
View ArticleNationals not scheduled to play on Sunday night in the first half
ESPN released its preliminary schedule for its “Sunday Night Baseball” games for the first half of next season, and the Nationals, among early World Series contenders, aren’t on it. Last year, as a...
View ArticleNationals’ regular season game times announced
Major League Baseball officially released teams’ regular season game times, with the Nationals hosting their night games at 7:05 p.m. and day games generally at 1:05 or 1:35 p.m. The Nationals open the...
View ArticleNationals’ early pitching matchups
The Nationals season, overflowing with hope and hype, finally begins Monday. Stephen Strasburg will take the mound at Nationals Park with the highest expectations ever for a Nationals team. He will...
View ArticleTuesday’s Nationals-Tigers game postponed
With heavy rain this afternoon and more expected later in the day, the Nationals-Tigers game has been postponed. The makeup game will be at 4:05 p.m. on Thursday, by chance a mutual off day for both...
View ArticleWhen will the Nationals hit their hot streak?
That is, perhaps, one of the most pressing questions about this team. Entering Thursday’s game, they sit at 27-26 after 53 games and are 4.5 games behind the Atlanta Braves in the National League East...
View ArticleThursday’s Nationals-Mets game postponed; Gio Gonzalez to start Friday (updated)
UPDATE, 9:48 p.m.: The Nationals announced the game will be made up as part of a day-night doubleheader July 26. Thursday’s game will be made up as the 1:35 p.m. game and the originally scheduled game...
View ArticleFriday’s Nationals-Twins game postponed (updated)
Update, 1:14 p.m.: Gio Gonzalez will start Saturday’s game and Nate Karns will be pushed back to Sunday’s doubleheader, Manager Davey Johnson said. Jordan Zimmermann, who last pitched on Tuesday, will...
View ArticleNationals’ 2014 schedule announced
The Nationals released the 2014 schedule on Tuesday afternoon, and they are set to open the season on Monday, March 31 in New York against the Mets. The Nationals home opener is later that week, on...
View ArticleNationals Park dome plans: Rain delay data
So in light of the recently reported news that Nationals asked the District for $300 million to pay for the installation of a retractable roof over Nationals Park — a proposal that “shocked” Mayor...
View ArticleNationals-Cubs to play day-night doubleheader on June 28
Opening day is less than two months away but there’s already a change to the regular-season schedule. The Nationals and Cubs have moved the final game of their four-game series in Chicago on June up a...
View ArticleExplaining the Cubs-Nationals June doubleheader
Last week, the Cubs announced a seemingly minor schedule change: The final game of a late June series against the Nationals would be moved up a day, at the request of a Chicago city official, and...
View ArticleNats-Marlins May 27 rainout to be made up during Sept. 26-28 series
Tuesday’s postponed Nationals-Marlins game will be made up with a doubleheader when the teams meet Sept. 26-28 in the final series of the regular season, according to reliever Drew Storen, the...
View ArticleNationals announce split doubleheader for Sept. 26 against Marlins
The Nationals will make up Tuesday’s rainout against the Miami Marlins on Friday, Sept. 26 as part of a split doubleheader. The make-up game will start at 1:05 p.m. and the regularly-scheduled game at...
View ArticleNationals players recover from longest game in team history
Less than 10 hours after the Nationals defeated the Brewers in an exhausting 16-inning marathon that is the team’s longest game in history, the first bus for Miller Park left the team hotel Wednesday...
View ArticleTuesday’s Nationals-Orioles game rained out, rescheduled for Aug. 4
Tuesday’s game between the Nationals and Orioles was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up Aug. 4, an off-day for both teams. The announcement was made after a two-and-a-half-hour rain delay....
View ArticleNationals among second-half favorites
The second half of the Nationals’ season begins Friday, and their strong finish to the first half has many bullish about their future. After a sluggish start, the Nationals won 17 games in June, tied...
View ArticleAug. 10 Nationals-Braves game moved to prime time
The Nationals-Braves game on Aug. 10 in Atlanta has been picked up by ESPN for their Sunday Night Baseball broadcast. Instead of a 1:35 p.m. game, first pitch will be at 8 p.m., a prime time matchup...
View ArticleWhy the Nationals are playing at 5:05 p.m. Sunday
Many readers have asked why the Nationals are playing Sunday’s game at 5:05 p.m. instead of the standard 1:35 p.m. We asked the Nationals for an answer, and below is their answer via a spokeswoman: “As...
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