Author Archives: Dion Johnson

For a team that has struggled to produce offense, winning three of the first six games of a 10-game West Coast trip might be a success—but not by the standards held by the championship-hopeful Washington Nationals. The Nats are in an offensive funk of epic proportions, ranking 28th in the league in runs scored, 29th […]

The Washington Nationals went into early May under .500 in third place in the National League East division, not exactly the place they wanted to be. But they were able to put together five straight wins, including two over the Detroit Tigers and a win over the Chicago Cubs, before losing to the Cubs on […]

Nats Swept with Three Losses to Cardinals (April 22-April 24) As the new week started, the Washington Nationals, coming off a 2-0 loss to lose the series against the New York Mets, welcomed the team who defeated them in the National League Divisional Series last season, the St. Louis Cardinals. The three game series offered […]

April 15-April 17: Nats Take Series over Marlins  Going into their first extended road trip of the season and second divisional matchup against the Miami Marlins, the Nationals hoped to wipe the taste of a sweep by the extremely hot Atlanta Braves out of their mouths. In the first game of the series, Jordan Zimmermann […]

(April 9-April 11)–Washington Sweeps the White Sox at Home Washington welcomed the Chicago White Sox for their first inter-league match-up of the season on April 9. This series had a little nostalgia for fans as former slugger and fan favorite Adam “The Big Donkey” Dunn returned for the first time since leaving the team as […]

Nats Sweep Miami Marlins (April 1-April 4) The Washington Nationals swept the once-pesky Miami Marlins in three straight games at Nationals Park during the opening week of the 2013 season. During the three-game series, the Nats outscored the Marlins 11-1 and had three solid starts from the top of the pitching rotation in Stephen Strasburg […]

“The truth is you don’t know what is going to happen tomorrow. Life is a crazy ride, and nothing is guaranteed.” This could be the mantra for this year’s Washington Nationals. What a difference a year makes. Going into last season, we all knew they were going to shut down pitching sensation Stephen Strasburg in […]