PITTSBURGH -- Max Scherzer left last season with a bitter taste in his mouth. After a season with World Series expectations ended in disappointment and not even a postseason berth, every member of the Nationals felt the same.
That feeling fueled these 2016 Nationals, who led the National League East for all but four days this season. And on Saturday night, they clinched the division championship for the third time in the last five seasons.
"We were all [angry]," Scherzer said. "If you weren't, then you're not a ballplayer. It's just the way it is.