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Nats Fail to Break Big Red Machine

The Washington Nationals’ struggles at home and against teams with winning records continued. The Cincinnati Reds swept all four games in DC and showed why they are one of the hottest teams in baseball. The Big Red Machine outhomered (7-2) and outran (12-2 steals) the Nats in the series. These statistics also support a troubling season long trend for the Nationals.

Nats Take Two of Three at Philly

The Washington Nationals finished up a very productive and encouraging road trip by going 6-3 and winning all three series.  The Nats continued to bounce back strong after bad or heartbreaking losses in immediately preceding games. They also avenged a series loss to the Phillies in early June and subsequently evened the season series against their archrivals at three games apiece.

Sweep-less in Seattle

Apparently, the Washington Nationals have not swept anybody in a long time. Who cares? They still took two out of three games against the Seattle Mariners during the last week. That resulted in the Nats second road series victory in a row.

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Nats Rebound in San Diego

The Washington Nationals rebounded in San Diego after getting shellacked in the series opener. The Nats young pitching duo of Josiah Gray and MacKenzie Gore rose to the challenge and gave their team a rewarding road series victory over Juan Soto’s San Diego Padres.  The Nats also evened the season series vs San Diego at three games.  If not for a crushing ninth inning loss last month, the Nats would have won both series against the Padres.   

Nats Summer Slide Continues

The Washington Nationals June slump continued as they lost three out of four games at home.  The St. Louis Cardinals won two out of three.  Then the Arizona Diamondbacks defeated the Nats in a makeup game.

Before the Nats traveled to San Diego, they were 4-14 in the month of June.  After 75 games, the Nationals are 28-47.  At the same point last season, the Nats were one game worse (27-48).  Despite the slim difference, I still think the DC9 are markedly improved in 2023.

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