June 28th was just over three weeks ago, but for the Washington Nationals, it feels like it’s miles away from where they lie now.
They woke up that day with a 37-38 record about to enter a stretch of 17 straight games against teams with a record above .500 in what many saw as a yardstick to see where the Nationals stood compared to some of the better teams in baseball.
If it was being treated as a yardstick, it wasn’t a promising one. Washington went just 6-11 in those 17 games and fell six games behind the National League East-leading New York Mets.