Well .500 baseball never felt so good. A lot of that comes from what had been a pretty miserable season for the Washington Nationals until a few weeks ago, but they’re finally surging.
Sure, this latest three-game sweep came against the Miami Marlins, who are almost certain to once again lose triple-digit games. But they seem to have become a somewhat pesky team lately, winning 20 of their last 35 games, the eighth-best record in baseball in that time.
Here are the big takeaways from the series with the Fish...
The Good
Starting pitching is king
Usually the starters are split up in our series recaps, but in this case, we’ll bundle the big three together to appreciate their shared dominance during the sweep of the Marlins.