The Nats wasted a great performance from Jake Irvin, leading 1-0 only to lose 2-1 in extra innings, emphasizing the struggles in RISP with a dismal 1-for-10. Such losses are frustrating but part of a long season.
Nats manager Dave Martinez hopes to reintegrate Trevor Williams into the rotation soon, which would provide him with two final starts. The team faces challenging lineups, needing to achieve a 4-8 record to surpass last year's win total.
With the pressure increasing, the Nats are set to face teams with postseason aspirations, and despite being underdogs at +140 today, the hope remains to turn around their performance in the final stretch.
The Washington Nationals have shown positive development, evident from players’ performance on the FanGraphs WAR leaderboard, with Luis Garcia Jr. leading at +3.0 and Jacob Young closely following at +2.7 as signs of hope moving forward.
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