WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Max Scherzer #31 of the Washington Nationals pitches against the Milwaukee Brewers at Nationals Park on May 30, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images)
With less than a week till the trade deadline, it looks like the end of an era for the Nationals.
After going 19-9 in the month of June, the wheels have fallen off for the Nationals. Since the calendar flipped to July they have gone 5-16, plummeting out of the division race. On the season they are 45-54, have lost five straight, and are eight and a half games behind the division-leading New York Mets.