The Washington Nationals continue to firmly grasp their final straws in the National League East.
Despite losing two of their three games against the San Diego Padres, they didn’t lose any ground to the division-leading New York Mets who lost two out of three to the Pittsburgh Pirates in their first series out of the All-Star Break.
Funnily enough, the Nationals offense, which has been the team’s biggest problem in the first half of the season, bounced back in the three-game set. However, the pitching staff imploded, surrendering a whopping 41 runs to a fearsome Padres lineup.