The Washington Nationals swept a 3 game series with The Mets in New York and are now 2 1/2 games from a wild-card spot in the playoffs with 15 games left to play. They have been written off several times the past month but keep coming back. They will need to win 10-11 of the 15 games to have a good chance at winning the wild-card.
From: The Washington Post
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Somebody tell these guys they're dead. Display the Nationals' headstone in their locker room. Hand out "Washington R.I.P" T-shirts. But what good would it do? Somehow, the undead Nats never get the memo. Or the autopsy. Yes, they're alive -- alive again. How many times is that, and what exactly is the record?
Time after time for 11 weeks, the Nats have had their heads handed to them, their hearts kicked around and their spirits dragged through the infield dirt. They've come back from 0-8 to 8-8, and 1-7 to 7-7, only to lose in 10 innings both times. They came back from 0-6 to lead 7-6 with two outs in the ninth Sunday, only to lose 9-7. Their best efforts invariably led to their worst kick-in-the-gut defeats.
Games like this one at Shea were exactly the kind they usually found a way to lose or have taken. At one point, the Nationals lost 13 one-run games in a row, the major league record for such exasperation. They've lost on the road on a "balk-off" and a "walk-off." Twice since July 1, they've lost 1-0.
"A lot of people don't actually think we can win" the wild card, he(manager Frank Robinson) said after his office had cleared... "But we can. We need some help. But if we take care of our own business and keep winning, we'll be all right. Because everybody is playing everybody else, and, every night, somebody is going to lose." Quote...Read more here
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