
Washington Nationals conclude regular season with another W
The Washington Nationals, entering the final week of the 2019 season, still had work to do to clinch a playoff bid, and eight games against two teams with playoff aspirations.

The Washington Nationals, entering the final week of the 2019 season, still had work to do to clinch a playoff bid, and eight games against two teams with playoff aspirations.

In a one-game scenario, a baseball game can go any of a million different ways. This is what faces the Washington Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers going into their NL wild-card game Tuesday night.

Gerardo Parra homered for the second straight night, his second-inning grand slam keying a nine-run Washington Nationals second, in a 10-7 win over the Cleveland Indians on Saturday.

It seemed like Gerardo Parra hadn’t had a hit in a month. The emotional center of the Washington Nationals needed the breakout four-RBI night that he had in an 8-2 win over the Cleveland Indians on Friday night.

Stephen Strasburg struck out 10 in six innings to record his 18th win, and the Washington Nationals completed a five-game sweep of the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-3 win on Thursday.

Entering Monday, the Washington Nationals seemed to be facing a tough week, with five games, including a Tuesday doubleheader, with Philadelphia, then a weekend series with AL wild-card contender Cleveland to close out the regular season.

The Washington Nationals were 19-31 entering play on May 24. On Sept. 24, the Nats clinched an improbable playoff berth.

Joe Ross gave up a run on five hits in four innings, and then five Washington Nationals relievers closed out Philadelphia with five perfect innings, as the Nats dispatched the Phillies, 4-1, in the first game of a Tuesday doubleheader.

Patrick Corbin picked up his 14th win, and the Washington Nationals put the Philadelphia Phillies on the brink with a 7-2 win Monday night at Nats Park.

Just for kicks, let’s take a look at how the bullpen measures up for this Washington Nationals team, which looks to be solid for one of the two NL wild-card spots, at 85-69 going into the final week of the 2019 regular season.
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