Washington’s trip from Philadelphia to Milwaukee was a long one, with the team trapped on the tarmac in Philly for seven hours before they decided to head back to the hotel and wait for another ride. With a flight in the morning, they arrived in Wisconsin with around seven hours to rest up and get ready for the series opener with the Brewers.
They played like a team that spent seven hours sitting around on a plane in the first of three in Milwaukee, committing four errors in a 5-3 loss, but Nats’ skipper Davey Martinez was not interested in using the delays as an excuse when he spoke to reporters after the game.