WASHINGTON - What a difference a year makes.
And for the Washington Nationals, what a difference two years makes when it comes to a certain city in western Pennsylvania.
The Nationals, their playoff hopes long ago abandoned like a lost gold-rush town, will begin a three-game series in Pittsburgh on Friday.
Washington has not played at the home of the Pirates since August 2019 - when the wheels were greased for a historic World Series run.
The Nationals did not play in Pittsburgh last year since the 60-game schedule was reduced to games against Eastern division clubs.