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Wire Taps: Nationals drop NLDS opener to Dodgers; Stephen Strasburg on short rest tonight; Nats’ bullpen issues + more...

“Oh, they’re good, they’re really good,” Davey Martinez told reporters after the Nationals lost their fifth game to the Dodgers in eight matchups this season.

“That’s why they have been in the postseason so many years in a row,” Martinez added, then he noted, “We didn’t play very well today.”

Patrick Corbin struggled with walks. The Nationals struggled against Walker Buehler. They have a chance to even things up tonight.

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Nats drop Game 1 to Dodgers:

Davey Martinez needs to be more aggressive with bullpen in Game 2 - (MASN)
"Given the way his team lost 6-0 to the Dodgers, Martinez might have no choice but to treat tonight’s Game 2 more like the elimination game he managed earlier this week.