With the halfway mark of the 2020 season nearly upon us, the Washington Nationals are still stuck in first gear. That was evident again as they spluttered their way to a 3-2 series loss to the Miami Marlins in the first meeting of the year between the two teams.
There wasn’t one consistent theme in these games for the Nationals, but often one part of the team let them down on a given day, with the rotation, lineup, and starting pitching culpable for poor performance at various times during the five games.
Here are the main takeaways from the series with the fish.