Going into the series finale in Miami last night, the Washington Nationals had won seven of their last nine games, eight of their last 11, 11 of 16, and 20 of 29 games dating to May 24, a day after they were swept in four straight on the road in Flushing, Queens, NY’s Citi Field.
As mentioned in their pregame notes for the third of three with the Marlins, the Nationals’ .690 winning percentage since 5/24 ranked second in Major League Baseball behind only the Los Angeles Dodgers (23-9, .719 winning percentage in that stretch).