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ATLANTA — Amid the uproar over Andrelton Simmons’ questionable takeout slide that injured Yunel Escobar, the back-and-forth between the Nationals and Braves that ensued and then news of prospect A.J. Cole getting called up to make his major-league debut in place of the injured Max Scherzer, everyone seemed to gloss over a teeny little fact last night: The Nats lost yet another ballgame.
That’s six losses in a row, if you’ve lost count, and at 7-13 overall they now sit all alone in last place in the NL East, a staggering eight games behind the division-leading Mets.