Finally, something resembling a tangible sign of progress for the Washington Nationals.
With one of Major League Baseball’s worst teams visiting in the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Nats relatively comfortably dispatched of them, restricting them to only four runs across the three contests this week and recording just their third series sweep of the season.
The level of competition does have to be taken into account though. Remember, the Pirates are a team that has made baseball fundamentals optional a few times recently.
However, sometimes all a team needs is a spark to start a roll.