Even though it was a series between two basement dwellers in their respective divisions, the three-game set between the Washington Nationals and Pittsburgh Pirates seemed to act as an interesting yardstick for both teams who are going through rebuilds.
Unfortunately for the Nationals, they didn’t cover themselves in a ton of glory in the first two games of the series. The bullpen blew a ninth-inning lead with their closer unavailable, then both starter Josiah Gray and the bullpen struggled to contain the Buccos in Saturday’s 10-7 loss.
They rebounded with some nice offense and good pitching in the finale, but it’s still a series loss to a team that would seem to have less overall talent than the Nationals right now.