Eventually, the Washington Nationals need to turn these series splits into series victories. The Arizona Diamondbacks are far from pushovers, but they are a team that’s hovering around .500, the exact type of team the Nats need to start beating more.
Behind their two hottest pitchers in Max Scherzer and Aníbal Sánchez, the Nats were able to pick up two games. However, both Erick Fedde and Stephen Strasburg were hit hard early in the two losses that the offense couldn’t battle back in.
Here’s the good, the bad, and the ugly from the four games against the Diamondbacks.