The good news is that the Washington Nationals continue to inch closer to a postseason berth every day. The bad news is that they are looking far from convincing doing so lately.
After a somewhat demoralizing series loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in the week, the Nationals had to grind out a series win over the Miami Marlins. Winning the three-game set was the bare minimum required, but a sweep was always the goal against the flailing Fish.
Here are the main takeaways from the three games with the Marlins.