After losing three straight, Washington salvaged what they could against a star-studded Philadelphia squad, winning 4-2 on Thursday. However, things aren’t going to get easier, playing a Cincinnati Reds team that has won six of their last eight. Cincinnati is inching closer and closer to potentially having a division lead in a competitive National League Central, while Washington is fighting to stay out of last place in the National League East.
Washington throughout the season has shown flashes of being a winning ball club with impressive series wins against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Arizona Diamondbacks, and more recently the Baltimore Orioles.