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NL East · 2026 season · Missed playoffs

The story so far

Missed the playoffs

Nationals fans fixated on whether the Lerners would ever spend, even as a surprising offense and a strong finish eased misery from 44 to 37. Finished at 77-85, they head toward 2027 frustrated with ownership but optimistic about the team.

From Reddit fan threads · through Sep 28–Oct 4 · 77-85

Season misery
42Content
Worst week
80Aug 17–23
Best week
5Aug 31–Sep 6
Mar 23–29: misery 35 (Content) · 2-1Mar 30–Apr 5: misery 53 (Meh) · 1-5Apr 6–12: misery 63 (Uneasy) · 4-2Apr 13–19: misery 46 (Meh) · 3-4Apr 20–26: misery 37 (Content) · 3-4Apr 27–May 3: misery 36 (Content) · 3-3May 4–10: misery 40 (Content) · 3-3May 11–17: misery 31 (Content) · 4-2May 18–24: misery 43 (Content) · 4-3May 25–31: misery 23 (Euphoric) · 4-2Jun 1–7: misery 46 (Meh) · 2-4Jun 8–14: misery 26 (Euphoric) · 4-2Jun 15–21: misery 25 (Euphoric) · 3-3Jun 22–28: misery 60 (Uneasy) · 3-4Jun 29–Jul 5: misery 48 (Meh) · 3-3Jul 6–12: misery 60 (Uneasy) · 2-4Jul 13–19: misery 33 (Content) · 2-1Jul 20–26: misery 31 (Content) · 4-2Jul 27–Aug 2: misery 52 (Meh) · 1-6Aug 3–9: misery 41 (Content) · 4-3Aug 10–16: misery 56 (Uneasy) · 1-5Aug 17–23: misery 80 (Despair) · 1-5Aug 24–30: misery 48 (Meh) · 4-3Aug 31–Sep 6: misery 5 (Euphoric) · 2-4Sep 7–13: misery 50 (Meh) · 3-3Sep 14–20: misery 43 (Content) · 3-2Sep 21–27: misery 36 (Content) · 4-23/234/205/186/157/138/109/710/5
Weekly misery, Monday to Sunday. Above the line is miserable; below is happy.

Storylines

what fans talked about, week by week
Season-long

  • Every week fans demanded real investment, especially in the bullpen, and their worry about a cheap ownership grew into open calls for the Lerners to sell and hopes for a salary floor.

    “She willing to invest it in the bullpen?”

    ▲ 153Sep 14–20

    Sep 14–20 ›Sep 21–27 ›
Built late
Came and went

angry / anxioushappy / hopefulsplitbigger dot = louder

  1. —Oct 26–Nov 1out
  2. —Oct 19–25out
  3. —Oct 12–18out
  4. —Oct 5–11out
  5. —Sep 28–Oct 4out
  6. 36Sep 21–274-2›
  7. 43Sep 14–203-2›
  8. 50Sep 7–133-3›
  9. 5Aug 31–Sep 62-4›
  10. 48Aug 24–304-3›
  11. 80Aug 17–231-5›
  12. 56Aug 10–161-5›
  13. 41Aug 3–94-3›
  14. 52Jul 27–Aug 21-6›
  15. 31Jul 20–264-2›
  16. 33Jul 13–192-1›
  17. 60Jul 6–122-4›
  18. 48Jun 29–Jul 53-3›
  19. 60Jun 22–28blowup game3-4›
  20. 25Jun 15–213-3›
  21. 26Jun 8–144-2›
  22. 46Jun 1–72-4›
  23. 23May 25–314-2›
  24. 43May 18–244-3›
  25. 31May 11–174-2›
  26. 40May 4–103-3›
  27. 36Apr 27–May 33-3›
  28. 37Apr 20–263-4›
  29. 46Apr 13–193-4›
  30. 63Apr 6–124-2›
  31. 53Mar 30–Apr 51-5›
  32. 35Mar 23–292-1›