It’s the mathematical halfway point of the season, and while the conventional midway break doesn’t occur for another week, the Nationals’ first half seems to be a success.
With 45 wins and a host of visits to the disabled list by key players, the Nationals should be in good shape for the last three months of the season.
They’ve used 40 players in 81 games. Last year, it took them a full season to employ 40, and some of those unexpected players have performed much better than expected.
Anthony Rendon, Jayson Werth and Ryan Zimmerman are on the disabled list, and Stephen Strasburg, who left Saturday’s game with tightness in his left side, could rejoin them.