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Moments That Mattered: He’s Baaaaaack

Source: FanGraphs At least right now, it’s quite fair to say that the Nationals best pitcher is Jordan Zimmermann, and no one would contest that Bryce Harper is the team’s best hitter. Both…Read More

Moments That Mattered: Haren Redeems Himself

Source: FanGraphs Dan Haren had struggled thus far this season, with a 2-3 record and 6.29 ERA before last night. He failed to go beyond the fifth inning in any of his first four starts, but put up a…Read More

Haren And Span Lead Nats To Victory Over Braves

The Washington Nationals played the final game of their four game series with the Atlanta Braves and salvaged a split in the series, beating the Braves 3-1. Dan Haren pitched his best game yet wearing…Read More

Lineups: Nats Look To Salvage Split In Atlanta

In the first two games of this series in Atlanta, the Nats struggled on both sides of the ball. Last night, the bats continued to flail, but Jordan Zimmermann was excellent and threw eight shutout innings…Read More

Moments That Mattered: The Zim Reaper Returns

Source: FanGraphs In a classic pitchers’ duel, Jordan Zimmermann showed his mettle again and staked a very early claim in the NL Cy Young race. The offense struggled again, but that concern can…Read More

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Lineups: Zimmermann Looks To Lead Rebound

The Nationals are 0-5 against the Braves this season, and were 13-14 in the month of April. But with…Read More

Moments That Mattered: A Good Ole Country Beatdown

Source: FanGraphs All you need to know about his game you can discern from the graph above. All I’ll…Read More

Nationals dominated by Hudson’s bat and arm, fall to Braves 8-1

After Stephen Strasburg and the Nats lost a close game to the Braves on Monday night, they looked to…Read More

Moments That Mattered: Clippard Cracks, Offense Flails

Source: FanGraphs Early runs, anyone? Stephen Strasburg struggled in the first again, and had another…Read More

Ten Hits Yield Two Runs As Nats Do Just Enough To Lose To Atlanta

Losing eight straight to your main division rival is no fun. Stephen Strasburgwas solid again, but the…Read More

Moments That Mattered: Game 12

Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Jayson Werth‘s walk (+0.024) Miserable, right?…Read More

Game 12: Atlanta Braves 9, Washington Nationals 0

We’ll get ‘em next time. The Braves blasted Gio Gonzalez to the tune of seven runs in five…Read More

Moments That Mattered: Game 11

Source: FanGraphs Most Important Nationals Hit: Danny Espinosa‘s solo home run (+0.126) It would…Read More

Game 11: Atlanta Braves 3, Washington Nationals 1

If your friends are concerned about the Nats after today’s game, buy them a calendar. Stephen Strasburg…Read More

Moments That Mattered: Game 10

Don’t look at this graph. Abandon all hope, ye who enter here. Source: FanGraphs Most Important…Read More

Game 10: Atlanta Braves 6, Washington Nationals 4 (10)

Yes, it’s only April. But the anticipation surrounding this weekend series between the Atlanta…Read More

Game 10 Lineups: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

In the first game of this early pivotal series, fifth starters Ross Detwiler and Julio Teheran will show…Read More

Series Preview: Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals

Coming off a sweep of the White Sox, the Nationals are hot, 6-0 at home, and 7-2 overall. However, the…Read More

Spring Training Game 28: Washington Nationals 9, Atlanta Braves 3 (8 innings–rain)

The Washington Nationals hosted the Atlanta Braves at Space Coast Stadium on Sunday. The Nats won the…Read More

Spring Training Game 16: Atlanta Braves 7, Washington Nationals 2

It was an Opening Day lineup for the Washington Nationals on Monday, but the team is hoping it was not…Read More