The timing of this article would have been better if the Nats held onto their 5-3 lead today in Philadelphia and won the game. That would have put the Nats in a great spot. But it’s baseball. It didn’t happen. Learn from it. Early games rarely reveal the full story, but they leave an impression. The Washington Nationals’ opening series win over the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field felt less like a headline and more like a quiet signal of something shifting beneath the surface.
A 2–1 start promises little in April. A 3-3 start, even less. It never does. But for this team, .500 is better than a losing record. Still, the Nationals played with an easy confidence and youthful urgency. Under new leadership and with a renewed philosophy, Washington is no longer focused on the past; they have their eyes firmly on growth and possibility. Going into this evening, the team is at .500 against two of the big budget playoff teams from last year. Two 1-run losses against the Phillies. A series win against the Cubs. With a series coming up starting on Friday against the mighty Dodgers, the Nats first nine games on the schedule feels like playoff baseball.
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