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A peaceful House is a productive House

After disappointing as a rookie, Brady House is off to a hot start thanks to a better approach at the plate and a calmer mindset on and off the field

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Mark Zuckerman
Apr 10, 2026
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Brady House used the word “peace” to describe what he felt as he came up to bat in the bottom of the eighth Monday night at Nationals Park. A back-and-forth game with the Cardinals was now tied thanks to James Wood’s three-run homer earlier in the inning, and Curtis Mead had just put himself into scoring position w…

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