Nationals vs Tigers, Game 2

[bluestreak]

Did he do it under high stress and tie or set his career pitching high?  Not to mention he was winning when he left. One of many leads lost this season by him. He may be the hard luck Corbin of recent years. Only with a much bigger upside than a career less than 500 pitcher.

I love Gore, but it’s not like he was dealing. The only reason he was leading when he left was because a great play to throw out Vierling in the sixth. I just think there are better examples of Gore getting screwed out of a win than this game. This was a really fun win. We should enjoy it for that and not lament that Gore didn’t get a pitcher win.

[GataNats]

I love Gore, but it’s not like he was dealing. The only reason he was leading when he left was because a great play to throw out Vierling in the sixth. I just think there are better examples of Gore getting screwed out of a win than this game. This was a really fun win. We should enjoy it for that and not lament that Gore didn’t get a pitcher win.

That wasn’t a great play.  That was a gift given by the opposing 3B coach

[bluestreak]

That wasn’t a great play.  That was a gift given by the opposing 3B coach

Fair enough. I was in the park so didn’t necessarily see all that.  I still think the point stands.

[GataNats]

This all red jerseys have to go.  Ugly

[GataNats]

This idiot owner is unbelievable.  Why would you give $14 million to an absolute bum, who has never been a starter until he came here, who throws the slowest fastball in baseball?

[Natsinpwc]

This all red jerseys have to go.  Ugly

Hey they won.  Good luck.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

With the posted, we honor the memory of our friend Old Chelsea with the traditional post that tracks the Nats wins to date, in Anglophile style.

THE RACING PRECEDENTS - Comparative dates on which the Nationals notched their 36th win, each season:

2017 - 5th June (56th match of season)
2016 - 8th June (59th match)
2018 - 9th June (63rd match)
2012 - 11th June (59th match)
2005 - 11th June (62nd match)
2014 - 17th June (69th match)
2024 - 19th June (73rd match)
2015 - 20th June (69th match)
2013 - 20th June (72nd match)
2019 - 20th June (74th match)
2011 – 21st June (73rd match)
2021 - 24th June (72nd match)
2025 - 2nd July (86th match)
2010 – 3rd July (82th match)
2006 - 3rd July (84th match)
2007 - 8th July (88th match)
2023 - 9th July (90th match)
2008 - 11th July (94th match)
2022 - 2nd August (105th match)
2009 - 5th August (108th match)
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2020 - finished 26-34
 
Benchmarking this team, the 2025 are playing between 2006 71-win  & 2007 73-win teams' pace in terms of record. They are ahead of the 71-win 2023 team's pace, but well behind the 71-win 2024s, who were still hovering around 1 game under .500 before the season started to falter. what is maddening about this team is the combo of the 1-6 start and the 2 losing streaks of 7 and 11 games. That's 1-24, which is spectacularly bad. You've got that, and then you have the rest of the season going 35-26. Biggest winning streak has been 5 games, but there's also a couple of 4s and some 3s, so it's not like they've had a few absurd outliers impacting that 35 win total.