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The difference a week makes. We wrote in the State of the Nationals address a week ago that the team would need to take care of business with the Pirates and the Mets in the past week and go 18-9 leading up to the All-Star break to really cement themselves back into the race in the NL East, and they really took care of business going 6-1 this past week. The team was 7 ½ games from 1st place and are now 5.0 back.
By the strong showing this past week, the Nats are another good week away from making the teams in front of them, look over the shoulders. Now if the team from D.C. can go at least 12-8 until the All-Star break, they will really be in the pennant race and buyers at the trade deadline. Continue reading
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