After an agonizingly slow start to the season, the Nats ended up being one of the best teams in baseball since late May.
Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner, right, rounds the bases past third base coach Bob Henley after hitting a grand slam in the sixth inning of the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, inAmazingly, somewhat improbably, the Washington Nationals made it to the postseason.
May 24 was the magic date, when the team’s luck and production both reversed course and ignited a dominating stretch through the rest of the season. Rosenthal had a brief stint on the injured list and went to the minors to try to rediscover his command, but he made little progress. He was released on June 23, but the damage was done. to serve as a utility outfielder, but they received so much more.
They were tied entering the eighth inning against the Padres, but they managed to hit four consecutive solo home runs to take the lead and make a winner out of Stephen Strasburg, who had allowed just one run over seven innings. Washington Nationals starting pitcher Max Scherzer prepares to throw to the Philadelphia Phillies in the first inning of the second game of a doubleheader, Wednesday, June 19, 2019, in Washington. On June 19, in the nightcap of a doubleheader against the Phillies, Scherzer threw 117 pitches, struck out 10 and allowed just four hits over seven innings in a 2-0 win.
If the front office didn’t think the team’s torrid pace since May 24 was sustainable, they could have dealt a handful of players to true contenders. Names on that list included Rendon and closer Sean Doolittle. Meanwhile, Rendon turned into a dark horse MVP candidate and Doolittle was, for the most part, his usual trustworthy self. Washington’s strategy of betting on itself paid off. On Aug. 17, the Nationals overcame an early five-run deficit at home against the Brewers to ultimately take an 11-8 lead into the ninth inning.
To lose the game after leading entering the ninth was troubling enough, but to have Doolittle—widely regarded as the team’s most-trusted reliever—be at the center of the collapse was far more disappointing and concerning. A rested Doolittle will be essential if the Nationals hope to advance beyond Tuesday’s wild card game. A brief stint on the injured list ensured that Doolittle received some time off.The Mets led 5-4 heading to the top of the ninth on Sept. 3 at Nationals Park and then broke the game open with five runs in the inning.
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