For what it’s worth: 86 games into the 2018 season, the Nationals were 43-43 and in third place, 5 games behind Philadelphia and 6 behind Atlanta. This year, they’re a half game up on Philadelphia in second place and 6 behind Atlanta.
Here’s the news from Nationals Park:
Sweep, hot stretch breathe new life into Nats (MLB.com)
The Nationals are in one of the two NL Wild Card spots on July 4th. On May 23rd, they were 12 games under .500. This season has a long way to go, but as Kurt Suzuki said, the team is beginning to start thinking about how they'll win, not how they'll blow it, which is a major shift in mindset that a dominant month from their starters helped create.