Washington Nationals

The week, game by game

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

• Mon, Sep 21L 2-9@ DET69
• Tue, Sep 22W 3-1@ DET26
• Wed, Sep 23W 4-2@ DET34
• Fri, Sep 25W 7-6vs NYM20
• Sat, Sep 26L 1-7vs NYM49
• Sun, Sep 27W 6-4vs NYM18

The emotional rollercoaster

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

What happened

The week opened at its lowest, a 2-9 loss in Detroit that had one fan declaring DC sports at "a really really low point rn." Then the bullpen held a 3-1 win — "that's a save, boys, remember what that looks like" — and the mood turned. Four wins in six, a 7-6 thriller where Crews homered and Josiah closed, a 6-4 finale, and 77-85. Not last place, and somehow that counted as a reason to stay.

What fans said

• “And what a fantastic performance to go out on too. 7 IP, 7 Ks, 6 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB. That's our guy, man. Nationals, hear me out: replace Franny with him.”

  u/Ok_Assumption_5366▲ 168pride

• “God DAMN that one felt good. Crews hitting a bomb to extend our lead enough that Josiah could close it out? Wipe me down.”

  u/GriffinQ▲ 40joy

• “I've met a lot of people in DC who named their kid Juan after Soto that's pretty cool.”

  u/johnqadamsin28▲ 34joy

• “but easily the happiest I've felt on the last day of the season any point in the 2020s.”

  u/squizzage▲ 33joy

• “That’s a save, boys. Remember what that looks like.”

  u/Jetflash6999▲ 28joy

• “Fuck yeah. Going into the season my most optimistic expectation was 75 wins. And here we are. Let’s get a few more and go into the offseason heads held high.”

  u/GriffinQ▲ 19joy

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