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If the Washington Nationals win today, it will feel like a “Sweet 16” as the Nats would complete a tough stretch of 16-games in 16-days with a winning record (9-7), and hop on a very “happy flight” back to Washington, D.C. If only they had Brian Dozier singing Calma on the plane ride, but maybe Victor Robles can do his rendition of the song. This team is so close to be legitimately good. Right now, they just are not taking advantage enough of the good starting pitching they are getting.

Five days ago, Patrick Corbin was throwing a 1-hit scoreless gem through 7.0 innings. It unraveled from there a little when he was sent out for the eighth inning, but still one of his finest starts in a Washington Nationals uniform. Tonight, he gets a chance to pitch in a ballpark that he pitched in annually when he was a member of the Diamondbacks in the NL West. It won’t be easy as he faces Logan Webb who had been the Giants’ ace in recent years.

Credit to the Washington Nationals after losing a heartbreaker on Saturday, the Nats got immediate payback on Sunday and got right back in the win column for a happy flight to San Francisco last night. The Nats and Giants face-off for a three-game series that wraps up in an afternoon game on Wednesday. Four bats got hot in Arizona with Lane Thomas, Luis Garcia, Keibert Ruiz, and Joey Meneses hoping to carry momentum into this series. A day of rest on Saturday proved well for CJ Abrams who finished up nicely in Arizona to join the hit parade.

This Washington Nationals team just seems to get in their own way this year. Late inning heroics from the April 27 grand slam by CJ Abrams to the Lane Thomas two-run bomb last night went for naught in the win column. Who thought this team with a starting staff as it is configured now would have a 3.78 ERA? In total if you add back Chad Kuhl they have a 4.50 ERA for 16th best in MLB. The issue is this team is the 4th worst in scoring runs as an offense at the same time that they have the 14th best batting average. The culprit is being the 2nd worst in power numbers. The team still lacks the balance to be a postseason team.

The Washington Nationals are now 20 percent through their 2023 schedule, and you usually know the team you have at game 45. The Nats are a surprisingly good 8-6 in their past two weeks in their schedule.