Nationals @ Orioles, Game 1

[IdahoNat]

VMI representin'

[JCA-CrystalCity]

kick save

[tomterp]

That was a clean half-inning by current Nats standards.

[IdahoNat]

Is putting Chaparro in the 3-hole a 4-d chess move to signal they need to call up Morales by the Manager?

[tomterp]

Not a particularly enlightened run to first by Abrams.

[JCA-CrystalCity]

Is putting Chaparro in the 3-hole a 4-d chess move to signal they need to call up Morales by the Manager?

.364 OBP vs LHP going into this game.

Not every move is  dumb

[nats2playoffs]

[varoadking]

Sub .500 again...

[OfftheBat]

And another cursive L in the books

[tomwvr]

Can we break the mlb record of 26 straight losses? Since we are breaking so many other bad records

[imref]

On a night where the bullpen didn’t implode, the offense did.

[IdahoNat]

On a night where the bullpen didn’t implode, the offense did.

So many missed opportunities, against a mediocre pitcher and team they should have easily beat.

[Natsinpwc]

Woods is lost at the plate. He’s a glorified Adam Dunn.

DFA him.  Actually hitting like Desmond recently.

[English Natsie]

At least our Nine Silly Men didn't wait until the last-out to lose this one - so they're improving...    

[English Natsie]

Thanks EN. May copy that later for a clubhouse thread

Forgot to add - Nationals swept twice: Dodgers (Games 7 to 9   04.03.26 - 04.05.26) and Marlins (Games 61 to 63  06.01.26 - 06.03.26).

[OfftheBat]

With the First Half series now completed, here's a review of notable games, in the first half...

Game 1 - Cubs 03.26.26   most Opening Day runs scored in team history

Game 7 - Dodgers 04.03.26   most runs conceded by a Nationals starting pitcher

Game 15 - Brewers 04.12.26   Wood first National to have HR and steal home plate in same game - first sweep, in Milwaukee, since 2006

Game 16 - Pirates 04.13.26   Nationals concede 16 runs

Game 29 - White Sox 04.26.26   scoreless after nine innings, Nationals win in 10th

Game 31 - Mets 04.29.26   House Grand Slam

Game 37 - Twins 05.06.26   Millas first HR, CJ second Grand Slam

Game 38 - Twins 05.07.26   9-4-5-2-6 put-out play

Game 42 - Reds 05.13.26   six HR’s

Game 46 - Orioles 05.16.26   Nationals at .500 for first time since Game 6

Game 48 - Mets 05.18.26   Nationals concede 10 runs in the 12th inning - Mets have highest NL extra innings score for 107 years

Game 49 - Mets 05.19 26   Wood scores inside-the-park HR

Game 62 - Marlins 06.02.26   Marlins score back-to-back-to-back HR’s

Game 64 - D-Backs 06.05.26   Nationals score five HR’s

Game 67 - Giants 06.08.26   Nationals score three runs in the 9th

Game 69 - Giants 06.10.26   Giants come from 8 runs down,  in the 8th, and win with walk-off GS

Game 73 - Royals 06.15.26   Nationals three games above .500 for first time since 2019

Games 80, 81 and 82 - Phillies 06.23.26 - 06.25.26   Let’s just draw a discreet veil...

So the descent into Hell started at game #80... good to know!💀

All jokes aside, this is a nice recap!