Relive "Nationals Classics": Some baseball to whet your appetite for the regular season

By Pete Kerzel

Nationals

March 23, 2017, 10:15am

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The regular season is so close, you can almost taste the Ben's Chili Bowl half smokes, popcorn and peanuts. It'll be April 3 before you know it.

But before the Nationals host the Marlins on South Capitol Street next Monday, there are still a couple of exhibition games left - MASN broadcasts March 28 versus the Fish, then March 31 and April 1 against the Red Sox - and a smattering of "Nationals Classics" that will air in the week leading up to opening day.

We've got a nice variety for you - everything from some major league history to walk-off wins to a sterling mound effort. Enjoy these "Nationals Classics" - and opening day will be here before you know it!

Monday, March 27, noon - Make yourself a sandwich - turkey and swiss with some dijon mustard is my go-to - and enjoy this May 11, 2016 game that featured 20 strikeouts from Max Scherzer against his old Tigers mates.

Tuesday, March 28, 8 a.m. - The Cubs may have won the World Series, snapping a drought dating to 1908, but in this June 15, 2016 game, they lost 5-4 to the Nationals on walk-off RBI single by Jayson Werth in the 12th inning.

Friday, March 31, 12:30 p.m. - Stephen Strasburg left this July 3, 2016 game after 6 2/3 innings without allowing a hit, and the Nationals delivered a12-1 victory over the Reds, with four hurlers combining on a three-hitter as Strasburg improved to 11-0.

Sunday, April 2, 11:30 a.m. - Are you like a little kid on Christmas Eve the night before the Nationals' season opener? If so, you'll enjoy this Sept. 9, 2016 game in which Trea Turner walked off the Phillies with a home run.