If anyone had Joe Ross winning the only game of this series, please stand up now...
Thought not. A strange series that just never really seemed to go the Washington Nationals' way led them to a third straight series loss.
Here are the big takeaways from the three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks...
The Good
Ross rebounds
Some Nationals fans were fairly concerned that the team failed to add a fifth starter at the trade at the MLB trade deadline. They did at least try, as according to Barry Svrluga of The Washington Post, they were “engaged” on a starting pitcher the day before the deadline.