Up against the best team in the National League, the Washington Nationals dropped two of three in the series. The Los Angeles Dodgers are clearly happy to win the series against one of the hottest teams in baseball, but the Nats shouldn’t be too disheartened.
Over the season series, the Nationals were able to hang with the Dodgers. Were it not for a short-handed, soon-to-be-strengthened bullpen, as well as having some bad luck with the way the rotation lined up, the Nats could’ve easily won more than they lost.
Here are the big takeaways from the three games against the blue side of LA.