NEW YORK – If the Mets make the playoffs – and it looks more and more likely that they will – the Nationals will have played a major role in making that happen. While the teams don’t play as many intra-division games as they once did, they still face each other 13 times a year, […]
NEW YORK – The Nationals did a lot of things right in Monday night’s series opener against the Mets. They got off to a great start by Jake Irvin. They played tough defense. They had some good relief pitchers. What they lacked was sufficient offense, especially in the crucial situations late in the game. The […]
NEW YORK — We’ve reached the final two weeks of the season and the Nationals’ final road trip. All of the remaining teams on the schedule have winning records, all are technically still in the championship race. And those first three games are against a Mets team that’s still in the race, tied with the […]
Thursday was not a good night for the Nationals, who did so many things wrong over the course of a 6-3 loss to the Marlins, even though the game should have been a win given the way the game started and the way Mitchell Parker pitched. But it’s a new day, so they’ll look to […]
ATLANTA – Davey Martinez laughed as he recalled his only game against Randy Johnson. On May 24, 1998, the first Devil Rays franchise faced the Mariners at the Kingdome, with the big unit on the mound for Seattle. Tampa Bay’s regular lineup featured two Hall of Famers, Fred McGriff and Wade Boggs. Neither played that […]
What memories came to Anthony Rendon’s mind as he entered Nationals Park for the first time in five years today? “I mean, there’s a big sign right when you get off the bus,” he said, laughing. “You can’t miss it.” This sign, located just outside the home team’s clubhouse, is the logo of the 2019 […]
