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Geoff Burke-Imagn Images Jake Irvin has lost over a tick on his fastball, but he looks better than ever Jake Irvin’s last three starts have been dominant. He has gone 20.2 innings, allowing just three runs. Irvin has 19 strikeouts to just two walks in that time. However, his velocity remains down from last season. Jake Irvin has found a way to work around that lower … [Read more...] about How Nationals Jake Irvin is thriving with less velocity

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images The Washington Nationals (12-14) are taking on their NL East Rival New York Mets (18-8) Coming off of back-to-back series wins, Washington has performed well as of late. Another stellar performance from Jake Irvin on Friday prevailed Washington to another close victory. Washington has won five of their last seven and looks to add to their … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Game Thread

Brad Mills-Imagn Images After an electric win, the Nats came out flat in their follow up effort I was at the games on both Friday and Saturday. The difference in energy from the Nationals was palpable. On Friday, they were chasing down every ball and going full steam ahead, to a fault at times. However, that juice was not their yesterday. It was a lethargic effort that … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals struggling to find consistency

Brad Mills-Imagn Images Follow along as the Nationals offense looks to bounce back after being shutout last night After a walk off win on Friday, the Nationals followed that up by being shutout. In what seems to be a pattern, the Nats have been unable to build on strong performances. Today, they will take on the Mets in the third game of a four game set. Davey Martinez … [Read more...] about Washington Nationals vs New York Mets game thread