Washington Nationals chocolate syrup celebrations

Early in the season, when the Washington Nationals were celebrating big wins by dousing their players in chocolate sauce, Hershey’s sent them 132 bottles of the stuff. The Nats have cooled off since the All-Star break, but the team is now selling chocolate-drizzled Max Scherzer and Bryce Harper shirseys in the team store. Here's a look at the Nationals' chocolate syrup celebrations this season.
Washington Nationals chocolate syrup celebrations
Washington Nationals chocolate syrup celebrations /

Washington Nationals chocolate syrup celebrations

Dan Uggla

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Uggla drove in five runs, three on a homer in the ninth inning, to help Washington rally from the franchise's biggest deficit to beat the Braves 13-12 and snap a six-game losing streak on April 28, 2015.

Bryce Harper

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Patrick Smith/Getty Images

Harper homered for the sixth time in his past three games with a two-run shot in the bottom of the ninth inning that sent the Nationals past the Braves 8-6 on May 9, 2015.

Bryce Harper

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Nick Wass/AP

May 9, 2015

Ryan Zimmerman

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Alex Brandon/AP

Zimmerman's two-run shot off the right-field foul pole with two outs in the 10th inning off Yankees closer Miller, who hadn't allowed a run in 2015, lifted the surging Washington Nationals to an 8-6 comeback victory over New York on May 19, 2015.

Ryan Zimmerman

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Patrick Smith/Getty Images

May 19, 2015

Max Scherzer

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Mike McGinnis/Getty Images

Scherzer struck out a Nationals-record 16 and threw a one-hitter, losing his perfect-game bid on Carlos Gomez's broken-bat, bloop single in the seventh inning as Washington beat the Brewers 4-0 on June 14, 2015.

Max Scherzer

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Morry Gash/AP

June 14, 2015

Max Scherzer

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Mark Goldman/Icon Sportswire

Scherzer lost his perfect-game bid in agonizing fashion, plunking a batter with two outs in the ninth inning before finishing off a no-hitter in the Nationals' 6-0 win over the Pirates on June 20, 2015.

Max Scherzer

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Mitchell Layton for Sports Illustrated

June 20, 2015

Max Scherzer

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Mitchell Layton for Sports Illustrated

June 20, 2015

Ian Desmond

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Alex Brandon/AP

Desmond hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves for their fifth straight victory on June 24, 2015.

Ian Desmond

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Alex Brandon/AP

June 24, 2015


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