Posts Tagged ‘Marlins’

Dan Haren is no John Lannan – gets crushed again as Marlins even Nats series

Are you missing John Lannan yet? I am. It isn’t too early to hit the panic button the season, not by a long shot, by go ahead and press it for Dan Haren. He was tagged with 6 runs in 5 innings. GM Mike Rizzo’s $13 million free agent hasn’t looked good at all. [...]

Nothing helps a struggling team like the Marlins; Nats, Zimmermann cruise 10-3

Big night at the Orange Bowl Marlins Park where the Washington Redskins Nationals beat the Miami Dolphins Marlins 10-3.
Jordan Zimmermann went the distance, giving up 3 runs over 9 innings and only 103 pitches. It is the Nats first complete game of 2013 and his first complete game win.

Ryan Zimmerman had 4 RBI, including [...]

Nats sweep Marlins, begin MLB schedule tonight against Reds

The Washington Nationals completed their sweep of the Miami Marlins by doing something they had not done all season — give up a run. Jordan Zimmermann scattered 8 hits over 6 innings, giving up a solo homer to Justin Ruggiano in the second. By then, Ryan Zimmerman had already knocked two runs in for the [...]

Nats, Caps doubleheader today

Two games in the District today, back-to-back, separated by four stops on the Green Line.
Navy Yard Metro
4:05 p.m. Washington Nationals (2-0) vs. Miami Marlins (0-2)
Jordan Zimmerman vs. Wade LaBlanc
The Nats go for the sweep over the Marlins before a big series against the Reds in Cincinnati. That is going to be a real test. I [...]

Nats undefeated and unscored upon after two games; Gio homers

Gio Gonzalez threw seven scoreless innings and homered to start the scoring for the Washington Nationals:
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I had just “liked’ a tumblr post by Tom Bridge about his conversion to the light side of the force with regards to pitchers batting.
Gonzalez didn’t have his sharpest stuff, but facing the Miami Marlins [...]

Bryce Harper and Stephen Strasburg lead Nats to 2-0 Opening Day win over Marlins

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Mercifully, the long off-season is over and the 2013 Washington Nationals are underway. After completed 1/162th of their regular season schedule, the Nats are in first place behind two Bryce Harper solo homers and 7 innings of shutout pitching from Stephen Strasburg. Tyler Clippard and Rafael Soriano also pitched an inning to [...]

Nats lose Marlins series, Strasburg shutdown, rookies hazed

We interrupt the beginning of the Redskins march to the Super Bowl to bring you the weekend that was for the Washington Nationals.
FRIDAY
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Stephen Strasburg, perhaps feeling the burden of the looming shutdown and overanalaysis of it, couldn’t get it done against the Miami Marlins again. The Nats came back though [...]

Nats finally win again, Bryce Harper hat trick born

The Washington Nationals finally ended their week-long, 5-game losing streak last night, splitting a 2 game series with the Miami Marlins in the process. It came after Davey Johnson’s team meeting. Brilliant strategy skipper, why did you wait so long?
The story of the night was Bryce Harper. He hit two home runs, the first giving [...]

Nats lose fifth in a row, fall to Marlins 9-0

Shutout. Check.
Worst loss in 8 seasons. Check.
Stephen Strasburg gives up 7 runs. Check.
Haven’t held a lead in a week. Check.
Still lead division by 4 games. Check.
Losing is not fun, but thankfully the Washington Nationals won so much that it hasn’t killed the season yet. However, this isn’t sustainable and I want it to end this [...]

Nats, Marlins, Rockies and the ‘93 expansion curse

When you think about it, the Miami Marlins (previously Florida) and Colorado Rockies have been giving D.C. trouble for over 20 years now. Back in 1991, D.C. fell short to South Florida and Denver in the ‘93 expansion derby. If I recall correctly, Denver had the promise of a new sales-tax funded ballpark and South [...]

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