Are the Washington Nationals experiencing a World Series-favorites curse? The preseason championship favorites, according to oddsmakers, are off to a rough start in 2015. They won just 10 games in April and sit in fourth place in the surprisingly-tough National League East.
But things were starting to look up. They won three-of-four games against the first-place New York Mets over the weekend and won six-of-seven heading into Tuesday’s game against the Miami Marlins before hitting another snag. Stephen Strasburg, their 26-year-old ace, left the game with a shoulder injury after pitching just three innings.