Washington Nationals

The week, game by game

Each game's fan misery, from first comment to the next game. ● marks a blowup.

• Tue, Sep 15W 6-3vs PHI29
• Wed, Sep 16L 0-3vs PHI72
• Fri, Sep 18W 9-1@ STL0
• Sat, Sep 19W 8-5@ STL43
• Sun, Sep 20L 3-5@ STL72

The emotional rollercoaster

Fan misery across the week, every six hours. Up is worse. Dashed lines are games.

What happened

Three wins in five, and the mood in Washington lifted like a fog. Lile kept mashing through the Phillies split, but the turn came in St. Louis, where a 9-1 laugher gave fans permission to enjoy something: CJ hit 30/30, and by the 8-5 follow-up the math was out — 72 wins, the franchise's best since 2019. Cavalli signed through 2030, the farm system got rave reviews, and someone requested Washington Monument foul poles. A 3-5 loss barely registered. Hope, in September, is disorienting.

What fans said

• “With 72 wins - the Nats have their best record since 2019.”

  u/Mathmage530▲ 189pride

• “This team has flaws but unlike the last 5 years it really feels like they can actually build on something.”

  u/mattcojo2▲ 107hope

• “Cade Cavalli has agreed to a 4-year contract extension through the 2030 season with a club option for 2031.”

  u/UNCProfessor▲ 73joy

• “Give me foul poles shaped like the Washington Monument.”

  u/okeme8889▲ 64joy

• “the Washington Nationals’ minor league system made one of baseball’s most dramatic improvements this season, rising from near the bottom of the organizational rankings to one of the sport’s strongest player-development pipelines.”

  u/TheNatsReport▲ 47joy

• “Just need to go 10-0 to finish 81-81! I love you, Lile. You are the wind beneath my wings.”

  u/GriffinQ▲ 42joy

Missing a quote that should be here? Send us the link