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Strong showing in New York – The Nationals traveled to New York this weekend to face the Mets, who at the beginning of the series were undefeated at home and owners of the best record in baseball. The Nats also lost Denard Span for two-plus games during the series, yet they took three of four and cut their deficit in the division from six games to four along the way.
If the Nats had lost this series, they would have returned home with significant ground to make up in the NL East.