The Nationals are the defending world champs, but they do not look like they are en route to a repeat, sitting in last in the NL East heading into this game.
Record
11-17
Head-to-head record
0-0
Trend
Down. It has been a tough season for the Nationals so far, and thing have been getting worse of late as injuries have piled up. They are coming off a two-game sweep against the Phillies and overall they’ve lost five of their last seven.
Pitching Matchups
8/28: Martín Pérez vs.